Julian Barratt
Julian Barratt Pettifer (born 4 May 1968) is an English comedian, actor and musician. As a comedian and comic actor, he is known for his use of surreal humour and black comedy. During the 2000s he was part of The Mighty Boosh comedy troupe alongside comedy partner Noel Fielding. Born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, Barratt attended the University of Reading and first performed stand up comedy whilst at the University of Reading. In 1997 he first met Mighty Boosh collaborator Noel Fielding when they both appeared on the same comedy bill at a pub in north London. Sometime in around 1998 they then performed their first comedy show together in London which was a mix of both stand up and sketch comedy and then in 1998 they took the show, The Mighty Boosh, to the Edinburgh fringe festival and returned again in 1999 with Arctic Boosh and in 2000 with Autoboosh. In 2001 The Mighty Boosh became a six-part radio show on BBC London Live, called The Boosh later transferring to BBC radio 4. This was followed by the television show The Mighty Boosh, which ran for three series on BBC Three from 2004 to 2007. The show generated a cult following and won a variety of awards. From February to April 2006 they went on tour around the UK with the stage show The Mighty Boosh Live and then toured the UK for a second time from September 2008 to January 2009 with The Mighty Boosh Live: Future Sailors Tour. Alongside Fielding, he has starred in Unnatural Acts, Nathan Barley and Garth Marenghi's Darkplace. Barratt also co-wrote and starred in the 2017 film Mindhorn. He starred in the Channel 4 black comedy-drama sitcom Flowers.
Born: 04 May 1968
Played In
TV Show
May 2026
Regular Show: The Lost Tapes
VHS Man (voice)
TV Show
Sep 2025
Engineering Europe
Narrator
TV Show
Dec 2024
Lost Treasures Of The Bible
Narrator
TV Show
Oct 2024
Super Happy Magic Forest
Hoofius (voice)
TV Show
Apr 2024
Knuckles
Jack Sinclair
TV Show
Aug 2023
The Following Events Are Based on a Pack of Lies
Benjy Dhillon
Movie
Aug 2022
Rogue Agent
Phil
TV Show
May 2022
Lost Treasures of Rome
Narrator (voice)
TV Show
Mar 2022
The Witchfinder
Fake Hopkins
TV Show
Jan 2022
We Baby Bears
Monkey (voice)
Movie
Oct 2021
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
Dr Elphick
TV Show
Oct 2021
New York Super Airport
Narrator (voice)
Movie
Sep 2021
The Clearing
Bill
TV Show
Jul 2021
Ultra City Smiths
The Most Dangerous Man in the World (voice)
TV Show
May 2021
Bloods
Lawrence
TV Show
Oct 2020
Truth Seekers
Dr. Peter Toynbee
Movie
Jul 2020
The Curse of Tutankhamun
Self - Narrator (voice)
TV Show
Jun 2020
Europa: le meraviglie dall'alto
Narrador
TV Show
May 2020
The Great
Doctor Vinodel
TV Show
Nov 2019
Europe from Above
Self - Narrator (voice)
TV Show
Jul 2019
Lost Treasures of Egypt
Self - Narrator (voice)
Movie
Jun 2019
Building the Channel Tunnel
Narrator (voice)
TV Show
May 2019
Mao Mao: Heroes of Pure Heart
Rufus (voice)
TV Show
Mar 2019
Egypt From Above
Narrator (voice)
TV Show
Feb 2019
Moominvalley
Mr Brisk
Movie
Jan 2019
Building the Channel Tunnel: 25 Years On
Movie
Dec 2018
In Fabric
Stash
TV Show
Oct 2018
Sally4Ever
Nigel
Movie
Oct 2018
Dick & Stewart: I Spy with My Little Eye
Narrator
TV Show
Jul 2018
Summer Camp Island
Sandwich Monk (voice)
TV Show
Jul 2018
Summer Camp Island
Poppawoppa (voice)
TV Show
Apr 2018
Killing Eve
Julian
TV Show
Jan 2018
Building Giants
Narrator
TV Show
Jan 2018
Miriam’s Big American Adventure
Narrator
Movie
Nov 2017
Brakes
Elliot
Movie
Oct 2016
Mindhorn
Richard Thorncroft
TV Show
Apr 2016
Flowers
Maurice Flowers
TV Show
Nov 2015
Long Live the Royals
Harold the Guard, Ace
Movie
Aug 2015
Aaaaaaaah!
Jupiter
Movie
Oct 2014
ABCs of Death 2
Peter Toland (Segment "Badger")
TV Show
Jul 2014
The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway
Himself - Narrator
Movie
Dec 2013
The Harry Hill Movie
Conch
Movie
Jul 2013
The Tube: An Underground History
Voiceover
Movie
Jul 2013
A Field in England
Trower
Movie
Dec 2012
Uncle Wormsley's Christmas
Uncle Wormsley
TV Show
Aug 2012
Hunderby
Himself - Narrator
TV Show
Mar 2012
White Heat
Derek Bowden
TV Show
Jan 2012
Treasure Island
Thomas Redruth
TV Show
Jan 2011
Bob's Burgers
Ian (voice)
Movie
Nov 2010
The Mighty Boosh: Journey of the Childmen
Himself
TV Show
Nov 2010
Mid Morning Matters with Alan Partridge
Blackbird Goodbrooke
Movie
Oct 2010
The Savage Canvas
Danny Drake
Movie
Sep 2010
The External World
(voice)
Movie
Nov 2009
Bunny and the Bull
Atilla
Movie
Nov 2009
The Mighty Boosh Live: Future Sailors Tour
Howard
Movie
Oct 2009
HIV: The Musical
Myles Davies
Movie
Jun 2009
Curtains
Waiter
TV Show
Jan 2009
Being Human
Larry Chrysler
TV Show
Aug 2008
How Not to Live Your Life
Jackson
Movie
Mar 2008
The Mighty Boosh: A Journey Through Time and Space
Himself
Movie
Feb 2008
The Mighty Boosh: Making Boosh 3
Self / Howard Moon
Movie
Nov 2007
Hell Bent for Leather
The Real Seb Hunter
Movie
Nov 2006
The Mighty Boosh Live
Howard Moon
Movie
Nov 2006
The Mighty Boosh: In Search of the Porcelain Fox
Movie
Oct 2006
The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Ball in the Hall
Self
Movie
Feb 2006
The Mighty Boosh: The Making of Series 2
Self / Howard Moon
Movie
Aug 2005
The Mighty Boosh: Inside the Zooniverse
Self
TV Show
Feb 2005
Nathan Barley
Dan Ashcroft
Movie
Dec 2004
AD/BC: A Rock Opera
Tony Iscariot
TV Show
May 2004
The Mighty Boosh
Howard Moon
Movie
Feb 2004
The Reckoning
Gravedigger
TV Show
Jan 2004
Garth Marenghi's Darkplace
Padre
Movie
Jan 2003
The Principles of Lust
Phillip
Movie
Jan 2003
Mint Royale: Blue Song
Bank Robber
TV Show
Oct 2002
Look Around You
Man with cigarette
Movie
Mar 2002
Surrealissimo: The Trial of Salvador Dali
Rosey
TV Show
Nov 2001
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Self
TV Show
Oct 2001
The Boosh
Howard Moon
Movie
Oct 2001
Sweet
Stitch
Movie
Aug 2001
Lucky Break
Paul Dean
TV Show
Feb 1998
Unnatural Acts
Movie
Dec 1996
Cluub Zarathustra
Various (Scenes Deleted)
TV Show
Jan 1996
Asylum
Victor Munro
TV Show
Aug 1995
Soccer AM
Self
Movie
The Mighty Boosh Unseen: Boosh in the USA
TV Show
Kill Jackie
Tucker