Thomas Hobson began acting at the age of six. Since that time he has appeared in numerous television shows, films, commercials and plays. His credits include roles in the soon-to-be-released movies Set Apart and Bar Starz, starring Charlie Murphy, and leading roles in Clubhouse Detectives, Fox Family Channel's Michael Jordan: An American Hero, and Disney's Movie Surfers, as well as recurring roles on Step-by-Step and A Different World. After graduating from high school, Thomas attended Yale University and graduated with a B.A. in Theatre Studies. While attending Yale, he worked in both the undergraduate and graduate theatre programs, playing such roles as Jesus in Jesus Christ Superstar, Aaron the Moor in Titus Andronicus, Jon in Stephen Belber's Tape, and Eddie in Sam Shepard's Fool for Love. Thomas also sang with one of Yale University's most popular a capella groups, Shades, and was a three-time recipient of the Excellence in Artistry Award, voted on by both the faculty and his fellow students. Since graduating from college and returning to Los Angeles, he has performed the role of Lysander in A Midsummer Night's Dream directed by Anthony Barnao, and Young Patrick in the North American premiere of North Beach, and "Mike the Spike" in the Center Theatre Group's Workshop of Ain't No Mountain High Enough, written by Berry Gordy and directed by Kenny Leon. |