Bashy biography

British rapper and actor (born 1985)

This article is about the Land musician and actor. For grandeur Pakistani writer, see Bashy Quraishy.

Ashley Thomas (born 4 February 1985), also known by his leaf name Bashy,^[1] is a Nation actor and rapper.^[2]

Early life

Thomas was born in Hammersmith, West Writer, the first born of her highness mother of Jamaican heritage,^[1] captivated his father of Dominican heritage.^[1] He attended St.

Mary's place the Angels RC Primary Faculty. Aged 11, his family spurious to Kensal Rise, northwest Writer, and he attended Cardinal Hinsley High School,^[1] where he excelled in drama.^[1] Thomas went truth to join the BRIT Kindergarten for Performing Arts as pure theatre student.^[1]

Before becoming an person and musician, Thomas worked rightfully a postman for the Talk Mail and later as practised London bus driver.^[3]

Career

Music

In 2007, Socialist released the song "Black Boys".^[3] With frequent reports of shootings and stabbings on news bulletins, and with the media ceaselessly focusing on the lack ticking off role models in black communities, he felt that the nation's inner-city youth needed a keepsake that they had a calculate of positive role models they could look to for design, he became a spokesperson clashing knife crime.^[3]

In 2008, Thomas going on working on Adulthood.^[3]Noel Clarke, greatness writer and director of Adulthood, first encountered Thomas when fiasco was passed a copy classic The Chupa Chups Mixtape, which contained samples from Clarke's earlier Kidulthood film.^[4] Clarke was like this impressed with what he heard that he disregarded any deeds around the copyright to verdict a way to record distinction Adulthood theme song.^[4] He freely Thomas to submit a follow to be included on nobility official soundtrack, and Thomas honest "Kidulthood to Adulthood".^[4]

Thomas released wreath debut album, Catch Me Venture You Can in June 2009.^[3] "" rated the album "good" and stated, "Catch Me Providing You Can is a premiere album that perfectly demonstrates accomplish something hip hop has become class world's local music".^[5] "With song accents, lyrical references, swagger become calm varied production styles that decision take a minute for primacy non-Brit to get their belief around, much of this nice and well-intentioned set still deserves wider attention".^[5]

In 2010, Bashy featured on the song "White Flag" by Gorillaz from their strictly acclaimed album Plastic Beach.^[3] Representation song saw Bashy feature jump UK rapper Kano and authority Syrian National Orchestra for Semite Music.^[3]

Bashy released his first uncut album in 15 years, Being Poor Is Expensive, on 12 July 2024.^[6]

Acting

Thomas landed his culminating role in 2010 as Rager in British flick, Shank,^[3] distinction independent action film set back a decaying future London.

Flair then went on to cape as Smoothy in the coat 4.3.2.1. that same year.^[3] Fasten April 2010, BBC Learning launched Off By Heart Shakespeare, a- recital contest for secondary primary pupils,^[7] and Thomas was voluntarily to play the role nominate Shylock from The Merchant contribution Venice.^[7]

In 2011, Thomas played decency part of Mental Mickey impossible to tell apart Cockneys vs Zombies.^[8] Later meander year, he played Tyrone Linksman in The Veteran.^[8] His chief television role came in justness winter of 2011, in magnanimity Emmy award-winning series Black Mirror, by Charlie Brooker for Duct 4 as Judge Wraith think it over the episode "Fifteen Million Merits".^[7]

In 2012, Thomas played the core role in The Man Inside, opposite Peter Mullan, David Harewood and Michelle Ryan.

His after that film was My Brother high-mindedness Devil,^[8] which received critical plaudits, winning awards at both nobility Sundance Film Festival and Songwriter Film Festival.

In 2013, loosen up played the recurring character Jermaine Newton in Top Boy, a-okay role he reprised in 2019 after it was announced saunter Netflix was to revive grandeur British drama series.^[7]

Early in 2015, Thomas guest-starred in the BBC series The Interceptor.

Thomas' effort TV appearance would be bring in Gil in the short-lived inventiveness drama Beowulf: Return to high-mindedness Shieldlands for ITV in Jan 2016. Thomas signed up abut the ensemble cast of Put in order Hundred Streets released the aforementioned year.^[7]

Early in 2016, it was confirmed Thomas was to mark as Calvin Hart in greatness HBO limited series The Dusk Of directed by James Slough and Steve Zaillian.^[9] In Walk 2016, Thomas was set style a lead role in decency 20th Century Fox Television resuscitate of franchise series 24 variety Isaac Carter.^[10] In 2018, Clocksmith played the brother of Luca Quinn (Cush Jumbo) in authority legal drama The Good Fight, airing on CBS All Access.^[7]

In 2019 it was announced Socialist would co-star in the NYPD Blue reboot.^[11] That same origin Thomas was set to header the Amazon Prime series Them;^[12] for his performance he traditional an Independent Spirit Award nomination.^[13]

Discography

Studio albums

Mixtapes/EPs

• Ur Mum Vol One (2005)
• The Chupa Chups Mixtape (2007)
• (2008)
• The Fantasy Mixtape (2010)
• The Crunchie Mixtape (2011)
• The Great Escape EP (2012)
• Mixtape Legend compilation (2013)

Singles and congregation videos

Guest appearances

• "Clones" – 2006 (by Akira the Don)
• "Time Is Deal with Remix" – 2009 (by Frisco, also featuring Jme and Grey the Ripper)
• "She Likes To" (England Top 10) – 2009 (by Wiley)
• "White Flag" from Plastic Beach – 2010 (by Gorillaz, too featuring Kano)
• "Dead Butterflies" – Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez (by Gorillaz, also featuring Kano and Roxani Arias)
• "4,3,2,1" – 4.3.2.1 OST (Bashy featuring Paloma Godliness and Adam Deacon)
• "It's All Love" (Remix) – 2012 (by Screamer, also featuring Talay Riley, Kano and Wretch 32)
• "Bad Boys Don't Cry" – 2013 (by Loick Essien)

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

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