- 18th February: Comedies nominated in Broadcasting Press Guild Awards
- 8th February: Comedy.co.uk Awards 2020 winners
- 27th January: Inside No. 9 Series 6 cast revealed
Reece Shearsmith is an English actor and writer, best known as one of the League Of Gentlemen comedy group. Rising to fame with them in the late 1990s, he is known for a fascination with horrors, thrillers, and other dark and macabre plays, films and television programmes. He often works with fellow League Of Gentlemen member Steve Pemberton, and their other credits include the acclaimed series Inside No. 9 and Psychoville.
- Full name
- Reeson Wayne Shearsmith
- Member of
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- England
- Broadcasting Press Guild Awards 2021 - Best Writer: Nominee
- I Talk Telly Awards 2020 - Best Comedy Partnership: Nominee
- Chortle Awards 2019 - Best Tour: Winner
- BAFTA Television Craft Awards 2018 - Writer: Comedy: Winner
- BAFTA Television Craft Awards 2015 - Writer: Comedy: Nominee
- BAFTA Television Awards 2012 - New Media Award: Winner
- Chortle Awards 2002 - Best Sketch, Variety or Character Act: Winner
- Edinburgh Comedy Awards 1997 - Best Comedy Show: Winner
- Born
- Wednesday 27th August 1969 (51 years-old)
Awards
Known for
Credits
Year | Production | Role |
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2022 | Inside No. 9 - Series 7 Announced | Writer |
2021 | Inside No. 9 - Series 6 Announced | Writer |
2020 | Inside No. 9 - Series 5 | Brendan |
2020 | Inside No. 9 - Series 5 | Alex |
2020 | Inside No. 9 - Series 5
|
Neville Griffin |
2020 | Inside No. 9 - Series 5
|
Aidan |
2020 | Inside No. 9 - Series 5
|
S/PC Varney |
2020 | Inside No. 9 - Series 5
|
Maureen |
2020 | Inside No. 9 - Series 5
|
Mr Jelly |
2020 | Inside No. 9 - Series 5 | Writer |
2020 | Inside No. 9 - Series 5 | Associate Producer |
2019 | Good Omens
|
William Shakespeare |
2019 | The League Of Gentlemen - Live Again! | Various |
2019 | The League Of Gentlemen - Live Again! | Writer |
2019 | Home - Series 1
|
Newton |
2018 | To Trend On Twitter | Self |
2018 | Inside No. 9 - Inside No. 9 Live | Rev. Neil |
2018 | Inside No. 9 - Inside No. 9 Live | Writer |
2018 | Inside No. 9 - Inside No. 9 Live | Associate Producer |
2018 | League Of Gentlemen Live Again! 2018 | Self |
2018 | Inside No. 9 - Series 4
|
Nick |
2018 | Inside No. 9 - Series 4
|
Clive Carol |
2018 | Inside No. 9 - Series 4
|
Max |
2018 | Inside No. 9 - Series 4
|
Viktor |
2018 | Inside No. 9 - Series 4 | Tommy Drake |
2018 | Inside No. 9 - Series 4 | Various |
2018 | Inside No. 9 - Series 4
|
Henry |
2018 | Inside No. 9 - Series 4 | Writer |
2018 | Inside No. 9 - Series 4 | Associate Producer |
2017 | Our Friend Victoria | Self |
2017 | The League Of Gentlemen - 20th Anniversary Specials | Richie |
2017 | The League Of Gentlemen - 20th Anniversary Specials | Stella Hull |
2017 | The League Of Gentlemen - 20th Anniversary Specials | Papa Lazarou |
2017 | The League Of Gentlemen - 20th Anniversary Specials | Slim |
2017 | The League Of Gentlemen - 20th Anniversary Specials | Ollie Plimsolls |
2017 | The League Of Gentlemen - 20th Anniversary Specials | Benjamin |
2017 | The League Of Gentlemen - 20th Anniversary Specials | Edward |
2017 | The League Of Gentlemen - 20th Anniversary Specials | Ross |
2017 | The League Of Gentlemen - 20th Anniversary Specials | Geoff |
2017 | The League Of Gentlemen - 20th Anniversary Specials | Henry |
2017 | The League Of Gentlemen - 20th Anniversary Specials | Bernice Woodall |
2017 | The League Of Gentlemen - 20th Anniversary Specials | Pamela Doove (Voice) |
2017 | The League Of Gentlemen - 20th Anniversary Specials | Writer |
2017 | The League Of Gentlemen - 20th Anniversary Specials | Associate Producer |
2017 | Our Friend Victoria | Host / Presenter |
2017 | Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled - Series 5
|
Guest |
2017 | Inside No. 9 - Series 3
|
Maurice |
2017 | Inside No. 9 - Series 3 | David |
2017 | Inside No. 9 - Series 3
|
Greg |
2017 | Inside No. 9 - Series 3 | Dr Jacob Tyler |
2017 | Inside No. 9 - Series 3
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Archie |
2016 | Inside No. 9 - Series 3 | Various |
2016 | Inside No. 9 - Series 3
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Klaus |
2016 | Inside No. 9 - Series 3 | Writer |
2016 | Inside No. 9 - Series 3 | Associate Producer |
2016 | Bob Monkhouse: The Last Stand | Self |
2016 | Richard E. Grant On... Ealing Comedies
|
Self |
2016 | Diddy TV - Series 2
|
Guest |
2016 | Diddy TV - Series 1
|
Guest |
2016 | Mid Morning Matters With Alan Partridge - Series 2
|
Jasper Jones |
2016 | Stag | Wendy |
2015 | Peter Kay: 20 Years Of Funny | Self |
2015 | Hunderby | Pastor John |
2015 | Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled - Series 3
|
Guest |
2015 | Alan Carr: Chatty Man - Series 14 | Guest |
2015 | Car Share - Series 1
|
Ray |
2015 | Inside No. 9 - Series 2 | Various |
2015 | Inside No. 9 - Series 2
|
Maxwell |
2015 | Inside No. 9 - Series 2 | Stranger |
2015 | Inside No. 9 - Series 2 | Mr Warren |
2015 | Inside No. 9 - Series 2
|
George |
2015 | Inside No. 9 - Series 2
|
Pat |
2015 | Inside No. 9 - Series 2
|
Terry |
2015 | Inside No. 9 - Series 2 | Writer |
2015 | Inside No. 9 - Series 2
|
Director |
2015 | Inside No. 9 - Series 2 | Associate Producer |
2015 | Chain Reaction - Series 10 | Host / Presenter |
2015 | Chain Reaction - Series 10 | Guest |
2015 | I've Never Seen Star Wars - Series 6
|
Guest |
2014 | House Of Fools - Christmas Special | Santa Claus |
2014 | Celebrity Squares - Series 1
|
Guest |
2014 | The British Comedy Awards | Self |
2014 | Psychobitches - Series 2
|
Princess Margaret |
2014 | 50 Years Of BBC 2 Comedy | Self |
2014 | Reece Shearsmith In The Case Of The High Foot | Doctor |
2014 | Bird Island - Series 2 | Ben |
2014 | Inside No. 9 - Series 1
|
Hector |
2014 | Inside No. 9 - Series 1
|
Jim |
2014 | Inside No. 9 - Series 1
|
Tom |
2014 | House Of Fools - Series 1
|
Martin |
2014 | Inside No. 9 - Series 1
|
Ray |
2014 | Inside No. 9 - Series 1
|
Stu |
2014 | Inside No. 9 - Series 1 | Various |
2014 | Inside No. 9 - Series 1 | Writer |
2014 | Inside No. 9 - Series 1 | Associate Producer |
2013 | The Anti-Social Network | Narrator |
2013 | The World's End | Actor |
2013 | Psychobitches - Series 1
|
Old Mother Shipton |
2013 | Horrible Histories - Series 5 | Movie Executive |
2012 | Bring Me Morecambe And Wise
|
Self |
2012 | Bad Sugar | Greg |
2012 | The Function Room | PC Bracket |
2012 | Bird Island - Series 1 | Ben |
2012 | Horrible Histories - Series 4 | Movie Executive |
2011 | Jennifer Saunders: Laughing At The 90s | Self |
2011 | Psychoville - Series 2 | Mr Jelly |
2011 | Psychoville - Series 2 | Maureen Sowerbutts |
2011 | Psychoville - Series 2 | Jeremy Goode |
2011 | Psychoville - Series 2 | Silent Singer |
2011 | Psychoville - Series 2 | Writer |
2011 | Eric & Ernie | Harry Wiseman |
2010 | Being Ronnie Corbett | Self |
2010 | Richard Bacon's Beer & Pizza Club - Series 1
|
Guest |
2010 | Chekhov: Comedy Shorts | Butler |
2010 | Psychoville - Halloween Special | Mr Jelly |
2010 | Psychoville - Halloween Special | Maureen Sowerbutts |
2010 | Psychoville - Halloween Special | Phil Walker |
2010 | Psychoville - Halloween Special | Writer |
2010 | Laughed Off The Page - Series 2 | Self |
2010 | Burke & Hare | Sergeant Mackenzie |
2009 | The Story Of Slapstick | Self |
2009 | Victoria Wood's Mid Life Christmas | Ensemble Actor |
2009 | Victoria Wood: Seen On TV | Self |
2009 | Reece Shearsmith's Haunted House | Host / Presenter |
2009 | Reece Shearsmith's Haunted House | Writer |
2009 | Would I Lie To You? - Series 3
|
Guest |
2009 | You Have Been Watching - Series 1
|
Guest |
2009 | Psychoville - Series 1
|
John Reginald Christie |
2009 | Psychoville - Series 1 | Mr Jelly |
2009 | Psychoville - Series 1 | Maureen Sowerbutts |
2009 | Psychoville - Series 1 | Brian MacMillan |
2009 | Psychoville - Series 1 | Writer |
2008 | Self-Storage - Series 2 | Dave |
2008 | The Cottage | Peter |
2008 | The Genuine Particle | Ed Burgess |
2007 | Ladies And Gentlemen | Freddie |
2007 | Self-Storage - Series 1 | Dave |
2007 | The Abbey | Dr Darren |
2005 | Friday Night With Jonathan Ross - Series 8 (as The League of Gentlemen) | Guest |
2004 | Catterick | Tony |
2004 | Max And Paddy's Road To Nowhere
|
Bobster |
2004 | Shaun Of The Dead | Mark |
2002 | TLC | Dr. Laurence Flynn |
2002 | The League Of Gentlemen - Series 3 | Bernice Woodall |
2002 | The League Of Gentlemen - Series 3 | Papa Lazarou |
2002 | The League Of Gentlemen - Series 3 | Vinnie |
2002 | The League Of Gentlemen - Series 3 | Pamela Doove |
2002 | The League Of Gentlemen - Series 3 | Dean Tavalouris |
2002 | The League Of Gentlemen - Series 3 | Shirley Shelley |
2002 | The League Of Gentlemen - Series 3 | Mrs Levinson |
2002 | The League Of Gentlemen - Series 3 | Keith Drop |
2002 | The League Of Gentlemen - Series 3 | Judith Buckle |
2002 | The League Of Gentlemen - Series 3
|
Noel Glass |
2002 | The League Of Gentlemen - Series 3
|
Terry Lollard |
2002 | The League Of Gentlemen - Series 3 | Geoff |
2002 | The League Of Gentlemen - Series 3 | Ollie Plimsolls |
2002 | The League Of Gentlemen - Series 3 | Mike King |
2002 | The League Of Gentlemen - Series 3 | Joseph Lisgoe |
2002 | The League Of Gentlemen - Series 3 | Edward |
2002 | The League Of Gentlemen - Series 3 | Ross |
2002 | The League Of Gentlemen - Series 3 | Jeanette Stevens |
2002 | The League Of Gentlemen - Series 3 | Peter Foot |
2002 | The League Of Gentlemen - Series 3 | Writer |
2001 | Spaced - Series 2
|
Dexter |
2000 | The League Of Gentlemen - Christmas Special | Ross |
2000 | The League Of Gentlemen - Christmas Special | Mrs Levinson |
2000 | The League Of Gentlemen - Christmas Special | Bernice Woodall |
2000 | The League Of Gentlemen - Christmas Special | Stella Hull |
2000 | The League Of Gentlemen - Christmas Special | Papa Lazarou |
2000 | The League Of Gentlemen - Christmas Special | Vinnie |
2000 | The League Of Gentlemen - Christmas Special | Mike King |
2000 | The League Of Gentlemen - Christmas Special | Pamela Doove |
2000 | The League Of Gentlemen - Christmas Special | Matthew Parker |
2000 | The League Of Gentlemen - Christmas Special | Dr Singleton Boothby |
2000 | The League Of Gentlemen - Christmas Special | Writer |
2000 | The League Of Gentlemen - Series 2 | Ollie Plimsolls |
2000 | The League Of Gentlemen - Series 2 | Chris Frost |
2000 | The League Of Gentlemen - Series 2 | Patch Lafeyette |
2000 | The League Of Gentlemen - Series 2 | Geoff |
2000 | The League Of Gentlemen - Series 2 | Mrs Levinson |
2000 | The League Of Gentlemen - Series 2 | Interviewer |
2000 | The League Of Gentlemen - Series 2 | Pamela Doove |
2000 | The League Of Gentlemen - Series 2 | Henry |
2000 | The League Of Gentlemen - Series 2 | Stella Hull |
2000 | The League Of Gentlemen - Series 2 | Mike King |
2000 | The League Of Gentlemen - Series 2 | Olive Kilshaw |
2000 | The League Of Gentlemen - Series 2 | Ross |
2000 | The League Of Gentlemen - Series 2 | Bernice Woodall |
2000 | The League Of Gentlemen - Series 2 | Bobby Hart |
2000 | The League Of Gentlemen - Series 2 | Dr Fish |
2000 | The League Of Gentlemen - Series 2 | Benjamin |
2000 | The League Of Gentlemen - Series 2 | Edward |
2000 | The League Of Gentlemen - Series 2 | Sam Chignell |
2000 | The League Of Gentlemen - Series 2 | Cathy Carter-Smith |
2000 | The League Of Gentlemen - Series 2 | Papa Lazarou |
2000 | The League Of Gentlemen - Series 2 | Vinnie |
2000 | The League Of Gentlemen - Series 2 | Reg Ingleby (Voice) |
2000 | The League Of Gentlemen - Series 2 | Writer |
1999 | The League Of Gentlemen - Series 1 | Benjamin |
1999 | The League Of Gentlemen - Series 1 | Edward |
1999 | The League Of Gentlemen - Series 1 | Ross |
1999 | The League Of Gentlemen - Series 1 | Geoff |
1999 | The League Of Gentlemen - Series 1 | Henry |
1999 | The League Of Gentlemen - Series 1 | Mrs Levinson |
1999 | The League Of Gentlemen - Series 1 | Richie |
1999 | The League Of Gentlemen - Series 1 | Sam Chignell |
1999 | The League Of Gentlemen - Series 1 | Bernice Woodall |
1999 | The League Of Gentlemen - Series 1 | Ollie Plimsolls |
1999 | The League Of Gentlemen - Series 1 | Stella Hull |
1999 | The League Of Gentlemen - Series 1 | Writer |
1997 | On The Town With The League Of Gentlemen | Ensemble Actor |
1997 | On The Town With The League Of Gentlemen | Writer |
The League Of Gentlemen | Self | |
The League Of Gentlemen | Self |
Non-comedy TV and film credits might be found here:
Reece Shearsmith on IMDb