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Alan Davies

Alan Davies
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Alan Davies in 2007
Born (1966-03-06) 6 March 1966 (age 50)
Loughton, Essex, England
Medium Stand up, television, film, podcast
Nationality British
Alma mater University of Kent
Years active 1988–present
Genres Observational comedy, Improvisational comedy, Surreal humour
Spouse Katie Maskell (m. 2007)
Children 3
Notable works and roles Jonathan Creek
QI
Alan Davies Après-Ski
The Dog Rescuers
As Yet Untitled

Alan Roger Davies (/ˈdvɪs/ day-viss; born 6 March 1966) is an English stand-up comedian, writer and actor. He has played the title role in the BBC mystery drama series Jonathan Creek since 1997, and has been a permanent panellist on the BBC panel show QI from 2003.

Davies was born in Loughton, Essex. His childhood years were spent in Chingford. When Davies was six, his mother died from leukaemia and he was raised by his father.

Davies attended Staples Road School in Loughton and was privately educated at the independent Bancroft's School in Woodford Green, where he gained eight O-Levels. He then moved on to Loughton College of Further Education where he gained four more O-Levels and two A-Levels (Communications & Theatre Studies). He graduated in Drama & Theatre Studies from the University of Kent in 1988, and was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the university in 2003.

Davies began performing stand-up comedy in 1988 at the Whitstable Labour Club. In 1991, he was named Time Out's Best Young Comic. He continued touring and performing in the UK and Australia, winning the Edinburgh Festival Critics Award for Comedy in 1994. That show was released on video and audio cassette in 1995 as Alan Davies Live at the Lyric recorded at the Lyric Theatre as part of the Perrier Pick of the Fringe season in October 1994.


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