
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.
Known For

A Thousand Blows
Mr Lao · (6 episodes)
2025

Fistful of Vengeance
William Pan
2022

F9
Earl
2021

Sonora: The Devil’s Highway
Lee Wong
2019

Warrior
Young Jun · (30 episodes)
2019

Pound of Flesh
Liam
2015

Jasmine
Leonard To
2015

Covert Operation
Park
2014

Stories Forlorn
Terrence
2014

#1 Serial Killer
Eddy Tsai
2013

Macau Twilight
Thomas
2007

Rob-B-Hood
Debt Collector
2006

The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
Earl
2006

Chromophobia
Fat Boy
2006

The Heavenly Kings
Sandy
2006

House of Fury
Rocco's Fighter
2005

Better Luck Tomorrow
Virgil Hu
2002

The Division
Parking Attendant · (1 episode)
2001

Yellow
Yo Yo
1998

Beverly Hills Ninja
Busboy
1997

The Ballad of a Small Player

The King of Queens
Delivery Guy · (1 episode)
1998

Nash Bridges
Greg lee · (1 episode)
1996