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Mathew Baynton

Actor / Screenwriter / Musician | * 11/18/1980 (43) | Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England (United Kingdom (UK))
Mathew John Baynton (born 18 November 1980) is an English actor, comedian, musician and writer. He is best known as a member of the Them There collective in which he wrote and starred in shows including Horrible Histories, Yonderland and Ghosts. He was also the co-creator, writer and star of the comedy-drama The Wrong Mans. Other major television roles include Deano in Gavin & Stacey, Chris Pitt-Goddard in Spy, Simon in Peep Show, William Agar in Quacks and twin brothers Jamie Winton and Ariel Conroy in You, Me and the Apocalypse. He has appeared in several films, including ()
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Mathew John Baynton (born 18 November 1980)is an English actor, writer, comedian, singer, and musician. He is best known for his numerous roles in a children’s program Horrible Histories (2009-2013), as well as Yonderland (2013-2016), where he also played various different roles, and Ghosts (2019-) where he plays Thomas Thorne; other TV series he is popular by are You, Me and the Apocalypse (2015), The Wrong Mans (2013-2014). He is also known for appearing in films such as The Falling (2015) and Bill (2015).He is familiar as one of the stars of the hit children's television series Horrible Histories, appearing over-all five series as a singer, actor, and occasional writer. He is the creator, writer, and star of Yonderland, an eight-part family fantasy comedy series that premiered on Sky1 on 10 November 2013. He starred with the same troupe in Bill, a BBC family comedy film based loosely around the early life of William Shakespeare. The troupe also reunited in 2019 to create the BBC series Ghosts, with him appearing as a romantic poet named Thomas Thorne. He teamed with James Corden to create, write, and star in The Wrong Mans (2013–2014), a comedy-thriller for BBC Two that premiered in autumn 2013.Other notable TV comedy roles include the recurring character of Deano in Gavin & Stacey (2008–2009); co-starring as Chris in the Darren Boyd sitcom vehicle Spy (2011–2012); and William in the 2017 black comedy series Quacks. In late 2015, Baynton starred in science fiction comedy-drama miniseries You, Me and the Apocalypse.Description above is from the Wikipedia article Mathew Baynton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | Kids & Family

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Movies with Mathew Baynton as Actor(11)

2023 Wonka
as Mr. Hopkins2015 The Falling
as William 'Bill' Shakespeare / Lord Burghley / English Messenger / Customs Official2015 Bill
as Aiden2011 Tooty's Wedding
as Tkyo2011 You Instead
as College Receptionist2010 Hereafter
as Dylan2009 Brave Young Men
as Ritchie Blackmore2008 Telstar: The Joe Meek Story
as Howard2007 Learners

TV Shows/Series with Mathew Baynton as Actor(12)

as Actor Pete2021 Ghosts
as Thomas Thorne2019 Ghosts
as William Agar2017 Quacks
as Jamie / Ariel2015 You, Me and the Apocalypse
as Sam2013 The Wrong Mans
as Various2013 Yonderland
as Chris2011 Spy
as Colin Babcock2011 Death in Paradise
as Deano2007 Gavin & Stacey
as Simon2003 Peep Show

TV Shows/Series with Mathew Baynton as Crew(9)

Production/Executive Producer2021 Ghosts
Writing/Writer2019 Ghosts
Production/Executive Producer2019 Ghosts
Creator/Creator2019 Ghosts
Writing/Writer2013 The Wrong Mans
Creator/Creator2013 The Wrong Mans
Writing/Writer2013 Yonderland
Creator/Creator2013 Yonderland
Writing/Writer2009 Horrible Histories

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Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Tuesday, 11/18 1980 (November) in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England (United Kingdom (UK)) (current age: 43 years + 160 days)
Zodiac sign: Scorpio (Chinese zodiac sign: Monkey)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Rose Bruford College
Mathew Baynton frequently works together with these people:
Ben Willbond (16x, Actor)
Simon Farnaby (14x, Actor)
Laurence Rickard (13x, Crew)
Jim Howick (11x, Actor)
Martha Howe-Douglas (9x, Actress)
James Corden (8x, Actor)
Ruth Jones (5x, Actress)
Mathew Horne (4x, Actor)
Rosie Cavaliero (4x, Actress)
Sarah Hadland (4x, Actress)
Justin Edwards (4x, Actor)
Paul King (3x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:275499, Added: 08/09/2018, Last updated: 04/12/2024