Kevin Bishop
Born: 1980-06-18 in Bromley, England, UK
Known For: Acting
Biography
Kevin Brian Bishop is an English actor and comedian, best known for The Kevin Bishop Show, which he co-wrote with Lee Hupfield. Bishop's first role was in Grange Hill. His second role, at age 16, was as Ben Quayle in Silent Witness. He played Stupid Brian in three episodes of My Family. He starred in Muppet Treasure Island as Jim Hawkins. In 2005, he portrayed the late comedian Dudley Moore onstage in Pete and Dud: Come Again, a drama charting Moore's turbulent relationship with Peter Cook, which debuted at the Assembly Rooms as part of the Edinburgh Fringe before transferring to The Venue in London's West End in March 2006. In August 2007 he appeared as the title character in Channel 4's satirical spoof documentary "Being Tom Cruise", a spin-off of Star Stories. In September 2014, Bishop appeared in the one-man show Fully Committed at the Menier Chocolate Factory, in which he played forty characters. In 2013, Bishop appeared in the American comedy series Super Fun Night, written by and starring Australian comedic actress Rebel Wilson. The show ran for one season. In August 2016, Bishop starred in the revival of classic 1970s BBC sitcom Porridge. He played the role of Fletch, grandson of Ronnie Barker's original main character, locked up for cyber-crime. Originally a one-off, the show was commissioned to full series in October 2016. The first series was broadcast in October 2017 on a 6-week run on BBC One as well as the full series being released at the same time on BBC iPlayer. In 2016, Bishop played Nigel Farage in a one-off BBC Two comedy series entitled Nigel Farage Gets His Life Back. In 2017, Bishop became the speaking voice for 2-D, fictional lead singer of British virtual band Gorillaz
Filmography
2023
- Beyond Paradise as Mike Moss
- Greek Salad as William
- Sumotherhood as Random Customer in Bank
2022
2021
- Agatha Raisin: Kissing Christmas Goodbye as Jeffrey Tamworthy
- Paul Dood’s Deadly Lunch Break as Jack Tapp
2019
- Miracle Workers as Quizmaster
- Flack as Danny Davis
- Horrible Histories: The Movie — Rotten Romans as German Legate
2018
- The Muppets Take The O2 as Self
- Lady Windermere's Fan as Lord Darlington
2017
- Strike as Wally Cardew
- Birds Like Us as Hassan (voice)
- Bad Mother as The Husband
- Porridge as Nigel Norman Fletcher
- A Few Less Men as Graham
2016
- David Brent: Life on the Road as DJ
- The Rack Pack as Barry Hearn
- Nigel Farage Gets His Life Back as Nigel Farage
- Porridge as Nigel Norman Fletcher
2015
- Documentary Now! as Gary Jacks
- Moonwalkers as Paul
- We're Doomed! The Dad's Army Story as James Beck
2014
- Inside No. 9 as Arlo, a Fool
2013
- Plebs as Darius
- Super Fun Night as Richard Royce
- All Stars as Andy
- May I Kill U? as Baz
2012
- A Few Best Men as Graham
- Keith Lemon: The Film as Dougie
2011
- My Piece of the Pie as Nick, Le Boxeur
2010
- Whites as Shay Marshall
- Channel 4's Comedy Gala
- Justin Lee Collins: Good Times as Self
- Huge as Self
- Royal Wedding as TJ
2009
- Alan Carr: Chatty Man as Self
- FM as Dom Cox
2008
- Celebrity Juice as Self
- The Kevin Bishop Show
2007
- Would I Lie to You? as Self
- Benidorm as The Original Peter Andre
- Comedy Showcase as Various
- Irina Palm as Tom
- Dogface
2006
- Hotel Babylon
- The Charlotte Church Show as Self - Guest
- Star Stories as Various
2005
- Love Soup
- Russian Dolls as William
- Spoons
2004
- The Last Chancers as Dan
2003
- Peep Show as Ollie
2002
- The Spanish Apartment as William
- Food of Love as Paul Porterfield
- Dick Whittington: The ITV Pantomime as Dick Whittington
2001
- Big Brother's Little Brother as Self
- Richard & Judy as Self
2000
- Doctors as Craig Prentice
- The Big Finish as Kevin
1996
- Silent Witness as Ben Quayle
- Muppet Treasure Island as Jim Hawkins
1994
- Pie in the Sky as Nicky
1986
- Casualty as Nick Wilson
1984
1978
- Grange Hill as Sam Spalding