About
Alex Lowe (born 15 January 1968) is an English actor, comedian and voice artist. He is the creator and performer of the characters Barry from Watford on Steve Wright's BBC Radio 2 show and Iain Lee's shows, and the character Clinton Baptiste, originally seen in Phoenix Nights, as whom he has since toured. Lowe made his TV debut in 1981 in Thames Television's Theatre Box. On stage, he played Wharton in "Another Country" at the Queen's Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, London. In 1983 he played Young Edmond Bertram in BBC 1's Mansfield Park. His career has included diverse roles from serious drama to character comedy. He has worked as both a writer and actor in many different areas of media. In 1990, Lowe appeared in The Hypochondriac at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and won a First. In 1991, having trained at The Studio School in North London and Leicester School of Performing Arts, he...
Known for
Midsomer MurdersSeries • 1997
CasualtySeries • 1986
MinderSeries • 1979
BrassicSeries • 2019
Fireman SamSeries • 1987
Peep ShowSeries • 2003
Jonathan CreekSeries • 1997
UtopiaSeries • 2013
The Thick of ItSeries • 2005
Secret Diary of a Call GirlSeries • 2007
The Fast ShowSeries • 1994
LovesickSeries • 2014
SpacedSeries • 1999
My Week with MarilynMovie • 2011
Tulip FeverMovie • 2017
GrimsbyMovie • 2016
SaxondaleSeries • 2006
Much Ado About NothingMovie • 1993
ShardlakeSeries • 2024
Look Around YouSeries • 2002
Mary Shelley's FrankensteinMovie • 1994
Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an EmpireSeries • 2006
The Job LotSeries • 2013
The Casual VacancySeries • 2015