Reece Shearsmith
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Reeson Wayne Shearsmith (born 27 August 1969) is a British actor, comedian, writer and magician. He was a member of The League of Gentlemen, with Steve Pemberton, Mark Gatiss and Jeremy Dyson. Jointly with Pemberton, he created, wrote and starred in the sitcom Psychoville and the dark comedy anthology series Inside No. 9. He had notable roles in Spaced and The World's End. Shearsmith was born in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire. He attended Andrew Marvell High School and then Bretton Hall College of Education, where he met Mark Gatiss and Steve Pemberton, fellow actors and comedians The League of Gentlemen began as a stage act in 1995, transferred to Radio 4 as On the Town with The League of Gentlemen in 1997, and arrived on television on BBC Two in 1999. The last saw Shearsmith and his colleagues awarded a British Academy Television Award, a Royal Television Society Award and the prestigious Golden Rose of Montreux. Following The League of Gentlemen, Shearsmith appeared in comedy programmes including Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere as well as playing villain Tony in the Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer comedy Catterick. He appeared in two episodes of the award-winning pop-culture comedy Spaced as Robot Wars-obsessed TA soldier Dexter, and played neurotic Doctor Flynn in hospital sitcom TLC alongside Alexander Armstrong. In 2014, Shearsmith and Pemberton returned to BBC2 with a new dark comedy series called Inside No. 9. Each episode of the anthology series takes place in a different 'No. 9' location. Shearsmith and Pemberton play various characters in the series and have also directed two of the episodes.[16] Also in 2014, he starred as Malcolm Webster in ITV drama series, based on a true story, The Widower.
Known for
Credits
Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021)
as Priest
Saltburn (2023)
as Professor Ware
Shaun of the Dead (2004)
as Mark
The World's End (2013)
as Collaborator
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (2024)
as Norbot (voice)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)
as Additional Vogon Voices
See How They Run (2022)
as John Woolf
Birthday Girl (2001)
as Porter
High-Rise (2015)
as Nathan Steele
Burke & Hare (2010)
as Sergeant Mackenzie
The Harrowing (2014)
as Hector
The Understudy (2014)
as Jim
La Couchette (2015)
as Maxwell
Spaced: Skip to the End (2004)
as Self
Sardines (2014)
as Stu
The First Men in the Moon (2010)
as Moon
Tom & Gerri (2014)
as Tom
Christmas at the Riviera (2007)
as Ashley
Borley Rectory (2017)
as V.C Wall
An Adventure in Space and Time (2013)
as Patrick Troughton
Him Indoors (2012)
as Gregory Brewster
The Trial of Elizabeth Gadge (2015)
as Mr Warren
Zanzibar (2018)
as Henry
The 12 Days of Christine (2015)
as Stranger
The Cottage (2008)
as Peter
Razor Blade Smile: Vampires Forever (2025)
as Self
A Field in England (2013)
as Whitehead
PROBE: The Devil of Winterborne (1995)
as Andrew Powell
Rogue Trooper (2026)
as Bagman (voice)
Tales of the Uncanny (2020)
as Self
The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse (2005)
as Various Characters
Highgate House of Horror (1995)
as Mr Dandridge
In the Earth (2021)
as Zach Whitehead
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy (2014)
as Self
A Quiet Night In (2014)
as Ray
Inside No. 9: The Party's Over (2024)
as Self
Remembering 'Dead of Night' (2014)
Actor
The Devil of Christmas (2016)
Actor
Ladies and Gentlemen (—)
as Freddie
Don't Crash: The Documentary of the Making of the Movie of the Book of the Radio Series of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' (2005)
as Self - The League of Gentlemen
PROBE: Ghosts of Winterborne (1996)
as Andrew Powell
Eric & Ernie (2011)
as Harry Wiseman
Victoria Wood's Midlife Christmas (2009)
Actor
Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe (2002)
as Viking (voice)
The Man You're Not (2017)
as Reece Shearsmith
Psychoville Halloween Special (2010)
as Various
Bad Sugar (2012)
as Greg
The League of Gentlemen: Live at Drury Lane (2001)
as various
House of Cards (2015)
as Self
Peacock Season (2010)
as Stoaty
A Brush with Comedy (2023)
as Self
The League of Gentlemen Are Behind You (2006)
as Benjamin Denton / Papa Lazarou / Pamela Doove / Ross Gaines / Cathy Carter-Smith / Ollie Plimsoles / Vinnie Whytenshawe / Mr Lisgoe / Bernice Woodall / Dean Tavalouris / Edward Tattsyrup / Geoff Tipps / Judee Levinson
Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes (2011)
as Self
This Year's Love (1999)
as Tourist
Bob Monkhouse: The Last Stand (2016)
Actor
The Case of the High Foot (2014)
as The Doctor
Peter Kay: 20 Years of Funny (2015)
as Self
Captured Souls: In Conversation with Graham Humphreys (2025)
as Self
Tales from Behind the Crypt (2002)
as Self
The Riddle of the Sphinx (2017)
as Tyler
Auton (1997)
as Dr. Daniel Matthews
Investigating The Ladykillers (2020)
Actor