- Tom is best known for playing the role of Draco Malfoy in the Harry Potter film series, the movie adaptations of the best-selling Harry Potter fantasy novels by author J.K. Rowling, for which he auditioned at age twelve.
- Tom started filming in commercials when he was eight years old and in films at the age of ten, appearing in The Borrowers and Anna and the King.
- After being cast as Draco Malfoy Tom has subsequently appeared in all six Harry Potter films, from 2001 to 2009, and is filming the last two.
- A fishing aficionado, Tom helped form the World Junior Carp Tournament, a "family-friendly" fishing tournament.
- Tom was in four choirs throughout his childhood, starting with his church choir at age seven.
- At age 11, he worked at a fishery.
- Tom began acting in commercials by winning a role in a coveted advertising campaign; he won the role over 400 young actors.
- Tom played witness Thomas Ingham opposite Clive Owen in Second Sight in 1999.
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