Bill Bailey
Acting • Born 1964-01-13
Biography
Bill Bailey (born Mark Bailey; January 13, 1964) is an English stand-up comedian, musician and actor. As well as his extensive stand-up work, Bailey is well known for his appearances on Have I Got News for You, Never Mind the Buzzcocks, QI and Black Books. Bailey was listed by The Observer as one of the 50 funniest acts in British comedy in 2003. In 2007 and again in 2010, he was voted the 7th greatest stand-up comic on Channel 4's 100 Greatest Stand-Ups. Bill Bailey is a patron of International Animal Rescue. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bill Bailey, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Filmography
120 credits
Bill Bailey: Larks in Transit
Movie • 2021
Self
Saving Grace
Movie • 2000
Vince
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Movie • 2005
The Whale (voice)
Bill Bailey: Part Troll
Movie • 2004
Himself
Bill Bailey: Tinselworm
Movie • 2008
Himself
Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang
Movie • 2010
Farmer MacReadie
Bill Bailey's Remarkable Guide to the Orchestra
Movie • 2009
Himself
Bill Bailey: Bewilderness
Movie • 2001
Himself
Bill Bailey: Cosmic Jam
Movie • 1997
Himself
April Fool's Day
Movie • 1997
Sand Delivery Man
Nature's Misfits
Movie • 2014
Narrator
Nature's Perfect Partners
Movie • 2016
Narrator
Worzel Gummidge: Calliope Jane
Movie • 2021
Mr Peregrine
Burke & Hare
Movie • 2010
Angus
Bill Bailey: Dandelion Mind
Movie • 2010
Himself
Chalet Girl
Movie • 2011
Bill Matthews
Spaced: Skip to the End
Movie • 2004
Self
Bill Bailey: Qualmpeddler
Movie • 2013
Self
Christmas Comedy Club with Lost Voice Guy
Movie • 2021
Self
The Fringe, Fame and Me
Movie • 2022
Self
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
Movie • 2014
Self
Comic Aid
Movie • 2005
We Are Most Amused
Movie • 2008
Self
The Smeds and the Smoos
Movie • 2023
Grandfather Smed (voice)
Making Qi
Movie • 2011
Self
Michael McIntyre's Easter Night at the Coliseum
Movie • 2015
Self
Evidently... John Cooper Clarke
Movie • 2012
Himself
Pythagasaurus
Movie • 2011
Ig
Bill Bailey: Limboland
Movie • 2018
Self
We Are Most Amused and Amazed
Movie • 2018
Self
Doctor Who: The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe
Movie • 2011
Droxil
Hot Fuzz
Movie • 2007
Sergeant Turner
Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse
Movie • 2020
Bona Fide Gent
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
Movie • 2008
Self
Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps
Movie • 2024
The Donkey (voice)
The Comedy Vaults: BBC2's Hidden Treasure
Movie • 2014
Self
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'
Movie • 2005
Self (uncredited)
How To Make It In Comedy
Movie • 2024
Big Butts Like It Big: Brunette Edition
Movie • 2014
Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga
Movie • 2008
Self
Top Gear
TV • 2002
Self
Spaced
TV • 1999
Bilbo Bagshot
TV Heaven, Telly Hell
TV • 2006
Skins
TV • 2007
Walter
The One Show
TV • 2006
Self - Guest
Fifth Gear
TV • 2002
Self
Spicks and Specks
TV • 2005
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
TV • 1996
Self
Jonathan Creek
TV • 1997
Kennie Starkiss
Is It Bill Bailey?
TV • 1998
Self / Various Roles
QI
TV • 2003
Self
Richard & Judy
TV • 2001
Self
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
TV • 2002
Dr. Russ
This Is My House
TV • 2021
Self
Wild West
TV • 2002
Doug
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV • 1993
Self - Comedy Guest
Patriot Brains
TV • 2021
Host
Robins
TV • 2006
Self - Guest
Space Cadets
TV • 1997
Space Captain
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
TV • 2013
Self - Dictionary Corner
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
TV • 2005
Self
Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation
TV • 2009
More Dawn French's Boys Who Do: Comedy
TV • 2007
Wild Thing: I Love You
TV • 2006
Presenter
GMTV
TV • 1993
Self
Live from Studio Five
TV • 2009
Self
Head on Comedy
TV • 2000
Black Books
TV • 2000
Manny
Natural World
TV • 1983
Narrator
Asylum
TV • 1996
Patient
My Life Is Murder
TV • 2019
Enzo Pavone
Hustle
TV • 2004
Cyclops
What a Load of Buzzcocks
TV • 2013
Self - Team Captain
Funny Valentines
TV • 2015
William/Craig/Bill
Bill Bailey's Master Crafters
TV • 2022
Self - Presenter
Blue Heaven
TV • 1992
Boris
The One Show
TV • 2006
Self
The John Bishop Show
TV • 2022
Self
The Graham Norton Show
TV • 2007
Self
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
TV • 2014
Self
Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains
TV • 2021
Guest
The Cheap Seats
TV • 2021
Self
Bill Bailey's Australian Adventure
TV • 2023
Self - Presenter
The Grand Tour
TV • 2016
Self
Hypothetical
TV • 2019
Self
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
TV • 2013
Self
In the Long Run
TV • 2018
Bagpipes
Gadget Man
TV • 2012
Room 101
TV • 1994
Self
Julia Zemiro's Home Delivery
TV • 2013
Self
Celebrity Gogglebox
TV • 2019
Self
Michael McIntyre's Big Show
TV • 2016
Self - Performer
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
TV
Self - Presenter
LEGO Masters
TV • 2017
Guest Judge
Bill Bailey's Birdwatching Bonanza
TV • 2010
Presenter
Bill Bailey's Jungle Hero
TV • 2013
Himself - Presenter
Baboons with Bill Bailey
TV • 2011
Himself - Presenter
Good News Week
TV • 1996
Self
Walks with My Dog
TV • 2017
Self
Perfect Pub Walks
TV • 2024
Himself
Bring the Drama
TV • 2024
Self - Presenter
Michael McIntyre's The Wheel
TV • 2020
Self - Expert
Have I Got News for You
TV • 1990
Self - Host
Final Chance to Save
TV • 2005
Himself
Midsomer Murders
TV • 1997
Darwin Chipping
Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)
TV • 2014
Self
Between the Covers
TV • 2020
Self
Take 5 with Zan Rowe
TV • 2022
Self - Guest
15 Storeys High
TV • 2002
Mr. Pirbright
Best & Bester
TV • 2022
Grumpy Pants (Voice)
McDonald & Dodds
TV • 2020
Paul Watt - Radio DJ (voice)
Have I Got News for You
TV • 1990
Self
The Last Leg
TV • 2013
Self
This Morning
TV • 1988
Self
Extraordinary Portraits
TV • 2022
Self - Presenter / Narrator
It's Kevin
TV • 2013
Various
QI
TV • 2003
Self - Panellist (archive footage)
Alan Davies Après-Ski
TV • 2014
Bill Bailey’s Vietnam
TV • 2025
Self - Host
Celebrity Catchphrase
TV • 2018
Self - Contestant