Actor
Reece Shearsmith
August 27, 1969 · Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK
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.
Notable work
6.7Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021)
as Priest
7.5Shaun of the Dead (2004)
as Mark
6.8The World's End (2013)
as Collaborator
6.7The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)
as Additional Vogon Voices
7.6Doctor Who (2005)
as Rassmussen
6.9Saltburn (2023)
as Professor Ware
8Good Omens (2019)
as Furfur and as William Shakespeare
7.7Foundation (2021)
as Jerril
7.53 Body Problem (2024)
as Alan Turing
6.3See How They Run (2022)
as John Woolf
5.6High-Rise (2015)
as Nathan Steele
7.5Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (2024)
as Norbot (voice)
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