
Acting
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.

The King of Queens
1998

The Division
2001

Nash Bridges
1996

Warrior
2019

Ballad of a Small Player
2025

A Thousand Blows
2025

F9
2021

Rob-B-Hood
2006

Beverly Hills Ninja
1997

Fistful of Vengeance
2022

The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
2006

Pound of Flesh
2015

John Rambo
2027

House of Fury
2005

Better Luck Tomorrow
2003

Chromophobia
2006

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

The Heavenly Kings
2006

The Party Crashers
1998

Sonora: The Devil’s Highway
2019

Searching for Anna May Wong
2020

Covert Operation
2014

The Counting House
2007

Hammerlock
2002

#1 Serial Killer
2013

Yellow
1998

Stories Forlorn
2014

Jasmine
2015

Macau Twilight
2007

Kung Fu Deadly