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Reece Shearsmith
Actor, Writer, Producer, Director, Additional CreditsBorn August 27, 1969 (55 years)
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-culture comedy Spaced as Robot Wars-obsessed TA soldier Dexter, and played neurotic Doctor Flynn in hospital sitcom TLC alongside Alexander Armstrong.
In 2014, Shearsmith and Pemberton returned to BBC2 with a new dark comedy series called Inside No. 9. Each episode of the anthology series takes place in a different 'No. 9' location. Shearsmith and Pemberton play various characters in the series and have also directed two of the episodes.[16] Also in 2014, he starred as Malcolm Webster in ITV drama series, based on a true story, The Widower.
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-culture comedy Spaced as Robot Wars-obsessed TA soldier Dexter, and played neurotic Doctor Flynn in hospital sitcom TLC alongside Alexander Armstrong.
In 2014, Shearsmith and Pemberton returned to BBC2 with a new dark comedy series called Inside No. 9. Each episode of the anthology series takes place in a different 'No. 9' location. Shearsmith and Pemberton play various characters in the series and have also directed two of the episodes.[16] Also in 2014, he starred as Malcolm Webster in ITV drama series, based on a true story, The Widower.
Filmography
| 2024 | Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl · as Norbot (voice) |
| 2024 | 3 Body Problem (TV Series) · as Alan Turing |
| 2023 | Saltburn · as Professor Ware |
| 2022 | See How They Run · as John Woolf |
| 2022 | The Witchfinder (TV Series) · as Matthew Hopkins |
| 2021 | Venom: Let There Be Carnage · as Priest |
| 2021 | Foundation (2021) (TV Series) · as Jerril |
| 2021 | In the Earth · as Zach Whitehead |
| 2019 | The Adventures of Paddington (TV Series) · as Містер Каррі (голос) |
| 2019 | Good Omens (TV Series) · as Furfur |
| 2019 | Home (2019) (TV Series) · as Newton |
| 2018 | The League of Gentlemen - Live Again! · as Various Characters |
| 2018 | The League of Gentlemen - Live Again! · as Cast |
| 2018 | The League of Gentlemen - Live Again! · as Various Characters |
| 2017 | Borley Rectory · as V.c Wall |
| 2016 | |
| 2016 | Diddy TV (TV Series) · as Mr. Stockholm |
| 2016 | Stag (TV Series) · as Wendy |
| 2015 | High-Rise · as Nathan Steele |
| 2015 | Doctor Who: Sleep No More · as Professor Gagan Rassmussen |
| 2015 | Peter Kay's Car Share (TV Series) |
| 2015 | Galavant (TV Series) · as Neo Of Sporin |
| 2014 | Chasing Shadows (TV Series) · as Ds Sean Stone |
| 2014 | The Case of the High Foot · as The Doctor |
| 2014 | The Widower (TV Series) · as Malcolm Webster |
| 2014 | Inside No. 9 (TV Series) · as Various |
| 2014 | House of Fools (TV Series) · as Martin |
| 2013 | An Adventure in Space and Time · as Patrick Troughton |
| 2013 | The World's End · as Collaborator |
| 2013 | A Field in England · as Whitehead |
| 2013 | Psychobitches (TV Series) · as Old Mother Shipton |
| 2013 | Dr. Phibes and the Gentlemen · as Cast |
| 2012 | Gadget Man (TV Series) |
| 2012 | Hunderby (TV Series) · as Pastor John |
| 2012 | Bad Sugar · as Greg |
| 2012 | Bad Sugar (TV Series) |
| 2012 | The Hollow Crown (TV Series) · as Davy |
| 2011 | Squeamish! (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 2011 | Eric & Ernie · as Harry Wiseman |
| 2010 | Chekhov Comedy Shorts (TV Series) · as Luka |
| 2010 | Mid Morning Matters with Alan Partridge (TV Series) · as Jasper |
| 2010 | Burke and Hare · as Sergeant Mackenzie |
| 2010 | The First Men in the Moon · as Moon |
| 2010 | The Big Fat Quiz of the Year · as Maureen Sowerbutts |
| 2009 | Peacock Season · as Stoaty |
| 2009 | |
| 2009 | Psychoville (TV Series) · as Maureen Sowerbutts |
| 2009 | Horrible Histories (2009) (TV Series) |
| 2008 | The Cottage · as Peter |
| 2007 | Christmas at the Riviera · as Ashley |
| 2007 | Comedy Showcase (TV Series) · as Freddy |
| 2007 | The Abbey · as Dr. Darren |
| 2006 | The League of Gentlemen Are Behind You · as Benjamin Denton / Papa Lazarou / Pamela Doove / Ross Gaines / Cathy Carter-Smith / Ollie Plimsoles / Vinnie Whytenshawe / Mr Lisgoe / Bernice Woodall / Dean Tavalouris / Edward Tattsyrup / Geoff Tipps / Judee Levinson |
| 2006 | Free Jimmy · as Ante |
| 2005 | The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse · as Various Characters |
| 2005 | The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy · as Additional Vogon Voices |
| 2005 | Doctor Who (2005) (TV Series) · as Rassmussen |
| 2004 | Agatha Christie's Marple (TV Series) · as Inspector Huish |
| 2004 | Max & Paddy's Road to Nowhere (TV Series) · as Bobster |
| 2004 | The All Star Comedy Show · as Various Roles |
| 2004 | Shaun of the Dead · as Mark |
| 2004 | Catterick (TV Series) · as Tony |
| 2003 | Coming Up (TV Series) · as Driver |
| 2003 | New Tricks (TV Series) |
| 2002 | Robbie the Reindeer in Legend of the Lost Tribe · as Viking (voice) |
| 2002 | TLC (TV Series) |
| 2001 | The League of Gentlemen: Live at Drury Lane · as Various |
| 2001 | Birthday Girl · as Porter |
| 2000 | Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) (2000) (TV Series) |
| 1999 | The Comedy Trail: A Shaggy Dog Story · as Edward Tattsyrup |
| 1999 | Spaced (TV Series) · as Dexter |
| 1999 | This Year's Love · as Tourist |
| 1999 | The League of Gentlemen (TV Series) |
| 1998 | In The Red (TV Series) · as Journalist |
| 1998 | Alexei Sayle's Merry Go Round (TV Series) |
| 1998 | Auton 2: Sentinel · as Dr Dan Matthews |
| 1997 | Auton · as Dr. Daniel Matthews |
| 1996 | Ghosts of Winterborne · as Andrew Powell |
| 1995 | The Devil of Winterborne · as Andrew Powell |
| 1988 | London's Burning (TV Series) · as Martin |