Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
July 12, 1975
Place of Birth:
Hong Kong, China
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.
Year | Movie | Role |
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2022 | Fistful of Vengeance | William Pan |
2021 | F9 | Earl |
2019 | Sonora: The Devil’s Highway | Lee Wong |
2015 | Jasmine | Leonard To |
2015 | Pound of Flesh | Liam |
2014 | Covert Operation | Park |
2014 | Stories Forlorn | Terrence |
2013 | #1 Serial Killer | Eddy Tsai |
2007 | Macau Twilight | Thomas |
2006 | The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift | Earl |
2006 | The Heavenly Kings | Sandy |
2006 | Rob-B-Hood | Debt Collector |
2006 | Chromophobia | Fat Boy |
2005 | House of Fury | Rocco's Fighter |
2002 | Better Luck Tomorrow | Virgil Hu |
1998 | Yellow | Yo Yo |
1997 | Beverly Hills Ninja | Busboy |
The Ballad of a Small Player |
Year | TV Show | Role |
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2025 | A Thousand Blows | Mr Lao |
2019 | Warrior | Young Jun |
1998 | The King of Queens | Delivery Guy |
1996 | Nash Bridges | Greg lee |