Reece Shearsmith

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Reece Shearsmith, (born 27 August 1969 in Hull, Yorkshire, England) and educated at Bretton Hall College, now part of the University of Leeds, is an English comedy performer and writer. He is most famous for his work as part of The League of Gentlemen along with fellow performers Steve Pemberton, Mark Gatiss and co-writer Jeremy Dyson. He has the greatest female fanbase of the four Gentlemen.^{[[Citing sources citation needed]]}

Has made appearances in other comedy projects including Max and Paddy's Road To Nowhere as well as playing the insane villain Tony in the Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer comedy Catterick. He also appeared in two episodes of the award-winning pop-culture comedy Spaced as robot-wars obsessed TA soldier Dexter, and played neurotic doctor Flynn in the BBC 2 sitcom TLc which was written by The Weakest Link creator Fintan Coyle. His talent for talking gibberish instantly gives him the ability to play his more macabre characters like Papa Lazarou.

He currently lives in North London with his wife Jane Shearsmith and his two children - Holly and Danny.

From March 2006, Reece will be appearing in the West End as Leo Bloom in The Producers.

Work

2006 The Producers (Theatre Royal, Drury Lane) - performer
2005 The League of Gentlemen Are Behind You (various venues) - writer/performer
2005 Wyndham's Theatre Presents Shakespeare's As You Like It - performer
2005 The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse - writer/performer
2005 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - voice actor
2004 Max & Paddy's Road to Nowhere - performer
2004 The All Star Comedy Show - performer
2004 Shaun of the Dead - performer
2004 Catterick - performer
2002 Legend of the Lost Tribe - voice actor
2002 Art (Whitehall Theatre) stage performer
2002 The League of Gentlemen - The Making Of Series 3 - presenter
2002 TLc - actor
2002 The League of Gentlemen, Series 3, writer/performer
2001 A Local Show for Local People (Theatre Royal, Drury Lane) - writer/performer
2001 Birthday Girl - actor
2001 Spaced - performer
2000 The League of Gentlemen - A Local Book For Local People - writer
2000 Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) - performer
2000 The League of Gentlemen Christmas Special - writer/performer
2000 The League of Gentlemen, Series 2 - writer/performer
2000 A Local Show For Local People - writer/performer
1999 This Year's Love - actress
1999 The League of Gentlemen, Series 1 - writer/performer
1998 Auton2: Sentinel - actor
1998 Lenny Goes to Town - performer
1997 On The Town With The League Of Gentlemen - writer/performer
1997 Auton - performer
1997 Mashman & Peas do U.S. - performer
1997 In the Red - actor
1996 P.R.O.B.E. - The Ghosts of Winterborne - performer
1996 Friday Night Armistice - performer
1995 P.R.O.B.E. - The Devil of Winterborne - performer
1995 The League of Gentlemen stage show - writer/performer
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External links

[Interview with Reece Shearsmith on bbc.co.uk]

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