Reece Shearsmith
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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
Credits
Shaun of the Dead (2004)
as Mark
Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021)
as Priest
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)
as Additional Vogon Voices
Saltburn (2023)
as Professor Ware
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (2024)
as Norbot (voice)
The World's End (2013)
as Collaborator
Birthday Girl (2001)
as Porter
High-Rise (2015)
as Nathan Steele
See How They Run (2022)
as John Woolf
Burke & Hare (2010)
as Sergeant Mackenzie
The Cottage (2008)
as Peter
Rogue Trooper (2026)
as Bagman (voice)
A Field in England (2013)
as Whitehead
In the Earth (2021)
as Zach Whitehead
An Adventure in Space and Time (2013)
as Patrick Troughton
The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse (2005)
as Various Characters
Spaced: Skip to the End (2004)
as Self
Tales of the Uncanny (2020)
as Self
Sardines (2014)
as Stu
Bad Sugar (2012)
as Greg
The First Men in the Moon (2010)
as Moon
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' (2005)
as Self - The League of Gentlemen
Borley Rectory (2017)
as V.C Wall
Tom & Gerri (2014)
as Tom
Eric & Ernie (2011)
as Harry Wiseman
Inside No. 9: The Party's Over (2024)
as Self
Razor Blade Smile: Vampires Forever (2025)
as Self
Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe (2002)
as Viking (voice)
This Year's Love (1999)
as Tourist
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy (2014)
as Self
Christmas at the Riviera (2007)
as Ashley
Psychoville Halloween Special (2010)
as Various
Ladies and Gentlemen (—)
as Freddie
Victoria Wood's Midlife Christmas (2009)
Actor
The League of Gentlemen Are Behind You (2006)
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
The Understudy (2014)
as Jim
Remembering 'Dead of Night' (2014)
Actor
Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes (2011)
as Self
Peacock Season (2010)
as Stoaty
Peter Kay: 20 Years of Funny (2015)
as Self
The Trial of Elizabeth Gadge (2015)
as Mr Warren
The Case of the High Foot (2014)
as The Doctor
House of Cards (2015)
as Self
PROBE: The Devil of Winterborne (1995)
as Andrew Powell
PROBE: Ghosts of Winterborne (1996)
as Andrew Powell
La Couchette (2015)
as Maxwell
A Quiet Night In (2014)
as Ray
The 12 Days of Christine (2015)
as Stranger
The Harrowing (2014)
as Hector
Highgate House of Horror (1995)
as Mr Dandridge
Him Indoors (2012)
as Gregory Brewster
Auton (1997)
as Dr. Daniel Matthews
The Devil of Christmas (2016)
Actor
A Brush with Comedy (2023)
as Self
The Man You're Not (2017)
as Reece Shearsmith
Captured Souls: In Conversation with Graham Humphreys (2025)
as Self
Bob Monkhouse: The Last Stand (2016)
Actor
The League of Gentlemen: Live at Drury Lane (2001)
as various
Tales from Behind the Crypt (2002)
as Self
Investigating The Ladykillers (2020)
Actor
The Riddle of the Sphinx (2017)
as Tyler