He is best known for playing the character Dave the Laugh in Paramount Pictures' Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging, as Joe in the British Telecom (BT) adverts and as the lead singer in the band FranKo.
[5] Bastow landed his first major film role playing the character of "Dave the Laugh" in Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging, released in July 2008.
[9] On 27 November 2024, he is cast as Haven(ヘブン, Hebun:written in Romaji), a character based on the real-life Lafcadio Hearn as known as Yakumo Koizumi(小泉八雲), on NHK Asadora(Japanese morning tv series) "Bakebake"(ばけばけ).
Haven is the husband of Toki Matsuno(松野トキ), the protagonist and the heroine of the show, based on the real-life Koizumi Setsuko(小泉節子), played by Akari Takaishi(高石あかり).
[11] In 2008, FranKo played their first gigs in the UK and recorded their debut EP with producer Jim Lowe (Stereophonics, Foo Fighters, Manic Street Preachers).