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Reece Shearsmith

Reece Shearsmith is an actor, writer, and comedian.

He first came to prominence with his multi-award winning TV series The League of Gentlemen...
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Contacts

Agent:
Chiggy

Contact:
Daisy Skepelhorn

daisy@pbjmanagement.co.uk
020 7287 1112

Acting Agent

Nick Forgacs
nickforgacs@independenttalent.com
020 7636 6565

Reece Shearsmith first came to prominence with his multi-award winning TV series The League of Gentlemen with Mark Gatiss, Jeremy Dyson and Steve Pemberton, which they wrote and starred in. As writing partners Reece and Steve went on to create two series of the comedy horror series Psychoville (BBC2). They have since created the BAFTA award winning series Inside no. 9 (BBC2) in which they both write and perform, 59 episodes to date. Aside from his writing work, Reece has numerous acting credits across stage, screen and TV, including The Unfriend at the Criterion Theatre, Peter Kay’s Car Share (BBC) and Ben Wheatley’s In The Earth.

Following the huge success of Inside No. 9. Reece and Steve went on to write and release the script books of the series along with an insiders guide.

Television

3 Body Problem
Alan Turing
Netflix2024
The Witchfinder
Matthew Hoopkins
BBC2022
Foundation
Jerril
Apple2021
The Great Stand up to Cancer Bake Off
Himself
Channel 4 2021
Foundation
Jerril
Apple2021 — 2023
The Adventures of Paddington
Mr Currie
Nickelodeon Network2020
Dracula
Writer
BBC2020
The Southbank Show
Himself
Sky Arts2019
Good Omens
William Shakespeare
Amazon 2019 — 2023
The Adventures of Paddington
Mr Curry
2019 — 2020
The League of Gentlemen Anniversary Specials
Lead Actor/ Co-writer
BBC2018
Stag
Wendy
BBC TWO2016
Mid Morning Matters with Alan Partridge
Jasper
Sky Atlantic2016
Doctor Who
Rassmussen
BBC One2015
Hunderby
Pastor John
Sky Atlantic2015
Peter Kay's Car Share
Ray
BBC One2015
The Widower
Malcolm Webster
ITV2014
Chasing Shadows
DS Sean Stone
ITV2014
An Adventure in Space and Time
Patrick Troughton
BBC TWO2013
Inside No 9 (Series 1 -9)
Lead Actor / Co-writer / Co-Director
BBC2013 — 2025
Richard Bacon’s Beer & Pizza Club
Guest
ITV42010
Psychoville
Writer / Various
BBC 22009
Would I Lie To You?
Panellist
BBC 12009
You Have Been Watching
Panellist
Channel 42009
New Tricks
Jeremy Kirk
BBC 12008
Marple
Inspector Huish
ITV2007
The Abbey
Dr Darren Davenport
ITV2007
Christmas at the Riviera
Ashley
ITV2007
Ladies and Gentlemen
Freddie
Channel 42007
Max & Paddy's Road to Nowhere
Bob-ster
C42004
Catterick
Tony Pett
Productions/Channel X for BBC32004
All Star Comedy Show
Performer
Channel X/Pett Productions/ITV12004
TLC
Dr Flynn
BBC22002
Legend Of The Lost Tribe
Animation Voice-over: Viking
BBC12002
The League of Gentlemen - The Making of Series 3
Presenter on behind-the-scenes documentary
BBC Choice2002
Spaced
Dexter
Channel 42001
Comic Relief - Red Nose Day 2001
Writer / Performer
BBC12001
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased), Series 1
Performer
BBC12000
Debt Wish Live
Writer / Performer
BBC11999
The League Of Gentlemen (Series 1 - 3 / Christmas Special)
Writer / Various
BBC21999 — 2002
In the Red
Performer
BBC21998
Lenny Goes To Town
Performer
BBC11998
Mash & Peas Do U.S
Performer
Part Of Channel 4 Sit-Com Weekend, C41997
Friday Night Armistice
Performer
BBC21996

Film

Saltburn
Emmerald Fennell
2023
See How They Run
John Woolf
Searchlight2022
Venom
Priest
Marvel Entertainment2021
In the Earth
Zach
Directed by Ben Wheatley2021
Venom: Let There Be Carnage
Priest
2021
The Cottage
Peter
Paul Andrew Williams2008
The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse
Co-Writer / Various
Dir: Steve Bendelack2005
Shaun of the Dead
Mark
Edgar Wright2004
Birthday Girl
Porter
Jez Butterworth2001
This Year's Love
Tourist
David Kane1999

Theatre and Live Performance

The Unfriend
Peter
Playful Productions2022
A Very Expensive Poison
Vladimir Putin
The Old Vic2019
The League of Gentlemen Live Again! UK Tour
Lead Actor/ Co-writer
UK Tour2018
The Dresser
Norman
Duke of York 2016
The Comedians
THe Lyric Hammersmith2009
The Producers
Leo Bloom
Theatre Royal Drury Lane2006
The League of Gentlemen Are Behind You
Writer / Various
2006
AS YOU LIKE IT
Jaques
Wyndhams Theatre2005
ART
Yvan
Whitehall Theatre, London2002 — 2003
A Local Show For Local People
Writer / Various
National Tour2000 — 2001
Debt Wish Live
Writer / Performer
Brixton Academy1999
The League Of Gentlemen
Writer / Various
Edinburgh Pleasance, London Pleasance, Komedia, Brighton and London's Battersea Arts Centre and the Canal Café Theatre1995 — 1999

Awards

Royal Television Society, Winner of 'Comedy Performance - Male' for Inside No.9
Writer / Creator / Director / Role of Archie
2019
BAFTA Best Comedy Writer
Winner
Best Comedy Writer for Inside No. 92018
South Bank Show Award
Winner
Best Comedy (The League of Gentlemen, Series 3)2003
Olivier Award
Nominee
Best Entertainment (A Local Show for Local People)2002
NME Award
Winner
Best Television Programme (The League Of Gentlemen, Series 2)2001
BAFTA Awards
Winner
Best Comedy (The League Of Gentlemen, Series 1)2000
RTS Awards
Winner
Best entertainment (The League of Gentlemen, Series 1)1999
Perrier Award
Winner
The League Of Gentlemen1997
Sony Silver Award
Winner
(On The Town With The League Of Gentlemen)1997

Books

The Insider's Guide to Inside No. 9: Behind the Scenes of the Award Winning BBC TV Series
Co-Author
Hodder & Stoughton2021
Inside No. 9: The Scripts Series 1-3
Author
Hodder 2020
The League of Gentlemen Scripts And That
Fourth Estate
2003
The League of Gentlemen - A Local Book For Local People
Fourth Estate
2000

Radio

Two Coconut Shells, a Blowlamp and a Raspberry
Narrator
Radio 42006
On The Town With The League Of Gentlemen
Writer / Various
Radio 41997

News

Shortlist has been announced for the Comedy Awards 2023

10th January 2024

We are very excited to share our wonderful clients who have been shortlisted for the Comedy

Multiple PBJ nominees for National Comedy Awards

12th October 2021

2021 will bring the first National Comedy Awards, hosted by Channel 4 as part of this year's Stand Up To Cancer programming

Inside No. 9 renewed for two new seasons

16th March 2020

Following on from an extremely successful fifth series, Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton's 'Inside No

Chortle Awards 2018 - Nominations in!

8th February 2018

The list of nominees for the 2018 Chortle Awards, which celebrate the best in live and broadcast comedy, has just been released - and we are so thrilled to see so many clients on the list

British Comedy Guide Awards 2017

29th January 2018

The British Comedy Guide (comedy

Writers’ Guild Award Winners 2018

16th January 2018

The winners of the 2018 Writers’ Guild Awards were announced this evening (Monday 15 January 2018) at a ceremony at the Royal College of Physicians in London, in front of an audience from a broad range of creative industries

A brand new series of 'Inside No.9' starts tonight!

3rd January 2018

A brand new series of Inside No

Coming up roses!

14th September 2016

Inside No 9 has won Best Comedy at the 2016 Rose d'Or Awards, huge congratulations to Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith

A Field In England wins at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

8th July 2013

A Field In England, starring Reece Shearsmith, Richard Glover and Julian Barratt, won the Special Jury Prize at the 2013 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival after it's multi-platform launch on Friday

A Field In England

5th July 2013

So, it’s A Field in England day everyone

What's On Stage Awards 2012 have been announced

2nd December 2011

The shortlist of nominations for the 12th annual Whatsonstage

Psychoville wins at the British Comedy Awards

14th December 2009

Congratulations to Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton - Psychoville won the award for: 'Best New British Television Comedy' at the British Comedy Awards