Biography
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.
Filmography
Cast Credits
Ballad of a Small Player
Character: Mr. Huang
MOVIE • 2025
A Thousand Blows
Character: Mr Lao
TV • 2025
Fistful of Vengeance
Character: William Pan
MOVIE • 2022
F9
Character: Earl
MOVIE • 2021
Sonora: The Devil’s Highway
Character: Lee Wong
MOVIE • 2019
Warrior
Character: Young Jun
TV • 2019
Pound of Flesh
Character: Liam
MOVIE • 2015
Jasmine
Character: Leonard To
MOVIE • 2015
Covert Operation
Character: Park
MOVIE • 2014
Stories Forlorn
Character: Terrence
MOVIE • 2014
#1 Serial Killer
Character: Eddy Tsai
MOVIE • 2013
Macau Twilight
Character: Thomas
MOVIE • 2007
The Counting House
Character: Eugene
MOVIE • 2007
Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee
Character: Toby Jackson (scenes deleted)
MOVIE • 2007
Rob-B-Hood
Character: Debt Collector
MOVIE • 2006
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
Character: Earl
MOVIE • 2006
Chromophobia
Character: Fat Boy
MOVIE • 2006
The Heavenly Kings
Character: Sandy
MOVIE • 2006
House of Fury
Character: Rocco's Fighter
MOVIE • 2005
Better Luck Tomorrow
Character: Virgil Hu
MOVIE • 2002
Crew