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Reece Shearsmith

Reece Shearsmith

Acting

Born: August 27, 1969Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK

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.

Known For
Filmography
Vampires Forever

Vampires Forever

Self

2025
Captured Souls: In Conversation with Graham Humphreys

Captured Souls: In Conversation with Graham Humphreys

Self

2025
Inside No. 9: The Party's Over

Inside No. 9: The Party's Over

Self

2024
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

Norbot (voice)

2024
Saltburn

Saltburn

Professor Ware

2023
A Brush With Comedy

A Brush With Comedy

Self

2023
See How They Run

See How They Run

John Woolf

2022
Venom: Let There Be Carnage

Venom: Let There Be Carnage

Priest

2021
In the Earth

In the Earth

Zach Whitehead

2021

Investigating The Ladykillers

2020
Tales of the Uncanny

Tales of the Uncanny

Self

2020
The League of Gentlemen - Live Again!

The League of Gentlemen - Live Again!

Various Characters

2018
The League of Gentlemen - Live Again!

The League of Gentlemen - Live Again!

Various Characters

2018
Borley Rectory

Borley Rectory

V.C Wall

2017
The Man You're Not

The Man You're Not

Reece Shearsmith

2017
The Devil of Christmas

The Devil of Christmas

2016
Bob Monkhouse: The Last Stand

Bob Monkhouse: The Last Stand

2016

Peter Kay: 20 Years of Funny

Self

2015
High-Rise

High-Rise

Nathan Steele

2015
House of Cards

House of Cards

Self

2015
The 12 Days of Christine

The 12 Days of Christine

Stranger

2015
La Couchette

La Couchette

Maxwell

2015

The Case of the High Foot

The Doctor

2014
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy

50 Years of BBC Two Comedy

Self

2014
The Harrowing

The Harrowing

Hector

2014
The Understudy

The Understudy

Jim

2014

Remembering 'Dead of Night'

2014
Tom & Gerri

Tom & Gerri

Tom

2014
A Quiet Night In

A Quiet Night In

Ray

2014
Sardines

Sardines

Stu

2014
An Adventure in Space and Time

An Adventure in Space and Time

Patrick Troughton

2013
The World's End

The World's End

Collaborator

2013
A Field in England

A Field in England

Whitehead

2013
Bad Sugar

Bad Sugar

Greg

2012
Him Indoors

Him Indoors

Gregory Brewster

2012
Eric & Ernie

Eric & Ernie

Harry Wiseman

2011
Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes

Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes

Self

2011
Psychoville Halloween Special

Psychoville Halloween Special

Various

2010
Burke & Hare

Burke & Hare

Sergeant Mackenzie

2010
The First Men in the Moon

The First Men in the Moon

Moon

2010
Peacock Season

Peacock Season

Stoaty

2010
Victoria Wood's Midlife Christmas

Victoria Wood's Midlife Christmas

2009
The Cottage

The Cottage

Peter

2008
Christmas at the Riviera

Christmas at the Riviera

Ashley

2007
The League of Gentlemen Are Behind You

The League of Gentlemen Are Behind You

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
Don't Crash: The Documentary of the Making of the Movie of the Book of the Radio Series of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'

Don't Crash: The Documentary of the Making of the Movie of the Book of the Radio Series of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'

Self - The League of Gentlemen

2005
The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse

The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse

Various Characters

2005
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Additional Vogon Voices

2005
Spaced: Skip to the End

Spaced: Skip to the End

Self

2004
Shaun of the Dead

Shaun of the Dead

Mark

2004
Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe

Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe

Viking (voice)

2002

Tales from Behind the Crypt

Self

2002
The League of Gentlemen: Live at Drury Lane

The League of Gentlemen: Live at Drury Lane

various

2001
Birthday Girl

Birthday Girl

Porter

2001
This Year's Love

This Year's Love

Tourist

1999
Auton

Auton

Dr. Daniel Matthews

1997
PROBE: Ghosts of Winterborne

PROBE: Ghosts of Winterborne

Andrew Powell

1996
PROBE: The Devil of Winterborne

PROBE: The Devil of Winterborne

Andrew Powell

1995
Highgate House of Horror

Highgate House of Horror

Mr Dandridge

1995