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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
August 27, 1969
Place of Birth
Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK
Also Known As
- 里斯·希尔史密斯
Reece Shearsmith
1.7 Popularity
Biography
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.
Known For
0.0
Self
Captured Souls: In Conversation with Graham Humphreys
2025
8.0
Self
Inside No. 9: The Party's Over
2024
7.5
Norbot (voice)
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
2024
7.5
Alan Turing
3 Body Problem
2024
7.0
Professor Ware
Saltburn
2023
8.0
Self
A Brush With Comedy
2023
6.3
John Woolf
See How They Run
2022
6.5
Matthew Hopkins
The Witchfinder
2022
6.8
Priest
Venom: Let There Be Carnage
2021
7.7
Jerril
Foundation
2021
Credits
Captured Souls: In Conversation with Graham Humphreys
as Self
2025
0.0
Inside No. 9: The Party's Over
as Self
2024
8.0
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
as Norbot (voice)
2024
7.5
3 Body Problem
as Alan Turing
2024
7.5
Saltburn
as Professor Ware
2023
7.0
A Brush With Comedy
as Self
2023
8.0
See How They Run
as John Woolf
2022
6.3
The Witchfinder
as Matthew Hopkins
2022
6.5
Venom: Let There Be Carnage
as Priest
2021
6.8
Foundation
as Jerril
2021
7.7
In the Earth
as Zach Whitehead
2021
5.6
Michael McIntyre's The Wheel
as Self - Expert
2020
6.3
🎬
Investigating The Ladykillers
2020
0.0
Tales of the Uncanny
as Self
2020
7.0
The Adventures of Paddington
as Містер Каррі (голос)
2019
7.8
Good Omens
as Furfur
2019
8.0
Good Omens
as William Shakespeare
2019
8.0
The League of Gentlemen - Live Again!
as Various Characters
2018
9.5
The League of Gentlemen - Live Again!
as Various Characters
2018
0.0
Celebrity Catchphrase
as Self - Contestant
2018
0.0
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
as Self - Guest
2018
7.4
Borley Rectory
as V.C Wall
2017
5.1
The Man You're Not
as Reece Shearsmith
2017
0.0
The Devil of Christmas
2016
0.0
Bob Monkhouse: The Last Stand
2016
10.0
Diddy TV
as Mr. Stockholm
2016
0.0
Stag
as Wendy
2016
6.0
🎬
Peter Kay: 20 Years of Funny
as Self
2015
7.0
High-Rise
as Nathan Steele
2015
5.6
House of Cards
as Self
2015
0.0
Taskmaster
as Self
2015
8.2
Peter Kay's Car Share
2015
7.4
Galavant
as Neo of Sporin
2015
7.3
Chasing Shadows
as DS Sean Stone
2014
7.2
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
as Self
2014
7.1
🎬
Original Comedy Shorts
2014
6.0
🎬
The Case of the High Foot
as The Doctor
2014
5.5
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
as Self
2014
8.0
Good Morning Britain
as Self
2014
4.1
The Widower
as Malcolm Webster
2014
7.2
🎬
Remembering 'Dead of Night'
2014
6.5
Inside No. 9
as James
2014
8.0
Inside No. 9
as Scaramouche, a Soldier
2014
8.0
Inside No. 9
as Simon Smethurst
2014
8.0
Inside No. 9
as Urban Bedford
2014
8.0
Inside No. 9
as Brian
2014
8.0
Inside No. 9
as Eric
2014
8.0
Inside No. 9
as Gerry
2014
8.0
Inside No. 9
as Damon
2014
8.0
Inside No. 9
as Jonah
2014
8.0
Inside No. 9
as Doug
2014
8.0
Inside No. 9
as Maurice
2014
8.0
Inside No. 9
as Henry
2014
8.0
Inside No. 9
as Tommy
2014
8.0
Inside No. 9
as Viktor
2014
8.0
Inside No. 9
as Max
2014
8.0
Inside No. 9
as Clive
2014
8.0
Inside No. 9
as Nick
2014
8.0
Inside No. 9
as Drew
2014
8.0
Inside No. 9
as Stu
2014
8.0
Inside No. 9
as Ray
2014
8.0
Inside No. 9
as Tom
2014
8.0
Inside No. 9
as Jim
2014
8.0
Inside No. 9
as Hector
2014
8.0
Inside No. 9
as Maxwell
2014
8.0
Inside No. 9
as Stranger
2014
8.0
Inside No. 9
as Brendan
2014
8.0
Inside No. 9
as Maureen / Mr Jelly
2014
8.0
Inside No. 9
as Alex
2014
8.0
Inside No. 9
as Neville Griffin
2014
8.0
Inside No. 9
as Mr Warren
2014
8.0
Inside No. 9
as George
2014
8.0
Inside No. 9
as Pat
2014
8.0
Inside No. 9
as Terry
2014
8.0
Inside No. 9
as Aidan
2014
8.0
Inside No. 9
as S/PC Varney
2014
8.0
Inside No. 9
as Self
2014
8.0
Inside No. 9
as Archie
2014
8.0
Inside No. 9
as Tyler
2014
8.0
Inside No. 9
as Greg
2014
8.0
Inside No. 9
as David
2014
8.0
Inside No. 9
as Laurence
2014
8.0
Inside No. 9
as Alan Curtis
2014
8.0
Inside No. 9
as Barnabus
2014
8.0
Inside No. 9
as Dominic
2014
8.0
Inside No. 9
as Rudolph
2014
8.0
Inside No. 9
as Ronnie
2014
8.0
Inside No. 9
as Norman
2014
8.0
Inside No. 9
as Edward
2014
8.0
Inside No. 9
as Pierce
2014
8.0
Inside No. 9
as Chas
2014
8.0
Inside No. 9
as Various
2014
8.0
Inside No. 9
as Gareth
2014
8.0
House of Fools
as Martin
2014
6.8
An Adventure in Space and Time
as Patrick Troughton
2013
7.7
The World's End
as Collaborator
2013
6.8
A Field in England
as Whitehead
2013
6.2
Catchphrase
2013
4.0
Gadget Man
2012
7.0
Bad Sugar
as Greg
2012
6.0
The Hollow Crown
as Davy
2012
7.4
Him Indoors
as Gregory Brewster
2012
6.1
Squeamish!
as Narrator
2011
0.0
Eric & Ernie
as Harry Wiseman
2011
6.7
Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes
as Self
2011
0.0
Mid Morning Matters with Alan Partridge
as Jasper
2010
7.3
Psychoville Halloween Special
as Various
2010
0.0
Burke & Hare
as Sergeant Mackenzie
2010
6.1
The First Men in the Moon
as Moon
2010
5.6
🎬
Richard Bacon's Beer & Pizza Club
2010
0.0
Peacock Season
as Stoaty
2010
7.0
Victoria Wood's Midlife Christmas
2009
4.0
You Have Been Watching
as Self
2009
7.7
Psychoville
as Maureen Sowerbutts
2009
6.8
Horrible Histories
2009
8.0
The Cottage
as Peter
2008
6.0
Christmas at the Riviera
as Ashley
2007
3.8
Comedy Showcase
as Freddy
2007
7.0
Would I Lie to You?
as Self
2007
7.8
Derren Brown: Trick or Treat
as Himself
2007
8.1
🎬
The Russell Brand Show
as Self
2006
10.0
The League of Gentlemen Are Behind You
as 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
7.6
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'
as Self - The League of Gentlemen
2005
0.0
The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse
as Various Characters
2005
6.2
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
as Additional Vogon Voices
2005
6.7
Doctor Who
as Rassmussen
2005
7.6
Spaced: Skip to the End
as Self
2004
6.0
Shaun of the Dead
as Mark
2004
7.5
Catterick
as Tony
2004
7.1
New Tricks
2004
7.4
Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe
as Viking (voice)
2002
5.1
TLC
2002
4.5
🎬
Tales from Behind the Crypt
as Self
2002
0.0
The League of Gentlemen: Live at Drury Lane
as various
2001
7.9
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
as Self
2001
6.0
Birthday Girl
as Porter
2001
5.9
The League of Gentlemen's Christmas Special: Yule Never Leave!
as Various
2000
9.0
🎬
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
2000
6.5
Spaced
as Dexter
1999
7.9
This Year's Love
as Tourist
1999
5.0
The League of Gentlemen
as Various
1999
7.7
In the Red
as Journalist
1998
5.5
Alexei Sayle's Merry-Go-Round
1998
6.0
Auton
as Dr. Daniel Matthews
1997
4.0
PROBE: Ghosts of Winterborne
as Andrew Powell
1996
5.6
🎬
Mash and Peas
1996
6.0
PROBE: The Devil of Winterborne
as Andrew Powell
1995
8.8
Highgate House of Horror
as Mr Dandridge
1995
8.0
🎬
Ladies and Gentlemen
as Freddie
N/A
0.0
🎬
Downforce
as Alastair
N/A
0.0
🎬
Prodigies
N/A
0.0
Rogue Trooper
as Bagman (voice)
N/A
0.0