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Colin Hoult(II)

  • Actor
  • Writer
  • Producer
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Colin is known for working with Ricky Gervais on Derek (Channel 4), where he played the obnoxious handyman Geoff. Previously, he appeared in Life's Too Short (BBC2) as camp spiritual guru Bryan, also written by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant.

He also played the geeky vampire Crumb in the final series of BBC Three's successful paranormal drama Being Human and with Paul Whitehouse as PC Terry in Nurse (BBC2).

More recently, he appeared as a variety of celebrities in BBC3's award-winning Murder In Successville, playing Ian Mckellen, Gary Barlow, David Tennant, and Jimmy Carr.

Colin has also appeared in a variety of comedy and drama shows including The Javone Prince Show, London Irish, Benidorm, Hetty Feather, Walliams and Friend, and the Job Lot. He is a regular writer and actor on radio, having written and performed in two series of Colin Hoult's Carnival of Monsters.

Colin is well known as on the comedy circuit as one of the countries best character comedians. His live shows have received great critical acclaim and a loyal following, his most recent being Anna Mann; a Sketch Show for Depressives starring his most loved character, has-been actress Anna Mann. The show will be appearing at the Soho Theatre in November.
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    Murder in Successville (2015)
    Murder in Successville
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Adrian Chiles
    • Ant McPartlin
    • David Tennant
    • Gary Barlow
    • Ian McKellen
    • Jimmy Carr
    • Piers Morgan
    Russell Tovey, Lenora Crichlow, and Aidan Turner in Being Human, la confrérie de l'étrange (2008)
    Being Human, la confrérie de l'étrange
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Ian Crumb
    • Crumb
    Comedy: Shuffle (2007)
    Comedy: Shuffle
    6.0
    TV Series
    • Various
    Anthony Welsh and Jessica Brown Findlay in The Flatshare (2022)
    The Flatshare
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Al
    • AI

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    Actor



    • Black Ops
      • Pricey
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2023



    • Death Valley (2025)
      Death Valley
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Des (Show Home)
      • 2025
    • Rose Ayling-Ellis in Code of Silence (2025)
      Code of Silence
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Mark
      • 2025
    • Badjelly (2025)
      Badjelly
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Tooleloo
      • 2025
    • Michael Sheen and Ruth Wilson in A Very Royal Scandal (2024)
      A Very Royal Scandal
      7.2
      TV Mini Series
      • Gary Bloxsome
      • 2024
    • Avoidance (2022)
      Avoidance
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Will
      • 2024
    • The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin (2024)
      The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Philip
      • 2024
    • A Family Affair (2024)
      A Family Affair
      4.6
      • Rhys
      • 2024
    • Still Up (2023)
      Still Up
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Puppet (voice)
      • 2023
    • Birdsong (2023)
      Birdsong
      8.0
      Short
      • Greg
      • 2023
    • Akemnji Ndifornyen, Gbemisola Ikumelo, and Hammed Animashaun in Black Ops (2023)
      Black Ops
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Officer Price
      • 2023
    • Anthony Welsh and Jessica Brown Findlay in The Flatshare (2022)
      The Flatshare
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Al
      • AI
      • 2022
    • My Eyes Are Up Here (2022)
      My Eyes Are Up Here
      7.1
      Short
      • Phil
      • 2022
    • Ricky Gervais, Kerry Godliman, and Anti in After Life (2019)
      After Life
      8.4
      TV Series
      • Ken Otley
      • Ken
      • 2020–2022
    • The Emily Atack Show (2020)
      The Emily Atack Show
      2.7
      TV Series
      • 2020–2021
    • Steve Coogan in This Time with Alan Partridge (2019)
      This Time with Alan Partridge
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Howard
      • 2021

    Writer



    • Colin Hoult: The Death of Anna Mann (2023)
      Colin Hoult: The Death of Anna Mann
      TV Special
      • Writer
      • 2023
    • Anna Mann: How We Stop the Fascists (2020)
      Anna Mann: How We Stop the Fascists
      TV Special
      • Writer
      • 2020
    • Nigel Ng, Colin Hoult, Romesh Ranganathan, Ellie Taylor, Rosie Jones, Luke McQueen, Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Darren Harriott, and Amelia Dimoldenberg in Romesh Presents... (2019)
      Romesh Presents...
      TV Mini Series
      • written by
      • 2019
    • Anna Mann: A Sketch Show for Depressives (2018)
      Anna Mann: A Sketch Show for Depressives
      3.5
      TV Special
      • Writer
      • 2018
    • Colin Hoult in Anna Mann's Valentine (2017)
      Anna Mann's Valentine
      TV Short
      • Writer
      • 2017
    • Hotel Trubble (2008)
      Hotel Trubble
      6.2
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 2010–2011
    • Zimbani
      7.3
      TV Short
      • creator
      • 2010
    • Comedy: Shuffle (2007)
      Comedy: Shuffle
      6.0
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2007

    Producer



    • Anna Mann: How We Stop the Fascists (2020)
      Anna Mann: How We Stop the Fascists
      TV Special
      • producer
      • 2020

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    • Height
      • 1.85 m
    • Born
      • 1979
      • England, UK

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      A well-known performer on the London comedy circuit. He performs in the double act Colin & Fergus with stand-up comic Fergus Craig. He also works on solo projects within theatre, radio, and television.

      Colin & Fergus performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival three times between 2004 and 2006.

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