Kevin Bishop

Kevin Bishop

Birthday: 1980-06-18

Place of birth: Bromley, England, UK

Also known as:

imdb_id: nm0084107

Biography:

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

Played in movies:

Lady Windermere's Fan

Score: 10.0

The Muppets Take The O2

Score: 9.5

The Love Box in Your Living Room

Score: 8.0

Royal Wedding

Score: 8.0

The Big Finish

Score: 7.5

The Spanish Apartment

Score: 7.1

The Rack Pack

Score: 6.9

Irina Palm

Score: 6.9

Muppet Treasure Island

Score: 6.7

Russian Dolls

Score: 6.6

We're Doomed! The Dad's Army Story

Score: 6.5

Moonwalkers

Score: 6.1

David Brent: Life on the Road

Score: 6.1

Paul Dood’s Deadly Lunch Break

Score: 6.1

Dick Whittington: The ITV Pantomime

Score: 6.0

A Few Best Men

Score: 5.7

My Piece of the Pie

Score: 5.7

Huge

Score: 5.6

All Stars

Score: 5.6

Food of Love

Score: 5.6

A Few Less Men

Score: 5.5

Horrible Histories: The Movie - Rotten Romans

Score: 5.2

Gangsta Granny Strikes Again

Score: 5.1

Sumotherhood

Score: 5.1

May I Kill U?

Score: 4.6

Nigel Farage Gets His Life Back

Score: 4.5

Birds Like Us

Score: 3.8

Keith Lemon: The Film

Score: 2.9

Whites

Score: 0.0

Agatha Raisin: Kissing Christmas Goodbye

Score: 0.0

Played in tv shows:

Channel 4's Comedy Gala

Score: 8.5

Pie in the Sky

Score: 8.3

Peep Show

Score: 8.0

Inside No. 9

Score: 8.0

Love Soup

Score: 8.0

Would I Lie to You?

Score: 7.7

Silent Witness

Score: 7.6

Spoons

Score: 7.5

Benidorm

Score: 7.5

Hotel Babylon

Score: 7.3

Strike

Score: 7.2

Whites

Score: 7.1

Flack

Score: 7.0

Comedy Showcase

Score: 7.0

Documentary Now!

Score: 7.0

Greek Salad

Score: 6.9

Miracle Workers

Score: 6.8

Grange Hill

Score: 6.7

The Bill

Score: 6.6

Beyond Paradise

Score: 6.6

Celebrity Juice

Score: 6.5

FM

Score: 6.5

Casualty

Score: 6.1

The Kevin Bishop Show

Score: 6.0

Big Brother's Little Brother

Score: 5.8

Super Fun Night

Score: 5.5

Dogface

Score: 5.5

Porridge

Score: 5.3

The Charlotte Church Show

Score: 5.0

Alan Carr: Chatty Man

Score: 4.9

Doctors

Score: 4.8

The Last Chancers

Score: 4.0

Richard & Judy

Score: 2.9

Bad Mother

Score: 0.0

Justin Lee Collins: Good Times

Score: 0.0