Tom Davis says he loves Traitors, but he will not watch the celebrity version. The 47-year-old actor and comedian is speaking from a point of experience, not curiosity: he is currently on ’s The Reluctant Vampire, where performance pressure already comes with its own rules.
It was one of the easiest yeses in my career, he said of taking Victor, King of the Vampires, in The Reluctant Vampire. That role keeps him in a busy run that followed Murder In Successville, where he and James de Frond had their breakthrough, and later film work in Paddington 2 and Wonka.
Victor, King of the Vampires
Tom Davis says the scripts were just so funny and the characters were so well defined, which is why The Reluctant Vampire pulled him in. He said working with Lenny Rush was a massive draw, and the job also put him alongside Joe Wilkinson, Sian Clifford, Asim Chaudry and Charlie Cooper.
His comments on Victor show why the part is built around precision rather than broad improvisation. He said, “I will be candid – sometimes I struggled with the wordplay, because it was so delicate and you really want to do as well as you can for the brilliance of the writing.”
Traitors, but not that version
The contradiction is simple: Davis loves Traitors, but he does not want the celebrity version. He did not dress that up as a nuanced viewing choice; he drew a line between enjoying the format and opting out when familiar names enter it. For viewers who follow his taste, that is the only clear stance he gave.
He also said, “I haven’t got the greatest grasp of English!” after explaining that Sian Clifford helped him with pronunciation off-camera. That off-camera support sits neatly beside a different line from him: “I love Sian [Clifford]. She brings a real classiness.”
From scaffolder to sitcom lead
Davis started his working life as a scaffolder before landing a career in comedy, and that path still shapes how he talks about the work. He is also a husband to Kathryn and dad to Grace, and an ambassador for The King’s Trust, which puts him in the public eye well beyond one sitcom run.
He said Joe Wilkinson is one of his oldest friends in comedy and added, “I think he’s just such a talented comedian – working with him was joyous.” For now, that is the sharper takeaway: Davis is happy to be inside the work, but he is not interested in watching celebrities play Traitors for entertainment. He prefers the version that leaves the casting out of it.
