Reece Shearsmith
Acting • Born 1969-08-27
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.
Filmography
156 credits
Birthday Girl
Movie • 2001
Porter
Shaun of the Dead
Movie • 2004
Mark
Venom: Let There Be Carnage
Movie • 2021
Priest
The League of Gentlemen Are Behind You
Movie • 2006
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 Cottage
Movie • 2008
Peter
A Brush With Comedy
Movie • 2023
Self
The First Men in the Moon
Movie • 2010
Moon
The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse
Movie • 2005
Various Characters
Christmas at the Riviera
Movie • 2007
Ashley
The World's End
Movie • 2013
Collaborator
Peacock Season
Movie • 2010
Stoaty
Him Indoors
Movie • 2012
Gregory Brewster
An Adventure in Space and Time
Movie • 2013
Patrick Troughton
A Field in England
Movie • 2013
Whitehead
Spaced: Skip to the End
Movie • 2004
Self
Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe
Movie • 2002
Viking (voice)
Psychoville Halloween Special
Movie • 2010
Various
High-Rise
Movie • 2015
Nathan Steele
The Case of the High Foot
Movie • 2014
The Doctor
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
Movie • 2014
Self
Borley Rectory
Movie • 2017
V.C Wall
Saltburn
Movie • 2023
Professor Ware
Rogue Trooper
Movie
Bagman (voice)
PROBE: Ghosts of Winterborne
Movie • 1996
Andrew Powell
Auton
Movie • 1997
Dr. Daniel Matthews
Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes
Movie • 2011
Self
Peter Kay: 20 Years of Funny
Movie • 2015
Self
Victoria Wood's Midlife Christmas
Movie • 2009
Burke & Hare
Movie • 2010
Sergeant Mackenzie
Bad Sugar
Movie • 2012
Greg
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
Movie • 2024
Norbot (voice)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Movie • 2005
Additional Vogon Voices
This Year's Love
Movie • 1999
Tourist
Bob Monkhouse: The Last Stand
Movie • 2016
The League of Gentlemen: Live at Drury Lane
Movie • 2001
various
Eric & Ernie
Movie • 2011
Harry Wiseman
The League of Gentlemen - Live Again!
Movie • 2018
Various Characters
Remembering 'Dead of Night'
Movie • 2014
Tales of the Uncanny
Movie • 2020
Self
In the Earth
Movie • 2021
Zach Whitehead
See How They Run
Movie • 2022
John Woolf
Highgate House of Horror
Movie • 1995
Mr Dandridge
PROBE: The Devil of Winterborne
Movie • 1995
Andrew Powell
Investigating The Ladykillers
Movie • 2020
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 - The League of Gentlemen
Inside No. 9: The Party's Over
Movie • 2024
Self
The Man You're Not
Movie • 2017
Reece Shearsmith
The League of Gentlemen - Live Again!
Movie • 2018
Various Characters
Tales from Behind the Crypt
Movie • 2002
Self
Ladies and Gentlemen
Movie
Freddie
Captured Souls: In Conversation with Graham Humphreys
Movie • 2025
Self
House of Cards
Movie • 2015
Self
The Devil of Christmas
Movie • 2016
Vampires Forever
Movie • 2025
Self
Sardines
Movie • 2014
Stu
A Quiet Night In
Movie • 2014
Ray
Tom & Gerri
Movie • 2014
Tom
Spaced
TV • 1999
Dexter
Catterick
TV • 2004
Tony
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
TV • 2001
Self
The League of Gentlemen
TV • 1999
Various
Good Morning Britain
TV • 2014
Self
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
TV • 2000
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
TV • 2018
Self - Guest
Would I Lie to You?
TV • 2007
Self
Inside No. 9
TV • 2014
James
Inside No. 9
TV • 2014
Scaramouche, a Soldier
Inside No. 9
TV • 2014
Simon Smethurst
New Tricks
TV • 2004
Inside No. 9
TV • 2014
Urban Bedford
Inside No. 9
TV • 2014
Brian
Inside No. 9
TV • 2014
Eric
Psychoville
TV • 2009
Maureen Sowerbutts
Richard Bacon's Beer & Pizza Club
TV • 2010
The Widower
TV • 2014
Malcolm Webster
Alexei Sayle's Merry-Go-Round
TV • 1998
House of Fools
TV • 2014
Martin
Chasing Shadows
TV • 2014
DS Sean Stone
Foundation
TV • 2021
Jerril
You Have Been Watching
TV • 2009
Self
Horrible Histories
TV • 2009
Doctor Who
TV • 2005
Rassmussen
Mash and Peas
TV • 1996
Stag
TV • 2016
Wendy
Comedy Showcase
TV • 2007
Freddy
Peter Kay's Car Share
TV • 2015
Derren Brown: Trick or Treat
TV • 2007
Himself
Mid Morning Matters with Alan Partridge
TV • 2010
Jasper
Good Omens
TV • 2019
Furfur
Galavant
TV • 2015
Neo of Sporin
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
TV • 2014
Self
Original Comedy Shorts
TV • 2014
The Witchfinder
TV • 2022
Matthew Hopkins
The Adventures of Paddington
TV • 2019
Містер Каррі (голос)
Gadget Man
TV • 2012
Squeamish!
TV • 2011
Narrator
The Hollow Crown
TV • 2012
Davy
3 Body Problem
TV • 2024
Alan Turing
The Russell Brand Show
TV • 2006
Self
Good Omens
TV • 2019
William Shakespeare
Inside No. 9
TV • 2014
Gerry
Inside No. 9
TV • 2014
Damon
Inside No. 9
TV • 2014
Jonah
Inside No. 9
TV • 2014
Doug
Inside No. 9
TV • 2014
Maurice
Inside No. 9
TV • 2014
Henry
Inside No. 9
TV • 2014
Tommy
Inside No. 9
TV • 2014
Viktor
Inside No. 9
TV • 2014
Max
Catchphrase
TV • 2013
Inside No. 9
TV • 2014
Nick
Inside No. 9
TV • 2014
Clive
Inside No. 9
TV • 2014
Drew
Inside No. 9
TV • 2014
Ray
Inside No. 9
TV • 2014
Stu
Inside No. 9
TV • 2014
Jim
Inside No. 9
TV • 2014
Hector
Inside No. 9
TV • 2014
Tom
Inside No. 9
TV • 2014
Stranger
Inside No. 9
TV • 2014
Maxwell
Inside No. 9
TV • 2014
Brendan
Inside No. 9
TV • 2014
Terry
Inside No. 9
TV • 2014
Neville Griffin
Inside No. 9
TV • 2014
Maureen / Mr Jelly
Inside No. 9
TV • 2014
Mr Warren
Inside No. 9
TV • 2014
Alex
Inside No. 9
TV • 2014
George
Inside No. 9
TV • 2014
Pat
Inside No. 9
TV • 2014
Aidan
Inside No. 9
TV • 2014
S/PC Varney
Inside No. 9
TV • 2014
Self
Inside No. 9
TV • 2014
Tyler
Inside No. 9
TV • 2014
Archie
Inside No. 9
TV • 2014
Greg
Inside No. 9
TV • 2014
David
Inside No. 9
TV • 2014
Laurence
Inside No. 9
TV • 2014
Alan Curtis
Inside No. 9
TV • 2014
Barnabus
Inside No. 9
TV • 2014
Ronnie
Inside No. 9
TV • 2014
Dominic
Inside No. 9
TV • 2014
Rudolph
Diddy TV
TV • 2016
Mr. Stockholm
Celebrity Catchphrase
TV • 2018
Self - Contestant
Inside No. 9
TV • 2014
Norman
Inside No. 9
TV • 2014
Edward
Inside No. 9
TV • 2014
Pierce
Inside No. 9
TV • 2014
Chas
Inside No. 9
TV • 2014
Various
Prodigies
TV
Taskmaster
TV • 2015
Self
Michael McIntyre's The Wheel
TV • 2020
Self - Expert
Inside No. 9
TV • 2014
Gareth
In the Red
TV • 1998
Broadcast Journalist
tlc
TV • 2002
Dr Laurence Flynn
Psychobitches
TV • 2013
Old Mother Shipton
Psychobitches
TV • 2013
Princess Margaret