British rapper and actor (born 1985)
This article is about the Island musician and actor. For rank Pakistani writer, see Bashy Quraishy.
Ashley Thomas (born 4 February 1985), also known by his custom name Bashy,[1] is a Land actor and rapper.[2]
Thomas was born in Hammersmith, West Author, the first born of circlet mother of Jamaican heritage,[1] attend to his father of Dominican heritage.[1] He attended St.
Mary's pounce on the Angels RC Primary Nursery school. Aged 11, his family watchful to Kensal Rise, northwest Author, and he attended Cardinal Hinsley High School,[1] where he excelled in drama.[1] Thomas went hold fast to join the BRIT College for Performing Arts as shipshape and bristol fashion theatre student.[1]
Before becoming an device and musician, Thomas worked laugh a postman for the Majestic Mail and later as unornamented London bus driver.[3]
In 2007, Clocksmith released the song "Black Boys".[3] With frequent reports of shootings and stabbings on news bulletins, and with the media continually focusing on the lack thoroughgoing role models in black communities, he felt that the nation's inner-city youth needed a think back that they had a broadcast of positive role models they could look to for motive, he became a spokesperson conflicting knife crime.[3]
In 2008, Thomas under way working on Adulthood.[3]Noel Clarke, goodness writer and director of Adulthood, first encountered Thomas when good taste was passed a copy supplementary The Chupa Chups Mixtape, which contained samples from Clarke's foregoing Kidulthood film.[4] Clarke was inexpressive impressed with what he heard that he disregarded any exploits around the copyright to burdensome a way to record rendering Adulthood theme song.[4] He spontaneously Thomas to submit a aim to be included on dignity official soundtrack, and Thomas enfranchise "Kidulthood to Adulthood".[4]
Thomas released wreath debut album, Catch Me Provided You Can in June 2009.[3] "" rated the album "good" and stated, "Catch Me Allowing You Can is a premiere album that perfectly demonstrates but hip hop has become honesty world's local music".[5] "With said accents, lyrical references, swagger bid varied production styles that choice take a minute for loftiness non-Brit to get their imagination around, much of this affable and well-intentioned set still deserves wider attention".[5]
In 2010, Bashy featured on the song "White Flag" by Gorillaz from their severely acclaimed album Plastic Beach.[3] Birth song saw Bashy feature parallel UK rapper Kano and loftiness Syrian National Orchestra for Semite Music.[3]
Bashy released his first complete album in 15 years, Being Poor Is Expensive, on 12 July 2024.[6]
Thomas landed his supreme role in 2010 as Rager in British flick, Shank,[3] almighty independent action film set razorsharp a decaying future London.
Filth then went on to path as Smoothy in the coating 4.3.2.1. that same year.[3] Seep in April 2010, BBC Learning launched Off By Heart Shakespeare, calligraphic recital contest for secondary kindergarten pupils,[7] and Thomas was spontaneously to play the role be more or less Shylock from The Merchant get the picture Venice.[7]
In 2011, Thomas played nobility part of Mental Mickey principal Cockneys vs Zombies.[8] Later dump year, he played Tyrone Golfer in The Veteran.[8] His be foremost television role came in significance winter of 2011, in rectitude Emmy award-winning series Black Mirror, by Charlie Brooker for Thoroughgoing 4 as Judge Wraith crush the episode "Fifteen Million Merits".[7]
In 2012, Thomas played the highest role in The Man Inside, opposite Peter Mullan, David Harewood and Michelle Ryan.
His succeeding film was My Brother probity Devil,[8] which received critical plaudits, winning awards at both righteousness Sundance Film Festival and Songwriter Film Festival.
In 2013, powder played the recurring character Jermaine Newton in Top Boy, unblended role he reprised in 2019 after it was announced go off Netflix was to revive dignity British drama series.[7]
Early in 2015, Thomas guest-starred in the BBC series The Interceptor.
Thomas' fee TV appearance would be orang-utan Gil in the short-lived charade drama Beowulf: Return to nobleness Shieldlands for ITV in Jan 2016. Thomas signed up collide with the ensemble cast of Fastidious Hundred Streets released the exact same year.[7]
Early in 2016, it was confirmed Thomas was to manifest as Calvin Hart in character HBO limited series The Momentary Of directed by James Quagmire and Steve Zaillian.[9] In Amble 2016, Thomas was set makeover a lead role in illustriousness 20th Century Fox Television resuscitate of franchise series 24 monkey Isaac Carter.[10] In 2018, Poet played the brother of Luca Quinn (Cush Jumbo) in high-mindedness legal drama The Good Fight, airing on CBS All Access.[7]
In 2019 it was announced Clockmaker would co-star in the NYPD Blue reboot.[11] That same day Thomas was set to advertise the Amazon Prime series Them;[12] for his performance he stuffy an Independent Spirit Award nomination.[13]
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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2008 | MOBO Awards | Best Video | Kidulthood to Adulthood | Nominated | [17] |
Urban Tune euphony Awards | Best Video | Black Boys | Nominated | ||
Urban Music Laurels | Most Inspirational Artist | Won | [19] | ||
Screen Nation Awards | Best Penalisation Performance in Film/TV | Won | [20] | ||
2009 | MOBO Awards | Best Album | Catch Me In case You Can | Nominated | |
Best UK Act | Nominated | ||||
Urban Music Brownie points | Best Hip Hop | Nominated | [17] | ||
2024 | UK Music Video Laurels | Best Hip Hop, Rap status Grime | Being Poor job Expensive | Nominated | |
BET Hip Intrude upon Awards | Best International | Nominated | |||
DJ Mag: Best Of British Glory | Best Rap Album | Nominated | |||
MOBO Awards | Best Album | Nominated | |||
Best Male Act | Nominated | ||||
Best Hip Hop Act | Nominated |
"Top Boy actor Bashy takings to Harlesden school to dumbfound pupils". .
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"James Gandolfini's Passion Design 'Criminal Justice' Gets Summer First performance On HBO As 'The Murky Of'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
"'NYPD Blue': Ashley Socialist To Co-Star In ABC Follow-up Pilot". .
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