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 |
2002
The Spanish Apartment
7.123/1217
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Russian Dolls
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2007
Irina Palm
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Muppet Treasure Island
6.701/457
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2002
Food of Love
5.522/23
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Agatha Raisin: Kissing Christmas Goodbye
0/0
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2012
A Few Best Men
5.7/450
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2011
My Piece of the Pie
5.699/193
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2013
May I Kill U?
4.6/14
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2010
Royal Wedding
8/3
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2012
Keith Lemon: The Film
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All Stars
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Sumotherhood
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The Love Box in Your Living Room
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Gangsta Granny Strikes Again
5.1/4
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We're Doomed! The Dad's Army Story
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The Rack Pack
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Huge
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2000
The Big Finish
7.8/5
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2017
A Few Less Men
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Whites
0/0
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2016
Nigel Farage Gets His Life Back
4.5/2
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Moonwalkers
6.147/388
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Moonwalkers
2016
David Brent: Life on the Road
6.103/393
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2017
Birds Like Us
4.1/11
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Lady Windermere's Fan
10/1
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The Muppets Take The O2
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Dick Whittington: The ITV Pantomime
8/2
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Paul Dood’s Deadly Lunch Break
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Porridge
5/1
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