Paul Whitehouse
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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Acting History
2025
Johnny Vegas: Art, ADHD & Me as Self
2024Legends of Comedy with Lenny Henry as Self - Guest
2024The Chris McCausland Show as Self
2024Paul Whitehouse's Sketch Show Years as Self
2023Dodger Special: Coronation as Royston
2023Vinnie Jones in the Country as Self
2023The Change as Tony
2023Paul Whitehouse: Our Troubled Rivers as Self - Presenter
2022The Love Box in Your Living Room
2022The Tiger Who Came to Tea as Milkman
2022Why Didn't They Ask Evans? as Askew
2022A League of Their Own Road Trip: Dingle To Dover
2021Murder, They Hope as Monty
2020The Fast Show: Just a Load of Blooming Catchphrases as Himself, Various Characters
2019The Personal History of David Copperfield as Daniel Peggotty
2018King of Thieves as Carl Wood
2018Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing as Self
2018Chuck Steel: Night of the Trampires as The Wise One
2018Ghost Stories as Tony Matthews
2017Smashie's Xmastastic Playlist as DJ Mike Smash
2017The Death of Stalin as Anastas Mikoyan
2016Alice Through the Looking Glass as Thackery Earwicket / March Hare (voice)
2016The Windsors as George III
2015An Evening with Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse
2015Nurse as Graham Downes
2015Mortdecai as Spinoza
2014Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly) as Self
2014Harry & Paul's Story of the 2s as Terry 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
201450 Years of BBC Two Comedy as Self
2014Brian Pern: A Life in Rock as Pat Quid
2014The IT Crowd Manual as Self
2013Toast of London as Vic Titball
2013It's Kevin as Rev. D.W.F. Winkleberry
2010Fry and Laurie Reunited as Self
2010The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa as Self
2010Burke & Hare as Gentleman Drunk
2010Alice in Wonderland as Thackery Earwicket / March Hare (voice)
2010Bellamy's People
2007Robbie the Reindeer in Close Encounters of the Herd Kind as Prancer (voice)
2007The Graham Norton Show as Self
2006The One Show as Self - Guest
2005Harry & Paul
2005Corpse Bride as William Van Dort / Mayhew / Paul the Head Waiter (voice)
2005Help as Various
2004The Culture Show as Self
2004Finding Neverland as Stage Manager
2004Parkinson
2004Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban as Sir Cadogan
2004The Catherine Tate Show
2003The Fast Show: The Farewell Tour as Various
2003Comedy Connections
2003Swiss Toni
2002Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe as Prancer (voice)
2001Happiness as Danny Spencer
2001Jumpers for Goalposts as Ron Manager
2000Kevin & Perry Go Large as Bouncer
2000Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
1999Robbie the Reindeer: Hooves of Fire as Prancer (voice)
1999David Copperfield as Pawnbroker
1999Harry Enfield Undressed
1999Suit You Sir! The Inside Leg Of The Fast Show as Self
1998The Fast Show Live
1998Ted & Ralph as Ted / Rowley Birkin / Kevin Brown
1998Match of the World Cup
1998Parkinson as Self
1994Harry Enfield and Chums as Various Characters
1994The Fast Show as Various Characters
1994The Danny Baker Show
1994Smashie and Nicey: The End of an Era as Mike Smash
1994Smashie and Nicey's Top of the Pops Party as Smashie
1993Shooting Stars as Self
1993The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer
1992The Weekenders as Spencer Pedal
1992GamesMaster
1991Amnesty International's Big 30 as Mike Smash
1991Paul Merton: The Series
1990Harry Enfield's Television Programme
1990The Craig Ferguson Show as Various
1988Countryfile as Self
1964Top of the Pops as Self - Host