Thomas Hobson

Thomas Hobson (born June 8, 1982 ) is an American stage, film, and television actor and singer. He is best known for his roles as Shout in the Nick Jr. Channel television series The Fresh Beat Band and its animated spin-off Fresh Beat Band of Spies and Bryce in the Nickelodeon television series That Girl Lay Lay. He has also starred in films such as Clubhouse Detectives, Free Enterprise (1999), 12 Hour Shift (2020) and Ghosts of the Ozarks (2021).

He began acting when he was six years old, and received a BA in Theatre Studies from Yale University in 2004.

Personal life Hobson is gay. He is married to Wilkie Ferguson III.

Credits

Television

Doctor Doctor (1 episode, 1990) The Hogan Family (1 episode, 1991) Dangerous Women (1991) In Living Color (1 episode, 1992) (cameo) Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1 episode, 1993) A Different World (2 episodes, 1993) The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (1 episode, 1993) The Faculty (1 episode, 1996) Step by Step (2 episodes, 1997) Michael Jordan: An American Hero (1999) The Fresh Beat Band (all episodes, 2009–2013) Fresh Beat Band of Spies (all episodes, 2015–2016) Criminal Minds (1 Episode, 2013) Dynasty (1 Episode, 2018) Bunk'd (1 episode, 2021) That Girl Lay Lay (2021)

Films

Clubhouse Detectives (1996) Free Enterprise (1999) Daydreams (2008) Bar Starz (2008) Set Apart (2009) 12 Hour Shift (2020) Ghosts of the Ozarks (2021)

Video games Nickelodeon Dance (2011)

Short films Wrapped Up In You (2018)

Awards and nominations

1996, Young Artist Awards nomination, 'Best Performance in a TV Movie/Home Video', for Clubhouse Detectives