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.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Vampires Forever
Character:Self
Release Date:28/11/2025
Captured Souls: In Conversation with Graham Humphreys
Character:Self
Release Date:24/08/2025
Inside No. 9: The Party's Over
Character:Self
Release Date:22/12/2024
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
Character:Norbot (voice)
Release Date:18/12/2024
Saltburn
Character:Professor Ware
Release Date:16/11/2023
A Brush With Comedy
Character:Self
Release Date:19/04/2023
See How They Run
Character:John Woolf
Release Date:09/09/2022
Venom: Let There Be Carnage
Character:Priest
Release Date:30/09/2021
In the Earth
Character:Zach Whitehead
Release Date:16/04/2021
Investigating The Ladykillers
Character:
Release Date:09/11/2020
Tales of the Uncanny
Character:Self
Release Date:31/10/2020
The League of Gentlemen - Live Again!
Character:Various Characters
Release Date:19/11/2018
The League of Gentlemen - Live Again!
Character:Various Characters
Release Date:19/11/2018
Borley Rectory
Character:V.C Wall
Release Date:06/06/2017
The Man You're Not
Character:Reece Shearsmith
Release Date:28/04/2017
The Devil of Christmas
Character:
Release Date:27/12/2016
Bob Monkhouse: The Last Stand
Character:
Release Date:26/12/2016
Peter Kay: 20 Years of Funny
Character:Self
Release Date:24/12/2015
High-Rise
Character:Nathan Steele
Release Date:22/11/2015
House of Cards
Character:Self
Release Date:09/11/2015
The Case of the High Foot
Character:The Doctor
Release Date:01/06/2014
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
Character:Self
Release Date:24/05/2014
Remembering 'Dead of Night'
Character:
Release Date:24/02/2014
An Adventure in Space and Time
Character:Patrick Troughton
Release Date:21/11/2013
The World's End
Character:Collaborator
Release Date:18/07/2013
A Field in England
Character:Whitehead
Release Date:05/07/2013
Bad Sugar
Character:Greg
Release Date:26/08/2012
Him Indoors
Character:Gregory Brewster
Release Date:30/05/2012
Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/2011
Eric & Ernie
Character:Harry Wiseman
Release Date:01/01/2011
Psychoville Halloween Special
Character:Various
Release Date:31/10/2010
Burke & Hare
Character:Sergeant Mackenzie
Release Date:29/10/2010
The First Men in the Moon
Character:Moon
Release Date:19/10/2010
Peacock Season
Character:Stoaty
Release Date:12/08/2010
Victoria Wood's Midlife Christmas
Character:
Release Date:24/12/2009
The Cottage
Character:Peter
Release Date:07/02/2008
Christmas at the Riviera
Character:Ashley
Release Date:23/12/2007
The League of Gentlemen Are Behind You
Character: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
Release Date:20/11/2006
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'
Character:Self - The League of Gentlemen
Release Date:05/09/2005
The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse
Character:Various Characters
Release Date:03/06/2005
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Character:Additional Vogon Voices
Release Date:28/04/2005
Spaced: Skip to the End
Character:Self
Release Date:12/04/2004
Shaun of the Dead
Character:Mark
Release Date:09/04/2004
Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe
Character:Viking (voice)
Release Date:13/12/2002
Tales from Behind the Crypt
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/2002
The League of Gentlemen: Live at Drury Lane
Character:various
Release Date:19/11/2001
Birthday Girl
Character:Porter
Release Date:06/09/2001
The League of Gentlemen's Christmas Special: Yule Never Leave!
Character:Various
Release Date:27/12/2000
This Year's Love
Character:Tourist
Release Date:19/02/1999
Auton
Character:Dr. Daniel Matthews
Release Date:01/01/1997
PROBE: Ghosts of Winterborne
Character:Andrew Powell
Release Date:31/10/1996
PROBE: The Devil of Winterborne
Character:Andrew Powell
Release Date:01/08/1995
Highgate House of Horror
Character:Mr Dandridge
Release Date:01/01/1995
Television Appearances
3 Body Problem
Character:Alan Turing
The Witchfinder
Character:Matthew Hopkins
Foundation
Character:Jerril
Michael McIntyre's The Wheel
Character:Self - Expert
The Adventures of Paddington
Character:Містер Каррі (голос)
Good Omens
Character:Furfur
Good Omens
Character:William Shakespeare
Celebrity Catchphrase
Character:Self - Contestant
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
Character:Self - Guest
Diddy TV
Character:Mr. Stockholm
Stag
Character:Wendy
Taskmaster
Character:Self
Peter Kay's Car Share
Character:
Galavant
Character:Neo of Sporin
Chasing Shadows
Character:DS Sean Stone
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
Character:Self
Original Comedy Shorts
Character:
Good Morning Britain
Character:Self
The Widower
Character:Malcolm Webster
Inside No. 9
Character:James
Inside No. 9
Character:Scaramouche, a Soldier
Inside No. 9
Character:Simon Smethurst
Inside No. 9
Character:Urban Bedford
Inside No. 9
Character:Brian
Inside No. 9
Character:Eric
Inside No. 9
Character:Gerry
Inside No. 9
Character:Damon
Inside No. 9
Character:Jonah
Inside No. 9
Character:Doug
Inside No. 9
Character:Tommy
Inside No. 9
Character:Henry
Inside No. 9
Character:Maurice
Inside No. 9
Character:Viktor
Inside No. 9
Character:Clive
Inside No. 9
Character:Max
Inside No. 9
Character:Nick
Inside No. 9
Character:Drew
Inside No. 9
Character:Stu
Inside No. 9
Character:Tom
Inside No. 9
Character:Ray
Inside No. 9
Character:Jim
Inside No. 9
Character:Hector
Inside No. 9
Character:Maxwell
Inside No. 9
Character:Stranger
Inside No. 9
Character:Brendan
Inside No. 9
Character:Neville Griffin
Inside No. 9
Character:Alex
Inside No. 9
Character:Maureen / Mr Jelly
Inside No. 9
Character:George
Inside No. 9
Character:Mr Warren
Inside No. 9
Character:Terry
Inside No. 9
Character:Pat
Inside No. 9
Character:S/PC Varney
Inside No. 9
Character:Aidan
Inside No. 9
Character:Self
Inside No. 9
Character:Tyler
Inside No. 9
Character:Archie
Inside No. 9
Character:David
Inside No. 9
Character:Greg
Inside No. 9
Character:Laurence
Inside No. 9
Character:Alan Curtis
Inside No. 9
Character:Barnabus
Inside No. 9
Character:Ronnie
Inside No. 9
Character:Rudolph
Inside No. 9
Character:Dominic
Inside No. 9
Character:Norman
Inside No. 9
Character:Edward
Inside No. 9
Character:Pierce
Inside No. 9
Character:Chas
Inside No. 9
Character:Various
Inside No. 9
Character:Gareth
House of Fools
Character:Martin
Catchphrase
Character:
Gadget Man
Character:
The Hollow Crown
Character:Davy
Squeamish!
Character:Narrator
Mid Morning Matters with Alan Partridge
Character:Jasper
Richard Bacon's Beer & Pizza Club
Character:
You Have Been Watching
Character:Self
Psychoville
Character:Maureen Sowerbutts
Horrible Histories
Character:
Comedy Showcase
Character:Freddy
Would I Lie to You?
Character:Self
Derren Brown: Trick or Treat
Character:Himself
The Russell Brand Show
Character:Self
Doctor Who
Character:Rassmussen
Catterick
Character:Tony
New Tricks
Character:
TLC
Character:
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Character:Self
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
Character:
Spaced
Character:Dexter
The League of Gentlemen
Character:Various
In the Red
Character:Broadcast Journalist
Alexei Sayle's Merry-Go-Round
Character:
Mash and Peas
Character:
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