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Harry Enfield
Actor, Director, Producer, Writer, Additional CreditsBorn May 30, 1961 (63 years)
Henry Richard Enfield (born 30 May 1961)is an English comedian, actor, writer and director. He is known in particular for his television work, including Harry Enfield's Television Programme and Harry & Paul, and for the creation and portrayal of comedy characters such as Kevin the Teenager, Loadsamoney, Smashie and Nicey, The Scousers, Tim Nice-But-Dim and Mr "You Don't Want to Do It Like That".
Born in Horsham, Sussex, he is the eldest of four children (and only son) of English television, radio and newspaper journalist and presenter Edward Enfield and his wife, Deirdre Jenkins. The Enfield family are descendants of the nineteenth-century philanthropist Edward Enfield.
He was educated at the independent Arundale School in Pulborough, Dorset House School, Worth School, Collyer's Sixth Form College (all in West Sussex) and the University of York, where he was a member of Derwent College and studied politics. He squatted in Hackney and worked for a while as a milkman
Enfield first came to wide public attention when appearing on Channel 4's Saturday Live as several different characters created with Paul Whitehouse. These quickly entered the national consciousness. Among these characters were Stavros, a Greek kebab shop owner with fractured English; and Loadsamoney, an obnoxious plasterer who constantly boasted about how much money he earned. The Loadsamoney character was created in reaction to the policies of the Thatcher government of the day, and took on a life of its own, sampling the songs "Money, Money" from the musical Cabaret and "Money, Money, Money" by ABBA to spawn a hit single in 1988 and a sell-out live tour.[5] In May 1988, Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock used the term loadsamoney to criticise the policies of the Conservative government and journalists began to refer to the "loadsamoney mentality" and the "loadsamoney economy".
As a foil to Loadsamoney, Enfield and Whitehouse created the Geordie "Bugger-All-Money" and in 1988 Enfield appeared as both characters during the Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute Concert at Wembley Stadium. In time, Whitehouse and Enfield became disturbed that Loadsamoney was being seen in a positive light, rather than as a satirical figure, and they had him run over during a Comic Relief Red Nose Day show while leaving the studio after presenting host Lenny Henry with "the biggest cheque of the night"—a physically huge cheque for ten pence. Enfield created "Tory Boy", a character which portrayed a young male Conservative Member of Parliament (MP).
Born in Horsham, Sussex, he is the eldest of four children (and only son) of English television, radio and newspaper journalist and presenter Edward Enfield and his wife, Deirdre Jenkins. The Enfield family are descendants of the nineteenth-century philanthropist Edward Enfield.
He was educated at the independent Arundale School in Pulborough, Dorset House School, Worth School, Collyer's Sixth Form College (all in West Sussex) and the University of York, where he was a member of Derwent College and studied politics. He squatted in Hackney and worked for a while as a milkman
Enfield first came to wide public attention when appearing on Channel 4's Saturday Live as several different characters created with Paul Whitehouse. These quickly entered the national consciousness. Among these characters were Stavros, a Greek kebab shop owner with fractured English; and Loadsamoney, an obnoxious plasterer who constantly boasted about how much money he earned. The Loadsamoney character was created in reaction to the policies of the Thatcher government of the day, and took on a life of its own, sampling the songs "Money, Money" from the musical Cabaret and "Money, Money, Money" by ABBA to spawn a hit single in 1988 and a sell-out live tour.[5] In May 1988, Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock used the term loadsamoney to criticise the policies of the Conservative government and journalists began to refer to the "loadsamoney mentality" and the "loadsamoney economy".
As a foil to Loadsamoney, Enfield and Whitehouse created the Geordie "Bugger-All-Money" and in 1988 Enfield appeared as both characters during the Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute Concert at Wembley Stadium. In time, Whitehouse and Enfield became disturbed that Loadsamoney was being seen in a positive light, rather than as a satirical figure, and they had him run over during a Comic Relief Red Nose Day show while leaving the studio after presenting host Lenny Henry with "the biggest cheque of the night"—a physically huge cheque for ten pence. Enfield created "Tory Boy", a character which portrayed a young male Conservative Member of Parliament (MP).
Known For
Filmography
| 2025 | Jazz Emu: Ego Death · as Therapist |
| 2022 | Prince Andrew: The Musical · as Tony Blair |
| 2022 | |
| 2022 | The Contract · as Minister Of State |
| 2020 | Here We Go (TV Series) · as Edgar |
| 2019 | Greatest Chocolate Adverts of All Time · as Dime Bar Advert |
| 2019 | Island of Dreams · as Richard Branson |
| 2016 | Swallows and Amazons · as Mr. Jackson |
| 2016 | Upstart Crow (TV Series) · as John Shakespeare |
| 2016 | The Windsors (TV Series) · as Prince Charles |
| 2015 | Walliams & Friend (TV Series) · as Various |
| 2015 | The Bad Education Movie · as Martin Wickers |
| 2015 | Scottish Mussel · as Bill |
| 2014 | Asterix and Obelix: Mansion of the Gods · as Petiminus |
| 2014 | Harry & Paul's Story of the 2s · as Simon Schama / Bob Ferris / Barry Cryer / Jacob Bronowski / Eric Idle / John Cheese-Shop-Sketch / Basil Fawlty / Cherri 'terry' Jones / John Major / Margaret Thatcher / Lord Howe / Mel Smith / Rowan Atkinson / Jonathan Lloyd-Cambridge / Stephen Fry / Lord Melchett / Blackadder / Alan Bennett / Jim Broadbentovich / Vyvyan / Michael Gambon / David Brent / Tim Rice-But-Dim / Tim Nice-But-Brooke-Taylor / Arthur Pinta-Lager / Germaine Dreary / Mark Egghead / Lord Sugar / John Torode / Paul Hollywood / Ian Hislop / David Mitchell / Diddy Andy Parsons / Various |
| 2014 | Duck Quacks Don't Echo (UK) (TV Series) |
| 2013 | Psychobitches (TV Series) · as 'mrs.' Alfred Hitchcock |
| 2013 | It's Kevin (TV Series) · as Grandad |
| 2013 | |
| 2012 | Blur Parklive · as Tea Lady - Parklife |
| 2012 | How to Behave · as Cleaning Lady |
| 2012 | Citizen Khan (TV Series) · as Andy |
| 2012 | Bad Education (TV Series) · as Martin Wickers |
| 2012 | Acts of Godfrey · as Malcolm |
| 2011 | Comic Relief: Uptown Downstairs Abbey · as Earl Of Grantham |
| 2011 | Preferably Blue · as Easter Bunny |
| 2010 | |
| 2009 | Comic Relief 2009 · as John Lewis |
| 2007 | Robbie the Reindeer in Close Encounters of the Herd Kind · as Old Jingle (voice) |
| 2007 | Memoirs of a Cigarette · as Wayne Slob |
| 2007 | Ruddy Hell! It's Harry & Paul (TV Series) |
| 2007 | Skins (TV Series) · as Jim Stonem |
| 2006 | Star Stories (TV Series) · as Elvis Costello |
| 2004 | Classic British Aircraft (TV Series) |
| 2004 | Agatha Christie's Marple (TV Series) · as Richard Symmington |
| 2004 | Churchill: The Hollywood Years · as King George Vi |
| 2004 | Stella Street · as Narrator (voice) (uncredited) |
| 2004 | Tooth · as Plug |
| 2003 | More Great Comedy Moments · as Nicey |
| 2002 | Robbie the Reindeer in Legend of the Lost Tribe · as Old Jingle (voice) |
| 2002 | Look Around You (TV Series) · as Tchaikvosky's Ghost |
| 2002 | |
| 2002 | RI:SE (TV Series) |
| 2001 | We Know Where You Live. Live! · as Nicey |
| 2001 | Harry Enfield Presents (TV Series) · as Multi Characters |
| 2000 | The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades · as Julio The Chauffeur |
| 2000 | Harry Enfield's Brand Spanking New Show (TV Series) · as Cornish Ladies Man, Hitler, David Beckham, Strange Bob, The Pharmacist, Small Bloke, Captain Nemo |
| 2000 | Monkey Trousers (TV Series) |
| 2000 | Kevin & Perry Go Large · as Kevin |
| 1999 | The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything · as Tim Nice-But-Dim |
| 1999 | |
| 1999 | Hooves of Fire · as Old Jingle (voice) |
| 1999 | |
| 1998 | What Rats Won't Do · as Verger |
| 1997 | |
| 1994 | Harry Enfield and Chums (TV Series) |
| 1994 | Filth! · as Mr. Cholmondley-Warner |
| 1994 | Smashie and Nicey, the End of an Era · as Dave Nice |
| 1994 | Smashie and Nicey's Top of the Pops Party · as Nicey |
| 1993 | |
| 1993 | Bob and Margaret (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1993 | |
| 1992 | The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (TV Series) · as Chauffeur |
| 1992 | Men Behaving Badly (TV Series) · as Dermot Povey |
| 1991 | Roger Mellie - The Man on the Telly (TV Series) · as Tom |
| 1991 | Gone to the Dogs (TV Series) · as Little Jim Morley |
| 1991 | Noel's House Party (TV Series) · as Smashie |
| 1991 | Comic Relief · as Dave 'nicey' Nice |
| 1990 | Harry Enfield's Television Programme (TV Series) |
| 1990 | Billy the Fish · as All Voices |
| 1989 | Sir Norbert Smith, a Life · as Sir Norbert Smith |
| 1988 | Barney (TV Series) · as Roger |
| 1988 | Friday Night Live (TV Series) |
| 1988 | Blackadder: The Cavalier Years · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1988 | Comic Relief · as Stavros |
| 1988 | Hysteria! Hysteria! Hysteria! · as Stavros |
| 1987 | French & Saunders (TV Series) |
| 1987 | Filthy Rich & Catflap (TV Series) · as Julian |
| 1986 | Hale & Pace (TV Series) · as Various |
| 1985 | Girls on Top (TV Series) · as Dr. Banks |
| 1985 | Saturday Live (TV Series) |
| 1984 | Spitting Image (TV Series) |
| 1982 | The Comic Strip Presents... (TV Series) · as Alistair |