ACTOR
Paul Whitehouse
Known for Corpse Bride · Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban · Alice in Wonderland
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 &…
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- Born
- May 17, 1958
- Birthplace
- Stanleytown, Rhondda, Wales, UK
- Known For
- Acting
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 Comedian, he was in the top 50 comedy acts voted for by comedians and comedy insiders.
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Known For
FILM
Corpse BrideWilliam Van Dort / Mayhew / Paul the Head Waiter (voice) · 2005
★ 7.6
★ 7.6
FILM
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of AzkabanSir Cadogan · 2004
★ 8.0
★ 8.0
FILM
Alice in WonderlandThackery Earwicket / March Hare (voice) · 2010
★ 6.6
★ 6.6
FILM
Alice Through the Looking GlassThackery Earwicket / March Hare (voice) · 2016
★ 6.6
★ 6.6
Filmography
Movies
The Craig Ferguson ShowVarious
1990
Amnesty International's Big 30Mike Smash
1991
The WeekendersSpencer Pedal
1992
Smashie and Nicey's Top of the Pops PartySmashie
1994
Smashie and Nicey: The End of an EraMike Smash
1994
Ted & RalphTed / Rowley Birkin / Kevin Brown
1998
The Fast Show Live
1998
Suit You Sir! The Inside Leg Of The Fast ShowSelf
1999
The Fast Show: You Ain’t Seen These, Right?
1999
HE
Harry Enfield Undressed
1999
Robbie the Reindeer: Hooves of FirePrancer (voice)
1999
Kevin & Perry Go LargeBouncer
2000
We Know Where You Live. Live!Self
2001
Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost TribePrancer (voice)
2002
The Fast Show: The Farewell TourVarious
2003
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of AzkabanSir Cadogan
2004
Finding NeverlandStage Manager
2004
Corpse BrideWilliam Van Dort / Mayhew / Paul the Head Waiter (voice)
2005
Robbie the Reindeer in Close Encounters of the Herd KindPrancer (voice)
2007
Graham Linehan: Funny Business
2008
Alice in WonderlandThackery Earwicket / March Hare (voice)
2010
Burke & HareGentleman Drunk
2010
The Royle Family: Behind the SofaSelf
2010
Fry and Laurie ReunitedSelf
2010
The IT Crowd ManualSelf
2014
50 Years of BBC Two ComedySelf
2014
Harry & Paul's Story of the 2sTerry Collier / Michael Palin / Manuel / Frankie Howerd / Lurcio / Yosser Hughes / Lord Lawson / Stanley Baldrick / Alan Yentob / Rick / Dennis Potter / Evan Davis / Tim Canterbury / Rick Prog-Rock / Mary Berry / Jools Holland / Paul Merton / Sarah Silligan / Alan Davies / Diddy Andy Hamilton / Various
2014
MortdecaiSpinoza
2015
An Evening with Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse
2015
Alice Through the Looking GlassThackery Earwicket / March Hare (voice)
2016
The Death of StalinAnastas Mikoyan
2017
Ghost StoriesTony Matthews
2018
Chuck Steel: Night of the TrampiresThe Wise One
2018
King of ThievesCarl Wood
2018
The Personal History of David CopperfieldDaniel Peggotty
2019
The Fast Show: Just a Load of Blooming CatchphrasesSelf/Various Characters
2020
The Fast Show: More Blooming CatchphrasesSelf/Various Characters
2020
The Tiger Who Came to TeaMilkman
2022
The Love Box in Your Living Room
2022
Dodger Special: CoronationRoyston
2023
Finding Harry: The Craft Behind the MagicSelf (uncredited)
2026
Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy BottomShop Keeper (voice)
2026Television
Top of the PopsSelf - Host · 1 eps
1964
CountryfileSelf · 1 eps
1988
Harry Enfield's Television Programme13 eps
1990
Paul Merton: The Series1 eps
1991
GamesMaster1 eps
1992
Bunch Of FiveSpencer Pendel · 1 eps
1992
The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer12 eps
1993
Shooting StarsSelf · 1 eps
1993
TD
The Danny Baker Show1 eps
1994
The Fast ShowVarious Characters · 34 eps
1994
Harry Enfield and ChumsVarious Characters · 12 eps
1994
ParkinsonSelf · 1 eps
1998
MO
Match of the World Cup7 eps
1998
David CopperfieldPawnbroker · 2 eps
1999
R&
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)1 eps
2000
JF
Jumpers for GoalpostsRon Manager · 8 eps
2001
HappinessDanny Spencer · 12 eps
2001
Swiss Toni1 eps
2003
Comedy Connections1 eps
2003
The Catherine Tate Show1 eps
2004
Parkinson1 eps
2004
The Culture ShowSelf · 1 eps
2004
HelpVarious · 6 eps
2005
Harry & Paul24 eps
2005
The One ShowSelf - Guest · 1 eps
2006
The Graham Norton ShowSelf · 2 eps
2007
Bellamy's People8 eps
2010
It's KevinRev. D.W.F. Winkleberry · 1 eps
2013
Toast of LondonVic Titball · 1 eps
2013
Brian Pern: A Life in RockPat Quid · 9 eps
2014
Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)Self · 1 eps
2014
N
NurseGraham Downes · 4 eps
2015
The WindsorsGeorge III · 6 eps
2016
Smashie's Xmastastic PlaylistDJ Mike Smash · 2 eps
2017
Smashie's Christmastastic PlaylistMike Smash · 2 eps
2017
Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone FishingSelf · 50 eps
2018
Murder, They HopeMonty · 1 eps
2021
A League of Their Own Road Trip: Dingle To Dover1 eps
2022
Why Didn't They Ask Evans?Askew · 3 eps
2022
Paul Whitehouse: Our Troubled RiversSelf - Presenter · 2 eps
2023
The ChangeTony · 9 eps
2023
Vinnie Jones in the CountrySelf · 1 eps
2023
Paul Whitehouse's Sketch Show YearsSelf · 4 eps
2024
The Chris McCausland ShowSelf · 1 eps
2024
Legends of Comedy with Lenny HenrySelf - Guest · 1 eps
2024
Johnny Vegas: Art, ADHD & MeSelf · 2 eps
2025
The Harry Hill ShowSelf · 1 eps
2026Photos
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