Reece Shearsmith
Acting
🎂 1969-08-27
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.
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Rassmussen
2005
Self
2007
2009
Self
2001
2013
Jerril
2021
Alan Turing
2024
Furfur
2019
William Shakespeare
2019
Self
2014
James
2014
Scaramouche, a Soldier
2014
Simon Smethurst
2014
Urban Bedford
2014
Brian
2014
Eric
2014
Gerry
2014
Damon
2014
Jonah
2014
Doug
2014
Maurice
2014
Henry
2014
Tommy
2014
Viktor
2014
Max
2014
Nick
2014
Clive
2014
Drew
2014
Ray
2014
Stu
2014
Jim
2014
Hector
2014
Tom
2014
Stranger
2014
Maxwell
2014
Brendan
2014
Terry
2014
Neville Griffin
2014
Maureen / Mr Jelly
2014
Mr Warren
2014
Alex
2014
George
2014
Pat
2014
Aidan
2014
S/PC Varney
2014
Self
2014
Tyler
2014
Archie
2014
Greg
2014
David
2014
Laurence
2014
Alan Curtis
2014
Barnabus
2014
Ronnie
2014
Dominic
2014
Rudolph
2014
Norman
2014
Edward
2014
Pierce
2014
Chas
2014
Jasper
2010
2004
Містер Каррі (голос)
2019
Self
2014
2015
Davy
2012
Self - Guest
2018
Self - Contestant
2018
Himself
2007
Malcolm Webster
2014
Dexter
1999
2012
DS Sean Stone
2014
Self
2009
Priest
2021
Wendy
2016
Martin
2014
1999
Mr. Stockholm
2016
Matthew Hopkins
2022
Mark
2004
Professor Ware
2023
Norbot (voice)
2024
Maureen Sowerbutts
2009
Freddy
2007
2010
2014
Collaborator
2013
1996
Neo of Sporin
2015
Narrator
2011
John Woolf
2022
Additional Vogon Voices
2005
1998
2000
Tony
2004
Nathan Steele
2015
Self
2006
Journalist
1998
Zach Whitehead
2021
Porter
2001
Sergeant Mackenzie
2010
Patrick Troughton
2013
Viking (voice)
2002
2002
Alastair
Peter
2008
Various Characters
2005
Bagman (voice)
Self
2024
Moon
2010
Self
2020
Whitehead
2013
various
2001
Self
2004
Tourist
1999
Andrew Powell
1995
Ashley
2007
2009
Self - The League of Gentlemen
2005
Greg
2012
Harry Wiseman
2011
Self
2014
Various Characters
2018
V.C Wall
2017
Self
2011
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
2006
Various
2010
2016
Self
2023
Stoaty
2010
Andrew Powell
1996
2000
Reece Shearsmith
2017
Various Characters
2018
2014
Dr Dan Matthews
1998
Self
2015
2020
Mr Dandridge
1995
2006
Gregory Brewster
2012
The Doctor
2014
Dr. Daniel Matthews
1997