tˈɑːməs mˈaɪkəl hˈɛnɹi smˈɪθ wʌz bˈɔːɹn ɪn nɔːɹθˈæmptən ˌɔn twˈɛnti nˈaɪn ˈeɪpɹəl nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi wˈʌn, ðə sˈʌn ʌv hˈaɪ skˈuːl sˈaɪəns tˈiːtʃɚz sˈɪlviə ænd dʒˈɑːn smˈɪθ.
Thomas Michael Henry Smith was born in Northampton on 29 April 1981, the son of high school science teachers Sylvia and John Smith.