Matt King (comedian)
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| Matt King | |
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| Born | Matthew King 31 January 1968 Watford, England |
| Occupation | Actor, comedian |
Matt King (born 31 January 1968) is an English actor, comedian and writer. He is known for his role as self-absorbed musician Super Hans in the British sitcom Peep Show.
As an actor he has played many characters, including Elton John and Terry Venables, in the Bafta-nominated comedy series Star Stories, and starred in his own self-penned sketch show Dogface, also on Channel 4. He has appeared in cult comedy series Look Around You and in the third series of Skins, playing Cook's father. He co-starred in the movie Inkheart, co-stars in the Guy Ritchie film Rocknrolla, the British film Bronson, and has a lead role in fantasy thriller Malice in Wonderland. He has also appeared in the third series of Doctor Who as Peter Streete in The Shakespeare Code and was a regular character in the hit BBC production Jekyll playing computer expert Freeman. He played a ticket tout in the acclaimed independent short film "Brussels" by Misha Manson-Smith.
As a stand-up comedian he has appeared at the Edinburgh festival and at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. One of his shows was disrupted by the fact that he had a devastating car crash immediately before the show started, but the show went on.[citation needed]
In 2010 he played driver and bodyguard to Ray Winston's character, Rob Gant in London Boulevard alongside Colin Farrell and Keira Knightly. In the same year he co-wrote the BBC2 series Whites starring Alan Davies.[1]
In 2011, King starred in the Australian drama series Spirited, in which he plays the ghost of 1980s rock star Henry Mallet. He also stars in the Sky One generational family comedy drama, Starlings, co-written with Steve Edge and produced by Steve Coogan.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ "Interview with Alan Davies". British Comedy Guide. http://www.comedy.co.uk/guide/tv/whites/interview/. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
- ^ "Steve Coogan and Matt King unite for Starlings". Sky One. http://sky1.sky.com/starlings/starlings-new-comedy-series-announced-for-sky-1-hd/.
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