Reece Shearsmith

Acting

Born: August 27, 1969 (age 57) · Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK

Highest Rated

Best Movie

An Adventure in Space and Time

2013 · Patrick Troughton

7.7

Best TV Show

Inside No. 9

2014 · James · 1 eps

IMDb 8.5

8.1

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.

Known for

XO6.7

Venom: Let There Be Carnage

2021

TMDB 6.7

XO7.9

Shaun of the Dead

2004

IMDb 7.8🍅 92%MC 76

XO6.8

The World's End

2013

TMDB 6.8

XO6.7

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

2005

TMDB 6.7

XO7.6

Doctor Who

2005

TMDB 7.6

XO7.0

Saltburn

2023

TMDB 6.9

XO8.0

Good Omens

2019

TMDB 8.0

XO7.7

Foundation

2021

TMDB 7.7

XO7.5

3 Body Problem

2024

TMDB 7.5

XO6.3

See How They Run

2022

TMDB 6.3

XO5.6

High-Rise

2015

TMDB 5.6

XO7.5

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

2024

TMDB 7.5

Photos (5)

Movies (47)

XO6.7

Venom: Let There Be Carnage

Priest

TMDB 6.7

XO7.9

Shaun of the Dead

Mark

IMDb 7.8🍅 92%MC 76

XO7.0

Saltburn

Professor Ware

TMDB 6.9

XO6.8

The World's End

Collaborator

TMDB 6.8

XO6.7

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Additional Vogon Voices

TMDB 6.7

XO7.5

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

Norbot (voice)

TMDB 7.5

XO6.3

See How They Run

John Woolf

TMDB 6.3

XO5.6

High-Rise

Nathan Steele

TMDB 5.6

XO5.9

Birthday Girl

Porter

TMDB 5.9

XO6.1

Burke & Hare

Sergeant Mackenzie

TMDB 6.1

XO5.6

In the Earth

Zach Whitehead

TMDB 5.6

The Harrowing

Hector

La Couchette

Maxwell

XO5.1

Borley Rectory

V.C Wall

TMDB 5.1

XO6.0

The Cottage

Peter

TMDB 6.0

Tom & Gerri

Tom

XO9.0

Sardines

Stu

TMDB 9.0

The Understudy

Jim

XO7.7

An Adventure in Space and Time

Patrick Troughton

TMDB 7.7

XO5.4

This Year's Love

Tourist

TMDB 5.4

XO5.8

The First Men in the Moon

Moon

TMDB 5.9

XO5.4

Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe

Viking (voice)

TMDB 5.5

Rogue Trooper

Bagman (voice)

TMDB 7.0

XO6.2

The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse

Various Characters

TMDB 6.2

XO4.2

Christmas at the Riviera

Ashley

TMDB 4.2

XO6.2

A Field in England

Whitehead

TMDB 6.2

The Trial of Elizabeth Gadge

Mr Warren

The Devil of Christmas

2016

Zanzibar

Henry

The 12 Days of Christine

Stranger

XO6.3

Him Indoors

Gregory Brewster

TMDB 6.3

XO6.7

Eric & Ernie

Harry Wiseman

TMDB 6.7

XO8.0

Highgate House of Horror

Mr Dandridge

TMDB 8.0

A Quiet Night In

Ray

XO8.4

PROBE: The Devil of Winterborne

Andrew Powell

TMDB 8.4

XO6.0

Bad Sugar

Greg

TMDB 6.0

Psychoville Halloween Special

Various

XO4.0

Victoria Wood's Midlife Christmas

2009

TMDB 4.0

XO7.8

The League of Gentlemen: Live at Drury Lane

various

TMDB 7.8

XO8.5

Bob Monkhouse: The Last Stand

2016

TMDB 8.5

XO7.0

Peacock Season

Stoaty

TMDB 7.0

XO5.0

Auton

Dr. Daniel Matthews

TMDB 5.0

The Riddle of the Sphinx

Tyler

TMDB 8.0

XO5.9

PROBE: Ghosts of Winterborne

Andrew Powell

TMDB 5.9

XO7.6

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

TMDB 7.6