Reece Shearsmith

Reece Shearsmith

Reeson Wayne Shearsmith (born 27 August 1969) is a British actor, comedian, writer and magician. He was a member of The League of Gentlemen, with Steve Pemberton, Mark Gatiss and Jeremy Dyson. Jointly with Pemberton, he created, wrote and starred in the sitcom Psychoville and the dark comedy anthology series Inside No. 9. He had notable roles in Spaced and The World's End. Shearsmith was born in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire. He attended Andrew Marvell High School and then Bretton Hall College of Education, where he met Mark Gatiss and Steve Pemberton, fellow actors and comedians The League of Gentlemen began as a stage act in 1995, transferred to Radio 4 as On the Town with The League of Gentlemen in 1997, and arrived on television on BBC Two in 1999. The last saw Shearsmith and his colleagues awarded a British Academy Television Award, a Royal Television Society Award and the prestigious Golden Rose of Montreux. Following The League of Gentlemen, Shearsmith appeared in comedy programmes including Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere as well as playing villain Tony in the Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer comedy Catterick. He appeared in two episodes of the award-winning pop-culture comedy Spaced as Robot Wars-obsessed TA soldier Dexter, and played neurotic Doctor Flynn in hospital sitcom TLC alongside Alexander Armstrong. In 2014, Shearsmith and Pemberton returned to BBC2 with a new dark comedy series called Inside No. 9. Each episode of the anthology series takes place in a different 'No. 9' location. Shearsmith and Pemberton play various characters in the series and have also directed two of the episodes.[16] Also in 2014, he starred as Malcolm Webster in ITV drama series, based on a true story, The Widower.

Known For: Acting

Born: Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK, 1969-08-27

Died: null

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1995	Highgate House of Horror	Mr Dandridge	80
2	1995	The Devil of Winterborne	Andrew Powell	88
3	1996	Ghosts of Winterborne	Andrew Powell	63
4	1997	Auton	Dr. Daniel Matthews	40
5	1998	Auton 2: Sentinel	Dr Dan Matthews	45
6	1999	This Year's Love	Tourist	52
7	2000	The League of Gentlemen - Yule Never Leave!		90
8	2001	Birthday Girl	Porter	59
9	2001	The League of Gentlemen: Live at Drury Lane	various	79
10	2002	Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe	Viking (voice)	53
11	2004	Shaun of the Dead	Mark	75
12	2004	Spaced: Skip to the End	Self	61
13	2005	The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy	Additional Vogon Voices	67
14	2005	The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse	Various Characters	63
15	2005	Don't Crash: The Documentary of the Making of the Movie of the Book of the Radio Series of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'	Self - The League of Gentlemen	0
16	2006	The League of Gentlemen Are Behind You	Benjamin Denton / Papa Lazarou / Pamela Doove / Ross Gaines / Cathy Carter-Smith / Ollie Plimsoles / Vinnie Whytenshawe / Mr Lisgoe / Bernice Woodall / Dean Tavalouris / Edward Tattsyrup / Geoff Tipps / Judee Levinson	76
17	2006	The League of Gentlemen Are Behind You!		82
18	2007	Christmas at the Riviera	Ashley	42
19	2008	The Cottage	Peter	60
20	2009	Victoria Wood's Midlife Christmas		40
21	2010	Peacock Season	Stoaty	70
22	2010	The First Men in the Moon	Moon	56
23	2010	Burke & Hare	Sergeant Mackenzie	61
24	2010	Psychoville Halloween Special	Various	0
25	2011	Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes	Self	0
26	2011	Eric & Ernie	Harry Wiseman	72
27	2012	Him Indoors	Gregory Brewster	61
28	2012	Bad Sugar	Greg	60
29	2013	A Field in England	Whitehead	62
30	2013	The World's End	Collaborator	68
31	2013	An Adventure in Space and Time	Patrick Troughton	77
32	2014	Remembering 'Dead of Night'		65
33	2014	50 Years of BBC Two Comedy	Self	80
34	2014	The Case of the High Foot	The Doctor	55
35	2015	High-Rise	Nathan Steele	56
36	2015	Peter Kay: 20 Years of Funny	Self	70
37	2016	Bob Monkhouse: The Last Stand		100
38	2017	The Man You're Not	Reece Shearsmith	0
39	2017	Borley Rectory	V.C Wall	51
40	2018	The League of Gentlemen - Live Again!	Various Characters	95
41	2018	The League of Gentlemen - Live Again!	Various Characters	0
42	2020	Tales of the Uncanny	Self	71
43	2020	Investigating the Ladykillers		0
44	2021	In the Earth	Zach Whitehead	57
45	2021	Venom: Let There Be Carnage	Priest	68
46	2023	A Brush With Comedy	Self	80
47	2023	Saltburn	Professor Ware	70
48		Rogue Trooper	Bagman (voice)	0
49	2022	See How They Run	John Woolf	64
50	2024	Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl	Norbot (voice)	75
51	2024	Inside No. 9: The Party's Over	Self	100

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1996	Mash and Peas		60
2	1998	Alexei Sayle's Merry-Go-Round		70
3	1998	In the Red	Journalist	62
4	1999	The League of Gentlemen		77
5	1999	Spaced	Dexter	79
6	2000	Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)		61
7	2001	Friday Night with Jonathan Ross	Self	58
8	2002	TLC		45
9	2004	New Tricks		74
10	2004	Catterick	Tony	69
11	2005	Doctor Who	Rassmussen	76
12	2006	The Russell Brand Show	Self	100
13	2007	Derren Brown: Trick or Treat	Himself	85
14	2007	Would I Lie to You?	Self	77
15	2007	Comedy Showcase	Freddy	70
16	2009	Horrible Histories		80
17	2009	Psychoville	Maureen Sowerbutts	68
18	2009	You Have Been Watching	Self	77
19	2010	Richard Bacon's Beer & Pizza Club		0
20	2010	Mid Morning Matters with Alan Partridge	Jasper	68
21	2011	Squeamish!	Narrator	0
22	2012	The Hollow Crown	Davy	73
23	2012	Gadget Man		70
24	2013	Catchphrase		40
25	2014	House of Fools	Martin	66
26	2014	Inside No. 9	James	80
27	2014	Inside No. 9	Scaramouche, a Soldier	80
28	2014	Inside No. 9	Simon Smethurst	80
29	2014	Inside No. 9	Urban Bedford	80
30	2014	Inside No. 9	Brian	80
31	2014	Inside No. 9	Eric	80
32	2014	Inside No. 9	Gerry	80
33	2014	Inside No. 9	Damon	80
34	2014	Inside No. 9	Jonah	80
35	2014	Inside No. 9	Doug	80
36	2014	Inside No. 9	Tommy	80
37	2014	Inside No. 9	Henry	80
38	2014	Inside No. 9	Maurice	80
39	2014	Inside No. 9	Viktor	80
40	2014	Inside No. 9	Clive	80
41	2014	Inside No. 9	Max	80
42	2014	Inside No. 9	Nick	80
43	2014	Inside No. 9	Drew	80
44	2014	Inside No. 9	Stu	80
45	2014	Inside No. 9	Tom	80
46	2014	Inside No. 9	Ray	80
47	2014	Inside No. 9	Jim	80
48	2014	Inside No. 9	Hector	80
49	2014	Inside No. 9	Maxwell	80
50	2014	Inside No. 9	Stranger	80
51	2014	Inside No. 9	Brendan	80
52	2014	Inside No. 9	Neville Griffin	80
53	2014	Inside No. 9	Alex	80
54	2014	Inside No. 9	Maureen / Mr Jelly	80
55	2014	Inside No. 9	George	80
56	2014	Inside No. 9	Mr Warren	80
57	2014	Inside No. 9	Terry	80
58	2014	Inside No. 9	Pat	80
59	2014	Inside No. 9	S/PC Varney	80
60	2014	Inside No. 9	Aidan	80
61	2014	Inside No. 9	Self	80
62	2014	Inside No. 9	Tyler	80
63	2014	Inside No. 9	Archie	80
64	2014	Inside No. 9	David	80
65	2014	Inside No. 9	Greg	80
66	2014	Inside No. 9	Laurence	80
67	2014	Inside No. 9	Alan Curtis	80
68	2014	Inside No. 9	Barnabus	80
69	2014	Inside No. 9	Ronnie	80
70	2014	Inside No. 9	Rudolph	80
71	2014	Inside No. 9	Dominic	80
72	2014	Inside No. 9	Norman	80
73	2014	Inside No. 9	Edward	80
74	2014	Inside No. 9	Pierce	80
75	2014	Inside No. 9	Chas	80
76	2014	The Widower	Malcolm Webster	72
77	2014	Good Morning Britain	Self	41
78	2014	Original Comedy Shorts		60
79	2014	Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled	Self	71
80	2014	Chasing Shadows	DS Sean Stone	72
81	2015	Galavant	Neo of Sporin	73
82	2015	Peter Kay's Car Share		76
83	2016	Stag	Wendy	60
84	2016	Diddy TV	Mr. Stockholm	0
85	2018	The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer	Self - Guest	75
86	2018	Celebrity Catchphrase	Self - Contestant	0
87	2019	Good Omens	Furfur	80
88	2019	Good Omens	William Shakespeare	80
89	2019	The Adventures of Paddington	Містер Каррі (голос)	75
90	2021	Foundation	Jerril	78
91	2022	The Witchfinder	Matthew Hopkins	66
92	2024	3 Body Problem	Alan Turing	75
93		Downforce	Alastair	0

Reece Shearsmith

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