Paul Whitehouse

Actor

May 17, 1958 (68 years)

Stanleytown, Rhondda, Wales, UK

Biography

Paul Julian Whitehouse (born 20 May 1958) is a Welsh actor, writer, presenter and comedian. He was one of the main stars of the BBC sketch comedy series The Fast Show and has starred with Harry Enfield in the shows Harry & Paul and Harry Enfield & Chums. He has appeared with Bob Mortimer in the BBC series Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing and has also acted in films including Corpse Bride (2005), Alice in Wonderland (2010) and The Death of Stalin (2017). In a 2005 poll to find The Comedian's …

Filmography

6.7

Top of the Pops

Self - Host

The biggest stars, the most iconic performances, the most outrageous outfits – it’s Britain’s number one pop show.

7.2

The Graham Norton Show

Self

Each week celebrity guests join Irish comedian Graham Norton to discuss what's being going on around the world that week. The guests poke fun and share their opinions on the main news stories. Graham is often joined by a band or artist to play the show out.

8.0

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Sir Cadogan

Harry Potter's life is in danger once more as dangerous wizard Sirius Black has escaped from Azkaban Prison and is heading to Hogwarts.

4.4

The One Show

Self - Guest

A topical magazine-style daily television programme broadcast live on BBC One.

5.4

Countryfile

Self

The people, places and stories making news in the British countryside.

7.6

Corpse Bride

William Van Dort / Mayhew / Paul the Head Waiter (voice)

In a 19th-century European village, a young man about to be married is whisked away to the underworld and wed to a mysterious corpse bride, while his real bride waits bereft in the land of the living.

6.6

Alice in Wonderland

Thackery Earwicket / March Hare (voice)

Alice, now 19 years old, returns to the whimsical world she first entered as a child and embarks on a journey to discover her true destiny.

N/A

Parkinson

Self

Michael Parkinson returns for a second run of his iconic talk show.

7.7

Shooting Stars

Self

Shooting Stars is a British television comedy panel game broadcast on BBC Two as a pilot in 1993, then as 3 full series from 1995 to 1997, then on BBC Choice from January to December 2002 with 2 series before returning to BBC Two for another 3 series from 2008 until its cancellation in 2011. Created and hosted by double-act Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer, it uses the panel show format but with the comedians' often slapstick, surreal and anarchic humour does not rely on rules in order to function, with the pair apparently ignoring existing rules or inventing new ones as and when the mood takes them.

6.6

Alice Through the Looking Glass

Thackery Earwicket / March Hare (voice)

Alice Kingsleigh returns to Underland and faces a new adventure in saving the Mad Hatter.

6.6

The Culture Show

Self

A weekly BBC Two magazine programme focusing on the best of the week's arts and culture news, covering books, art, film, architecture and more.

7.1

David Copperfield

Pawnbroker

A young man journeys from a difficult childhood to maturity, exploring social injustice, personal development, and the complexities of human relationships.

7.5

Toast of London

Vic Titball

Steven Toast, an eccentric middle-aged actor with a chequered past, spends more time dealing with his problems off stage than performing on it.

7.8

The Fast Show

Various Characters

The Fast Show is a multi BAFTA award winning sketch comedy show written and produced by Paul Whitehouse and Charlie Higson.

7.0

The Death of Stalin

Anastas Mikoyan

When dictator Joseph Stalin dies, his parasitic cronies square off in a frantic power struggle to become the next Soviet leader. As they bumble, brawl and back-stab their way to the top, the question remains — just who is running the government?

6.6

Why Didn't They Ask Evans?

Askew

A dying man's enigmatic last words send vicar's son, Bobby Jones, and his socialite friend, Lady Frankie Derwent, on a crime-solving adventure.

7.2

Harry Enfield and Chums

Various Characters

Harry Enfield, Kathy Burke, Paul Whitehouse and others take on an array of oddball characters and old-time favorites in this sketch comedy show.

7.3

Finding Neverland

Stage Manager

During a writing slump, playwright J.M. Barrie meets a widow and her four children, all young boys—who soon become an important part of Barrie’s life and the inspiration that lead him to create his masterpiece. Peter Pan.

5.5

Mortdecai

Spinoza

An art dealer, Charles Mortdecai, searches for a stolen painting rumored to contain a secret code that gains access to hidden Nazi gold.

6.9

The Catherine Tate Show

Comedy legend Catherine Tate plays all her best-loved characters in this riotous sketch show. Expect sulky teens, offensive nans and the most tactless women in the world.