Kevin Bishop

Known for ActingBorn 1980-06-18 (age 45)Bromley, England, UK

Kevin Brian Bishop is an English actor and comedian, best known for The Kevin Bishop Show, which he co-wrote with Lee Hupfield. Bishop's first role was in Grange Hill. His second role, at age 16, was as Ben Quayle in Silent Witness. He played Stupid Brian in three episodes of My Family. He starred in Muppet Treasure Island as Jim Hawkins. In 2005, he portrayed the late comedian Dudley Moore onstage in Pete and Dud: Come Again, a drama charting Moore's turbulent relationship with Peter Cook, which debuted at the Assembly Rooms as part of the Edinburgh Fringe before transferring to The Venue in London's West End in March 2006. In August 2007 he appeared as the title character in Channel 4's satirical spoof documentary "Being Tom Cruise", a spin-off of Star Stories. In September 2014, Bishop appeared in the one-man show Fully Committed at the Menier Chocolate Factory, in which he played forty characters. In 2013, Bishop appeared in the American comedy series Super Fun Night, written by and starring Australian comedic actress Rebel Wilson. The show ran for one season. In August 2016, Bishop starred in the revival of classic 1970s BBC sitcom Porridge. He played the role of Fletch, grandson of Ronnie Barker's original main character, locked up for cyber-crime. Originally a one-off, the show was commissioned to full series in October 2016. The first series was broadcast in October 2017 on a 6-week run on BBC One as well as the full series being released at the same time on BBC iPlayer. In 2016, Bishop played Nigel Farage in a one-off BBC Two comedy series entitled Nigel Farage Gets His Life Back. In 2017, Bishop became the speaking voice for 2-D, fictional lead singer of British virtual band GorillazRead more

Movies & web series

Lady Windermere's Fan

The Muppets Take The O2

Love Soup

Channel 4's Comedy Gala

Pie in the Sky

The Love Box in Your Living Room

Inside No. 9

Royal Wedding

Peep Show

Dick Whittington: The ITV Pantomime

Would I Lie to You?

The Big Finish

Benidorm

Silent Witness

Plebs

Spoons

Strike

Hotel Babylon

Documentary Now!

Greek Salad

The Spanish Apartment

Beyond Paradise

Whites

Comedy Showcase

The Rack Pack

The Last Chancers

Miracle Workers

Flack

Irina Palm

Russian Dolls

Celebrity Juice

Muppet Treasure Island

We're Doomed! The Dad's Army Story

The Bill

FM

Grange Hill

Moonwalkers

Paul Dood’s Deadly Lunch Break

David Brent: Life on the Road

Casualty

The Kevin Bishop Show

Big Brother's Little Brother

A Few Best Men

My Piece of the Pie

Dogface

All Stars

Huge

A Few Less Men