Colin Hoult

Biography

Colin is a character actor probably best known for working with Ricky Gervais on Afterlife (Netflix) as dodgy showbiz agent Ken Otley - his improvised 'Taxi Driver the Musical' going viral online. He also worked with Gervais on Netflix's Derek as obnoxious handyman Geoff and in Life's Too Short (BBC2) as camp spiritual guru Bryan, also written by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant. Branching out into more dramatic roles, Colin has recently appeared in Amazon drama A Very Royal Scandal alongside Micheal Sheen, in ITV's Code of Silence, and is soon to appear in Brassic, Amadeus and the latest series of Slow Horses. Colin is known for his many regular and guest television roles in Ghosts, the Flatshare, Black Ops, Being Human, Almost Never, Nurse and Murder in Successville. Colin is also known in live comedy as one of the countries best character comedians. His live shows have received great critical acclaim and a loyal following. His hit Carnival of Monsters trilogy led to two Radio 4 series and his beloved character has-been actress Anna Mann has a huge cult following. Colin's most recent live show 'Colin', a show where he finally played himself telling the funny and moving stor…

Movies & TV Shows

1. After Life (2019) — Ken Otley
2. Slow Horses (2022) — Phil
3. Red Dwarf (1988) — Chancellor Thursday
4. Still Life (2013) — Cemetery Manager
5. Ghosts (2019) — Gordon
6. Derek (2013) — Geoff
7. Being Human (2009) — Ian Crumb
8. A Young Doctor's Notebook (2012) — Aleksandr (Father)
9. Life's Too Short (2011) — Bryan
10. Cuckoo (2012) — Noel
11. The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin (2024) — Philip
12. Benidorm (2007) — Dirk
13. This Time with Alan Partridge (2019) — Howard
14. The Flatshare (2022) — Al
15. Code of Silence (2025) — Mark
16. The Job Lot (2013) — Connor Pitts
17. Murder in Successville (2015) — Various Characters
18. Derek Special (2015) — Geoff
19. London Irish (2013) — Alex
20. Avoidance (2022) — Will
21. The Russell Howard Hour (2017) — Anna Mann
22. Black Ops (2023) — Pricey
23. My Eyes Are Up Here (2022) — Phil
24. Tits (2013) — Derek Hogg
25. On the Edge (2018) — Cliff Goode
26. Birdsong (2023) — Greg
27. A Family Affair (2024) — Rhys
28. Nurse (2015) — PC Terry
29. Romesh Presents (2019) — Anna Mann
30. Almost Never (2019) — AJ
31. Anna Mann - A Sketch Show for Depressives (2016) — Anna Mann
32. Anna Mann - How We Stop The Fascists (2020) — Anna Mann
33. Colin Hoult: The Death of Anna Mann (2023) — Anna Mann
34. Next of Kim (2025) — Beige Phone
35. Glitchy (2015) — Various
36. The Day They Came to Suck Out Our Brains! (2013) — Vicar 2