Afterwards, he built his career as a comedy writer,[3] before he started to gain traction as an actor.

He starred in the 2022 comedy series Our Flag Means Death as Lucius, the ship's scribe.

[5] He also narrated the audiobook of Voyage of the Damned by Frances White.

[6] Foad grew up in Newark-on-Trent; his first summer job was at his mother's fish and chip shop.

[7] In an interview at the 2022 Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo, Foad discussed that he has been in a monogamous relationship with his boyfriend for 9 years.