Colin Hoult
Born: 1979-01-01 in England, UK
Known For: Acting
Biography
Colin is a character actor probably best known for working with Ricky Gervais on Afterlife (Netflix) as dodgy showbiz agent Ken Otley - his improvised 'Taxi Driver the Musical' going viral online. He also worked with Gervais on Netflix's Derek as obnoxious handyman Geoff and in Life's Too Short (BBC2) as camp spiritual guru Bryan, also written by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant. Branching out into more dramatic roles, Colin has recently appeared in Amazon drama A Very Royal Scandal alongside Micheal Sheen, in ITV's Code of Silence, and is soon to appear in Brassic, Amadeus and the latest series of Slow Horses. Colin is known for his many regular and guest television roles in Ghosts, the Flatshare, Black Ops, Being Human, Almost Never, Nurse and Murder in Successville. Colin is also known in live comedy as one of the countries best character comedians. His live shows have received great critical acclaim and a loyal following. His hit Carnival of Monsters trilogy led to two Radio 4 series and his beloved character has-been actress Anna Mann has a huge cult following. Colin's most recent live show 'Colin', a show where he finally played himself telling the funny and moving story of his Nottingham upbringing, is being adapted into a family sitcom, with Colin naturally playing the lead.
Filmography
2025
- Code of Silence as Mark
- Next of Kim as Beige Phone
2024
- The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin as Philip
- A Family Affair as Rhys
2023
- Black Ops as Pricey
- Birdsong as Greg
- Colin Hoult: The Death of Anna Mann as Anna Mann
2022
- Slow Horses as Phil
- The Flatshare as Al
- Avoidance as Will
- My Eyes Are Up Here as Phil
2020
- Resolve ... (Cinematography)
- Anna Mann - How We Stop The Fascists as Anna Mann
2019
- Ghosts as Gordon
- After Life as Ken Otley
- This Time with Alan Partridge as Howard
- Almost Never as AJ
- Romesh Presents as Anna Mann
2018
- On the Edge as Cliff Goode
2017
- The Russell Howard Hour as Anna Mann
2016
- Anna Mann - A Sketch Show for Depressives as Anna Mann
2015
- Murder in Successville as Various Characters
- Nurse as PC Terry
- Derek Special as Geoff
- Glitchy as Various
2013
- Derek as Geoff
- London Irish as Alex
- Still Life as Cemetery Manager
- The Day They Came to Suck Out Our Brains! as Vicar 2
- Pete's Christmas ... (Director of Photography)
- Tits as Derek Hogg
2012
- Cuckoo as Noel
- A Young Doctor's Notebook as Aleksandr (Father)
2011
- Life's Too Short as Bryan
2009
- Being Human as Ian Crumb
2007
- Benidorm as Dirk
1988
- Red Dwarf as Chancellor Thursday