Reece Shearsmith
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1969-08-27 (55 years old)
Place of Birth
Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK
Reece Shearsmith
Biography
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 and the prestigious Golden Rose of Montreux. Following The League of Gentlemen, Shearsmith appeared in comedy programmes including Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere as well as playing villain Tony in the Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer comedy Catterick. He appeared in two episodes of the award-winning pop-culture comedy Spaced as Robot Wars-obsessed TA soldier Dexter, and played neurotic Doctor Flynn in hospital sitcom TLC alongside Alexander Armstrong.
In 2014, Shearsmith and Pemberton returned to BBC2 with a new dark comedy series called Inside No. 9. Each episode of the anthology series takes place in a different 'No. 9' location. Shearsmith and Pemberton play various characters in the series and have also directed two of the episodes.[16] Also in 2014, he starred as Malcolm Webster in ITV drama series, based on a true story, The Widower.
Known For
Acting
Rogue Trooper
as Bagman (voice)
Sardines
as Stu
(2024)
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
as Norbot (voice)
(2024)
(2023)
Saltburn
as Professor Ware
(2023)
A Brush With Comedy
as Self
(2022)
See How They Run
as John Woolf
(2021)
Venom: Let There Be Carnage
as Priest
(2021)
In the Earth
as Zach Whitehead
(2020)
Tales of the Uncanny
as Self
(2020)
(2018)
The League of Gentlemen - Live Again!
as Various Characters
(2018)
The League of Gentlemen - Live Again!
as Various Characters
(2018)
Inside No. 9: Dead Line
as Reverend Neil / Reece
(2017)
Borley Rectory
as V.C Wall
(2017)
The Man You're Not
as Reece Shearsmith
(2017)
The Bill
as Archie
(2017)
The Riddle of the Sphinx
as Tyler
(2016)
(2016)
The Devil of Christmas
as Klaus
(2015)
High-Rise
as Nathan Steele
(2015)
Seance Time
as Terry
(2015)
Nana's Party
as Pat
(2015)
Peter Kay: 20 Years of Funny
as Self
(2015)
Cold Comfort
as George
(2015)
La Couchette
as Maxwell
(2015)
The Trial of Elizabeth Gadge
as Mr Warren
(2015)
The 12 Days of Christine
as Stranger
(2014)
Inside No. 9: Sardines
as Stu
(2014)
The Understudy
as Jim
(2014)
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
as Self
(2014)
(2014)
The Harrowing
as Hector
(2014)
The Case of the High Foot
as The Doctor
(2014)
A Quiet Night In
as Ray
(2014)
Tom and Gerri
as Tom
(2013)
The World's End
as Collaborator
(2013)
A Field in England
as Whitehead
(2013)
An Adventure in Space and Time
as Patrick Troughton
(2012)
Bad Sugar
as Greg
(2012)
Him Indoors
as Gregory Brewster
(2011)
(2011)
Eric & Ernie
as Harry Wiseman
(2010)
Burke & Hare
as Sergeant Mackenzie
(2010)
The First Men in the Moon
as Moon
(2010)
Peacock Season
as Stoaty
(2010)
Psychoville Halloween Special
as Various
(2009)
(2008)
The Cottage
as Peter
(2007)
Christmas at the Riviera
as Ashley
(2006)
The League of Gentlemen Are Behind You
as Benjamin Denton / Papa Lazarou / Pamela Doove / Ross Gaines / Cathy Carter-Smith / Ollie Plimsoles / Vinnie Whytenshawe / Mr Lisgoe / Bernice Woodall / Dean Tavalouris / Edward Tattsyrup / Geoff Tipps / Judee Levinson
(2006)
(2005)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
as Additional Vogon Voices
(2005)
Don't Crash: The Documentary of the Making of the Movie of the Book of the Radio Series of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'
as Self - The League of Gentlemen
(2005)
The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse
as Various Characters
(2004)
Shaun of the Dead
as Mark
(2004)
Spaced: Skip to the End
as Self
(2002)
Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe
as Viking (voice)
(2001)
Birthday Girl
as Porter
(2001)
(2000)
(1999)
This Year's Love
as Tourist
(1998)
Auton 2: Sentinel
as Dr Dan Matthews
(1997)
Auton
as Dr. Daniel Matthews
(1996)
Ghosts of Winterborne
as Andrew Powell
(1995)
The Devil of Winterborne
as Andrew Powell
(1995)
Highgate House of Horror
as Mr Dandridge
Crew
Sardines
Creator
(2018)
(2017)
The Bill
Writer
(2017)
The Riddle of the Sphinx
Writer
(2016)
The Devil of Christmas
Writer
(2015)
La Couchette
Writer
(2015)
The 12 Days of Christine
Writer
(2015)
(2015)
Cold Comfort
Director, Writer
(2015)
Nana's Party
Director, Writer
(2015)
Seance Time
Writer
(2014)
A Quiet Night In
Writer
(2014)
Tom and Gerri
Writer
(2014)
Last Gasp
Writer
(2014)
The Understudy
Writer
(2014)
The Harrowing
Writer
(2014)
Inside No. 9: Sardines
Writer
(2010)
(2006)
(2006)
(2005)
The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse
Writer, Executive Producer
(2001)
(2000)
(1995)
Highgate House of Horror
Director