Alan Davies
Acting • Born 1966-03-06
Biography
Alan Roger Davies is an English stand-up comedian, writer, and actor. He has played the title role in the BBC mystery drama series Jonathan Creek since 1997, and has been the only permanent panelist on the BBC panel show QI since 2003, outlasting original host Stephen Fry (2003–16), who was replaced by Sandi Toksvig upon his departure.
Filmography
90 credits
Alan Davies: Urban Trauma
Movie • 1998
Himself
Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging
Movie • 2008
Bob Nicolson
Dog Eat Dog
Movie • 2001
Phil
Alan Davies: Live at the Lyric
Movie • 1994
Himself
Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out
Movie • 2007
Self
Alan Davies: Lafter Hours
Movie • 1998
Himself
A Life On Screen: Stephen Fry
Movie • 2015
Self
Whites
Movie • 2010
Roland White
Making Qi
Movie • 2011
Self
Alan Davies: Little Victories
Movie • 2016
Alan Davies: Life Is Pain
Movie • 2013
Himself
Roman Road
Movie • 2004
Vince
The Bromley Boys
Movie • 2018
Donald Roberts
The Midnight Gang
Movie • 2018
Porter
Huge
Movie • 2010
Self
FX's A Christmas Carol
Movie • 2019
Miner
Respect: A Felix Dexter Special
Movie • 2013
Self
89
Movie • 2017
Himself
Des O'Connor: The Ultimate Entertainer
Movie • 2020
Self
Jaws 5
Movie • 1999
Himself
Verity Lambert: Drama Queen
Movie • 2008
A Knock at the Door
Movie • 2025
Lenny Bray
Jonathan Creek: The Grinning Man
Movie • 2009
Jonathan Creek
Top Gear
TV • 2002
Self
TV Heaven, Telly Hell
TV • 2006
Soccer AM
TV • 1995
Self
The One Show
TV • 2006
Self
QI
TV • 2003
Self - Panellist
Jonathan Creek
TV • 1997
Jonathan Creek
Room 101
TV • 1994
Self
Richard & Judy
TV • 2001
Self
Hypothetical
TV • 2019
Self
The Culture Show
TV • 2004
Self
Bob & Rose
TV • 2001
Robert 'Bob' Gossage
Taskmaster
TV • 2015
Self
Pebble Mill
TV • 1991
Self
The Dog Rescuers with Alan Davies
TV • 2013
Presenter
Comedy Map of Britain
TV • 2007
A Many Splintered Thing
TV • 2000
The Jonathan Ross Show
TV • 2011
Self
The Good Housekeeping Guide
TV • 2006
One For The Road
TV • 1995
The Brief
TV • 2004
Henry Farmer
Live from Studio Five
TV • 2009
Self
Fantasy World Cup
TV • 1998
Self
Alan Davies' Teenage Revolution
TV • 2010
The Michael Ball Show
TV • 2010
Self
Whites
TV • 2010
Roland White
Show Me the Funny
TV • 2011
Playhouse Presents
TV • 2012
Al
Would I Lie to You?
TV • 2007
Self
Frankie Drake Mysteries
TV • 2017
Jonny Cork
Hotel Babylon
TV • 2006
Otto Clark
Lewis
TV • 2007
Marcus Richards
David Mitchell's Outsiders
TV • 2021
Self
Have You Been Paying Attention?
TV • 2013
Panellist
The Graham Norton Show
TV • 2007
Self
Ruby
TV • 1997
Self
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
TV • 2014
Himself - Host
Julia Zemiro's Home Delivery
TV • 2013
Self
Damned
TV • 2016
Alastair Kavanagh
All Round to Mrs. Brown's
TV • 2017
Alan Davies
McDonald & Dodds
TV • 2020
George Gillian
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
TV • 1996
Self
A Life on Screen
TV • 2014
Self
Flack
TV • 2019
Perfect Pub Walks
TV • 2024
Himself
Great Britons
TV • 2002
Himself
Travel Man: 48 Hours in...
TV • 2015
Self - Guest
Rob Beckett's Smart TV
TV • 2024
Self - Guest
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
TV • 1996
Self - Panellist
Blankety Blank
TV • 2021
QI XS
TV • 2020
Guest
Ready, Steady, Cook
TV • 1994
Self - Guest
Perspectives
TV • 2011
Guessable
TV • 2020
Self - Team Captain
Between the Covers
TV • 2020
Self
Parkinson
TV • 1998
Self
Top of the Pops
TV • 1964
Self - Host
Fifth Gear
TV • 2002
Self
The Last Leg
TV • 2013
Self
Have I Got News for You
TV • 1990
Self - Guest Captain
Loose Women
TV • 1999
Self
Have I Got News for You
TV • 1990
Self
The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice
TV • 2017
Self
Alan Davies Après-Ski
TV • 2014
Taskmaster’s New Year Treat
TV • 2021
Self
Play for Today
TV • 2025
Lenny
Sam Pang Tonight
TV • 2025
Self - Guest
Tonight at the Museum
TV • 2026
Himself