
Kevin Bishop
Biography
Kevin Brian Bishop is an English actor and comedian, best known for The Kevin Bishop Show, which he co-wrote with Lee Hupfield. Bishop's first role was in Grange Hill. His second role, at age 16, was as Ben Quayle in Silent Witness. He played Stupid Brian in three episodes of My Family. He starred in Muppet Treasure Island as Jim Hawkins. In 2005, he portrayed the late comedian Dudley Moore onstage in Pete and Dud: Come Again, a drama charting Moore's turbulent relationship with Peter Cook, which debuted at the Assembly Rooms as part of the Edinburgh Fringe before transferring to The Venue in London's West End in March 2006. In August 2007 he appeared as the title character in Channel 4's satirical spoof documentary "Being Tom Cruise", a spin-off of Star Stories. In September 2014, Bishop appeared in the one-man show Fully Committed at the Menier Chocolate Factory, in which he played forty characters. In 2013, Bishop appeared in the American comedy series Super Fun Night, written by and starring Australian comedic actress Rebel Wilson. The show ran for one season. In August 2016, Bishop starred in the revival of classic 1970s BBC sitcom Porridge. He played the role of Fletch, grandson of Ronnie Barker's original main character, locked up for cyber-crime. Originally a one-off, the show was commissioned to full series in October 2016. The first series was broadcast in October 2017 on a 6-week run on BBC One as well as the full series being released at the same time on BBC iPlayer. In 2016, Bishop played Nigel Farage in a one-off BBC Two comedy series entitled Nigel Farage Gets His Life Back. In 2017, Bishop became the speaking voice for 2-D, fictional lead singer of British virtual band Gorillaz
Personal Info
Gender
Male
Birthday
1980-06-18
Place of Birth
Bromley, England, UK
Cast
The Spanish Apartment
20027.1 / 10
Russian Dolls
20056.7 / 10
Irina Palm
20076.9 / 10
Muppet Treasure Island
19966.7 / 10
Food of Love
20025.6 / 10
Agatha Raisin: Kissing Christmas Goodbye
20210.0 / 10
A Few Best Men
20115.7 / 10
My Piece of the Pie
20115.7 / 10
May I Kill U?
20134.6 / 10
Royal Wedding
20108.0 / 10
Keith Lemon: The Film
20122.9 / 10
All Stars
20135.6 / 10
Sumotherhood
20235.1 / 10
The Love Box in Your Living Room
20228.0 / 10
Gangsta Granny Strikes Again
20225.1 / 10
We're Doomed! The Dad's Army Story
20156.5 / 10
The Rack Pack
20166.9 / 10
Huge
20105.6 / 10
The Big Finish
20007.5 / 10
A Few Less Men
20175.5 / 10
Whites
20100.0 / 10
Nigel Farage Gets His Life Back
20164.5 / 10
Moonwalkers
20156.1 / 10
David Brent: Life on the Road
20166.1 / 10
Birds Like Us
20223.8 / 10
Lady Windermere's Fan
201810.0 / 10
Horrible Histories: The Movie - Rotten Romans
20195.2 / 10
The Muppets Take The O2
20189.5 / 10
Dick Whittington: The ITV Pantomime
20026.0 / 10
Paul Dood’s Deadly Lunch Break
20216.2 / 10