Reece Shearsmith
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1969-08-27
Place of Birth
Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK
Reece Shearsmith
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.
Also Known For
Birthday Girl
Sep 06, 2001
Shaun of the Dead
Apr 09, 2004
The League of Gentlemen's Christmas Special: Yule Never Leave!
Dec 27, 2000
Venom: Let There Be Carnage
Sep 30, 2021
The League of Gentlemen Are Behind You
Nov 20, 2006
The Cottage
Feb 07, 2008
A Brush With Comedy
Apr 19, 2023
The First Men in the Moon
Oct 19, 2010
The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse
Jun 03, 2005
Christmas at the Riviera
Dec 23, 2007
The World's End
Jul 18, 2013
Peacock Season
Aug 12, 2010
Him Indoors
May 30, 2012
An Adventure in Space and Time
Nov 21, 2013
A Field in England
Jul 05, 2013
Spaced: Skip to the End
Apr 12, 2004
Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe
Dec 13, 2002
Psychoville Halloween Special
Oct 31, 2010
High-Rise
Nov 22, 2015
The Case of the High Foot
Jun 01, 2014
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
May 24, 2014
Borley Rectory
Jun 06, 2017
Saltburn
Nov 16, 2023
Rogue Trooper
PROBE: Ghosts of Winterborne
Oct 31, 1996
Auton
Jan 01, 1997
Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes
Jan 01, 2011
Peter Kay: 20 Years of Funny
Dec 24, 2015
Victoria Wood's Midlife Christmas
Dec 24, 2009
Burke & Hare
Oct 29, 2010
Bad Sugar
Aug 26, 2012
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
Dec 18, 2024
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Apr 28, 2005
This Year's Love
Feb 19, 1999
Bob Monkhouse: The Last Stand
Dec 26, 2016
The League of Gentlemen: Live at Drury Lane
Nov 19, 2001
Eric & Ernie
Jan 01, 2011
The League of Gentlemen - Live Again!
Nov 19, 2018
Remembering 'Dead of Night'
Feb 24, 2014
Tales of the Uncanny
Oct 31, 2020
In the Earth
Apr 16, 2021
See How They Run
Sep 09, 2022
Highgate House of Horror
Jan 01, 1995
PROBE: The Devil of Winterborne
Aug 01, 1995
Investigating The Ladykillers
Nov 09, 2020
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'
Sep 05, 2005
Inside No. 9: The Party's Over
Dec 22, 2024
The Man You're Not
Apr 28, 2017
The League of Gentlemen - Live Again!
Nov 19, 2018
Tales from Behind the Crypt
Jan 01, 2002
Ladies and Gentlemen
Captured Souls: In Conversation with Graham Humphreys
Aug 24, 2025
House of Cards
Nov 09, 2015
The Devil of Christmas
Dec 27, 2016
Vampires Forever
Nov 28, 2025
Spaced
Sep 24, 1999
Catterick
Feb 15, 2004
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Nov 02, 2001
The League of Gentlemen
Jan 11, 1999
Good Morning Britain
Apr 28, 2014
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
Mar 18, 2000
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
Mar 06, 2018
Would I Lie to You?
Jun 16, 2007
TLC
Nov 17, 2002
Inside No. 9
Feb 05, 2014
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Feb 05, 2014
New Tricks
Jan 01, 2004
Inside No. 9
Feb 05, 2014
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Feb 05, 2014
Psychoville
Jun 18, 2009
Richard Bacon's Beer & Pizza Club
Sep 22, 2010
The Widower
Mar 17, 2014
Alexei Sayle's Merry-Go-Round
May 08, 1998
House of Fools
Jan 14, 2014
Chasing Shadows
Sep 04, 2014
Foundation
Sep 23, 2021
You Have Been Watching
Jul 07, 2009
Horrible Histories
Apr 16, 2009
Doctor Who
Mar 26, 2005
Mash and Peas
Jul 01, 1996
Stag
Feb 27, 2016
Comedy Showcase
Oct 05, 2007
Peter Kay's Car Share
Apr 29, 2015
Derren Brown: Trick or Treat
Apr 13, 2007
Mid Morning Matters with Alan Partridge
Nov 05, 2010
Good Omens
May 31, 2019
Galavant
Jan 04, 2015
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
Jun 16, 2014
Original Comedy Shorts
Jun 01, 2014
The Witchfinder
Mar 08, 2022
The Adventures of Paddington
Dec 20, 2019
Gadget Man
Nov 19, 2012
Squeamish!
Oct 03, 2011
The Hollow Crown
Jun 30, 2012
3 Body Problem
Mar 21, 2024
The Russell Brand Show
Nov 24, 2006
Good Omens
May 31, 2019
Inside No. 9
Feb 05, 2014
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Apr 07, 2013
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Diddy TV
Mar 14, 2016
Celebrity Catchphrase
Jun 17, 2018
Downforce
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Prodigies
Taskmaster
Jul 28, 2015
Michael McIntyre's The Wheel
Nov 28, 2020
Inside No. 9
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