Tom was born in the city of Mo i Rana, Norway. Growing up, it was always clear his interest was within the field of writing for television and film.
At the age of 24 he was one of two people creating original video content for P4 and NRJ Radio, the largest commercial radio stations in Norway and Europe respectively, as they branched out into the Web-TV market. After this, he started working on a variety of short films with the aim to relocate to the US and look for further opportunities there.
In 2017 he wrote and directed the pilot episode of WannabeZ in Los Angeles, California.