Kevin Bishop
Acting • Born 1980-06-18
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
Filmography
68 credits
The Spanish Apartment
Movie • 2002
William
Russian Dolls
Movie • 2005
William
Irina Palm
Movie • 2007
Tom
Muppet Treasure Island
Movie • 1996
Jim Hawkins
Food of Love
Movie • 2002
Paul Porterfield
Agatha Raisin: Kissing Christmas Goodbye
Movie • 2021
Jeffrey Tamworthy
A Few Best Men
Movie • 2012
Graham
My Piece of the Pie
Movie • 2011
Nick, Le Boxeur
May I Kill U?
Movie • 2013
Baz
Royal Wedding
Movie • 2010
TJ
Keith Lemon: The Film
Movie • 2012
Dougie
All Stars
Movie • 2013
Andy
Sumotherhood
Movie • 2023
Random Customer in Bank
The Love Box in Your Living Room
Movie • 2022
Gangsta Granny Strikes Again
Movie • 2022
Flavio
We're Doomed! The Dad's Army Story
Movie • 2015
James Beck
The Rack Pack
Movie • 2016
Barry Hearn
Huge
Movie • 2010
Self
The Big Finish
Movie • 2000
Kevin
A Few Less Men
Movie • 2017
Graham
Whites
Movie • 2010
Shay Marshall
Nigel Farage Gets His Life Back
Movie • 2016
Nigel Farage
Moonwalkers
Movie • 2015
Paul
David Brent: Life on the Road
Movie • 2016
DJ
Birds Like Us
Movie • 2017
Hassan (voice)
Lady Windermere's Fan
Movie • 2018
Lord Darlington
Horrible Histories: The Movie — Rotten Romans
Movie • 2019
German Legate
The Muppets Take The O2
Movie • 2018
Self
Dick Whittington: The ITV Pantomime
Movie • 2002
Dick Whittington
Paul Dood’s Deadly Lunch Break
Movie • 2021
Jack Tapp
Porridge
Movie • 2016
Nigel Norman Fletcher
Peep Show
TV • 2003
Ollie
Hotel Babylon
TV • 2006
The Bill
TV • 1984
Silent Witness
TV • 1996
Ben Quayle
The Charlotte Church Show
TV • 2006
Self - Guest
Richard & Judy
TV • 2001
Self
Celebrity Juice
TV • 2008
Self
The Kevin Bishop Show
TV • 2008
Inside No. 9
TV • 2014
Arlo, a Fool
Spoons
TV • 2005
Alan Carr: Chatty Man
TV • 2009
Self
Dogface
TV • 2007
FM
TV • 2009
Dom Cox
Greek Salad
TV • 2023
William
Big Brother's Little Brother
TV • 2001
Self
Justin Lee Collins: Good Times
TV • 2010
Self
Channel 4's Comedy Gala
TV • 2010
Super Fun Night
TV • 2013
Richard Royce
Comedy Showcase
TV • 2007
Various
Love Soup
TV • 2005
Benidorm
TV • 2007
The Original Peter Andre
Miracle Workers
TV • 2019
Quizmaster
Would I Lie to You?
TV • 2007
Self
Grange Hill
TV • 1978
Sam Spalding
Casualty
TV • 1986
Nick Wilson
Doctors
TV • 2000
Craig Prentice
Porridge
TV • 2017
Nigel Norman Fletcher
Pie in the Sky
TV • 1994
Nicky
Flack
TV • 2019
Danny Davis
Documentary Now!
TV • 2015
Gary Jacks
Beyond Paradise
TV • 2023
Mike Moss
Strike
TV • 2017
Wally Cardew
Bad Mother
TV • 2017
The Husband
Star Stories
TV • 2006
Various
Plebs
TV • 2013
Darius
The Last Chancers
TV • 2004
Dan
Whites
TV • 2010
Shay Marshall