Tom has been working in the theatre since he was 14, starting in community theatre in Townsville, moving on to Venue Technician at Dancenorth. He later moved to Melbourne in 2017 and is now deputy lighting supervisor at Melbourne theatre company. Previously working as lighting technician for The Malthouse Theatre, Temperance Hall, and The Australian Shakespeare Company, Tom has also toured all around Australia with Dancenorth and GUTS Dance. In 2022 he won a Green Room award for outstanding design on Alisdair Macindoe's Reference Material.