Thomas "Tom" Nash is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Home and Away, played by Graeme Squires.

Zac Drayson was originally cast in the role, but when the producers thought he would be more suitable for Will Smith, Squires received the part.

Tom became involved in a "shocking" relationship with local policewoman Terri Garner (Alyson Standen; Amelia Longhurst), who was much older than him.

He later dated Justine Welles (Bree Desborough) and competed with his friend Vinnie Patterson (Ryan Kwanten) for Leah Poulos' (Ada Nicodemou) affections.

Following Debra Lawrance's (Pippa Ross) departure in 1997, producers decided to introduce a new family to take over the Fletcher household, which was seen as the "centrepiece of the show".

[1] The Nash family, which had four members – Joel (David Woodley), Natalie (Angelica la Bozzetta), Gypsy (Kimberley Cooper) and Tom (Squires) – arrived in Summer Bay from Hong Kong.

[6] Producers wanted to bring him back full-time, but when Squires was charged with alleged sexual offences; they decided against reintroducing Tom.

[6][7] A writer for the official Home and Away website described Tom as "your typical cricket-in-summer, rugby-in-winter kind of guy; he's sporty, good-looking and a bit of a ladies' man!

[8] The website writer observed that Tom managed to slip into the Bay's lifestyle easily and became "an instant hit" with the girls.

[9] Inside Soap's Steven Murphy reported that Standen and Squires relished the chance to "add a bit of spice" to their character's lives.

[10] Tom's new "sex symbol status" helps him win the heart of his crush Justine Welles (Bree Desborough).

"[10] The actor added that while everything is going well for Tom, the return of his "first true love" Terri would put him in a situation where he has to choose between her and Justine.

After the HSC results arrive, Justine wants to pursue acting and moves to the city and ends things with Tom, leaving him heartbroken.

While working on Travis' boat one day, Tom encounters Gilly Austen (Sarah Aubrey) who has been stowing away and they begin a relationship and get engaged, much to Joel's chagrin.

Tom then ends things with Gilly and after failing to run a charter boat business due to Joel's refusal to help, he leaves Summer Bay to go travelling then settles in Queensland near Natalie.

During this visit, he shares a kiss with Sally Fletcher (Kate Ritchie) but nothing develops and he supports Gypsy over her feelings for Will and the revelation she is pregnant, before leaving again.