Bill Bailey

Bill Bailey

Known for
Acting
Born
January 13, 1964 (age 62)
Birthplace
Bath, Somerset, England

Biography

Bill Bailey (born Mark Bailey; January 13, 1964) is an English stand-up comedian, musician and actor. As well as his extensive stand-up work, Bailey is well known for his appearances on Have I Got News for You, Never Mind the Buzzcocks, QI and Black Books. Bailey was listed by The Observer as one of the 50 funniest acts in British comedy in 2003. In 2007 and again in 2010, he was voted the 7th greatest stand-up comic on Channel 4's 100 Greatest Stand-Ups. Bill Bailey is a patron of International Animal Rescue. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bill Bailey, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Known For

Photos

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Filmography

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Have I Got a Bit More News for You poster

Have I Got a Bit More News for You

TV · as Self - Presenter · 7 eps

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Ingenious

Ingenious

TV · as Self - Host · 4 eps

2026
Bill Bailey: Thoughtifier poster

Bill Bailey: Thoughtifier

Movie · as Self

2026
Ride or Die poster

Ride or Die

TV · as Elijah · 3 eps

2026
The Reluctant Vampire poster

The Reluctant Vampire

TV · as Guy the Gargoyle · 6 eps

2026
Bill Bailey's Korea poster

Bill Bailey's Korea

TV · as Self / Host · 6 eps

2025
Bill Bailey’s Vietnam poster

Bill Bailey’s Vietnam

TV · as Self - Host · 6 eps

2024
Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps poster

Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps

Movie · as The Donkey (voice)

2024
Perfect Pub Walks poster

Perfect Pub Walks

TV · as Self - Presenter · 4 eps

2024
Bring the Drama poster

Bring the Drama

TV · as Self - Presenter · 6 eps

2023
The Smeds and the Smoos poster

The Smeds and the Smoos

Movie · as Grandfather Smed (voice)

2023
Bill Bailey's Australian Adventure poster

Bill Bailey's Australian Adventure

TV · as Self - Presenter · 4 eps

2022
The Fringe, Fame and Me poster

The Fringe, Fame and Me

Movie · as Self

2022
Bill Bailey's Master Crafters poster

Bill Bailey's Master Crafters

TV · as Self - Presenter · 8 eps

2022
The John Bishop Show poster

The John Bishop Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2022
Take 5 with Zan Rowe poster

Take 5 with Zan Rowe

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2022
Best & Bester poster

Best & Bester

TV · as Grumpy Pants (Voice) · 52 eps

2022
Extraordinary Portraits poster

Extraordinary Portraits

TV · as Self - Presenter / Narrator · 18 eps

2021
Bill Bailey: Larks in Transit poster

Bill Bailey: Larks in Transit

Movie · as Self

2021
Worzel Gummidge: Calliope Jane poster

Worzel Gummidge: Calliope Jane

Movie · as Mr Peregrine

2021
Christmas Comedy Club with Lost Voice Guy poster

Christmas Comedy Club with Lost Voice Guy

Movie · as Self

2021
This Is My House poster

This Is My House

TV · as Self · 6 eps

2021
Patriot Brains poster

Patriot Brains

TV · as Host · 10 eps

2021
Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains poster

Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains

TV · as Guest · 1 ep

2021
The Cheap Seats poster

The Cheap Seats

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2021
Paul O'Grady's Saturday Night Line Up poster

Paul O'Grady's Saturday Night Line Up

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2020
Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse poster

Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse

Movie · as Bona Fide Gent

2020
Michael McIntyre's The Wheel poster

Michael McIntyre's The Wheel

TV · as Self - Expert · 3 eps

2020
Between the Covers poster

Between the Covers

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2020
McDonald & Dodds poster

McDonald & Dodds

TV · as Paul Watt - Radio DJ (voice) · 1 ep

2019
My Life Is Murder poster

My Life Is Murder

TV · as Enzo Pavone · 1 ep

2019
Hypothetical poster

Hypothetical

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2019
Celebrity Gogglebox poster

Celebrity Gogglebox

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2018
Bill Bailey: Limboland poster

Bill Bailey: Limboland

Movie · as Self

2018
We Are Most Amused and Amazed poster

We Are Most Amused and Amazed

Movie · as Self

2018
In the Long Run poster

In the Long Run

TV · as Bagpipes · 19 eps

2018
Celebrity Catchphrase poster

Celebrity Catchphrase

TV · as Self - Contestant · 1 ep

2017
Sloppy Massage Sluts 2: Anal Edition poster

Sloppy Massage Sluts 2: Anal Edition

Movie

2017
LEGO Masters poster

LEGO Masters

TV · as Guest Judge · 1 ep

2017
Walks with My Dog poster

Walks with My Dog

TV · as Self · 4 eps

2016
Nature's Perfect Partners

Nature's Perfect Partners

Movie · as Narrator

2016
The Grand Tour poster

The Grand Tour

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2016
Michael McIntyre's Big Show poster

Michael McIntyre's Big Show

TV · as Self - Performer · 1 ep

2015
Michael McIntyre's Easter Night at the Coliseum poster

Michael McIntyre's Easter Night at the Coliseum

Movie · as Self

2015
Funny Valentines

Funny Valentines

TV · as William/Craig/Bill · 1 ep

2014
Nature's Misfits poster

Nature's Misfits

Movie · as Narrator

2014
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy poster

50 Years of BBC Two Comedy

Movie · as Self

2014
The Comedy Vaults: BBC2's Hidden Treasure

The Comedy Vaults: BBC2's Hidden Treasure

Movie · as Self

2014
Big Butts Like It Big: Brunette Edition poster

Big Butts Like It Big: Brunette Edition

Movie

2014
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled poster

Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled

TV · as Self · 3 eps

2014
Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly) poster

Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2014
Alan Davies Après-Ski poster

Alan Davies Après-Ski

TV · 1 ep

2013
Bill Bailey: Qualmpeddler poster

Bill Bailey: Qualmpeddler

Movie · as Self

2013
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown poster

8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

TV · as Self - Dictionary Corner · 2 eps

2013
What a Load of Buzzcocks poster

What a Load of Buzzcocks

TV · as Self - Team Captain · 8 eps

2013
Julia Zemiro's Home Delivery poster

Julia Zemiro's Home Delivery

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2013
Bill Bailey's Jungle Hero poster

Bill Bailey's Jungle Hero

TV · as Himself - Presenter · 2 eps

2013
The Last Leg poster

The Last Leg

TV · as Self · 3 eps

2013
It's Kevin poster

It's Kevin

TV · as Various · 1 ep

2013
Have You Been Paying Attention? poster

Have You Been Paying Attention?

TV · as Self - Panellist · 1 ep

2012
Evidently... John Cooper Clarke poster

Evidently... John Cooper Clarke

Movie · as Self

2012
Gadget Man poster

Gadget Man

TV · 1 ep

2011
Chalet Girl poster

Chalet Girl

Movie · as Bill Matthews

2011
Making Qi poster

Making Qi

Movie · as Self

2011
Pythagasaurus poster

Pythagasaurus

Movie · as Ig

2011
Doctor Who: The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe poster

Doctor Who: The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe

Movie · as Droxil

2011
Baboons with Bill Bailey poster

Baboons with Bill Bailey

TV · as Himself - Presenter · 8 eps

2010
Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang poster

Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang

Movie · as Farmer Macreadie

2010
Burke & Hare poster

Burke & Hare

Movie · as Angus

2010
Bill Bailey: Dandelion Mind poster

Bill Bailey: Dandelion Mind

Movie · as Himself

2010
Bill Bailey's Birdwatching Bonanza poster

Bill Bailey's Birdwatching Bonanza

TV · as Presenter · 6 eps

2010
Little Crackers poster

Little Crackers

TV · as Bill · 1 ep

2009
Bill Bailey's Remarkable Guide to the Orchestra poster

Bill Bailey's Remarkable Guide to the Orchestra

Movie · as Himself

2009
Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation poster

Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation

TV · 1 ep

2009
Live from Studio Five poster

Live from Studio Five

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2008
Bill Bailey: Tinselworm poster

Bill Bailey: Tinselworm

Movie · as Himself

2008
We Are Most Amused poster

We Are Most Amused

Movie · as Self

2008
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments poster

Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments

Movie · as Self

2008
Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga poster

Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga

Movie · as Self

2007
Hot Fuzz poster

Hot Fuzz

Movie · as Sergeant Turner

2007
Skins poster

Skins

TV · as Walter · 2 eps

2007
More Dawn French's Boys Who Do: Comedy poster

More Dawn French's Boys Who Do: Comedy

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2007
The Graham Norton Show poster

The Graham Norton Show

TV · as Self · 11 eps

2007
Dawn French's Boys Who Do Comedy poster

Dawn French's Boys Who Do Comedy

TV · as Self · 3 eps

2006
TV Heaven, Telly Hell poster

TV Heaven, Telly Hell

TV · 1 ep

2006
The One Show poster

The One Show

TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps

2006
Robins poster

Robins

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2006
Wild Thing: I Love You

Wild Thing: I Love You

TV · as Presenter · 10 eps

2005
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy poster

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Movie · as The Whale (voice)

2005
Comic Aid

Comic Aid

Movie

2005
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' poster

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'

Movie · as Self (uncredited)

2005
Spicks and Specks poster

Spicks and Specks

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson poster

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2005
Final Chance to Save poster

Final Chance to Save

TV · as Himself · 1 ep

2004
Bill Bailey: Part Troll poster

Bill Bailey: Part Troll

Movie · as Himself

2004
Spaced: Skip to the End poster

Spaced: Skip to the End

Movie · as Self

2004
Black Dolls poster

Black Dolls

Movie · as Manny Bianco (Voice)

2004
Hustle poster

Hustle

TV · as Cyclops · 3 eps

2003
QI poster

QI

TV · as Self, Self - Panellist (archive footage) · 48 eps

2002
Top Gear poster

Top Gear

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2002
Fifth Gear poster

Fifth Gear

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2002
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway poster

Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

TV · as Dr. Russ · 1 ep

2002
Wild West poster

Wild West

TV · as Doug · 8 eps

2002
15 Storeys High poster

15 Storeys High

TV · as Mr. Pirbright · 1 ep

2001
Bill Bailey: Bewilderness poster

Bill Bailey: Bewilderness

Movie · as Himself

2001
Richard & Judy poster

Richard & Judy

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2001
Double Income, No Kids Yet poster

Double Income, No Kids Yet

TV · as Nigel · 6 eps

2000
Saving Grace poster

Saving Grace

Movie · as Vince

2000
Head on Comedy

Head on Comedy

TV · 6 eps

2000
Black Books poster

Black Books

TV · as Manny · 18 eps

1999
Spaced poster

Spaced

TV · as Bilbo Bagshot · 3 eps

1998
Is It Bill Bailey? poster

Is It Bill Bailey?

TV · as Self / Various Roles · 6 eps

1997
Bill Bailey: Cosmic Jam poster

Bill Bailey: Cosmic Jam

Movie · as Himself

1997
April Fool's Day

April Fool's Day

Movie · as Sand Delivery Man

1997
Jonathan Creek poster

Jonathan Creek

TV · as Kennie Starkiss · 1 ep

1997
Space Cadets

Space Cadets

TV · as Space Captain · 10 eps

1997
Midsomer Murders poster

Midsomer Murders

TV · as Darwin Chipping · 1 ep

1996
Never Mind the Buzzcocks poster

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

TV · as Self · 102 eps

1996
Asylum poster

Asylum

TV · as Patient · 1 ep

1996
Good News Week poster

Good News Week

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1994
Room 101 poster

Room 101

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1994
The Day Today poster

The Day Today

TV · as Judge · 1 ep

1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien poster

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

TV · as Self - Comedy Guest · 1 ep

1993
GMTV poster

GMTV

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1992
Blue Heaven poster

Blue Heaven

TV · as Boris · 1 ep

1990
Have I Got News for You poster

Have I Got News for You

TV · as Self - Host · 7 eps

1988
This Morning poster

This Morning

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1983
Natural World poster

Natural World

TV · as Narrator · 2 eps