Thomas Hobson (actor)


Thomas "Tommy" Hobson is an American stage, film, and television actor and singer.
He began acting when he was six years old, and received a BA in Theatre Studies from Yale University in 2004.

Career

Thomas Hobson appeared in The Hogan Family in the 1990s and in Malcolm in the Middle in the early 2000s.
In 2005, Thomas Hobson performed in the play North Beach, written by Bill Swadley and directed by Taylor Nichols. Billboard reported that his performance was convincing and skillful.
In 2006, he performed at the MaCadden Theatre in Los Angeles in a retelling of The Madwoman of Chaillot as set in post-Katrina New Orleans. L.A. Splash wrote that the cast gave strong performances.
In 2008, he performed in the Citykid the Musical, which received 6 NAACP Image Awards.
Most recently, Thomas Hobson appears on The Fresh Beat Band as Shout the piano player and assistant leader for the band, which stars his character's three best friends, Kiki, Twist, and Marina.
The show, Nickelodeon's "most-music" show aimed at preschoolers, catapulted Thomas Hobson to national fame among adolescents. Thomas Hobson's performance on the musical show has been characterized by one reviewer as "cool beans" and was shot in Hollywood, California.

Television

Awards and nominations

He also starred in High School Musical 2 as the guy who was the captain of the RedHawks.