Reece Shearsmith
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 27, 1969 (age 57)
- Birthplace
- Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK
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.
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Filmography
Prodigies
TV · as Marco · 7 eps
Rogue Trooper
Movie · as Bagman (voice)
LOL: Last One Laughing Halloween UK
TV · as Self · 4 eps
Captured Souls: In Conversation with Graham Humphreys
Movie · as Self
Razor Blade Smile: Vampires Forever
Movie · as Self
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
Movie · as Norbot (voice)
Inside No. 9: The Party's Over
Movie · as Self
3 Body Problem
TV · as Alan Turing · 1 ep
A Brush with Comedy
Movie · as Self
Saltburn
Movie · as Professor Ware
See How They Run
Movie · as John Woolf
The Witchfinder
TV · as Matthew Hopkins · 1 ep
Venom: Let There Be Carnage
Movie · as Priest
In the Earth
Movie · as Zach Whitehead
Foundation
TV · as Jerril · 3 eps
Tales of the Uncanny
Movie · as Self
Investigating The Ladykillers
Movie
Michael McIntyre's The Wheel
TV · as Self - Expert · 1 ep
Good Omens
TV · as Furfur, William Shakespeare · 3 eps
The Adventures of Paddington
TV · as Містер Каррі (голос) · 5 eps
Zanzibar
Movie · as Henry
The League of Gentlemen - Live Again!
Movie · as Multiple Characters
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Celebrity Catchphrase
TV · as Self - Contestant · 1 ep
Borley Rectory
Movie · as V.C Wall
The Man You're Not
Movie · as Reece Shearsmith
The Riddle of the Sphinx
Movie · as Tyler
Bob Monkhouse: The Last Stand
Movie
The Devil of Christmas
Movie
Diddy TV
TV · as Mr. Stockholm · 4 eps
Stag
TV · 2 eps
High-Rise
Movie · as Nathan Steele
Peter Kay: 20 Years of Funny
Movie · as Self
House of Cards
Movie · as Self
La Couchette
Movie · as Maxwell
The 12 Days of Christine
Movie · as Stranger
The Trial of Elizabeth Gadge
Movie · as Mr Warren
Peter Kay's Car Share
TV · 1 ep
Galavant
TV · as Neo of Sporin · 1 ep
Taskmaster
TV · as Self · 10 eps
The Case of the High Foot
Movie · as The Doctor
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
Movie · as Self
Remembering 'Dead of Night'
Movie
Sardines
Movie · as Stu
A Quiet Night In
Movie · as Ray
Tom & Gerri
Movie · as Tom
The Understudy
Movie · as Jim
The Harrowing
Movie · as Hector
Good Morning Britain
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Inside No. 9
TV · as James, Scaramouche, a Soldier, Simon Smethurst, Urban Bedford, Brian, Eric, Gerry, Damon, Jonah, Doug, Maurice, Henry, Tommy, Viktor, Max, Clive, Nick, Drew, Stu, Ray, Jim, Hector, Maxwell, Stranger, Brendan, Maureen / Mr Jelly, Alex, Neville Griffin, Mr Warren, George, Pat, Terry, Aidan, S/PC Varney, Self, Archie, Tyler, Greg, David, Laurence, Alan Curtis, Barnabus, Dominic, Rudolph, Ronnie, Norman, Edward, Pierce, Chas, Various, Gareth · 1 ep
The Widower
TV · as Malcolm Webster · 3 eps
House of Fools
TV · as Martin · 6 eps
Chasing Shadows
TV · as DS Sean Stone · 4 eps
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Original Comedy Shorts
TV · 1 ep
The World's End
Movie · as Collaborator
An Adventure in Space and Time
Movie · as Patrick Troughton
A Field in England
Movie · as Whitehead
Catchphrase
TV · 1 ep
Psychobitches
TV · as Old Mother Shipton, Princess Margaret · 1 ep
Him Indoors
Movie · as Gregory Brewster
Bad Sugar
Movie · as Greg
Gadget Man
TV · 1 ep
The Hollow Crown
TV · as Davy · 1 ep
Playhouse Presents
TV · as Old Mother Shipton · 1 ep
Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes
Movie · as Self
Eric & Ernie
Movie · as Harry Wiseman
Squeamish!
TV · as Narrator · 12 eps
The First Men in the Moon
Movie · as Moon
Peacock Season
Movie · as Stoaty
Psychoville Halloween Special
Movie · as Various
Burke & Hare
Movie · as Sergeant Mackenzie
Richard Bacon's Beer & Pizza Club
TV · 1 ep
Mid Morning Matters with Alan Partridge
TV · as Jasper · 1 ep
Chekhov Comedy Shorts
TV · as Luka · 1 ep
Victoria Wood's Midlife Christmas
Movie
You Have Been Watching
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Horrible Histories
TV · 9 eps
Psychoville
TV · as Maureen Sowerbutts / Various Characters · 13 eps
The Cottage
Movie · as Peter
Christmas at the Riviera
Movie · as Ashley
Ladies and Gentlemen
Movie · as Freddie
Would I Lie to You?
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Comedy Showcase
TV · as Freddy · 1 ep
Derren Brown: Trick or Treat
TV · as Himself · 1 ep
The League of Gentlemen Are Behind You
Movie · 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
The Russell Brand Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse
Movie · as Various Characters
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Movie · as Additional Vogon Voices
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 - The League of Gentlemen
Doctor Who
TV · as Rassmussen · 1 ep
Shaun of the Dead
Movie · as Mark
Spaced: Skip to the End
Movie · as Self
Catterick
TV · as Tony · 6 eps
New Tricks
TV · 1 ep
Coming Up
TV · as Driver · 1 ep
Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe
Movie · as Viking (voice)
Tales from Behind the Crypt
Movie · as Self
tlc
TV · as Dr Laurence Flynn · 6 eps
Birthday Girl
Movie · as Porter
The League of Gentlemen: Live at Drury Lane
Movie · as various
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
TV · 1 ep
This Year's Love
Movie · as Tourist
Spaced
TV · as Dexter · 2 eps
The League of Gentlemen
TV · as Various · 18 eps
Alexei Sayle's Merry-Go-Round
TV · 1 ep
In the Red
TV · as Broadcast Journalist · 3 eps
Auton
Movie · as Dr. Daniel Matthews
PROBE: Ghosts of Winterborne
Movie · as Andrew Powell
Mash and Peas
TV · 9 eps
Highgate House of Horror
Movie · as Mr Dandridge
PROBE: The Devil of Winterborne
Movie · as Andrew Powell
The South Bank Show
TV · 1 ep