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Mathew Baynton

Actor, Producer, Writer, Additional Credits
Born November 18, 1980 (43 years)
Mathew John Baynton (born 18 November 1980) is an English actor, writer, comedian, singer, and musician. He is best known for his numerous roles in a children’s program Horrible Histories (2009-2013), as well as Yonderland (2013-2016), where he also played various different roles, and Ghosts (2019-) where he plays Thomas Thorne; other TV series he is popular by are You, Me and the Apocalypse (2015), The Wrong Mans (2013-2014). He is also known for appearing in films such as The Falling (2015) and Bill (2015).

He is familiar as one of the stars of the hit children's television series Horrible Histories, appearing over-all five series as a singer, actor, and occasional writer. He is the creator, writer, and star of Yonderland, an eight-part family fantasy comedy series that premiered on Sky1 on 10 November 2013. He starred with the same troupe in Bill, a BBC family comedy film based loosely around the early life of William Shakespeare. The troupe also reunited in 2019 to create the BBC series Ghosts, with him appearing as a romantic poet named Thomas Thorne. He teamed with James Corden to create, write, and star in The Wrong Mans (2013–2014), a comedy-thriller for BBC Two that premiered in autumn 2013.

Other notable TV comedy roles include the recurring character of Deano in Gavin & Stacey (2008–2009); co-starring as Chris in the Darren Boyd sitcom vehicle Spy (2011–2012); and William in the 2017 black comedy series Quacks. In late 2015, Baynton starred in science fiction comedy-drama miniseries You, Me and the Apocalypse.

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Movies & Shows on Plex
  • Peep Show
  • Doc Martin
  • The Falling
  • Blandings
Known For
  • Ghosts (2019)
  • The Wrong Mans
  • You, Me and the Apocalypse
  • Bill
  • Yonderland
  • The Falling
  • A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
  • Tonight You're Mine
  • Quacks
  • Spy (2011)
  • Horrible Histories (2009)
  • Horne and Corden
  • Murder Is Easy
  • Telstar: The Joe Meek Story
  • Learners

Filmography

2024
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (TV Series) · as Elliot Ward
2023
Murder is Easy · as Dr Thomas
2023
Murder Is Easy (TV Series) · as Dr. Thomas
2023
Wonka · as Ficklegruber
2021
Ghosts (US) (TV Series) · as Actor Pete
2020
Hitmen (TV Series) · as Kieran Roberts
2019
Ghosts (2019) (TV Series) · as Thomas Thorne
2018
Vanity Fair (2018) (TV Series) · as Bute Crawley
2018
The Split (TV Series) · as Rex Pope
2017
Quacks (TV Series) · as William Agar
2017
Urban Myths (TV Series) · as Kenny Everett
2015
You, Me and the Apocalypse (TV Series) · as Jamie / Ariel
2015
Bill · as William 'bill' Shakespeare / Lord Burghley / English Messenger / Customs Official
2015
Bob the Builder (2015) (TV Series) · as Roland
2015
Thunderbirds Are Go! (TV Series) · as Crewman Hooper
2015
Drunk History (UK) (TV Series) · as Antonio Meucci
2014
The Falling · as Mr. Hopkins
2014
Inside No. 9 (TV Series) · as Ted
2013
Yonderland (TV Series) · as Various
2013
The Wrong Mans (TV Series) · as Sam
2013
Psychobitches (TV Series) · as Jesus
2013
Blandings (TV Series) · as Pongo
2012
Honest Trailers (TV Series) · as Ficklegruber (archive Footage)
2011
Death in Paradise (TV Series) · as Colin Babcock
2011
Spy (2011) (TV Series) · as Chris
2011
2011
Horrible Histories with Stephen Fry (TV Series) · as Various
2010
The Stephen K Amos Show (TV Series) · as Whale Charity Fundraiser
2010
Hereafter · as College Receptionist
2009
City Rats · as Barrista
2009
2009
Horne and Corden (TV Series)
2009
Purves + Pekkala · as Derrin
2008
2008
1234 · as Neil
2008
Telstar: The Joe Meek Story · as Ritchie Blackmore
2008
Ashes to Ashes (TV Series) · as Tom Robinson
2007
Learners · as Howard
2007
The Armstrong & Miller Show (TV Series) · as Various Characters
2007
Gavin & Stacey (TV Series) · as Deano
2007
Roman's Empire (TV Series)
2004
Doc Martin (TV Series) · as Junior Chef
2003
Peep Show (TV Series) · as Simon
1997
Bob the Builder (TV Series) · as Roland

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