Kevin Bishop
Kevin Bishop
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 Gorillaz
Known For Acting
Most Rating 0.4078
Birthday 1980-06-18
Place of Birth Bromley, England, UK
Also Known As
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2002

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Russian Dolls
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2007

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Muppet Treasure Island
1996

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Food of Love
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Agatha Raisin: Kissing Christmas Goodbye
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Agatha Raisin: Kissing Christmas Goodbye

A Few Best Men
2012

A Few Best Men

My Piece of the Pie
2011

My Piece of the Pie

May I Kill U?
2013

May I Kill U?

Royal Wedding
2010

Royal Wedding

Keith Lemon: The Film
2012

Keith Lemon: The Film

All Stars
2013

All Stars

Sumotherhood
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Sumotherhood

The Love Box in Your Living Room
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The Love Box in Your Living Room

Gangsta Granny Strikes Again
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Gangsta Granny Strikes Again

We're Doomed! The Dad's Army Story
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The Rack Pack
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The Rack Pack

Huge
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The Big Finish
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The Big Finish

A Few Less Men
2017

A Few Less Men

Whites
2010

Whites

Nigel Farage Gets His Life Back
2016

Nigel Farage Gets His Life Back

Moonwalkers
2015

Moonwalkers

David Brent: Life on the Road
2016

David Brent: Life on the Road

Birds Like Us
2017

Birds Like Us

Lady Windermere's Fan
2018

Lady Windermere's Fan

Horrible Histories: The Movie — Rotten Romans
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Horrible Histories: The Movie — Rotten Romans

The Muppets Take The O2
2018

The Muppets Take The O2

Dick Whittington: The ITV Pantomime
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Dick Whittington: The ITV Pantomime

Paul Dood’s Deadly Lunch Break
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Paul Dood’s Deadly Lunch Break

Porridge
2016

Porridge