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Reece Shearsmith

Reece Shearsmith

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

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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…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021) — Priest
  2. Shaun of the Dead (2004) — Mark
  3. The World's End (2013) — Collaborator
  4. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005) — Additional Vogon Voices
  5. Doctor Who (2005) — Rassmussen
  6. Saltburn (2023) — Professor Ware
  7. Good Omens (2019) — Furfur
  8. Foundation (2021) — Jerril
  9. 3 Body Problem (2024) — Alan Turing
  10. See How They Run (2022) — John Woolf
  11. High-Rise (2015) — Nathan Steele
  12. Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (2024) — Norbot (voice)
  13. Burke & Hare (2010) — Sergeant Mackenzie
  14. Spaced (1999) — Dexter
  15. Birthday Girl (2001) — Porter
  16. In the Earth (2021) — Zach Whitehead
  17. A Field in England (2013) — Whitehead
  18. Inside No. 9 (2014) — James
  19. The Cottage (2008) — Peter
  20. An Adventure in Space and Time (2013) — Patrick Troughton
  21. Taskmaster (2015) — Self
  22. Galavant (2015) — Neo of Sporin
  23. Would I Lie to You? (2007) — Self
  24. The League of Gentlemen (1999) — Various
  25. Psychoville (2009) — Maureen Sowerbutts / Various Characters
  26. The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse (2005) — Various Characters
  27. The Hollow Crown (2012) — Davy
  28. Horrible Histories (2009)
  29. New Tricks (2004)
  30. Chasing Shadows (2014) — DS Sean Stone
  31. Peter Kay's Car Share (2015)
  32. Stag (2016)
  33. The First Men in the Moon (2010) — Moon
  34. Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (2001) — Self
  35. The Widower (2014) — Malcolm Webster
  36. The Witchfinder (2022) — Matthew Hopkins
  37. Gadget Man (2012)
  38. Mid Morning Matters with Alan Partridge (2010) — Jasper
  39. The League of Gentlemen: Live at Drury Lane (2001) — various
  40. House of Fools (2014) — Martin

Directed

  1. Inside No. 9 (2014) — Director
  2. Highgate House of Horror (1995) — Director