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.
23 movies · 5 shows
Ballad of a Small Player
2025·5.8
Fistful of Vengeance
2022·5.6
F9
2021·7.0
Searching for Anna May Wong
2020·0.0
Sonora: The Devil’s Highway
2019·6.2
Pound of Flesh
2015·5.7
Jasmine
2015·4.9
Covert Operation
2014·4.3
Stories Forlorn
2014·5.0
#1 Serial Killer
2013·2.3
Macau Twilight
2007·0.0
The Counting House
2007·9.0
Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee
2007·4.9
Rob-B-Hood
2006·7.0
The Heavenly Kings
2006·6.0
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
2006·6.5
Chromophobia
2006·5.2
House of Fury
2005·6.5
Better Luck Tomorrow
2003·6.2
Hammerlock
2002·10.0
The Party Crashers
1998·3.3
Yellow
1998·6.6
Beverly Hills Ninja
1997·5.7