British male television writers

The list British male television writers includes Russell Brand, Jack Whitehall, Stephen Merchant, David Walliams and Kenneth Branagh. The list consists of 532 members and 4 sublists.

English male television writers
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Male television writers from Northern Ireland
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- Patrick Kielty
- Colin Bateman
Scottish male television writers
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- Stanley Baxter
Welsh male television writers
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- Rob Brydon

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Russell Brand

English comedian, actor, and podcaster (born 1975)

Overview: Russell Edward Brand (born 4 June 1975) is an English comedian, actor, radio host, writer, and activist.

Date of birth: 4 June 1975

Age: 49

Nationality: British

Occupation: Comic

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 2" (188 cm)

Partner: Laura Gallacher (Married)

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21st-century English male writers 519T

British men podcasters 62T

21st-century British screenwriters 139T
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Jack Whitehall

English comedian, actor, presenter and writer

Overview: Jack Peter Benedict Whitehall (born 7 July 1988) is an English actor, comedian, presenter, and writer. He is best known for starring as JP in the series Fresh Meat (2011–2016) and Alfie Wickers in the ...

Date of birth: 7 July 1988

Age: 36

Nationality: British

Occupation: Comic

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 1" (185 cm)

Partner: Roxy Horner (Dating)

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21st-century British screenwriters 139T

21st-century English comedians 268T

21st-century British comedians 228T
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Stephen Merchant

English comedian, actor, director and writer (born 1974)

Overview: Stephen James Merchant (born 24 November 1974) is an English comedian, actor, writer, director, and presenter. Alongside Ricky Gervais, he was the co-writer and co-director of the British TV comedy series ...

Date of birth: 24 November 1974

Age: 49

Nationality: British

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 7" (201 cm)

Partner: Mircea Monroe (Dating)

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English expatriate male actors in the United States 263T

English male sitcom actors 226T

Comedians from Bristol 20T
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James Corden

English comedian, actor, singer and former television host (born 1978)

Overview: James Kimberley Corden OBE (born 22 August 1978) is an English actor, comedian, singer, writer, producer, and television host. Since 2015, he has hosted The Late Late Show with James Corden, a late-night ...

Date of birth: 22 August 1978

Age: 46

Nationality: British

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

Partner: Julia Carey (Married)

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Best Comedy Performance BAFTA Award (television) winners 14T

The Late Late Show (American talk show) hosts 4T

English male non-fiction writers 1,748T
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David Walliams

English comedian, writer and actor (born 1971)

Overview: David Edward Williams OBE (born 20 August 1971), known professionally as David Walliams, is an English comedian, actor, writer, and television personality. He is best known for his work with Matt Lucas ...

Date of birth: 20 August 1971

Age: 53

Nationality: British

Occupation: Comic

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 3" (190 cm)

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Best Comedy Performance BAFTA Award (television) winners 14T

21st-century British screenwriters 112T

21st-century English comedians 249T
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Rowan Atkinson

English actor and comedian (born 1955)

Overview: Rowan Sebastian Atkinson CBE (born 6 January 1955) is an English actor, comedian, and writer. He is best known for his work on the sitcoms Blackadder (1983–1989) and Mr. Bean (1990–1995). Atkinson first ...

Date of birth: 6 January 1955

Age: 69

Nationality: British

Occupation: Comic

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 11" (180 cm)

Partner: Louise Ford (Long-Term)

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English writers with disabilities 95T

Male actors from County Durham 64T

British writers with disabilities 140T
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Kenneth Branagh

Irish actor and film director

Overview: Sir Kenneth Charles Branagh (born 10 December 1960) is a Northern Irish actor, director, producer, and screenwriter. Branagh trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London; in 2015 he succeeded ...

Date of birth: 10 December 1960

Age: 63

Nationality: Northern Irish

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

Partner: Lindsay Brunnock (Married)

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Male actors from Reading, Berkshire 26T

Actors from Reading, Berkshire 36T

BAFTA Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award 40T
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Sacha Baron Cohen

British comedian, actor, producer, and writer (born 1971)

Overview: Sacha Noam Baron Cohen (born 13 October 1971) is an English comedian, actor, writer, and producer, known for his creation and portrayal of fictional satirical characters, including Ali G, Borat Sagdiyev ...

Date of birth: 13 October 1971

Age: 52

Nationality: British

Occupation: Comic

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 3" (190 cm)

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Best Comedy Performance BAFTA Award (television) winners 14T

Hoaxers 30T

Sacha Baron Cohen 6T
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Jimmy Nail

English actor & vocalist (born 1954)

Overview: James Michael Aloysius Bradford (born 16 March 1954), known as Jimmy Nail, is an English singer-songwriter, actor, film producer, and television writer. He played the role of Leonard "Oz" Osborne in the ...

Date of birth: 10 March 1954

Age: 70

Nationality: British

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 3" (190 cm)

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Male actors of Irish descent 682T

20th-century British guitarists 140T

21st-century British guitarists 290T
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Marty Feldman

British actor and comedian (1934–1982)

Overview: Martin Alan Feldman (8 July 1934 – 2 December 1982) was a British actor, comedian and comedy writer, known for his prominent, misaligned eyes. He initially gained prominence as a writer with Barry Took ...

Date of birth: 8 July 1934

Date of death: 2 December 1982

Age: 48 (age at death)

Nationality: British

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

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Jewish English comedians 13T

20th-century British screenwriters 395T

Vegetarians 377T
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Mark Williams

English actor, comedian, presenter and screenwriter

Overview: Mark Williams (born 22 August 1959) is an English actor, screenwriter and presenter. He first achieved widespread recognition as one of the central performers in the popular BBC sketch show The Fast Show ...

Date of birth: 22 August 1959

Age: 65

Nationality: British

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 1" (185 cm)

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Male television writers 2,695T

British sketch comedians 23T

Male actors from Worcestershire 27T
12.

Leigh Francis

British actor

Overview: Leigh Francis (born 30 April 1973) is an English comedian, actor, writer, director, and producer. He is best known for creating Channel 4's Bo' Selecta! (2002–2006) and portraying Keith Lemon in several ...

Date of birth: 30 May 1973

Age: 51

Nationality: British

Occupation: Comedian

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 7" (170 cm)

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People from Farnley, Leeds 4T

Best Entertainment Performance BAFTA Award (television) winners 32T

21st-century British screenwriters 112T
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Ricky Gervais

English comedian (born 1961)

Overview: Ricky Dene Gervais ( jər-VAYZ; born 25 June 1961) is an English comedian, actor, writer, producer, and director. He is best known for co-creating, writing, and acting in the British television series The ...

Date of birth: 25 June 1961

Age: 63

Nationality: British

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

Partner: Jane Fallon (Long-Term)

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Childfree 28T

Best Comedy Performance BAFTA Award (television) winners 14T

British men podcasters 65T
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Stephen Fry

English actor, comedian and presenter (born 1957)

Overview: Stephen John Fry (born 24 August 1957) is an English actor, comedian and writer. He and Hugh Laurie are the comic double act Fry and Laurie, who starred in A Bit of Fry & Laurie and Jeeves and Wooster ...

Date of birth: 24 August 1957

Age: 67

Nationality: British

Occupation: Comedian

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 5" (196 cm)

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People educated at City College Norwich 13T

21st-century English comedians 249T

20th-century English comedians 250T
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John Cleese

English comedian

Overview: John Marwood Cleese (born 27 October 1939) is an English actor, comedian, screenwriter, and producer. He achieved success at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and as a scriptwriter and performer on The Frost ...

Date of birth: 27 October 1939

Age: 84

Nationality: English

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 5" (196 cm)

Partner: Jennifer Wade (Married)

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Best Entertainment Performance BAFTA Award (television) winners 32T

Male actors from Somerset 18T

British surrealist artists 65T
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Matt Berry

British actor and singer

Overview: Matthew Charles Berry (born 2 May 1974) is an English actor, comedian, musician and writer. He has appeared in comedy series such as The IT Crowd, Garth Marenghi's Darkplace, The Mighty Boosh, Snuff Box ...

Date of birth: 2 May 1974

Age: 50

Nationality: British

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

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Best Male Comedy Performance BAFTA Award (television) winners 10T

British male comedy actors 243T

Male television writers 2,695T
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Richard Ayoade

English comedian

Overview: Richard Ellef Ayoade (born 23 May 1977) is an English comedian, film director, screenwriter, television presenter, actor, and author best known for his role as the socially awkward IT technician Maurice ...

Date of birth: 23 May 1977

Age: 47

Nationality: British

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 2" (188 cm)

Partner: Lydia Fox (Married)

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21st-century English male writers 486T

20th-century English male writers 1,328T

Actors from Ipswich 17T
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John Oliver

English comedian

Overview: John William Oliver (born 23 April 1977) is an English-American comedian, writer, producer, political commentator, actor, and television host. Oliver started his career as a stand-up comedian, both in ...

Date of birth: 23 April 1977

Age: 47

Nationality: British

Occupation: Comic

Gender: Male

Height: 6' (183 cm)

Partner: Kate Norley (Married)

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People from Erdington 19T

People with multiple nationality 65T

British men podcasters 65T
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Matt King

British actor, comedian and writer

Overview: Matt King (born 31 January 1968) is an English actor, DJ and comedian. He is best known for his role as Super Hans in the British sitcom Peep Show.

Date of birth: 31 January 1968

Age: 56

Nationality: British

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 2" (188 cm)

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People educated at Cheshunt School 7T

Male television writers 2,695T

Male actors from Hertfordshire 73T
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Patrick Kielty

Northern Irish television personality and comedian

Overview: Patrick Kielty (born 31 January 1971) is a Northern Irish comedian and television personality.

Date of birth: 31 January 1971

Age: 53

Nationality: Irish

Occupation: TV Personality

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

Partner: Cat Deeley (Married)

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21st-century comedians from Northern Ireland 12T

20th-century comedians from Northern Ireland 9T

Humorists from Northern Ireland 5T