Ed Byrne

Ed Byrne

Known for
Acting
Born
April 10, 1972 (age 54)
Birthplace
Swords, Dublin, Ireland

Biography

Edward Cathal Byrne is an Irish stand-up comedian, voice over artist and actor. He has presented television shows Uncut! Best Unseen Ads and Just for Laughs, and is a guest on television panel games. As an actor, he played the title character in the 2000 ITV adaptation of the pantomime Aladdin.

Known For

Filmography

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The Comedy Annual

The Comedy Annual

TV · 2 eps

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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 - Panellist · 4 eps

2026
Mock the Week poster

Mock the Week

TV · as Self · 9 eps

2024
My Freaky Family poster

My Freaky Family

Movie · as Winchflat (voice)

2021
Creation Stories poster

Creation Stories

Movie · as Alistair Campbell

2021
Celebrity Best Home Cook poster

Celebrity Best Home Cook

TV · as Self - Contestant · 8 eps

2021
The Weakest Link poster

The Weakest Link

TV · as Self - Participant · 1 ep

2020
Guessable poster

Guessable

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2020
Between the Covers poster

Between the Covers

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2020
Michael Palin: Travels of a Lifetime poster

Michael Palin: Travels of a Lifetime

TV · as Self · 4 eps

2019
Ed Byrne: Spoiler Alert poster

Ed Byrne: Spoiler Alert

Movie · as Himself

2019
Al Murray's Great British Pub Quiz poster

Al Murray's Great British Pub Quiz

TV · as Team Captain · 10 eps

2019
Six Nations Sin Bin poster

Six Nations Sin Bin

TV · as Self - Panellist · 1 ep

2018
Ed Byrne: Outside, Looking In poster

Ed Byrne: Outside, Looking In

Movie · as himself

2018
Pilgrimage: The Road to Santiago poster

Pilgrimage: The Road to Santiago

Movie

2018
Pilgrimage poster

Pilgrimage

TV · as Self · 3 eps

2017
Life of a Mountain: A Year on Blencathra poster

Life of a Mountain: A Year on Blencathra

Movie · as Self

2017
Dara & Ed's Road to Mandalay poster

Dara & Ed's Road to Mandalay

TV · as Himself · 3 eps

2017
House of Games poster

House of Games

TV · as Self - Contestant · 5 eps

2016
Ed Byrne: Roaring Forties poster

Ed Byrne: Roaring Forties

Movie · as himself

2016
Dara O Briain's Go 8 Bit poster

Dara O Briain's Go 8 Bit

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2015
Dara and Ed's Great Big Adventure poster

Dara and Ed's Great Big Adventure

TV · as Himself · 3 eps

2014
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled poster

Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2014
Duck Quacks Don't Echo poster

Duck Quacks Don't Echo

TV · 1 ep

2013
The Great Comic Relief Bake Off poster

The Great Comic Relief Bake Off

TV · as Self - Presenter, Self - Contestant · 1 ep

2013
Tipping Point: Lucky Stars poster

Tipping Point: Lucky Stars

TV · as Self - Contestant · 1 ep

2013
Was It Something I Said? poster

Was It Something I Said?

TV · as Self - Panellist · 1 ep

2012
Stephen Fry's 100 Greatest Gadgets poster

Stephen Fry's 100 Greatest Gadgets

Movie · as Self

2012
Dara O Briain's Science Club poster

Dara O Briain's Science Club

TV · as Himself · 1 ep

2012
The Great Sport Relief Bake Off poster

The Great Sport Relief Bake Off

TV · as Self - Host · 2 eps

2012
Alexander Armstrong's Big Ask poster

Alexander Armstrong's Big Ask

TV · as Self, Self (archive footage) · 2 eps

2011
Ed Byrne: Crowd Pleaser poster

Ed Byrne: Crowd Pleaser

Movie · as Himself

2011
Pointless Celebrities poster

Pointless Celebrities

TV · as Self, Self - Contestant · 1 ep

2011
World's Most Dangerous Roads poster

World's Most Dangerous Roads

TV · 1 ep

2011
The Chase: Celebrity Special poster

The Chase: Celebrity Special

TV · as Himself · 1 ep

2010
Dara Ó Briain: This Is the Show poster

Dara Ó Briain: This Is the Show

Movie · as Self (Commentary & Drinking Game)

2010
Reunited poster

Reunited

Movie · as Rob

2010
Round Ireland with a Fridge poster

Round Ireland with a Fridge

Movie · as Dylan Daley

2010
FHM Stand-Up Hero

FHM Stand-Up Hero

TV · 7 eps

2010
Reunited

Reunited

TV · 1 ep

2010
The Bubble poster

The Bubble

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2010
Let's Dance for Sport Relief

Let's Dance for Sport Relief

TV · as Self - Judge · 1 ep

2010
Edinburgh Comedy Festival Live

Edinburgh Comedy Festival Live

TV · 1 ep

2009
Mock the Week - Too Hot For TV 2 poster

Mock the Week - Too Hot For TV 2

Movie · as Self

2009
The Best of The Panel poster

The Best of The Panel

Movie

2009
Ed Byrne: Different Class poster

Ed Byrne: Different Class

Movie · as himself

2009
7 Days poster

7 Days

TV · as Self - Panelist · 2 eps

2009
Let's Dance for Comic Relief poster

Let's Dance for Comic Relief

TV · as Self - Contestant · 1 ep

2007
Mock the Week: Too Hot for TV poster

Mock the Week: Too Hot for TV

Movie · as Self

2007
I Could Never Be Your Woman poster

I Could Never Be Your Woman

Movie · as Delivery Boy

2007
Comedy Shuffle

Comedy Shuffle

TV · 1 ep

2007
Would I Lie to You? poster

Would I Lie to You?

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2007
The Graham Norton Show poster

The Graham Norton Show

TV · as Self · 6 eps

2006
Ed Byrne: Pedantic & Whimsical poster

Ed Byrne: Pedantic & Whimsical

Movie · as Himself

2006
Are You Ready for Love? poster

Are You Ready for Love?

Movie · as Luke Dyson

2006
The One Show poster

The One Show

TV · as Self, Self - Interviewed Guest · 1 ep

2005
Zemanovaload poster

Zemanovaload

Movie · as John Davies

2005
8 Out of 10 Cats poster

8 Out of 10 Cats

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2005
Mock the Week poster

Mock the Week

TV · as Self - Panelist · 16 eps

2003
Celebrity Mastermind poster

Celebrity Mastermind

TV · 1 ep

2003
QI poster

QI

TV · as Self · 4 eps

2002
I Love Muppets poster

I Love Muppets

Movie · as Self

2002
Top Gear poster

Top Gear

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2001
Richard & Judy poster

Richard & Judy

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2001
Sam's Game

Sam's Game

TV · as Alex · 6 eps

2001
The Cassidys

The Cassidys

TV · as Barry Cassidy · 6 eps

2001
I Love 1990s

I Love 1990s

TV · 1 ep

2000
Rat poster

Rat

Movie · as Rudolph

2000
Aladdin: The ITV Pantomime poster

Aladdin: The ITV Pantomime

Movie · as Aladdin

2000
Doctors poster

Doctors

TV · 1 ep

2000
Head on Comedy

Head on Comedy

TV · 6 eps

1998
Comic Act poster

Comic Act

Movie · as Self

1997
So You Think You're Irish poster

So You Think You're Irish

Movie · as Self

1997
Space Cadets

Space Cadets

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1996
Never Mind the Buzzcocks poster

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1990
Have I Got News for You poster

Have I Got News for You

TV · as Self · 4 eps

1979
Question Time poster

Question Time

TV · as Self - Panellist · 1 ep