Julian Barratt
Born: 1968-05-04 in Leeds, England, UK
Known For: Acting
Biography
Julian Barratt Pettifer (born 4 May 1968) is an English comedian, actor and musician. As a comedian and comic actor, he is known for his use of surreal humour and black comedy. During the 2000s he was part of The Mighty Boosh comedy troupe alongside comedy partner Noel Fielding. Born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, Barratt attended the University of Reading and first performed stand up comedy whilst at the University of Reading. In 1997 he first met Mighty Boosh collaborator Noel Fielding when they both appeared on the same comedy bill at a pub in north London. Sometime in around 1998 they then performed their first comedy show together in London which was a mix of both stand up and sketch comedy and then in 1998 they took the show, The Mighty Boosh, to the Edinburgh fringe festival and returned again in 1999 with Arctic Boosh and in 2000 with Autoboosh. In 2001 The Mighty Boosh became a six-part radio show on BBC London Live, called The Boosh later transferring to BBC radio 4. This was followed by the television show The Mighty Boosh, which ran for three series on BBC Three from 2004 to 2007. The show generated a cult following and won a variety of awards. From February to April 2006 they went on tour around the UK with the stage show The Mighty Boosh Live and then toured the UK for a second time from September 2008 to January 2009 with The Mighty Boosh Live: Future Sailors Tour. Alongside Fielding, he has starred in Unnatural Acts, Nathan Barley and Garth Marenghi's Darkplace. Barratt also co-wrote and starred in the 2017 film Mindhorn. He starred in the Channel 4 black comedy-drama sitcom Flowers.
Filmography
2025
- Engineering Europe as Narrator
2024
- Knuckles as Jack Sinclair
- Super Happy Magic Forest as Hoofius (voice)
- Lost Treasures Of The Bible as Narrator
2023
- The Following Events are Based on a Pack of Lies as Benjy Dhillon
2022
- We Baby Bears as Monkey (voice)
- Rogue Agent as Phil
- The Witchfinder as Fake Hopkins
- Lost Treasures of Rome as Narrator (voice)
2021
- Ultra City Smiths as The Most Dangerous Man in the World (voice)
- The Electrical Life of Louis Wain as Dr Elphick
- The Clearing as Bill
- Bloods as Lawrence
- New York Super Airport as Narrator (voice)
2020
- The Great as Doctor Vinodel
- Truth Seekers as Dr. Peter Toynbee
- Europa: le meraviglie dall'alto as Narrador
- The Curse of Tutankhamun as Self - Narrator (voice)
2019
- Moominvalley as Mr Brisk
- Mao Mao: Heroes of Pure Heart as Rufus (voice)
- Lost Treasures of Egypt as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Europe from Above as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Building the Channel Tunnel as Narrator (voice)
- Egypt From Above as Narrator (voice)
- Building the Channel Tunnel: 25 Years On
2018
- Killing Eve as Julian
- Summer Camp Island as Sandwich Monk (voice)
- In Fabric as Stash
- Sally4Ever as Nigel
- Building Giants as Narrator
- Miriam’s Big American Adventure as Narrator
- Dick & Stewart: I Spy with My Little Eye as Narrator
2017
- Brakes as Elliot
2015
- Aaaaaaaah! as Jupiter
- Long Live the Royals as Harold the Guard, Ace
2014
- ABCs of Death 2 as Peter Toland (Segment "Badger")
- The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway as Himself - Narrator
2013
- A Field in England as Trower
- The Harry Hill Movie as Conch
- The Tube: An Underground History as Voiceover
2012
- Treasure Island as Thomas Redruth
- White Heat as Derek Bowden
- Hunderby as Himself - Narrator
- Uncle Wormsley's Christmas as Uncle Wormsley
2011
- Bob's Burgers as Ian (voice)
2010
- Mid Morning Matters with Alan Partridge as Blackbird Goodbrooke
- The External World as (voice)
- The Savage Canvas as Danny Drake
- The Mighty Boosh: Journey of the Childmen as Himself
2009
- Being Human as Larry Chrysler
- Bunny and the Bull as Atilla
- The Mighty Boosh Live: Future Sailors Tour as Howard
- Curtains as Waiter
- HIV: The Musical as Myles Davies
2007
- Hell Bent for Leather as The Real Seb Hunter
2006
2005
- Nathan Barley as Dan Ashcroft
- The Mighty Boosh: Inside the Zooniverse as Self
2004
- The Mighty Boosh as Howard Moon
- Garth Marenghi's Darkplace as Padre
- The Reckoning as Gravedigger
- AD/BC: A Rock Opera as Tony Iscariot
2003
- The Principles of Lust as Phillip
2002
- Look Around You as Man with cigarette
- Surrealissimo: The Trial of Salvador Dali as Rosey
2001
- Friday Night with Jonathan Ross as Self
- Lucky Break as Paul Dean
- The Boosh as Howard Moon
2000
- Sweet as Stitch
1998
1996
- Cluub Zarathustra as Various (Scenes Deleted)
- Asylum as Victor Munro
1995
- Soccer AM as Self