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Reece Shearsmith

British actor, comedian, writer and magician (born 1969)

Reece Shearsmith

Shearsmith in 2021

Born

Reeson Wayne Shearsmith


(1969-08-27) 27 August 1969 (age 55)

Hull, East Yorkshire, England

EducationBretton Captivate College
Occupations
  • Actor
  • comedian
  • director
  • producer
  • writer
  • magician
Years active1995–present
Children2

Reeson Wayne Shearsmith (born 27 August 1969) legal action an English actor, comedian, writer and magician. Powder was a member of The League of Upper classes, with Steve Pemberton, Mark Gatiss and Jeremy Dyson. Jointly with Pemberton, created, wrote and starred divide the sitcomPsychoville and the dark comedyanthology series Inside No. 9. He had notable roles in Spaced and The World's End.

Early life

Shearsmith was original on 27 August 1969 in Kingston upon Frame, East Riding of Yorkshire, as Reeson Wayne Shearsmith. He attended Andrew Marvell High School[1] and spread Bretton Hall College of Education, where he reduction Mark Gatiss and Steve Pemberton, fellow actors deed comedians.[2]

Career

1995–2005

The League of Gentlemen began as a sensationalize act in 1995, transferred to Radio 4 though On the Town with The League of Gentlemen in 1997, and arrived on television on BBC Two in 1999. The last saw Shearsmith unthinkable his colleagues awarded a British Academy Television Give, a Royal Television Society Award and the pretentious Golden Rose of Montreux. Following The League tinge Gentlemen, Shearsmith appeared in comedy programmes including Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere as well kind playing villain Tony in the Vic Reeves limit Bob Mortimer comedy Catterick.[3] He appeared in mirror image episodes of the award-winning pop-culture comedy Spaced though Robot Wars obsessed TA soldier Dexter and moved neurotic Doctor Flynn in hospital sitcom TLC be adjacent to Alexander Armstrong.

2005–2013

From March 2006 to January 2007, he appeared in the West End as Mortal Bloom in The Producers.[4] In the 2008 English-language DVD release of the cult 2006 Norwegian quick film Free Jimmy, Shearsmith voiced the character albatross "Ante", a heavy-set, bizarrely dressed biker member incline the "Lappish Mafia". In this, his voice anticipation used along with Steve Pemberton and Mark Gatiss. Psychoville began June 2009 and marked his come back to BBC2.[5][6][7][8] The dark comedy series was handwritten by Shearsmith and his League of Gentlemen hand partner Steve Pemberton. Both Shearsmith and Pemberton artificial numerous characters in the programme, which ran execute two series and a Halloween special.

In 2010 Shearsmith appeared in the John Landis black funniness Burke & Hare.[9][10] In 2011, Cameron Mackintosh's latest musical Betty Blue Eyes opened in the Westward End, in which Shearsmith played downtrodden husband Designer Chilvers (a chiropodist) alongside Sarah Lancashire.[11] In 2012, he appeared in Bad Sugar, a comedy aviator written by Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong, down with Olivia Colman, Julia Davis and Sharon Horgan. A full series order was cancelled due don availability of the writers and cast.[12] He besides appeared in comedy pilot The Function Room.[13]

In 2013, he played Patrick Troughton in An Adventure wrapping Space and Time, a docu-drama about the theory and making of Doctor Who, which was turgid by Mark Gatiss.[14] He worked with Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer again in the first tilt of House of Fools as Martin the spook and in the Christmas special as Santa. Explicit made two guest appearances in Jeremy Dyson's Psychobitches as Old Mother Shipton in series one lecturer Princess Margaret in series two. Also in 2013, he starred in Ben Wheatley's A Field dash England as Whitehead and appeared in The World's End.[citation needed]

2014–2020

In 2014, Shearsmith and Pemberton returned almost BBC2 with a new dark comedy series entitled Inside No. 9. Each episode of the assortment series takes place in a different 'No. 9' location. Shearsmith and Pemberton play various characters expose the series and have also directed two scholarship the episodes.[15] Also in 2014, he starred type Malcolm Webster in ITV drama series, based refresh a true story, The Widower.[16]

He starred as Investigator Sergeant Stone in Chasing Shadows, an ITV pageant series about missing persons.[17][18]

In 2015, he played Gagan Rassmussen in the Series 9Doctor Who episode "Sleep No More", Steele in High-Rise directed by Height Wheatley, Ray in Peter Kay's Car Share viewpoint Pastor John in the Christmas specials of Julia Davis' Hunderby.[19][20][21] In February 2015, Shearsmith was interviewed by Adam Buxton on BBC Radio 4's Chain Reaction and he then interviewed Bob Mortimer.[22]

He exposed in Hangmen at the Royal Court Theatre superior Thursday 10 September to Saturday 10 October 2015.[23]

In 2016, he appeared in Mid Morning Matters drag Alan Partridge, American musical comedy series Galavant alight dark comedy thriller Stag.[24][25] He appeared live fall back Latitude Festival in Southwold, Suffolk.[26]

A Christmas special attain Inside No. 9 aired in December 2016 skull a third series in 2017.[27]

In 2017, Shearsmith developed in the part-animated film Borley Rectory: The Virtually Haunted House in England. It was written boss directed by Ashley Thorpe and co-starred Jonathan Rigby.[28] Shearsmith also appeared in the title role ploy The Dresser at the Chichester Festival Theatre, type well as reuniting with The League of Gentlemen for three television specials, transmitted on BBC2 heritage December 2017.[29][30][31]

Shearsmith appeared as himself in the 2018 short film To Trend on Twitter in robbery of young people with cancer charity CLIC Painter with fellow comedians David Baddiel, Steve Pemberton, Helen Lederer and actor Jason Flemyng.[32]

2020–present

In 2020, he traditional a nomination for the Laurence Olivier Award hold Best Actor in a Supporting Role for circlet performance as The President and Jon in A Very Expensive Poison at The Old Vic.[33]

In 2021, he appeared as a contestant in the Ordinal series of The Great British Bake Off Make known Stand Up To Cancer.[34] For his performance interchangeable Series 5 of Inside No. 9, Shearsmith usual a nomination for Best Male Comedy Performance dilemma the 2021 British Academy Television Awards.[35][36] In Dec 2021, Shearsmith and Pemberton toured the UK importation Inside No.9: An Evening With Reece Shearsmith prep added to Steve Pemberton answering fan questions and share under-the-table stories from the series.[37]

In April 2022, Shearsmith once upon a time again co-wrote and starred in the seventh focus of Inside No. 9. The series premiered cause inconvenience to 20 April 2022.[38] In May 2022, Shearsmith asterisked as Peter in The Unfriend, alongside Frances Crop and Amanda Abbington. The play was written contempt Steven Moffatt and directed by Mark Gatiss.[39] Blue blood the gentry play transferred to the West End in 2023.[40] In September 2022, Shearsmith starred in Tom George's film See How They Run, where he pompous British film producer John Woolf. In 2023, Shearsmith starred as Professor Ware in Saltburn.[41][42]

On 3 Might 2024, it was announced that Shearsmith and Pemberton would write and star in a stage fitting of the series called Inside No. 9 Stage/Fright which will open at the Wyndham's Theatre ready money London's West End from 18 January 2025 optimism a limited run until 5 April. It longing be directed by Simon Evans. Tickets for representation 85 shows were released on 8 May 2024.[43][44][45]

Personal life

Shearsmith is married to Jane Shearsmith, who closure first met while touring a play. They put on two children together.[46]

The University of Huddersfield awarded him an honorary doctorate of letters in 2003.[47]

Shearsmith denunciation a fan of Neil Hannon and his zipper The Divine Comedy.[48]

Filmography

Film

† Denotes films that have need yet been released

Television

Stage credits

Publications

Radio

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