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Peter Baynham

Comedian / Screenwriter / Film Producer / Television Producer / Actor / Sailor | * 06/28/1963 (60) | Cardiff (United Kingdom (UK))
Peter Baynham is a Welsh screenwriter and performer. He appeared in a series of comedic Pot Noodle television adverts in the 1990s. His writing work includes collaborations with comedy figures such as Armando Iannucci, Steve Coogan, Chris Morris, Sacha Baron Cohen, and Sarah Smith. Born in Cardiff, Baynham served in the Merchant Navy after leaving school and later pursued a career in comedy — first in stand-up, and then as a writer and performer for various news and sketch comedies in radio and television while enjoying personal fame starring in Pot Noodle adverts. He then became a writer in feature film. In television, with Iannucci he is writer for I'm Alan Partridge, developing the character Alan Partridge as performed by Coogan, and as writer and host of the Armistice review shows. With Morris, he is writer for The Day Today, Brass Eye, and Jam. Baynham himself created the animated series I Am Not an Animal. In feature film, with Baron Cohen he is writer for Bor... ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Animation | Kids & Family

Known for these Movies & Shows

Arthur Christmas

FSK: 0+ years

2011 | 3.4/5 | 1h 37min

Borat Subsequent Moviefilm

Certification unknown

2020 | 3.3/5 | 1h 36min
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I'm Alan Partridge

Certification unknown

1997 | 3.6/5 | 30min per episode

Awards & Nominations for Peter Baynham

2x Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
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Movies with Peter Baynham as Actor(10)

as Traffic Warden2016 Grimsby
as Elf (voice)2011 Arthur Christmas
as Man in Street (uncredited)2004 Shaun of the Dead
as Ray Woollard2003 Anglian Lives: Alan Partridge
as Kevin1998 Still Crazy

TV Shows/Series with Peter Baynham as Actor(4)

Movies with Peter Baynham as Crew(23)

Production/Executive Producer2021 Ron's Gone Wrong
Writing/Writer2021 Ron's Gone Wrong
Production/Executive Producer2020 Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Writing/Screenplay2020 Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Production/Producer2016 Grimsby
Writing/Screenplay2016 Grimsby
Production/Executive Producer2013 Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa
Writing/Writer2013 Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa
Production/Executive Producer2012 The Dictator
Writing/Screenplay2012 Hotel Transylvania
Production/Co-Executive Producer2011 Arthur Christmas
Writing/Screenplay2011 Arthur Christmas
Writing/Screenplay2011 Arthur
Production/Associate Producer2009 Brüno
Writing/Story2009 Brüno
Production/Associate Producer2003 Anglian Lives: Alan Partridge
Writing/Writer2002 Cruise of the Gods
Writing/Writer2001 Combat Sheep

TV Shows/Series with Peter Baynham as Crew(10)

Writing/Writer2004 I Am Not an Animal
Directing/Director2004 I Am Not an Animal
Writing/Writer2000 Jam
Writing/Writer1998 Big Train
Writing/Writer1997 I'm Alan Partridge
Production/Producer1997 I'm Alan Partridge
Creator/Creator1997 I'm Alan Partridge
Writing/Writer1995 The Saturday Night Armistice
Writing/Writer1994 The Day Today

Full Name: Peter Baynham
Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Friday, 06/28 1963 (June) in Cardiff (United Kingdom (UK)) (current age: 60 years + 274 days)
Zodiac sign: Cancer (Chinese zodiac sign: Rabbit)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Blackpool and The Fylde College
Peter Baynham frequently works together with these people:
Steve Coogan (23x, Actor)
Sacha Baron Cohen (23x, Actor)
Armando Iannucci (13x, Crew)
Chris Morris (12x, Crew)
Anthony Hines (11x, Crew)
Dan Mazer (8x, Crew)
Kevin Eldon (6x, Actor)
Sarah Smith (6x, Crew)
Graham Linehan (5x, Crew)
James Thomas (5x, Crew)
Monica Levinson (5x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:12731, Added: 05/06/2018, Last updated: 03/14/2024