Reece Shearsmith
Born: 1969-08-27 in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2025
2024
- 3 Body Problem as Alan Turing
- Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl as Norbot (voice)
- Inside No. 9: The Party's Over as Self
2023
- Saltburn as Professor Ware
- A Brush with Comedy as Self
2022
- See How They Run as John Woolf
- The Witchfinder as Matthew Hopkins
2021
- Foundation as Jerril
- Venom: Let There Be Carnage as Priest
- In the Earth as Zach Whitehead
2020
- Michael McIntyre's The Wheel as Self - Expert
- Tales of the Uncanny as Self
- Investigating The Ladykillers
2019
- Good Omens as Furfur
- The Adventures of Paddington as Містер Каррі (голос)
2018
- Celebrity Catchphrase as Self - Contestant
- The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer as Self - Guest
- The League of Gentlemen - Live Again! as Various Characters
- The League of Gentlemen - Live Again! as Various Characters
2017
- Borley Rectory as V.C Wall
- The Man You're Not as Reece Shearsmith
2016
- Diddy TV as Mr. Stockholm
- Stag
- Bob Monkhouse: The Last Stand
- The Devil of Christmas
2015
- Taskmaster as Self
- Galavant as Neo of Sporin
- High-Rise as Nathan Steele
- Peter Kay's Car Share
- The Trial of Elizabeth Gadge as Mr Warren
- Peter Kay: 20 Years of Funny as Self
- The 12 Days of Christine as Stranger
- House of Cards as Self
- La Couchette as Maxwell
2014
- Inside No. 9 as James
- Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled as Self
- Good Morning Britain as Self
- Chasing Shadows as DS Sean Stone
- House of Fools as Martin
- Original Comedy Shorts
- The Widower as Malcolm Webster
- 50 Years of BBC Two Comedy as Self
- The Case of the High Foot as The Doctor
- The Harrowing as Hector
- A Quiet Night In as Ray
- Last Gasp ... (Writer)
- Sardines as Stu
- The Understudy as Jim
- Tom & Gerri as Tom
- Remembering 'Dead of Night'
2013
- The World's End as Collaborator
- Catchphrase
- Psychobitches as Old Mother Shipton
- A Field in England as Whitehead
- An Adventure in Space and Time as Patrick Troughton
2012
- The Hollow Crown as Davy
- Playhouse Presents as Old Mother Shipton
- Gadget Man
- Bad Sugar as Greg
- Him Indoors as Gregory Brewster
2011
- Eric & Ernie as Harry Wiseman
- Squeamish! as Narrator
- Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes as Self
2010
- Mid Morning Matters with Alan Partridge as Jasper
- Burke & Hare as Sergeant Mackenzie
- Psychoville Halloween Special as Various
- The First Men in the Moon as Moon
- Richard Bacon's Beer & Pizza Club
- Peacock Season as Stoaty
2009
- Horrible Histories
- Psychoville as Maureen Sowerbutts / Various Characters
- You Have Been Watching as Self
- Victoria Wood's Midlife Christmas
2008
- The Cottage as Peter
2007
- Would I Lie to You? as Self
- Comedy Showcase as Freddy
- Derren Brown: Trick or Treat as Himself
- Christmas at the Riviera as Ashley
2006
- The Russell Brand Show as Self
- 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
- Doctor Who as Rassmussen
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy as Additional Vogon Voices
- The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse as Various Characters
- 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
2004
- New Tricks
- Shaun of the Dead as Mark
- Catterick as Tony
- Spaced: Skip to the End as Self
2002
- tlc as Dr Laurence Flynn
- Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe as Viking (voice)
- Tales from Behind the Crypt as Self
2001
- Friday Night with Jonathan Ross as Self
- Birthday Girl as Porter
- The League of Gentlemen: Live at Drury Lane as various
1999
- Spaced as Dexter
- The League of Gentlemen as Various
- This Year's Love as Tourist
1998
- In the Red as Broadcast Journalist
- Alexei Sayle's Merry-Go-Round
1997
- Auton as Dr. Daniel Matthews
1996
- Mash and Peas
- PROBE: Ghosts of Winterborne as Andrew Powell
1995
- PROBE: The Devil of Winterborne as Andrew Powell
- Highgate House of Horror as Mr Dandridge