Reece Shearsmith

Acting

Born 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. 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.

TV Shows(48)

3 Body Problem

Alan Turing

2024

The Witchfinder

Matthew Hopkins

2022

Foundation

Jerril

2021

Michael McIntyre's The Wheel

Self - Expert

2020

The Adventures of Paddington

Містер Каррі (голос)

2019

Good Omens

Furfur

2019

Celebrity Catchphrase

Self - Contestant

2018

The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer

Self - Guest

2018

Diddy TV

Mr. Stockholm

2016

Stag

2016

Taskmaster

Self

2015

Peter Kay's Car Share

2015

Galavant

Neo of Sporin

2015

Chasing Shadows

DS Sean Stone

2014

Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled

Self

2014

Original Comedy Shorts

2014

Good Morning Britain

Self

2014

The Widower

Malcolm Webster

2014

Inside No. 9

James

2014

House of Fools

Martin

2014

Psychobitches

Old Mother Shipton

2013

Catchphrase

2013

Gadget Man

2012

The Hollow Crown

Davy

2012

Playhouse Presents

Old Mother Shipton

2012

Squeamish!

Narrator

2011

Mid Morning Matters with Alan Partridge

Jasper

2010

Richard Bacon's Beer & Pizza Club

2010

You Have Been Watching

Self

2009

Psychoville

Maureen Sowerbutts / Various Characters

2009

Horrible Histories

2009

Comedy Showcase

Freddy

2007

Would I Lie to You?

Self

2007

Derren Brown: Trick or Treat

Himself

2007

The Russell Brand Show

Self

2006

Doctor Who

Rassmussen

2005

Catterick

Tony

2004

New Tricks

2004

tlc

Dr Laurence Flynn

2002

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

Self

2001

Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)

2000

Spaced

Dexter

1999

The League of Gentlemen

Various

1999

In the Red

Broadcast Journalist

1998

Alexei Sayle's Merry-Go-Round

1998

Mash and Peas

1996

Prodigies

Doctor Who

Rassmussen

Movies(62)

Vampires Forever

Self

2025

Captured Souls: In Conversation with Graham Humphreys

Self

2025

Inside No. 9: The Party's Over

Self

2024

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

Norbot (voice)

2024

Saltburn

Professor Ware

2023

A Brush with Comedy

Self

2023

See How They Run

John Woolf

2022

Venom: Let There Be Carnage

Priest

2021

In the Earth

Zach Whitehead

2021

Investigating The Ladykillers

2020

Tales of the Uncanny

Self

2020

The League of Gentlemen - Live Again!

Various Characters

2018

The League of Gentlemen - Live Again!

Various Characters

2018

Borley Rectory

V.C Wall

2017

The Man You're Not

Reece Shearsmith

2017

The Devil of Christmas

2016

Bob Monkhouse: The Last Stand

2016

Peter Kay: 20 Years of Funny

Self

2015

High-Rise

Nathan Steele

2015

House of Cards

Self

2015

The Trial of Elizabeth Gadge

Mr Warren

2015

The 12 Days of Christine

Stranger

2015

La Couchette

Maxwell

2015

The Case of the High Foot

The Doctor

2014

50 Years of BBC Two Comedy

Self

2014

The Harrowing

Hector

2014

The Understudy

Jim

2014

Remembering 'Dead of Night'

2014

Tom & Gerri

Tom

2014

A Quiet Night In

Ray

2014

Sardines

Stu

2014

An Adventure in Space and Time

Patrick Troughton

2013

The World's End

Collaborator

2013

A Field in England

Whitehead

2013

Bad Sugar

Greg

2012

Him Indoors

Gregory Brewster

2012

Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes

Self

2011

Eric & Ernie

Harry Wiseman

2011

Psychoville Halloween Special

Various

2010

Burke & Hare

Sergeant Mackenzie

2010

The First Men in the Moon

Moon

2010

Peacock Season

Stoaty

2010

Victoria Wood's Midlife Christmas

2009

The Cottage

Peter

2008

Christmas at the Riviera

Ashley

2007

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

2006