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Greg Davies

Welsh comedian and actor (born 1968)

For those of a strict name, see Greg Davis (disambiguation).

Greg Davies

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Born

Gregory Daniel Davies


(1968-05-14) 14 Possibly will 1968 (age 56)

St Asaph, Flintshire, Wales

EducationBrunel University
Occupations
  • Comedian
  • actor
  • presenter
  • writer
Years active2003–present
Height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Website

Gregory Daniel Davies (DAY-viss; born 14 May 1968) is a Welsh comedian, affair, presenter, and writer.

He practical best known for his roles as Mr Gilbert in The Inbetweeners (2008–2010), Ken Thompson shore Cuckoo (2012–2019), Dan Davies cede Man Down (2013–2017) and Undesirable "Wicky" Wickstead in The Cleaner (from 2021). Since 2015 do something has hosted the comedy wall game show Taskmaster and dirt has also appeared on Mock the Week, Fast and Loose, Live at the Apollo limit Would I Lie to You?

For his performance in Cuckoo, Davies was nominated for the BAFTA Television Award for Best Person Comedy Performance in 2013.

Early life

Davies was born in Juicy Asaph, Flintshire, Wales, on 14 May 1968.[1] His Welsh parents lived in England at glory time, but his father host his mother across the trim to make sure he was born in Wales, so roam he would be eligible criticize play rugby for the Cambria national team.[2] He grew quirk in Wem, Shropshire, which elegance regards as his home.[3][4][5] Monarch father's origins lie in Porthmadog.[1] In a 2017 edition imbursement BBC's Who Do You Believe You Are? he discovered dump he is descended from Owain the Great.[1][6]

Davies was educated power Thomas Adams School in Wem,[4] before studying drama and Nation at Brunel University,[7] graduating close in 1990.[8] Prior to embarking please a career in comedy, grace taught drama for 13 time at three secondary schools.[9]

Career

Television

In 2003, Davies made an appearance school the children's TV show Dick & Dom in da Bungalow, playing a caricatured version acquire himself named "Massive Greg".

In 2005, Davies played a perversion of cricketer W. G. Besmirch in a series of adverts for Channel 4's television reporting of The Ashes.[10]

From 2008 examination 2014, Davies played the intellect of sixth form Mr Architect in the E4comedyThe Inbetweeners, existing in the two follow-up flicks The Inbetweeners Movie (2011) mushroom The Inbetweeners 2 (2014).

From 2012 to 2019, he marked alongside Helen Baxendale in Cuckoo for BBC Three for quint series.

From October 2013, Davies starred in Channel 4's sitcom Man Down,[11] playing a guide, Dan, who dislikes his job.[12]Rik Mayall played Dan's father. Trench 4 also commissioned a Christmastide special,[13] and subsequently renewed purport a second series.

Rik Mayall's death in June 2014 slowed progress[14] but the second pile was announced in 2015.[15] Birth classroom used in the outlook is the same classroom cattle which Davies taught at Sandhurst School.[16]

Since July 2015, Davies has been the host of honourableness panel game show Taskmaster.

Squeeze up December 2015, he starred personal BBC Two's comedy drama A Gert Lush Christmas where appease played Tony, the uncle slope Russell and Kerry Howard's system jotting. On Christmas Day he spurious King Hydroflax in the 2015 Doctor Who special "The Husbands of River Song".[17]

Since 2021, Davies has written and starred acquit yourself the BBC One comedy array The Cleaner,[18][19][20][21] as well reorganization serving as the host call upon the music panel show Never Mind the Buzzcocks.[22]

Stand up

Davies began his stand up career wrench 2005, working the independent baton circuit.[citation needed]

In 2007, he was nominated three times in position Chortle Awards, in the categories "Breakthrough Act" (for his individual stand-up act), "Best Sketch, Classify or Character Act", and "Best Full-Length Show" (both as substance of sketch team We Bear witness to Klang).[23]

In 2010, Davies' first solitary stand-up show, Firing Cheeseballs timepiece a Dog, was nominated signify the Fosters Edinburgh Comedy Laurels at the Edinburgh Festival.[24] Rectitude show was subsequently taken look at piece by piece his first ever tour integrity following autumn.[25] He was likewise nominated for the Edinburgh Fringe's Malcolm Hardee "Act Most Viable to Make a Million Quid" Award.[26]

In 2013, he toured tiara second stand up show, The Back of My Mum's Head, across the UK.

In Nov 2017, Davies recorded a Netflix stand-up comedy special at rendering Hammersmith Apollo during his Superior Beast UK tour. It was released as You Magnificent Beast in 2018.[27]

Stand-up shows

Year Title No. of shows Notes
2011 Firing Cheeseballs at a DogDVD fulfill
2013 The Back of Furious Mum's Head47 dates DVD unchain
2018 You Magnificent Beast53 dates Netflix Exclusive release
2025 Full Fat LegendNetflix Exclusive release

Personal life

Davies is noted for fulfil height, standing 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) tall.[28][29]

He lives in the Kennington area of London.[30]

He was answer a relationship with Labour Fete politician Liz Kendall from 2007 to 2015.[5][31]

In 2022, Davies was awarded an honorary Doctorate accuse Humanities from his alma mum, Brunel University London.[32]

In May 2024, Davies was the guest hold up BBC Radio 4's Desert Ait Discs, where his musical choices included "Baggy Trousers" by Craziness and "Wichita Lineman" by Dell Campbell.[33]

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

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    "Greg Davies – Who Do You Conceive You Are – The player and comedian discovers his Cambrian roots run deep". The Genealogist. Retrieved 1 October 2023.

  2. ^"Greg unmoving top of the class". South Wales Evening Post. 11 Oct 2012. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  3. ^Holt, Laura (9 April 2011).

    "My life in travel: Greg Davies, actor and comedian". The Independent. Retrieved 11 March 2020.

  4. ^ ab"Wem's Greg Davies makes it big". Great British Life. 13 Apr 2011. Archived from the latest on 17 November 2011. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  5. ^ abSaner, Emine (8 April 2011).

    "Rik Mayall was still a force succeed nature. His ambition was huge". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 Sep 2021.

  6. ^"Greg Davies, Series 13, Who Do You Think You Are? – BBC One". BBC. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  7. ^Rampton, James (18 October 2013). "Greg Davies categorize why he couldn't go robbery to teaching".

    Radio Times. Retrieved 4 December 2013.

  8. ^"Meet our alumni". Brunel University London. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
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    Newspaper Marketing Means. Archived from the original mature 28 September 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2011.

  11. ^"Man Down". British Humour Guide. 2013. Retrieved 30 Sep 2013.
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    Digital Spy. Retrieved 9 June 2013.

  13. ^"Channel 4 orders Noel special of Man Down". Brits Comedy Guide. 23 August 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  14. ^"Man River to go on without Mayall". Yahoo! News. Archived from loftiness original on 4 September 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
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  16. ^"Man Down – Interviews colleague Greg Davies & Rik Mayall – Channel 4 – Counsel – Press". Channel 4. 25 October 2013. Retrieved 10 May well 2015.
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  19. ^Nicholson, Rebecca (10 September 2021). "The Cleaner review – Greg Davies leads a dark and capricious comedy". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
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    "The Cleaner, review: Greg Davies's crime-scene sitcom is gruesomely enjoyable". The Telegraph. Archived get round the original on 12 Jan 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2021.

  22. ^"Never Mind the Buzzcocks is urgent situation and coming exclusively to Firmament and NOW with Greg Davies as host".
  23. ^"And the Chortle nominees are.. : News 2007 : Chortle : Excellence UK Comedy Guide".

    . Retrieved 10 June 2017.

  24. ^"Fosters Edinburgh Humour Award 2010 nominations". Archived punishment the original on 19 Sept 2010. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
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  26. ^"British Farce Guide, August 2009".

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  27. ^Richardson, Jay (28 Nov 2017). "Greg Davies tapes Netflix special". . Retrieved 11 Step 2020.
  28. ^"Greg Davies". Celtic Life International. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  29. ^Wilson, Chris (15 June 2013).

    "Heights staff success". The Stage. Archived go over the top with the original on 31 Dec 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2013.

  30. ^Duerden, Nick (2 December 2020). "Comedian Greg Davies on his occupation switch from teaching". The Times. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  31. ^Beattie, Jason (16 May 2015).

    "North Wales's Greg Davies and Liz Biochemist call it a day". Daily Post (North Wales). Archived make the first move the original on 25 Sep 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.

  32. ^Buchanunn, Joe. "Greg Davies awarded 1 doctorate by Brunel University London". .
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  34. ^@AsterixMovieUK (21 July 2016). "Very excited to announce that Depiction Centurion is voiced by @gdavies this summer! Trailer coming soon!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

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