Tom Elderfield
| Tom Elderfield | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 26, 1997 (age 27) High Wycombe, England |
| 🏳️ Nationality | British |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| 🌐 Website | www.tomelderfield.com |
Tom Elderfield (born June 26, 1997 in High Wycombe, England) is a British magician, mentalist, magic consultant and actor. Now based in London, he's best known for his magic development for TV shows, Live shows and Online viral campaigns in the UK and US.
Early Years[edit]
Tom Leslie Elderfield was born in High Wycombe and brought up in the small village of Little Chalfont. The interest in magic started after Tom found some of his grandads (Lennard) old magic. Tom would practise magic on his older brother Jack, now a lecturer in live event support technology, and at his school, (Amersham School) to his fellow students.[1]
Media Credits[edit]
Acting[edit]
- Oliver! (Theatre Royal Dury Lane) (2009-2010) - Tom's professional acting career started at age 12 as he played alongside Rowan Atkinson in Cameron Mackintosh's Oliver![2]
- Secrets of Us by Jess Walters (2015) - Tom's first Edinburgh Fringe appearance as Jim in a brand new script of Secrets of Us written by Jess Walters and directed by Sam Mitchell.[3][4][5]
Magic[edit]
TV[edit]
- Troy (TV series) Series 2 (E4) (2014) - Junior Magic Contributor[6]
- Tricked Series 3 (ITV 2) (2015) - Junior Magic Contributor[7]
- Food Network mini series with Damien O'Brien (2015) - Magic Developer for a 6 part mini series 'Play with your Food'. This ran in 2015 on Food Network UK
- Dynamo Seeing is Believing Live at the O2 (UKTV) (2016) - Consultant on the live broadcast of the 'Seeing is Believing' Show at the O2 Arena[8]
- Luís de Matos Impossível (2017) - Dynamo's magic consultant for his appearance with top Portuguese magician Luís de Matos[9]
Social[edit]
- Pizza Express Online Campaign with Damien O'Brien (2015) - Lead magic consultant was for a hidden camera style magic video in a Pizza Express starring Damien O'Brien (Killer Magic magician) disguised as a waiter. The video went viral hitting over a million views within the first week on facebook.[10]
- MEEM Online campaign with Ryan Tricks (2015) - Magic Developer for the online campaign starring magician Ryan Tricks for MEEM.[11]
Live[edit]
- Seeing is Believing World Tour (2015-2017) - Tom joined Dynamo (magician) for the first time on his UK tour at the end of 2015. Tom has since worked on over 100 shows as part of the Dynamo team including the 2016 Australian Tour.[12]
Publication[edit]
- Dynamo Book of Secrets (2017) - Part of the team behind the number 1 best seller 'Dynamo's Book of Secrets'[13]
Magic Awards[edit]
Young Close-up Magician of the Year - Tom Elderfield was first recognised for his magic when he was awarded the 'Young Close-up Magician of the Year' 2014 at The Magic Circle in London
Member of The Magic Circle - Tom was voted to become a member of The Magic Circle at just 18 after being the first magician to be proposed into the circle by celebrity magician Dyanmo
Associate of The Inner Magic Circle with Silver Star - In October 2017, Tom was promoted at The Magic Circle to an Associate of The Magic Circle (AIMC) with Silver Star after being recognised for his contributions to magic including performance and creativity.
Product Releases[edit]
Tom Elderfield has released his ideas for magicians to learn:
- Insight (2014)[14]
- Influx (2014)[15]
- SpaceTime (2015)[16]
- Helix (2015)[17]
- Ripcord (2016) - As performed on E4 by Troy and on ITV2's Tricked by Ben Hanlin[18]
- At The Table Lecture (2017)[19]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Meeting Little Chalfont magician Tom Elderfield".
- ↑ "Oliver!". www.qsulis.org.uk.
- ↑ Guide, British Comedy. "Secrets of Us - Edinburgh Fringe 2015 - British Comedy Guide". British Comedy Guide.
- ↑ "Secrets of Us - JAM Productions / Amersham School, Edinburgh Fringe 2015 - Theatre Bubble". 20 August 2015.
- ↑ "Secrets of Us". Broadway Baby.
- ↑ http://www.channel4.com/programmes/troy
- ↑ https://itvstudios.com/programmes/tricked
- ↑ "Dynamo Live At The O2 - W Channel". w.uktv.co.uk.
- ↑ "Luís de Matos - Impossível - Episódio 2 - RTP Play - RTP".
- ↑ https://www.pizzaexpress.com/news/a-magical-waiter
- ↑ "MEEM Magic - MEEM". 26 May 2016.
- ↑ "DYNAMO announces first ever live tour of Australia 'Seeing Is Believing' tour confirmed for November 2016 - Mushroom Promotions". 22 July 2016.
- ↑ Dynamo (2 November 2017). "Dynamo: The Book of Secrets". Bonnier Publishing Ltd. – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Insight by Tom Elderfield (DVD)". Shin Lim Magic - Welcome To The Art of Illusion.
- ↑ "Influx (DVD and Gimmicks) by Tom Elderfield - DVD - Murphy's Magic Supplies, Inc. - Wholesale Magic". www.murphysmagic.com.
- ↑ "Space Time Red (Gimmick and Online Instructions) by Tom Elderfield - Trick - Murphy's Magic Supplies, Inc. - Wholesale Magic". www.murphysmagic.com.
- ↑ "Helix by Tom Elderfield - Trick". www.magictao.co.uk.
- ↑ "Ripcord by Tom & Ollie". Ellusionist.
- ↑ "At The Table Live Lecture Tom Elderfield July 5th 2017 video DOWNLOAD - Murphy's Magic Supplies, Inc. - Wholesale Magic". www.murphysmagic.com.
External links[edit]
Social Media[edit]
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