Acting · Hong Kong, British Empire [now China] · Born July 12, 1975
He was born in Hong Kong where he attended the King George V School in Kowloon, Hong Kong; he is of mixed parentage, being half English and half Chinese. Shyness kept him out of school drama productions and it wasn't until the age of 18 while living in Asia, and ready to return to the UK to study law at university, that he verbalized his dream to become an actor. Tobin has appeared in over twenty films and also in several television productions. He also stars as the main character Eddy Tsai in the Asian American "serial killer" film, Chink directed by Stanley Yung, written by Koji Steven Sakai and produced by Quentin Lee. The film also stars Eugenia Yuan and Tzi Ma. For his performance in the film, Tobin won a "Best Actor" or "Breakout Performance for an Actor" award at the 2013 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival.
MovieJohn Rambo
2027
MovieBallad of a Small Player
2025
as Mr. Huang
TVA Thousand Blows
2025
as Mr Lao
MovieFistful of Vengeance
2022
as William Pan
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as Earl
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2020
as Self
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2019
as Lee Wong
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2019
as Young Jun
MoviePound of Flesh
2015
as Liam
MovieJasmine
2015
as Leonard To
MovieCovert Operation
2014
as Park
MovieStories Forlorn
2014
as Terrence
Movie#1 Serial Killer
2013
as Eddy Tsai
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2007
as Thomas
MovieThe Counting House
2007
as Eugene
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as Toby Jackson (scenes deleted)
MovieRob-B-Hood
2006
as Debt Collector
MovieThe Heavenly Kings
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as Sandy
MovieThe Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
2006
as Earl
MovieChromophobia
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as Fat Boy
MovieHouse of Fury
2005
as Rocco's Fighter
MovieBetter Luck Tomorrow
2003
as Virgil Hu
MovieHammerlock
2002
as Victor
TVThe Division
2001
as Parking Attendant
TVThe King of Queens
1998
as Delivery Guy
MovieThe Party Crashers
1998
as Record Exec.'s Boyfriend
MovieYellow
1998
as Yo Yo
MovieBeverly Hills Ninja
1997
as Busboy
TVNash Bridges
1996
as Greg lee
Kung Fu Deadly
as T’ang
