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Alan Davies

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Born in Essex, comedian and actor Alan Davies began performing stand-up in the late 1980s. Successful throughout the early 1990s when he won multiple awards, he is now best known for playing the titular role in BBC One murder mystery comedy series Jonathan Creek from 1997; and as resident "fool" panellist on QI.

More biography details
Gender
Male
Nationality
England
Born
Sunday 6th March 1966 (53 years-old)

Known for

QI. Image shows from L to R: Alan Davies, Sandi Toksvig. Copyright: TalkbackThames. QI - Regular Panellist
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled. Alan Davies. Copyright: Phil McIntyre Entertainment. Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled - Host / Presenter
Jonathan Creek. Jonathan Creek (Alan Davies). Copyright: BBC. Jonathan Creek - Jonathan Creek

Credits

 
Year Production Role
2019 Imagine... Jo Brand: No Holds Barred Self
2018 The Midnight Gang Porter
2018 QI - Series P Regular Panellist
2018 The Bromley Boys Donald Roberts
2018 All Round To Mrs. Brown's - Series 2
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Guest
2018 The Unbelievable Truth - Series 20
  1. E5 - Episode Five
  2. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2018 Funny Women: Jo Brand Self
2018 Damned - Series 2 Al Kavanagh
2017 QI - Series O Regular Panellist
2017 The Last Leg - Series 10
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Guest
2017 Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled - Series 5 Host / Presenter
2016 Jonathan Creek - Daemons' Roost Jonathan Creek
2016 The Graham Norton Story Self
2016 QI - Series N Regular Panellist
2016 The Jonathan Ross Show - Series 11
  1. E6 - Russell Brand, Alan Davies, Sharon Horgan, Matt Goss, Luke Goss, Rebecca Ferguson
 Guest
2016 Damned - Series 1 Al Kavanagh
2016 Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled - Series 4 Host / Presenter
2016 Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled - Series 1 Highlights Host / Presenter
2015 A Life On Screen - Stephen Fry Self
2015 Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled - Series 3 Host / Presenter
2015 QI - Series M Regular Panellist
2015 Would I Lie To You? - Series 9
  1. Special - The Unseen Bits
  2. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
2015 Gilded Balloon 30th Anniversary Gala Self
2015 Alan Davies: Work in Progress 2 Self
2015 The Jonathan Ross Show - Series 8
  1. E4 - Ant & Dec, Alan Davies, Goldie Hawn, Diana Krall
 Guest
2015 The Last Leg - Series 5
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2015 Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled - Series 2 Host / Presenter
2014 QI - Series L Regular Panellist
2014 Tonight At The London Palladium - Series 1
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2014 The Football's On - Series 2
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Guest
2014 MacAulay And Co - Edinburgh 2014
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2014 Alan Davies: Little Victories Self
2014 The Football's On - Series 1
  1. E19 - Episode Nineteen
 Guest
2014 Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled - Series 1 Host / Presenter
2014 Damned - Pilot Al Kavanagh
2014 Alan Davies - Life Is Pain Host / Presenter
2014 Alan Davies - Life Is Pain Writer
2014 Jonathan Creek - Series 5 Jonathan Creek
2014 Alan Davies Après-Ski Host / Presenter
2014 The Graham Norton Show - Series 14
  1. E14 - Matthew McConaughey, Julianne Moore, Alan Davies, Sheryl Crow
 Guest
2013 8 Out Of 10 Cats - Series 16
  1. Special - Christmas Special
 Guest
2013 The Matt Lucas Awards - Series 2
  1. Special - Christmas Special
 Guest
2013 Respect: A Felix Dexter Special Self
2013 QI - Series K Regular Panellist
2013 Jonathan Creek - The Clue Of The Savant's Thumb Jonathan Creek
2013 The Graham Norton Show - Series 12
  1. Special - Highlights Special
  2. E12 - Quentin Tarantino, James McAvoy, Alan Davies, Emile Sande
 Guest
2012 QI - Series J Regular Panellist
2012 What's So Funny? - 2012 Specials
  1. Special - Edinburgh Festival
 Guest
2012 Alan Davies - Life is Pain Self
2012 The Graham Norton Show - Series 11
  1. Special - Highlights Special
 Guest
2012 QI - Shakespeare Season Special
  1. The Immortal Bard
 Regular Panellist
2012 The Unbelievable Truth - Series 9
  1. E6 - Episode Six
  2. E3 - Episode Three
 Guest
2012 The Graham Norton Show - Series 10
  1. E12 - Sir Patrick Stewart, Liam Neeson, Alan Davies
 Guest
2012 The Unbelievable Truth - Series 8
  1. E6 - Episode Six
  2. E3 - Episode Three
 Guest
2011 Ben Elton: Laughing At The 80s Self
2011 Little Crackers - Little Crackers 2011 Comedian
2011 Little Crackers - Little Crackers 2011
  1. E5 - Alan Davies' Little Cracker
 Self
2011 Little Crackers - Little Crackers 2011 Writer
2011 I've Never Seen Star Wars - Series 4
  1. E3 - Alan Davies
 Guest
2011 QI - Making Of Special
  1. QI Genesis
 Regular Panellist
2011 QI - Series I Regular Panellist
2011 Jennifer Saunders: Laughing At The 90s Self
2011 Show Me The Funny Self
2011 Frank Skinner's Opinionated - Series 2
  1. E6 - Maidstone
 Guest
2011 The Unbelievable Truth - Series 7
  1. E4 - Episode Four
  2. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2011 It's Your Round - Series 1
  1. E6 - Episode Six
 Guest
2011 Comic's Choice Guest
2010 The Graham Norton Show - Series 8
  1. Special - The Graham Norton New Year's Eve Show
 Guest
2010 Whites Roland White
2010 QI - Series H Regular Panellist
2010 The Graham Norton Show - Series 7
  1. E4 - Jennifer Lopez, Karen Gillan, Alan Davies
 Guest
2010 Jonathan Creek - The Judas Tree Jonathan Creek
2010 Fighting Talk - Series 7 Host / Presenter
2009 The Unbelievable Truth - Series 4
  1. Special - New Year's Special
 Guest
2009 QI - Series G Regular Panellist
2009 Friday Night With Jonathan Ross - Series 17
  1. E2 - Alan Davies, Barry Manilow, Eva Mendes, Jamie T
 Guest
2009 Jonathan Creek - The Grinning Man Jonathan Creek
2008 QI - Series F Regular Panellist
2008 Angus, Thongs And Perfect Snogging Dad
2008 The Unbelievable Truth - Series 2
  1. E4 - Episode Four
  2. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2008 The Museum Of Curiosity - Gallery 1
  1. E6 - Meeting Six
 Guest
2007 QI - Series E Regular Panellist
2007 About A Dog - Series 2 Jack
2007 The Unbelievable Truth - Series 1
  1. E3 - Episode Three
  2. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2007 Clive Anderson's Chat Room - Series 3 Guest
2006 QI - Series D Regular Panellist
2006 Clive Anderson's Chat Room - Series 2 Guest
2005 Friday Night With Jonathan Ross - Series 9
  1. E7 - Des Lynam, Alan Davies, Kristin Scott Thomas, Robbie Williams
 Guest
2005 QI - Series C Regular Panellist
2005 What A Carve Up! Mark Winshaw
2005 What A Carve Up!
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Simon Pride Wetherby
2004 The Big Fat Quiz Of The Year
  1. E11 - The Big Fat Quiz Of The 90s
 Guest
2004 Heresy - Series 1
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2004 QI - Series B Regular Panellist
2004 About A Dog - Series 1 Jack
2004 Friday Night With Jonathan Ross - Series 6
  1. E6 - Tara Palmer-Tomkinson, Kate Bosworth, Alan Davies, Busted
 Guest
2004 Bob Monkhouse: A BAFTA Tribute Self
2003 Friday Night With Jonathan Ross - Series 5
  1. E6 - Alan Davies, Felicity Kendal, 50 Cent
 Guest
2003 QI - Series A Regular Panellist
2003 Jonathan Creek - Series 4 Jonathan Creek
2003 QI - Pilot
  1. Pilot
 Regular Panellist
2002 Friday Night With Jonathan Ross - Series 3
  1. E5 - Alan Davies, David Blaine, Enrique Iglesias, Ms. Dynamite
 Guest
2001 Bob & Rose Bob
2001 Jonathan Creek - Satan's Chimney Jonathan Creek
1999 Jonathan Creek - Series 3 Jonathan Creek
1999 Laughter In The House: The Story Of British Sitcom
  1. E3 - Modern Times
  2. E2 - The Sensational Seventies
 Self
1998 Alan Davies - Urban Trauma Self
1998 Alan Davies - Urban Trauma Writer
1998 Get Real Writer
1998 Get Real Creator
1998 The Alan Davies Show Alan
1998 The Alan Davies Show Writer
1998 Jonathan Creek - Series 2 Jonathan Creek
1998 A Many Splintered Thing Actor
1997 Have I Got News For You - Series 14
  1. E8 - Episode Eight
 Guest
1997 Room 101 - Series 3
  1. E4 - Alan Davies
 Guest
1997 Jonathan Creek - Series 1 Jonathan Creek
1996 Have I Got News For You - Series 12
  1. E9 - Episode Nine
 Guest
1996 Have I Got News For You - Series 11
  1. E7 - Episode Seven
  2. E3 - Episode Three
 Guest
1996 Jo Brand Through The Cakehole - Series 2
  1. E5 - Unhappy Families
  2. E4 - A Bit Racey
 Guest
1995 Have I Got News For You - Series 10
  1. E6 - Episode Six
 Guest

Non-comedy TV and film credits might be found here:
Alan Davies on IMDb

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