Tom Francis

In 2020, Francis made his professional stage debut as Roger Davis in Rent at the Hope Mill Theatre in Manchester under the direction of Luke Sheppard. Francis would reunite with Sheppard for his following show & Juliet at London's Shaftesbury Theatre, taking over the role of Romeo in March 2022 and marking his West End debut.

In 2021, Francis performed as Claude in concert performances of Hair at the London Palladium, replacing Jordan Luke Gage.
For his performance as Joe Gillis in Sunset Boulevard at the Savoy Theatre, he won the 2024 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical. Francis also performed at the awards show. He made his Broadway debut that fall when Sunset Boulevard transferred to the St. James Theatre. In November, he took a pause from the role due to a vocal cord injury. He later received multiple nominations for his performance on Broadway, including for a Tony Award. Francis departed the role of Joe Gillis on July 6.
Francis made his television debut as Clayton in the fifth and final season of the Netflix series You. He made his film debut in Noah Baumbach's ensemble film Jay Kelly. His other theatre credits include Hair and What's New Pussycat?