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Kevin Bishop
Actor

Kevin Bishop

18 Jun 1980Born
46Age
58Credits
Bromley, England, UKBirthplace

Biography

Kevin Brian Bishop is an English actor and comedian, best known for The Kevin Bishop Show, which he co-wrote with Lee Hupfield.

Bishop's first role was in Grange Hill. His second role, at age 16, was as Ben Quayle in Silent Witness. He played Stupid Brian in three episodes of My Family. He starred in Muppet Treasure Island as Jim Hawkins.

In 2005, he portrayed the late comedian Dudley Moore onstage in Pete and Dud: Come Again, a drama charting Moore's turbulent relationship with Peter Cook, which debuted at the Assembly Rooms as part of the Edinburgh Fringe before transferring to The Venue in London's West End in March 2006.

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In August 2007 he appeared as the title character in Channel 4's satirical spoof documentary "Being Tom Cruise", a spin-off of Star Stories. In September 2014, Bishop appeared in the one-man show Fully Committed at the Menier Chocolate Factory, in which he played forty characters.

In 2013, Bishop appeared in the American comedy series Super Fun Night, written by and starring Australian comedic actress Rebel Wilson. The show ran for one season.

In August 2016, Bishop starred in the revival of classic 1970s BBC sitcom Porridge. He played the role of Fletch, grandson of Ronnie Barker's original main character, locked up for cyber-crime. Originally a one-off, the show was commissioned to full series in October 2016. The first series was broadcast in October 2017 on a 6-week run on BBC One as well as the full series being released at the same time on BBC iPlayer.

In 2016, Bishop played Nigel Farage in a one-off BBC Two comedy series entitled Nigel Farage Gets His Life Back.

In 2017, Bishop became the speaking voice for 2-D, fictional lead singer of British virtual band Gorillaz

Known for

Filmography

  1. 2023SumotherhoodFilm: Random Customer in Bank
  2. 2023Greek SaladSeries: William (8 episodes)
  3. 2023Beyond ParadiseSeries: Mike Moss (1 episode)
  4. 2022Gangsta Granny Strikes AgainFilm: Flavio
  5. 2022The Love Box in Your Living RoomFilm
  6. 2021Agatha Raisin: Kissing Christmas GoodbyeFilm: Jeffrey Tamworthy
  7. 2021Paul Dood’s Deadly Lunch BreakFilm: Jack Tapp
  8. 2019Horrible Histories: The Movie — Rotten RomansFilm: German Legate
  9. 2019FlackSeries: Danny Davis (2 episodes)
  10. 2019Miracle WorkersSeries: Quizmaster (1 episode)
  11. 2018Lady Windermere's FanFilm: Lord Darlington
  12. 2017PorridgeSeries: Nigel Norman Fletcher (6 episodes)
  13. 2017StrikeSeries: Wally Cardew (2 episodes)
  14. 2017Bad MotherSeries: The Husband (2 episodes)
  15. 2017Birds Like UsFilm: Hassan (voice)
  16. 2017A Few Less MenFilm: Graham
  17. 2016Nigel Farage Gets His Life BackFilm: Nigel Farage
  18. 2016PorridgeFilm: Nigel Norman Fletcher
  19. 2016David Brent: Life on the RoadFilm: DJ
  20. 2016The Rack PackFilm: Barry Hearn
  21. 2015We're Doomed! The Dad's Army StoryFilm: James Beck
  22. 2015Documentary Now!Series: Gary Jacks (2 episodes)
  23. 2015MoonwalkersFilm: Paul
  24. 2014Inside No. 9Series: Arlo, a Fool (1 episode)
  25. 2013Super Fun NightSeries: Richard Royce (17 episodes)
  26. 2013All StarsFilm: Andy
  27. 2013PlebsSeries: Darius (1 episode)
  28. 2013May I Kill U?Film: Baz
  29. 2012Keith Lemon: The FilmFilm: Dougie
  30. 2012A Few Best MenFilm: Graham Vincent
  31. 2011My Piece of the PieFilm: Nick, Le Boxeur
  32. 2010WhitesSeries: Shay Marshall (1 episode)
  33. 2010Royal WeddingFilm: TJ
  34. 2010Channel 4's Comedy GalaSeries (6 episodes)
  35. 2009FMSeries: Dom Cox (6 episodes)
  36. 2008The Kevin Bishop ShowSeries (12 episodes)
  37. 2007Comedy ShowcaseSeries: Various, Writer (1 episode)
  38. 2007DogfaceSeries (5 episodes)
  39. 2007Irina PalmFilm: Tom
  40. 2007BenidormSeries: The Original Peter Andre (1 episode)
  41. 2006Star StoriesSeries: Various (15 episodes)
  42. 2006Hotel BabylonSeries: Adam
  43. 2005SpoonsSeries (6 episodes)
  44. 2005Love SoupSeries (1 episode)
  45. 2005Russian DollsFilm: William
  46. 2004The Last ChancersSeries: Dan (5 episodes)
  47. 2003Peep ShowSeries: Ollie (1 episode)
  48. 2002The Spanish ApartmentFilm: William
  49. 2002Food of LoveFilm: Paul Porterfield
  50. 2002Dick Whittington: The ITV PantomimeFilm: Dick Whittington
  51. 2000DoctorsSeries: Craig Prentice (1 episode)
  52. 2000The Big FinishFilm: Kevin
  53. 1996Silent WitnessSeries: Ben Quayle (2 episodes)
  54. 1996Muppet Treasure IslandFilm: Jim Hawkins
  55. 1994Pie in the SkySeries: Nicky (1 episode)
  56. 1986CasualtySeries: Nick Wilson (6 episodes)
  57. 1984The BillSeries (2 episodes)
  58. 1978Grange HillSeries: Sam Spalding (20 episodes)

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