
Acting
Born July 12, 1975 · Hong Kong, British Empire [now China]
He was born in Hong Kong where he attended the King George V School in Kowloon, Hong Kong; he is of mixed parentage, being half English and half Chinese. Shyness kept him out of school drama productions and it wasn't until the age of 18 while living in Asia, and ready to return to the UK to study law at university, that he verbalized his dream to become an actor. Tobin has appeared in over twenty films and also in several television productions. He also stars as the main character Eddy Tsai in the Asian American "serial killer" film, Chink directed by Stanley Yung, written by Koji Steven Sakai and produced by Quentin Lee. The film also stars Eugenia Yuan and Tzi Ma. For his performance in the film, Tobin won a "Best Actor" or "Breakout Performance for an Actor" award at the 2013 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival.

Ballad of a Small Player
2025

Fistful of Vengeance
2022

F9
2021

Searching for Anna May Wong
2020

Sonora: The Devil’s Highway
2019

Pound of Flesh
2015

Jasmine
2015

Covert Operation
2014

Stories Forlorn
2014

#1 Serial Killer
2013

Macau Twilight
2007

The Counting House
2007

Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee
2007

Rob-B-Hood
2006

The Heavenly Kings
2006

The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
2006

Chromophobia
2006

House of Fury
2005

Better Luck Tomorrow
2003

Hammerlock
2002

Yellow
1998

Beverly Hills Ninja
1997