Reece Shearsmith
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.
Born: 27 August 1969
Played In
Movie
Jun 2026
Rogue Trooper
Bagman (voice)
Movie
Nov 2025
Razor Blade Smile: Vampires Forever
Self
Movie
Aug 2025
Captured Souls: In Conversation with Graham Humphreys
Self
Movie
Dec 2024
Inside No. 9: The Party's Over
Self
Movie
Dec 2024
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
Norbot (voice)
TV Show
Mar 2024
3 Body Problem
Alan Turing
Movie
Nov 2023
Saltburn
Professor Ware
Movie
Apr 2023
A Brush with Comedy
Self
Movie
Sep 2022
See How They Run
John Woolf
TV Show
Mar 2022
The Witchfinder
Matthew Hopkins
Movie
Sep 2021
Venom: Let There Be Carnage
Priest
TV Show
Sep 2021
Foundation
Jerril
Movie
Apr 2021
In the Earth
Zach Whitehead
TV Show
Nov 2020
Michael McIntyre's The Wheel
Self - Expert
Movie
Nov 2020
Investigating The Ladykillers
Movie
Oct 2020
Tales of the Uncanny
Self
TV Show
Dec 2019
The Adventures of Paddington
Містер Каррі (голос)
TV Show
May 2019
Good Omens
Furfur
TV Show
May 2019
Good Omens
William Shakespeare
TV Show
Jun 2018
Celebrity Catchphrase
Self - Contestant
TV Show
Mar 2018
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
Self - Guest
Movie
Jun 2017
Borley Rectory
V.C Wall
Movie
Apr 2017
The Man You're Not
Reece Shearsmith
Movie
Feb 2017
The Riddle of the Sphinx
Tyler
Movie
Dec 2016
The Devil of Christmas
Movie
Dec 2016
Bob Monkhouse: The Last Stand
TV Show
Mar 2016
Diddy TV
Mr. Stockholm
TV Show
Feb 2016
Stag
Movie
Dec 2015
Peter Kay: 20 Years of Funny
Self
Movie
Nov 2015
High-Rise
Nathan Steele
Movie
Nov 2015
House of Cards
Self
TV Show
Jul 2015
Taskmaster
Self
TV Show
Apr 2015
Peter Kay's Car Share
Movie
Apr 2015
The Trial of Elizabeth Gadge
Mr Warren
Movie
Apr 2015
The 12 Days of Christine
Stranger
Movie
Mar 2015
La Couchette
Maxwell
TV Show
Jan 2015
Galavant
Neo of Sporin
TV Show
Sep 2014
Chasing Shadows
DS Sean Stone
TV Show
Jun 2014
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
Self
Movie
Jun 2014
The Case of the High Foot
The Doctor
TV Show
Jun 2014
Original Comedy Shorts
Movie
May 2014
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
Self
TV Show
Apr 2014
Good Morning Britain
Self
TV Show
Mar 2014
The Widower
Malcolm Webster
Movie
Mar 2014
The Harrowing
Hector
Movie
Mar 2014
The Understudy
Jim
Movie
Feb 2014
Remembering 'Dead of Night'
Movie
Feb 2014
Tom & Gerri
Tom
Movie
Feb 2014
A Quiet Night In
Ray
Movie
Feb 2014
Sardines
Stu
TV Show
Feb 2014
Inside No. 9
James
TV Show
Feb 2014
Inside No. 9
Scaramouche, a Soldier
TV Show
Feb 2014
Inside No. 9
Simon Smethurst
TV Show
Feb 2014
Inside No. 9
Urban Bedford
TV Show
Feb 2014
Inside No. 9
Brian
TV Show
Feb 2014
Inside No. 9
Eric
TV Show
Feb 2014
Inside No. 9
Gerry
TV Show
Feb 2014
Inside No. 9
Damon
TV Show
Feb 2014
Inside No. 9
Jonah
TV Show
Feb 2014
Inside No. 9
Doug
TV Show
Feb 2014
Inside No. 9
Tommy
TV Show
Feb 2014
Inside No. 9
Henry
TV Show
Feb 2014
Inside No. 9
Maurice
TV Show
Feb 2014
Inside No. 9
Viktor
TV Show
Feb 2014
Inside No. 9
Clive
TV Show
Feb 2014
Inside No. 9
Max
TV Show
Feb 2014
Inside No. 9
Nick
TV Show
Feb 2014
Inside No. 9
Drew
TV Show
Feb 2014
Inside No. 9
Stu
TV Show
Feb 2014
Inside No. 9
Tom
TV Show
Feb 2014
Inside No. 9
Ray
TV Show
Feb 2014
Inside No. 9
Jim
TV Show
Feb 2014
Inside No. 9
Hector
TV Show
Feb 2014
Inside No. 9
Maxwell
TV Show
Feb 2014
Inside No. 9
Stranger
TV Show
Feb 2014
Inside No. 9
Brendan
TV Show
Feb 2014
Inside No. 9
Neville Griffin
TV Show
Feb 2014
Inside No. 9
Alex
TV Show
Feb 2014
Inside No. 9
Maureen / Mr Jelly
TV Show
Feb 2014
Inside No. 9
George
TV Show
Feb 2014
Inside No. 9
Mr Warren
TV Show
Feb 2014
Inside No. 9
Terry
TV Show
Feb 2014
Inside No. 9
Pat
TV Show
Feb 2014
Inside No. 9
S/PC Varney
TV Show
Feb 2014
Inside No. 9
Aidan
TV Show
Feb 2014
Inside No. 9
Self
TV Show
Feb 2014
Inside No. 9
Tyler
TV Show
Feb 2014
Inside No. 9
Archie
TV Show
Feb 2014
Inside No. 9
David
TV Show
Feb 2014
Inside No. 9
Greg
TV Show
Feb 2014
Inside No. 9
Laurence
TV Show
Feb 2014
Inside No. 9
Alan Curtis
TV Show
Feb 2014
Inside No. 9
Barnabus
TV Show
Feb 2014
Inside No. 9
Ronnie
TV Show
Feb 2014
Inside No. 9
Rudolph
TV Show
Feb 2014
Inside No. 9
Dominic
TV Show
Feb 2014
Inside No. 9
Norman
TV Show
Feb 2014
Inside No. 9
Edward
TV Show
Feb 2014
Inside No. 9
Pierce
TV Show
Feb 2014
Inside No. 9
Chas
TV Show
Feb 2014
Inside No. 9
Various
TV Show
Feb 2014
Inside No. 9
Gareth
TV Show
Jan 2014
House of Fools
Martin
Movie
Nov 2013
An Adventure in Space and Time
Patrick Troughton
Movie
Jul 2013
The World's End
Collaborator
Movie
Jul 2013
A Field in England
Whitehead
TV Show
May 2013
Psychobitches
Old Mother Shipton
TV Show
May 2013
Psychobitches
Princess Margaret
TV Show
Apr 2013
Catchphrase
TV Show
Nov 2012
Gadget Man
Movie
Aug 2012
Bad Sugar
Greg
TV Show
Jun 2012
The Hollow Crown
Davy
Movie
May 2012
Him Indoors
Gregory Brewster
TV Show
Apr 2012
Playhouse Presents
Old Mother Shipton
TV Show
Oct 2011
Squeamish!
Narrator
Movie
Jan 2011
Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes
Self
Movie
Jan 2011
Eric & Ernie
Harry Wiseman
TV Show
Nov 2010
Mid Morning Matters with Alan Partridge
Jasper
Movie
Oct 2010
Psychoville Halloween Special
Various
Movie
Oct 2010
Burke & Hare
Sergeant Mackenzie
Movie
Oct 2010
The First Men in the Moon
Moon
TV Show
Sep 2010
Richard Bacon's Beer & Pizza Club
Movie
Aug 2010
Peacock Season
Stoaty
Movie
Dec 2009
Victoria Wood's Midlife Christmas
TV Show
Jul 2009
You Have Been Watching
Self
TV Show
Jun 2009
Psychoville
Maureen Sowerbutts / Various Characters
TV Show
Apr 2009
Horrible Histories
Movie
Feb 2008
The Cottage
Peter
Movie
Dec 2007
Christmas at the Riviera
Ashley
TV Show
Oct 2007
Comedy Showcase
Freddy
TV Show
Jun 2007
Would I Lie to You?
Self
TV Show
Apr 2007
Derren Brown: Trick or Treat
Himself
TV Show
Nov 2006
The Russell Brand Show
Self
Movie
Nov 2006
The League of Gentlemen Are Behind You
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
Movie
Sep 2005
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'
Self - The League of Gentlemen
Movie
Jun 2005
The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse
Various Characters
Movie
Apr 2005
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Additional Vogon Voices
TV Show
Mar 2005
Doctor Who
Rassmussen
Movie
Apr 2004
Spaced: Skip to the End
Self
Movie
Apr 2004
Shaun of the Dead
Mark
TV Show
Feb 2004
Catterick
Tony
TV Show
Jan 2004
New Tricks
Movie
Dec 2002
Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe
Viking (voice)
TV Show
Nov 2002
tlc
Dr Laurence Flynn
Movie
Jan 2002
Tales from Behind the Crypt
Self
Movie
Nov 2001
The League of Gentlemen: Live at Drury Lane
various
TV Show
Nov 2001
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Self
Movie
Sep 2001
Birthday Girl
Porter
TV Show
Mar 2000
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
TV Show
Sep 1999
Spaced
Dexter
Movie
Feb 1999
This Year's Love
Tourist
TV Show
Jan 1999
The League of Gentlemen
Various
TV Show
May 1998
In the Red
Broadcast Journalist
TV Show
May 1998
Alexei Sayle's Merry-Go-Round
Movie
Jan 1997
Auton
Dr. Daniel Matthews
Movie
Oct 1996
PROBE: Ghosts of Winterborne
Andrew Powell
TV Show
Jul 1996
Mash and Peas
Movie
Aug 1995
PROBE: The Devil of Winterborne
Andrew Powell
Movie
Jan 1995
Highgate House of Horror
Mr Dandridge
Movie
Ladies and Gentlemen
Freddie
TV Show
Prodigies
TV Show
Doctor Who
Rassmussen