Kevin Bishop

Acting

Kevin Bishop

Born 1980-06-18 · Bromley, England, UK

Kevin Brian Bishop is an English actor and comedian, best known for The Kevin Bishop Show, which he co-wrote with Lee Hupfield. Bishop's first role was in Grange Hill. His second role, at age 16, was as Ben Quayle in Silent Witness. He played Stupid Brian in three episodes of My Family. He starred in Muppet Treasure Island as Jim Hawkins. In 2005, he portrayed the late comedian Dudley Moore onstage in Pete and Dud: Come Again, a drama charting Moore's turbulent relationship with Peter Cook, which debuted at the Assembly Rooms as part of the Edinburgh Fringe before transferring to The Venue in London's West End in March 2006. In August 2007 he appeared as the title character in Channel 4's satirical spoof documentary "Being Tom Cruise", a spin-off of Star Stories. In September 2014, Bishop appeared in the one-man show Fully Committed at the Menier Chocolate Factory, in which he played forty characters. In 2013, Bishop appeared in the American comedy series Super Fun Night, written by and starring Australian comedic actress Rebel Wilson. The show ran for one season. In August 2016, Bishop starred in the revival of classic 1970s BBC sitcom Porridge. He played the role of Fletch, grandson of Ronnie Barker's original main character, locked up for cyber-crime. Originally a one-off, the show was commissioned to full series in October 2016. The first series was broadcast in October 2017 on a 6-week run on BBC One as well as the full series being released at the same time on BBC iPlayer. In 2016, Bishop played Nigel Farage in a one-off BBC Two comedy series entitled Nigel Farage Gets His Life Back. In 2017, Bishop became the speaking voice for 2-D, fictional lead singer of British virtual band Gorillaz

Acting credits

Muppet Treasure Island poster
6.7

Young Jim Hawkins and his two best friends, Gonzo and Rizzo, embark on a voyage across the high seas in search of buried treasure, but soon find that not everyone onboard can be trusted.

Muppet Treasure Island

1996

Moonwalkers poster
6.1

What if Apollo 11 never actually made it? What if, in reality, Stanley Kubrick secretly shot the famous images of the moon landing in a studio, working for the US administration? This is the premise of a totally plausible conspiracy theory that takes us to swinging sixties London, where a stubborn CIA agent will never find Kubrick but is forced to team up with a lousy manager of a seedy rock band to develop the biggest con of all time.

Moonwalkers

2015

Irina Palm poster
6.9

Maggie, a quiet retiring grandmother, finds herself helpless as her grandson’s health deteriorates. When one last chance appears, but money is desperately short, Maggie acts to raise the cash in a fashion that surprises everyone but her.

Irina Palm

2007

The Spanish Apartment poster
7.1

A strait-laced French student moves into an apartment in Barcelona with a cast of six other characters from all over Europe. Together, they speak the international language of love and friendship.

The Spanish Apartment

2002

All Stars poster
5.6

Two kids look to throw an ambitious dance show in order to save their struggling youth center.

All Stars

2013

David Brent: Life on the Road poster
6.1

A camera crew catches up with David Brent, the former star of the fictional British series, "The Office" as he now fancies himself a rockstar on the road.

David Brent: Life on the Road

2016

A Few Best Men poster
5.7

A groom and his three best men travel to the Australian outback for a wedding.

A Few Best Men

2012

Russian Dolls poster
6.6

Five years after their summer together in Barcelona, Xavier, William, Wendy, Martine and Isabelle reunite.

Russian Dolls

2005

Horrible Histories: The Movie — Rotten Romans poster
5.2

Brainy Roman teenager Atti is always coming up with schemes, but one ultimately goes too far, angering Emperor Nero. As punishment, the lad is exiled to the cold wet province of Roman Britain on the fringe of the Roman Empire. Whilst there, Atti is captured by—and eventually befriends—Orla, a feisty Celt. When he's returned to his regiment, he's horrified to find himself pitted against Orla and her tribe at the Boudican revolt's Battle of Watling Street.

Horrible Histories: The Movie — Rotten Romans

2019

Birds Like Us poster
4.1

The story follows a group of birds on a journey where they try to find a better life for themselves and the ones they love.

Birds Like Us

2017

Porridge poster
5.0

Sequel to the classic sitcom set 40 years on from the original series. Nigel Norman Fletcher, grandson of Norman Stanley Fletcher, is sentenced to 5 years in prison for cyber-crimes and gets into more trouble once inside.

Porridge

2016

Huge poster
5.6

A feuding double act try to make it in the cut-throat world of stand-up comedy.

Huge

2010

Keith Lemon: The Film poster
2.9

With dreams of becoming a successful entrepreneur just like his beloved Richard Branson, Lemon bids farewell to his hometown of Leeds and heads for the capital. When he becomes an overnight billionaire, it seems everything is going his way, but it's not long before he discovers that life can be just as cruel as it is kind.

Keith Lemon: The Film

2012

A Few Less Men poster
5.4

Travel plans for three men go horribly wrong with a race against time to return Luke home.

A Few Less Men

2017

No artwork available
8.3

The Muppets Take the O2 is a live stage show starring the Muppets performed at the O2 Arena in London in July 2018. The show is a follow-up to 2017's performance at the Hollywood Bowl, reprising many of the same acts.

The Muppets Take The O2

2018

Food of Love poster
5.7

Young aspiring pianist attracts attention of famous musicians. Chance encounters bring them together but expectations must be managed by all.

Food of Love

2002

The Rack Pack poster
6.9

The 1980s snooker rivalry between Alex “Hurricane” Higgins and Steve “The Nugget” Davis, two very different personalities who helped popularise the sport on TV.

The Rack Pack

2016

My Piece of the Pie poster
5.7

France, a factory worker, lives with her three daughters in Dunkirk. The factory where she worked has been closed, leaving France and all of her workmates without a job. She decides to go to Paris to look for work. There she finds a cleaning job at the home of a rich man, Steve, whose world is radically different from her own. As their paths keep crossing, she discovers that her employer played a part in closing the factory in Dunkirk...

My Piece of the Pie

2011

Sumotherhood poster
5.2

Riko and Kane have got it all: big dreams, no respect and a fifteen grand debt. Could things get any worse? Yes! So, it’s time to man up and finally be taken serious as “Roadmen”. Once putting their heads together on various ways to make some money, they decide to rob a megastar in a nightclub toilet and hold up the local bank but things inevitably don’t go to plan!

Sumotherhood

2023

Dick Whittington: The ITV Pantomime poster
8.0

An adaptation of the folktale about a lonely boy, his beloved cat, and the hard decisions that come with their adventures.

Dick Whittington: The ITV Pantomime

2002

Paul Dood’s Deadly Lunch Break poster
6.0

A weedy charity-shop worker is set on winning the big national talent show. But when the actions of 5 selfish people cause him to miss his audition, he sets out to seek deathly revenge.

Paul Dood’s Deadly Lunch Break

2021

Lady Windermere's Fan poster
10.0

The day of Lady Windermere’s birthday party, and all is perfectly in order. Until her friend Lord Darlington plants a seed of suspicion. Is her husband having an affair? And will the other woman really attend the party? First performed in 1892, Lady Windermere’s Fan explores the ambiguity of upper class morality and the fragile position of women in society in the late Victorian era in one of Wilde’s most popular and witty plays.

Lady Windermere's Fan

2018

The Love Box in Your Living Room poster
7.3

Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse tell the true story of Britain’s evolution over the last century through the life of the BBC, by turning complete fictions into a staggering array of hard facts.

The Love Box in Your Living Room

2022

Royal Wedding poster
8.0

It's July 1981, the Royal Wedding of Charles and Diana. In a small Welsh town where her fifteen-year-old daughter Tammy has organized a street party, Linda Caddock recently made redundant and married to wannabe singer and all-round dreamer Johnny, fears for the future. Neighbour Alan wants her to run off with him. But who will she choose?

Royal Wedding

2010