Sweet was born in Nottingham and educated at the local independent school Nottingham High School. He graduated with a first and was expected to follow his father into the legal profession but joined Endemol United Kingdom on an internship instead.
Nottingham High School. Pembroke College.
Sweet served as vice president to Simon Bird while Thomas was secretary. After graduating, the three shared a flat together before their big break into comedy and television He is a supporter of Nottingham Forest Football Club.
Sweet became known for playing posh characters after his critically acclaimed role as future Prime Minister David Cameron in the 2009 More 4 satirical show When Boris Met Dave, which details how Cameron and Mayor of London Boris Johnson first metropolitan
He also appeared alongside Alistair McGowan, Adrian Edmonson and Hugh Dennis in Pete and Dud: The Lost Sketches, a revival of Peter Cook and Dudley Moore"s works on British Broadcasting Corporation Two. In 2012, he had a small role in British Broadcasting Corporation"s Him & Her as one of Paul"s newly found relatives.
Following their critically acclaimed Edinburgh show The Meeting, they are now developing projects together for television and film. Their period sitcom Chickens, about 3 conscientious objectors during World War I was broadcast in Autumn on Sky One, also starring Barry Humphries.
Thomas and Sweet have also performed as a double-act, garnering many rave reviews and being nominated for a Writer"s Guild Award.
He has recorded two series of his Radio 4 sitcom, "Hard to Tell", a romance in which you never hear the couple speak to one another, starring Charlotte Ritchie as his love interest. In 2013 he was nominated for the Best Breakthrough Artist at the British Comedy Awards. In 2014 Sweet starred as Tom Oliver in the Channel 4 police comedy-drama series Babylon.
In 2009 Sweet won The Edinburgh Comedy Award for best newcomer for his show "Mostly About Arthur". He also starred in Tom Basden"s debut play PARTY alongside Tom himself, 2009 Edinburgh Comedy Award winner Tim Key, Anna Crilly, Katy Wix and Nick Mohammed. The play won a Fringe First before travelling to the Sydney Arts Festival and appearing in London"s West End.
He read English at Pembroke College, Cambridge and met writing partner Joe Thomas, and both were members of the Footlights.
