Reece Shearsmith
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
Credits
- 2024 · Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl as Norbot (voice)
- 2023 · Saltburn as Professor Ware
- 2022 · See How They Run as John Woolf
- 2022 · The Witchfinder as Matthew Hopkins
- 2021 · Venom: Let There Be Carnage as Priest
- 2021 · In the Earth as Zach Whitehead
- 2020 · Tales of the Uncanny as Self
- 2016 · Diddy TV as Mr. Stockholm
- 2016 · Stag as Wendy
- 2015 · High-Rise as Nathan Steele
- 2015 · Galavant as Neo of Sporin
- 2014 · Original Comedy Shorts as
- 2014 · The Widower as Malcolm Webster
- 2013 · An Adventure in Space and Time as Patrick Troughton
- 2013 · The World's End as Collaborator
- 2011 · Squeamish! as Narrator
- 2010 · Burke & Hare as Sergeant Mackenzie
- 2010 · Richard Bacon's Beer & Pizza Club as
- 2009 · You Have Been Watching as Self
- 2009 · Psychoville as Maureen Sowerbutts
- 2008 · The Cottage as Peter
- 2007 · Comedy Showcase as Freddy
- 2007 · Derren Brown: Trick or Treat as Himself
- 2006 · The Russell Brand Show as Self
- 2005 · The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy as Additional Vogon Voices
- 2004 · Shaun of the Dead as Mark
- 2004 · Catterick as Tony
- 2002 · Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe as Viking (voice)
- 2002 · TLC as
- 2001 · Birthday Girl as Porter
- 2000 · Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) as
- 1999 · Spaced as Dexter
- 1999 · The League of Gentlemen as
- 1998 · Alexei Sayle's Merry-Go-Round as
- 1996 · Mash and Peas as
- Future · Downforce as Alastair
- 2024 · Inside No. 9: The Party's Over as Self
- 2024 · 3 Body Problem as Alan Turing
- 2023 · A Brush With Comedy as Self
- 2021 · Foundation as Jerril
- 2020 · Investigating the Ladykillers as
- 2019 · The Adventures of Paddington as Містер Каррі (голос)
- 2019 · Good Omens as Furfur
- 2019 · Good Omens as William Shakespeare
- 2018 · The League of Gentlemen - Live Again! as Various Characters
- 2018 · The League of Gentlemen - Live Again! as Various Characters
- 2018 · Celebrity Catchphrase as Self - Contestant
- 2018 · The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer as Self - Guest
- 2017 · Borley Rectory as V.C Wall
- 2017 · The Man You're Not as Reece Shearsmith
- 2016 · Bob Monkhouse: The Last Stand as
- 2015 · Peter Kay: 20 Years of Funny as Self
- 2015 · Peter Kay's Car Share as
- 2014 · Chasing Shadows as DS Sean Stone
- 2014 · Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled as Self
- 2014 · The Case of the High Foot as The Doctor
- 2014 · 50 Years of BBC Two Comedy as Self
- 2014 · Good Morning Britain as Self
- 2014 · Remembering 'Dead of Night' as
- 2014 · Inside No. 9 as James
- 2014 · Inside No. 9 as Scaramouche, a Soldier
- 2014 · Inside No. 9 as Simon Smethurst
- 2014 · Inside No. 9 as Urban Bedford
- 2014 · Inside No. 9 as Brian
- 2014 · Inside No. 9 as Eric
- 2014 · Inside No. 9 as Gerry
- 2014 · Inside No. 9 as Damon
- 2014 · Inside No. 9 as Jonah
- 2014 · Inside No. 9 as Doug
- 2014 · Inside No. 9 as Maurice
- 2014 · Inside No. 9 as Henry
- 2014 · Inside No. 9 as Tommy
- 2014 · Inside No. 9 as Viktor
- 2014 · Inside No. 9 as Max
- 2014 · Inside No. 9 as Nick
- 2014 · Inside No. 9 as Clive
- 2014 · Inside No. 9 as Drew
- 2014 · Inside No. 9 as Ray
- 2014 · Inside No. 9 as Stu
- 2014 · Inside No. 9 as Jim
- 2014 · Inside No. 9 as Hector
- 2014 · Inside No. 9 as Tom
- 2014 · Inside No. 9 as Stranger
- 2014 · Inside No. 9 as Maxwell
- 2014 · Inside No. 9 as Brendan
- 2014 · Inside No. 9 as Terry
- 2014 · Inside No. 9 as Neville Griffin
- 2014 · Inside No. 9 as Maureen / Mr Jelly
- 2014 · Inside No. 9 as Mr Warren
- 2014 · Inside No. 9 as Alex
- 2014 · Inside No. 9 as George
- 2014 · Inside No. 9 as Pat
- 2014 · Inside No. 9 as Aidan
- 2014 · Inside No. 9 as S/PC Varney
- 2014 · Inside No. 9 as Self
- 2014 · Inside No. 9 as Tyler
- 2014 · Inside No. 9 as Archie
- 2014 · Inside No. 9 as Greg
- 2014 · Inside No. 9 as David
- 2014 · Inside No. 9 as Laurence
- 2014 · Inside No. 9 as Alan Curtis
- 2014 · Inside No. 9 as Barnabus
- 2014 · Inside No. 9 as Ronnie
- 2014 · Inside No. 9 as Dominic
- 2014 · Inside No. 9 as Rudolph
- 2014 · Inside No. 9 as Norman
- 2014 · Inside No. 9 as Edward
- 2014 · Inside No. 9 as Pierce
- 2014 · Inside No. 9 as Chas
- 2014 · House of Fools as Martin
- 2013 · A Field in England as Whitehead
- 2013 · Catchphrase as
- 2012 · Gadget Man as
- 2012 · Bad Sugar as Greg
- 2012 · The Hollow Crown as Davy
- 2012 · Him Indoors as Gregory Brewster
- 2011 · Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes as Self
- 2011 · Eric & Ernie as Harry Wiseman
- 2010 · Mid Morning Matters with Alan Partridge as Jasper
- 2010 · Psychoville Halloween Special as Various
- 2010 · The First Men in the Moon as Moon
- 2010 · Peacock Season as Stoaty
- 2009 · Victoria Wood's Midlife Christmas as
- 2009 · Horrible Histories as
- 2007 · Christmas at the Riviera as Ashley
- 2007 · Would I Lie to You? as Self
- 2006 · The League of Gentlemen Are Behind You! as
- 2006 · The League of Gentlemen Are Behind You 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
- 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' as Self - The League of Gentlemen
- 2005 · The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse as Various Characters
- 2005 · Doctor Who as Rassmussen
- 2004 · Spaced: Skip to the End as Self
- 2004 · New Tricks as
- 2001 · The League of Gentlemen: Live at Drury Lane as various
- 2001 · Friday Night with Jonathan Ross as Self
- 1999 · This Year's Love as Tourist
- Future · Rogue Trooper as Bagman (voice)
- 2000 · The League of Gentlemen - Yule Never Leave! as
- 1998 · In the Red as Journalist
- 1998 · Auton 2: Sentinel as Dr Dan Matthews
- 1997 · Auton as Dr. Daniel Matthews
- 1996 · Ghosts of Winterborne as Andrew Powell
- 1995 · The Devil of Winterborne as Andrew Powell
- 1995 · Highgate House of Horror as Mr Dandridge