Chris Langham
| Chris Langham | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Christopher Langham 14 April 1949 London, England |
| Occupation | Actor, comedian, writer |
| Years active | 1973–present |
| Spouse(s) |
Sue Jones-Davies (divorced) Christine Cartwright |
| Parent(s) |
Michael Langham (deceased) Helen Burns |
Christopher "Chris" Langham (born 14 April 1949) is an English writer, actor, and comedian.
He is known for playing the cabinet minister Hugh Abbot in the BBC Four sitcom The Thick of It, and as presenter Roy Mallard in People Like Us, first on BBC Radio 4 and later on its transfer to television on BBC Two, where Mallard is almost entirely an unseen character. He subsequently created several spoof adverts in the same vein. He also played similar unseen interviewers in an episode of the television series Happy Families and in the film The Big Tease. He is also known for his roles in the TV series Not the Nine O'Clock News, Help, Kiss Me Kate, and as the gatehouse guard in Chelmsford 123. In 2006, he won BAFTA awards for The Thick of It and Help.
On 2 August 2007, Langham was found guilty of 15 charges of downloading and possessing level 5 child pornography and was jailed for ten months, reduced to six on appeal.
The son of theatre director Michael Langham and actress Helen Burns, Langham read English and Drama at Bristol University before dropping out.
Langham began performing comedy and writing for Spike Milligan.
One of his earliest breaks was as the sole British writer for The Muppet Show. He also appeared as the "special guest star" in the nineteenth episode of the final season, when the scheduled guest, Richard Pryor, was unable to make it to the recording; a script was hastily written in which "Chris the Delivery Boy" stood in for an absent celebrity. He received two awards from the Writers Guild of America for his work on The Muppet Show. He also made a brief appearance as a police driver in The Pink Panther Strikes Again in 1976, opposite Peter Sellers.
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