Thomas Blom graduated with honours from the Audiovisual Department at the St. Joost School of Art & Design in the Netherlands. He has developed several documentaries as a freelance director and worked for such programmes as Andere Tijden, Zembla and Andere Tijden Sport. In his work he combines a scientific approach and imagination. On his productions he has travelled to such countries as Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria and Libya. His documentaries are regularly broadcast by foreign television stations.

He co-directed with Misha Wessel the documentary "The World of Thinking."