Happy Day. The first Sketch group to win was The Cambridge Footlights which featured Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, Tony Slattery, Emma Thompson, Paul Dwyer and Paul Shearer. Hello Daaave! The brand new British comedy anthology will kick off tonight at 10pm. Each episode of the anthology series takes place in a different 'No. Fellow LoG star Mark Gatiss is onboard as the screenwriter. Ben Wheatley Julian Barratt Reece Shearsmith. He claims he's better. #HalloweenCountdown https://t.co/jav8Z1pvnA. I'm not so sure. Ben Wheatley is emerging as one of the UK's finest filmmakers. ”I’ve nothing on the guest list. , October 18th. Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton have discussed their new series, Inside No 9, the first episode of which is set to air tonight (5th Feb.) on BBC2, in a new interview. The new three-part ITV drama, ‘The Widower’ aired last night (March 18, 2014). He's always glancing into the corner. In 1997 along with his fellow League of Gentlemen (Steve Pemberton, Mark Gatiss & Jeremy Dyson)he won the Perrier Award at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. The latter saw Shearsmith and his colleagues awarded a British Academy Television Award, a Royal Television Society Award and the prestigious Golden Rose of Montreux. Official Sites. Sure, the end of the humanity seems to be upon them, but there's unfinished business between them that needs sorting out, and besides there are more pints to drink. Contact Us Privacy Gender. In 1995, he co-founded the award-winning comedy quartet The League Of Gentlemen. A planned Doctor Who movie, reportedly entitled An Adventure In Space and Time will detail the origins of Doctor Who, according to Entertainment Weekly. About Us Advertise Business Write For Us T&Cs Hare's wife (Hynes) finds out and wants in on it, but Burke can't tell his aspiring actress girlfriend (Fisher) how he makes his living. As in the previous films, Pegg and Wright continue developing the characters and their inter-relationships even as everything falls apart around them. #HalloweenCountdown https://t.co/6OKyJRonL3. Continue reading: Is Ben Wheatley's 'A Field In England' The Finest British Movie Of 2013? [11][12][13], In February 2015, Shearsmith was interviewed by Adam Buxton on BBC Radio 4's Chain Reaction and he then interviewed Bob Mortimer. Consent Settings, Copyright © 2020 Contactmusic.com Ltd, all rights reserved, Most Mentioned Actors and Filmmakers in Film, Most Mentioned Bands and Musicians in Music. In 2002 he was nominated along with Steve Pemberton, Mark Gatiss & Jeremy Dyson for Best Entertainment at the Olivier Awards for their show The League of Gentlemen: Live at Dury's Lane. [citation needed], In 2014, Shearsmith and Pemberton returned to BBC2 with a new dark comedy series called Inside No. Reece Shearsmith plays the part of real life convicted wife killer Malcolm webster, who is serving a mininum 30 year prison sentence for killing his first wife Claire Morris in Scotland and attempting to murder his second wife Felicity Drumm in New Zealand.The series is co-written by Jeff Pope the head of factual drama for ITV. Reece Shearsmith's current partners: Reece Shearsmith's wife is Jane Shearsmith. Female. Reece Shearsmith Is Excellent as Mark Webster. Continue reading: As Fans Await Doctor Who Movie, Dalek Designer Raymond Cusick Dies, Reece Shearsmith Sunday 13th March 2011 , at the 2011 Olivier Awards - After Party at the Waldorf Hotel. Jane Shearsmith. The three special episodes for BBC Two have been commissioned to mark the 20th anniversary of the first broadcast of ‘The League of Gentlemen’ on radio way back in 1997. [October 2005], Performing as Leopold Bloom in the London production of musical The Producers at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane [April 2006], View agent, publicist, legal and company contact details on IMDbPro, Who could be Doctor Who after Peter Capaldi. Reece Shearsmith originates from Hull and is a talented writer and performer. Continue reading: Dark Comedy 'The League Of Gentlemen' To Return For Special 20th Anniversary Episodes. They lost out to " Shockheaded Peter " created and devised by Julian Bleach, Anthony Cairns, Julian Crouch, Graeme Gilmour, Tamzin Griffin, Jo Pocock, Phelim McDermott, Michael Morris and The Tiger Lillies (Martyn Jacques, Adrian Huge and Adrian Stout). Reece Shearsmith's daughter is Holly Shearsmith Reece Shearsmith's son is Danny Shearsmith. [20], In 2020, he received a nomination for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his performance as The President and Jon in A Very Expensive Poison at The Old Vic. [18], A Christmas special of Inside No. The brand new, six-part series will revive a fading format for television shows - the anthology - and will bring a collection of individual, unrelated episodes with different plots and locations. [citation needed]. Dark Comedy 'The League Of Gentlemen' To Return For Special 20th Anniversary Episodes, Reece Shearsmith To Make Guest Appearance In New Series Of 'Doctor Who', Mixed Reviews For ITV's 'The Widower', But Reece Shearsmith Impresses Critics, 'Inside No 9': New Dark Comedy Promises Six Episodes Of Classic Shearsmith And Pemberton Magic. |  They also encounter a former teacher (Brosnan), the town's crazy old man (Bradley) and a shady guy known as The Reverend (Smiley).

The show aims to tell the story of Mark Webster, who was convicted for the murder of his first wife, and the attempted murder of his second.

Andrea Johnson, Other Works Local? It is likely that Ben Wheatley's new movie A Field in England, staring Julian Barratt, will play no part in the major awards ceremonies in 2013 and 2014, though the historical drama has received a slew of five-star reviews putting it amongst the very best received films of the year. He had notable roles in Spaced, The World's End and the Doctor Who episode Sleep No More, as well as making a small appearance in Shaun of the Dead. @RicardoHCAFC Oh no no. #HalloweenCountdown https://t.co/7Xkc4vz5fE. Also in 2014, he starred as Malcolm Webster in ITV drama series, based on a true story, The Widower. His ability for talking 'gibberish' lends itself to playing his more macabre characters like Papa Lazarou.

0 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z, Help Shearsmith was born in Hull, Yorkshire, England and educated at Bretton Hall College (now part of the University of Leeds). #HalloweenCountdown https://t.co/9a0aI8ZpL5, @PSBFAN1991 @childrensbkshop Very welcome! Shearsmith was born in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire as Reeson Wayne Shearsmith and went to Andrew Marvell High School and then Bretton Hall College of Education. Reeson Wayne "Reece" Shearsmith (born 27 August 1969) is an English actor, writer and comedian. [July 2005], (October-December 2005) Performing with the rest of the League in an across-the-UK live tour, The League of Gentlemen Are Behind You. Episode 0 Series 0 cast list and preview", "Doctor Who - Reece Shearsmith cast as Patrick Troughton", "The Widower, review: Reece Shearsmith is in a league of his own", "Chasing Shadows, ITV, episode 1, review", "Reece Shearsmith Joins 'Doctor Who' Cast for Season 9", "Episode 3, Peter Kay's Car Share - BBC One", "Reece Shearsmith talks to Bob Mortimer, Series 10, Chain Reaction - BBC Radio 4", "Reece Shearsmith cast in Hangmen at the Royal Court Theatre, "REVIEW: Alan Partridge's Mid Morning Matters S2 Ep4 - The Metropolist", "Reece Shearsmith to appear at Latitude Festival", "Olivier Awards 2020 nominees include & Juliet, Dear Evan Hansen, James McAvoy and Andrew Scott", "Psychoville trivia - British Comedy Guide", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Reece_Shearsmith&oldid=982022490, Articles with unsourced statements from November 2017, Articles with unsourced statements from July 2018, Wikipedia articles with WorldCat identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 5 October 2020, at 19:09. Behind the Scene…. He created, wrote and starred in sketch show The League of Gentlemen, along with Steve Pemberton, Mark Gatiss, and Jeremy Dyson. 'If only we had enough money to move to a bigger house', an ongoing predicament in most households around the world. 16 September, 2002 - daughter Holly born He has a son, Danny Pauline in the League of Gentlemen is based on an actual restart officer that Reece had while he was on the dole. Trivia. But the mix of comedy and grisliness in this comical take on a true story is off the mark. As Fans Await Doctor Who Movie, Dalek Designer Raymond Cusick Dies.