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Aliases: 里斯·希尔史密斯

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK

Homepage: https://www.pbjmanagement.co.uk/artists/reece-shearsmith

Movie Involvements: 65

TV Involvements: 19


Most Famous Work

Biography

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.

Most Famous Work

Doctor Who
Average
8

Doctor Who

(2005) Rassmussen
Foundation
Average
8

Foundation

(2021) Jerril
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
Average
8
The Adventures of Paddington
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8

The Adventures of Paddington

(2019) Містер Каррі (голос)
3 Body Problem
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8

3 Body Problem

(2024) Alan Turing
Celebrity Catchphrase
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0

Celebrity Catchphrase

(2018) Self - Contestant
Venom: Let There Be Carnage
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7
The Hollow Crown
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7

The Hollow Crown

(2012) Davy

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2024 Self
Norbot (voice)
Alan Turing
2023 Professor Ware
Self
2022 John Woolf
Matthew Hopkins
2021 Priest
Jerril
Zach Whitehead
2020 N/A
Self
2019 Містер Каррі (голос)
Furfur
William Shakespeare
2018 Various Characters
Various Characters
Reverend Neil / Reece
Self - Contestant
Self - Guest
Henry
2017 V.C Wall
Reece Shearsmith
2016 N/A
Mr. Stockholm
Wendy
2015 Self
Nathan Steele
N/A
Neo of Sporin
DS Sean Stone
Self
N/A
The Doctor
Self
Self
Malcolm Webster
N/A
James
Scaramouche, a Soldier
Simon Smethurst
Urban Bedford
Brian
Eric
Gerry
Damon
Jonah
Doug
Maurice
Henry
Tommy
Viktor
Max
Nick
Clive
Drew
Ray
Stu
Jim
Hector
Tom
Stranger
Maxwell
Brendan
Terry
Neville Griffin
Maureen / Mr Jelly
Mr Warren
Alex
George
Pat
Aidan
S/PC Varney
Self
Tyler
Archie
Greg
David
Laurence
Alan Curtis
Barnabus
Ronnie
Dominic
Rudolph
Norman
Edward
Pierce
Chas
Martin
2013 Patrick Troughton
Collaborator
Whitehead
N/A
2012 N/A
Greg
Davy
Gregory Brewster
2011 Narrator
Self
Harry Wiseman
2010 Jasper
Various
Sergeant Mackenzie
Moon
N/A
Stoaty
2009 N/A
Self
Maureen Sowerbutts
N/A
2008 Peter
2007 Ashley
Freddy
Self
Himself
2006 Self
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
N/A
2005 Self - The League of Gentlemen
Various Characters
Additional Vogon Voices
Rassmussen
2004 Self
Mark
Tony
N/A
2002 Viking (voice)
N/A
2001 various
Self
Porter
2000 N/A
N/A
1999 Dexter
Tourist
N/A
1998 Journalist
N/A
Dr Dan Matthews
1997 Dr. Daniel Matthews
1996 Andrew Powell
N/A
1995 Andrew Powell
Mr Dandridge
Bagman (voice)
N/A
Alastair
Year Character Movie/Tv

Writing

Directing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2014 Director
1995 Director
Year Role Movie/Tv

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
2014 Associate Producer
2009 Producer
2005 Executive Producer
Year Role Movie/Tv

Creator

Year Role Movie/Tv
2014 Creator
2009 Creator
1999 Creator
Year Role Movie/Tv

Crew

Year Role Movie/Tv
Year Role Movie/Tv

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