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Reece Shearsmith

Reece Shearsmith

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Biography

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

Birthday Girl

Birthday Girl

2001

Shaun of the Dead

Shaun of the Dead

2004

Venom: Let There Be Carnage

Venom: Let There Be Carnage

2021

The League of Gentlemen Are Behind You

The League of Gentlemen Are Behind You

2006

The Cottage

The Cottage

2008

A Brush With Comedy

A Brush With Comedy

2023

The First Men in the Moon

The First Men in the Moon

2010

The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse

The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse

2005

Christmas at the Riviera

Christmas at the Riviera

2007

The World's End

The World's End

2013

Peacock Season

Peacock Season

2010

Him Indoors

Him Indoors

2012

An Adventure in Space and Time

An Adventure in Space and Time

2013

A Field in England

A Field in England

2013

Spaced: Skip to the End

Spaced: Skip to the End

2004

Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe

Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe

2002

Psychoville Halloween Special

Psychoville Halloween Special

2010

High-Rise

High-Rise

2015

The Case of the High Foot

The Case of the High Foot

2014

50 Years of BBC Two Comedy

50 Years of BBC Two Comedy

2014

Borley Rectory

Borley Rectory

2017

Saltburn

Saltburn

2023

Rogue Trooper

Rogue Trooper

PROBE: Ghosts of Winterborne

PROBE: Ghosts of Winterborne

1996

Auton

Auton

1997

Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes

Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes

2011

Peter Kay: 20 Years of Funny

Peter Kay: 20 Years of Funny

2015

Victoria Wood's Midlife Christmas

Victoria Wood's Midlife Christmas

2009

Burke & Hare

Burke & Hare

2010

Bad Sugar

Bad Sugar

2012

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

2024

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

2005

This Year's Love

This Year's Love

1999

Bob Monkhouse: The Last Stand

Bob Monkhouse: The Last Stand

2016

The League of Gentlemen: Live at Drury Lane

The League of Gentlemen: Live at Drury Lane

2001

Eric & Ernie

Eric & Ernie

2011

The League of Gentlemen - Live Again!

The League of Gentlemen - Live Again!

2018

Remembering 'Dead of Night'

Remembering 'Dead of Night'

2014

Tales of the Uncanny

Tales of the Uncanny

2020

In the Earth

In the Earth

2021

See How They Run

See How They Run

2022

Highgate House of Horror

Highgate House of Horror

1995

PROBE: The Devil of Winterborne

PROBE: The Devil of Winterborne

1995

Investigating The Ladykillers

Investigating The Ladykillers

2020

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'

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'

2005

Inside No. 9: The Party's Over

Inside No. 9: The Party's Over

2024

The Man You're Not

The Man You're Not

2017

The League of Gentlemen - Live Again!

The League of Gentlemen - Live Again!

2018

Tales from Behind the Crypt

Tales from Behind the Crypt

2002

Ladies and Gentlemen

Ladies and Gentlemen

Captured Souls: In Conversation with Graham Humphreys

Captured Souls: In Conversation with Graham Humphreys

2025

House of Cards

House of Cards

2015

The Devil of Christmas

The Devil of Christmas

2016

Vampires Forever

Vampires Forever

2025

Sardines

Sardines

2014

A Quiet Night In

A Quiet Night In

2014

Tom & Gerri

Tom & Gerri

2014

The Understudy

The Understudy

2014

The Harrowing

The Harrowing

2014

La Couchette

La Couchette

2015

The 12 Days of Christine

The 12 Days of Christine

2015

The Trial of Elizabeth Gadge

The Trial of Elizabeth Gadge

2015

Spaced

Spaced

1999

Catterick

Catterick

2004

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

2001

The League of Gentlemen

The League of Gentlemen

1999

Good Morning Britain

Good Morning Britain

2014

Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)

Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)

2000

The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer

The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer

2018

Would I Lie to You?

Would I Lie to You?

2007

Inside No. 9

Inside No. 9

2014

Inside No. 9

Inside No. 9

2014

Inside No. 9

Inside No. 9

2014

New Tricks

New Tricks

2004

Inside No. 9

Inside No. 9

2014

Inside No. 9

Inside No. 9

2014

Inside No. 9

Inside No. 9

2014

Psychoville

Psychoville

2009

Richard Bacon's Beer & Pizza Club

Richard Bacon's Beer & Pizza Club

2010

The Widower

The Widower

2014

Alexei Sayle's Merry-Go-Round

Alexei Sayle's Merry-Go-Round

1998

House of Fools

House of Fools

2014

Chasing Shadows

Chasing Shadows

2014

Foundation

Foundation

2021

You Have Been Watching

You Have Been Watching

2009

Horrible Histories

Horrible Histories

2009

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

2005

Mash and Peas

Mash and Peas

1996

Comedy Showcase

Comedy Showcase

2007

Peter Kay's Car Share

Peter Kay's Car Share

2015

Derren Brown: Trick or Treat

Derren Brown: Trick or Treat

2007

Mid Morning Matters with Alan Partridge

Mid Morning Matters with Alan Partridge

2010

Good Omens

Good Omens

2019

Galavant

Galavant

2015

Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled

Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled

2014

Original Comedy Shorts

Original Comedy Shorts

2014

The Witchfinder

The Witchfinder

2022

The Adventures of Paddington

The Adventures of Paddington

2019

Gadget Man

Gadget Man

2012

Squeamish!

Squeamish!

2011

The Hollow Crown

The Hollow Crown

2012

3 Body Problem

3 Body Problem

2024

The Russell Brand Show

The Russell Brand Show

2006

Good Omens

Good Omens

2019

Inside No. 9

Inside No. 9

2014

Inside No. 9

Inside No. 9

2014

Inside No. 9

Inside No. 9

2014

Inside No. 9

Inside No. 9

2014

Inside No. 9

Inside No. 9

2014

Inside No. 9

Inside No. 9

2014

Inside No. 9

Inside No. 9

2014

Inside No. 9

Inside No. 9

2014

Catchphrase

Catchphrase

2013

Inside No. 9

Inside No. 9

2014

Inside No. 9

Inside No. 9

2014

Inside No. 9

Inside No. 9

2014

Inside No. 9

Inside No. 9

2014

Inside No. 9

Inside No. 9

2014

Inside No. 9

Inside No. 9

2014

Inside No. 9

Inside No. 9

2014

Inside No. 9

Inside No. 9

2014

Inside No. 9

Inside No. 9

2014

Inside No. 9

Inside No. 9

2014

Inside No. 9

Inside No. 9

2014

Inside No. 9

Inside No. 9

2014

Inside No. 9

Inside No. 9

2014

Inside No. 9

Inside No. 9

2014

Inside No. 9

Inside No. 9

2014

Inside No. 9

Inside No. 9

2014

Inside No. 9

Inside No. 9

2014

Inside No. 9

Inside No. 9

2014

Inside No. 9

Inside No. 9

2014

Inside No. 9

Inside No. 9

2014

Inside No. 9

Inside No. 9

2014

Inside No. 9

Inside No. 9

2014

Inside No. 9

Inside No. 9

2014

Inside No. 9

Inside No. 9

2014

Inside No. 9

Inside No. 9

2014

Inside No. 9

Inside No. 9

2014

Inside No. 9

Inside No. 9

2014

Inside No. 9

Inside No. 9

2014

Inside No. 9

Inside No. 9

2014

Inside No. 9

Inside No. 9

2014

Inside No. 9

Inside No. 9

2014

Inside No. 9

Inside No. 9

2014

Diddy TV

Diddy TV

2016

Celebrity Catchphrase

Celebrity Catchphrase

2018

Inside No. 9

Inside No. 9

2014

Inside No. 9

Inside No. 9

2014

Inside No. 9

Inside No. 9

2014

Inside No. 9

Inside No. 9

2014

Inside No. 9

Inside No. 9

2014

Prodigies

Prodigies

Taskmaster

Taskmaster

2015

Michael McIntyre's The Wheel

Michael McIntyre's The Wheel

2020

Inside No. 9

Inside No. 9

2014

In the Red

In the Red

1998

tlc

tlc

2002

Psychobitches

Psychobitches

2013

Psychobitches

Psychobitches

2013

Playhouse Presents

Playhouse Presents

2012

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

Stag

Stag

2016