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Kevin Eldon
Actor, Writer, Additional CreditsBorn October 3, 1960 (64 years)
Kevin Eldon is a British Actor, Comedian and Songwriter. He featured in the major British TV comedies of the 1990s including Fist of Fun, Knowing Me, Knowing You with Alan Partridge, Big Train, Brass Eye and Jam. In 2013, Eldon appeared in his own BBC sketch series It's Kevin. He has also appeared in minor speaking roles in the HBO series Game of Thrones. Eldon was born in Chatham, Kent. He has been a practising Buddhist since 1990. He has two children with his wife Holly, who he met in late 2005 on the set of Hyperdrive, where she was the art director.
Eldon occupies half a page in Oliver Gray's book called Volume – A Cautionary Tale of Rock and Roll Obsession; this includes coverage of punk-era Hampshire where, in late 1978, with two schoolmates from Bay House School, Gosport, Eldon started a band named Virginia Doesn't. Virginia Doesn't's career peaked with a session broadcast on Radio One's John Peel Show on 18 October 1979. In early 1980, Virginia Doesn't morphed into The Time, in which Eldon was again the front man. The Time recorded and performed from April 1980 until August 1982, during which time the band gigged extensively and played support slots with The Jam, Joe Jackson's Jumpin' Jive and Bad Manners. The Time had songs included on several self-released tape compilations, although they never secured a recording contract. In August 1982, The Time became Gerry Hackett & The Fringes, a spoof Sixties revival band. On 6 November 1983 Gerry Hackett & The Fringes appeared on BBC South's 'The Cellar Show' presented by John Sessions. Eldon started on the stand-up circuit in the early 1990s performing an act in-character as the political poet Paul Hamilton, but has also, on occasion, done stand-up as himself.
On the circuit, Eldon formed a friendship with stand-up comedian Stewart Lee, which would later lead to an invitation to work with him on the radio series Lee & Herring's Fist of Fun with Lee's comedy partner Richard Herring. Lee and Herring would usually refer to him as "the actor Kevin Eldon", in reference to his claim to being an actor rather than a comedian. Eldon's work sat well with that of Lee and Herring, and he continued to work with them on many of their projects, including The Lee & Herring Radio Show, Fist of Fun and This Morning with Richard Not Judy. He played recurring characters Simon Quinlank (the self-styled "King of Hobbies") and 'Rod Hull', a nonsensical version of Rod Hull with a prosthetic limb and an obsession with jelly, especially the 'green' variety. In 1994 and 1997, he appeared at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival as part the comedy troupe Cluub Zarathustra; other comedians in the troupe including Roger Mann, Johnny Vegas, Simon Munnery, and later Stewart Lee. They were given a Channel 4 pilot, which led to the television series Attention Scum! The book You Are Nothing by Robert Wringham praises the performers' talent. From March 2009, Eldon appeared in Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle in a number of the show's sketches most often with Paul Putner.
Eldon occupies half a page in Oliver Gray's book called Volume – A Cautionary Tale of Rock and Roll Obsession; this includes coverage of punk-era Hampshire where, in late 1978, with two schoolmates from Bay House School, Gosport, Eldon started a band named Virginia Doesn't. Virginia Doesn't's career peaked with a session broadcast on Radio One's John Peel Show on 18 October 1979. In early 1980, Virginia Doesn't morphed into The Time, in which Eldon was again the front man. The Time recorded and performed from April 1980 until August 1982, during which time the band gigged extensively and played support slots with The Jam, Joe Jackson's Jumpin' Jive and Bad Manners. The Time had songs included on several self-released tape compilations, although they never secured a recording contract. In August 1982, The Time became Gerry Hackett & The Fringes, a spoof Sixties revival band. On 6 November 1983 Gerry Hackett & The Fringes appeared on BBC South's 'The Cellar Show' presented by John Sessions. Eldon started on the stand-up circuit in the early 1990s performing an act in-character as the political poet Paul Hamilton, but has also, on occasion, done stand-up as himself.
On the circuit, Eldon formed a friendship with stand-up comedian Stewart Lee, which would later lead to an invitation to work with him on the radio series Lee & Herring's Fist of Fun with Lee's comedy partner Richard Herring. Lee and Herring would usually refer to him as "the actor Kevin Eldon", in reference to his claim to being an actor rather than a comedian. Eldon's work sat well with that of Lee and Herring, and he continued to work with them on many of their projects, including The Lee & Herring Radio Show, Fist of Fun and This Morning with Richard Not Judy. He played recurring characters Simon Quinlank (the self-styled "King of Hobbies") and 'Rod Hull', a nonsensical version of Rod Hull with a prosthetic limb and an obsession with jelly, especially the 'green' variety. In 1994 and 1997, he appeared at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival as part the comedy troupe Cluub Zarathustra; other comedians in the troupe including Roger Mann, Johnny Vegas, Simon Munnery, and later Stewart Lee. They were given a Channel 4 pilot, which led to the television series Attention Scum! The book You Are Nothing by Robert Wringham praises the performers' talent. From March 2009, Eldon appeared in Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle in a number of the show's sketches most often with Paul Putner.
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Filmography
| 2024 | My Lady Jane (TV Series) · as Dr. Butts |
| 2024 | 3 Body Problem (TV Series) · as Sir Thomas More |
| 2023 | Napoleon · as Dr Corvisart |
| 2023 | Hijack (TV Series) · as Devlin |
| 2023 | Best Interests (TV Series) · as Dr. Sendak |
| 2022 | Don't Hug Me I'm Scared (2022) (TV Series) · as Coffin (voice) |
| 2022 | Am I Being Unreasonable? (TV Series) · as Sky Engineer |
| 2022 | The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (TV Series) · as Narvi |
| 2022 | Pistol (TV Series) · as Bill Grundy |
| 2022 | The Chelsea Detective (TV Series) · as Roy Colin |
| 2022 | The Responder (TV Series) · as Neil |
| 2022 | Trigger Point (2022) (TV Series) · as Jeff Washington |
| 2021 | The Larkins (2021) (TV Series) · as Howard |
| 2021 | Wolfe (TV Series) · as Vincent Frayn |
| 2021 | Shadow and Bone (TV Series) · as The Apparat |
| 2020 | Truth Seekers (TV Series) · as Jack |
| 2020 | Six Minutes to Midnight · as Sergeant Simmons |
| 2020 | Devils (TV Series) · as John Davenport |
| 2020 | Miss Scarlet (TV Series) · as Jacob Bunce |
| 2019 | Criminal: United Kingdom (TV Series) · as Michael Walker |
| 2019 | Sanditon (TV Series) · as Reverend Hankins |
| 2019 | Dad's Army: The Lost Episodes (TV Series) · as Lcpl. Jack Jones |
| 2019 | Cavendish (TV Series) · as Rollie Tennessen |
| 2018 | Johnny English Strikes Again · as Mi7 Night Duty Agent |
| 2018 | Hang Ups (TV Series) · as Terry Sparkes |
| 2018 | Eaten by Lions · as Ken |
| 2018 | Matt Hatter Chronicles: Rise of Primal · as Tenoroc (voice) |
| 2017 | |
| 2017 | Call Me Alvy · as Dr. Rubenstein |
| 2017 | Murder on the Blackpool Express · as Kevin |
| 2017 | Gunpowder (TV Series) · as Sir John Hawksworth |
| 2017 | Timewasters (TV Series) · as Professor John Logie Baird |
| 2017 | Decline and Fall (TV Series) · as Mr. Levy |
| 2017 | The Halcyon (TV Series) · as George Parry |
| 2016 | The Crown (TV Series) · as Priest Michael |
| 2016 | The Comedian's Guide to Survival · as Nick Secker |
| 2016 | Damned (2016) (TV Series) · as Martin Bickerstaff |
| 2016 | Lost Sitcoms (TV Series) · as John Vere |
| 2016 | The Five (TV Series) · as Shaun Leonard Jones |
| 2016 | Stan Lee's Lucky Man (TV Series) · as Game Master |
| 2015 | Jekyll and Hyde (TV Series) · as Landlord Of The Black Dog |
| 2015 | Bull (2015) (TV Series) · as Mr. Mumford |
| 2015 | The Last Kingdom (TV Series) · as Bishop Erkenwald |
| 2015 | The Kennedys (2015) (TV Series) · as Brian |
| 2015 | Danger Mouse (2015) (TV Series) · as Penfold (voice) |
| 2015 | Brilliantman! · as Brilliantman |
| 2015 | Cradle to Grave (TV Series) |
| 2015 | Hoff the Record (TV Series) · as Anton De Vries |
| 2015 | Up All Night · as Mr. Prim |
| 2014 | Set Fire to the Stars · as Stanley |
| 2014 | Harry & Paul's Story of the 2s · as Derek Jacobi / Claudius / Bob Harris-Tweedious / Griff Rhys-Jones / Tim Mcinnerny / Various |
| 2014 | Mr. Sloane (TV Series) · as Dole Officer |
| 2014 | Cuban Fury · as Neighbour |
| 2014 | Brian Pern (TV Series) · as Lennie Monkton |
| 2014 | Detectorists (TV Series) · as Auctioneer |
| 2014 | Inside No. 9 (TV Series) · as Vince |
| 2013 | Death Comes to Pemberley (TV Series) · as Dr. Mcfee |
| 2013 | Crackanory (TV Series) · as Neville Jebediah Smith |
| 2013 | Psychobitches (TV Series) · as Witch Of Endor |
| 2013 | It's Kevin (TV Series) · as Kevin / Various |
| 2013 | Utopia (TV Series) · as Tony Bradley |
| 2013 | Great Night Out (TV Series) · as Norman |
| 2012 | Hunderby (TV Series) · as John Whiffin |
| 2012 | Them From That Thing (TV Series) · as Various |
| 2012 | The Wedding Video · as Andrew |
| 2012 | Playhouse Presents (TV Series) · as Martin |
| 2011 | The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff (TV Series) · as Servegood |
| 2011 | Hugo · as Policeman |
| 2011 | Arthur Christmas · as Elf (voice) |
| 2011 | Matt Hatter Chronicles (TV Series) · as Tenoroc |
| 2011 | Connected · as Customer |
| 2011 | Death in Paradise (TV Series) · as Jeremy Herbert |
| 2011 | Game of Thrones (TV Series) · as Camello |
| 2011 | All Consuming Love: Man in a Cat · as Yorkie Pilgrim |
| 2011 | How TV Ruined Your Life (TV Series) |
| 2010 | Little Crackers (TV Series) · as Ron Johnways |
| 2010 | Harry Hill's Little Internet Show (TV Series) · as Window Cleaner |
| 2010 | 1 Non Blonde: Down Under (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 2010 | Mongrels (TV Series) · as Photographer |
| 2010 | Four Lions · as Sniper |
| 2010 | Lizzie and Sarah · as Rick |
| 2010 | This is Jinsy (TV Series) · as Edery Molt |
| 2009 | Campus (2011) (TV Series) · as Doctor |
| 2009 | Horrible Histories (2009) (TV Series) |
| 2009 | Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle (TV Series) |
| 2008 | Dead Set (TV Series) · as Joplin |
| 2008 | Merlin (TV Series) · as Trickler |
| 2008 | Faintheart · as Alan |
| 2007 | Heroes and Villains (TV Series) |
| 2007 | Comedy Showcase (TV Series) · as Inspector Tony Marks |
| 2007 | |
| 2007 | Ruddy Hell! It's Harry & Paul (TV Series) |
| 2007 | The Yellow House · as Jaques |
| 2007 | Hot Fuzz · as Sergeant Tony Fisher |
| 2007 | Skins (TV Series) · as Manfred |
| 2007 | M.I. High (TV Series) · as Space Controller |
| 2006 | Robin Hood (TV Series) |
| 2006 | Saxondale (TV Series) · as Martin |
| 2006 | Mayo (TV Series) |
| 2006 | The IT Crowd (TV Series) · as French Tech Support |
| 2006 | Hotel Babylon (TV Series) · as Jury Clerk |
| 2006 | Hyperdrive (TV Series) · as First Officer Eduardo Pauline York |
| 2005 | Who I Am and What I Want · as Pete |
| 2005 | Funland (TV Series) |
| 2005 | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory · as Man With Dog |
| 2005 | Popetown (TV Series) · as Cardinal Two (voice) |
| 2005 | Doctor Who (2005) (TV Series) · as Ribbons |
| 2005 | Nathan Barley (TV Series) · as Nikolai The Barber |
| 2005 | Twisted Tales (UK) (TV Series) |
| 2004 | The Comic Side of 7 Days (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 2004 | Who Do You Think You Are · as Miles (voice) |
| 2004 | The Last Chancers (TV Series) · as Karl |
| 2004 | Churchill: The Hollywood Years · as Sax Player |
| 2004 | Bill Bailey: Part Troll · as Member Of Kraftwerk |
| 2004 | Piccadilly Jim · as Wizzy Wisbeach |
| 2004 | Green Wing (TV Series) · as Scissors Bentley |
| 2004 | I am Not an Animal (TV Series) · as Hugh The Monkey (voice) |
| 2004 | Murder City (TV Series) |
| 2004 | Hustle (TV Series) · as Anxious |
| 2004 | Nighty Night (TV Series) · as Terry Tyrrell |
| 2003 | Spine Chillers (TV Series) · as Matt |
| 2003 | Comic Relief 2003: The Big Hair Do · as Brian - Contestant (segment "blankety Blank") |
| 2003 | New Tricks (TV Series) · as Dr Neville Moroni |
| 2002 | 15 Storeys High (TV Series) · as Nev |
| 2002 | Look Around You (TV Series) · as Tony Rudd |
| 2001 | Combat Sheep · as Cooper (voice) |
| 2001 | High Heels and Low Lifes · as Mcgill |
| 2001 | Doctor Who: Death Comes to Time (TV Series) · as Antimony |
| 2001 | World of Pub (TV Series) |
| 2001 | Comic Relief: Say Pants to Poverty · as Vicar |
| 2001 | Attention Scum (TV Series) |
| 2000 | Black Books (TV Series) · as Cleaner |
| 2000 | Jam (TV Series) · as Various |
| 1999 | Hippies (TV Series) |
| 1999 | Spaced (TV Series) · as Agent |
| 1999 | Bostock's Cup · as Cast |
| 1999 | Smack the Pony (TV Series) · as Various Characters |
| 1999 | Angry Kid (TV Series) · as Miles |
| 1998 | Comedy Lab (TV Series) · as Lumpt |
| 1998 | Big Train (TV Series) |
| 1998 | In The Red (TV Series) |
| 1998 | This Morning with Richard Not Judy (TV Series) |
| 1998 | Comedy Nation (TV Series) · as Various Roles |
| 1997 | I'm Alan Partridge (TV Series) · as Mike Sampson |
| 1997 | Midsomer Murders (TV Series) · as Terry 'groucho' Bellini |
| 1997 | Brass Eye (TV Series) · as Prison Officer |
| 1996 | Lee & Herring Live · as Simon Quinlank |
| 1996 | Silent Witness (TV Series) · as Di Dan Mason |
| 1995 | Fist of Fun (TV Series) |
| 1994 | Knowing Me, Knowing You with Alan Partridge (TV Series) · as Fanny Thomas |
| 1994 | Blue Heaven (TV Series) · as Waiter 1 |
| 1994 | Fantasy Football: The Video · as Honky Tonk |
| 1988 | Red Dwarf (TV Series) · as 4 Of 27 |
| 1985 | EastEnders (TV Series) · as Victor |
| 1966 | Fahrenheit 451 · as Robert - First Schoolboy (uncredited) |