Reece Shearsmith

About

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...

Known for

Doctor WhoSeries • 2005FoundationSeries • 2021New TricksSeries • 2004Good OmensSeries • 2019Inside No. 9Series • 20143 Body ProblemSeries • 2024Venom: Let There Be CarnageMovie • 2021Horrible HistoriesSeries • 2009Playhouse PresentsSeries • 2012The Adventures of PaddingtonSeries • 2019Shaun of the DeadMovie • 2004The Hollow CrownSeries • 2012The World's EndMovie • 2013SaltburnMovie • 2023Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most FowlMovie • 2024GalavantSeries • 2015CatchphraseSeries • 2013SpacedSeries • 1999PsychovilleSeries • 2009The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyMovie • 2005See How They RunMovie • 2022The League of GentlemenSeries • 1999Mid Morning Matters with Alan PartridgeSeries • 2010High-RiseMovie • 2015