Reece Shearsmith
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Shearsmith in October 2003
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Reeson Wayne Shearsmith 27 August 1969 (age 47) Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Bretton Hall College |
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| Years active | 1995–present |
| Spouse(s) | Jane Shearsmith (m. 2001) |
| Children | 2 |
Reeson Wayne "Reece" Shearsmith (born 27 August 1969) is an English actor, writer and comedian. He created, wrote and starred in sketch show The League of Gentlemen, along with Steve Pemberton, Mark Gatiss, and Jeremy Dyson. He and Pemberton also created, wrote and starred in another dark comedy series Psychoville. He and Pemberton currently write and star in their anthology series Inside No. 9. In The League of Gentlemen, Psychoville and Inside No. 9, Shearsmith plays multiple characters.
Reece was born in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire and went to Bretton Hall College.
The League of Gentlemen initially began as a stage act in 1995, transferred to BBC Radio 4 as On the Town with The League of Gentlemen in 1995 and then arrived on television on BBC Two in 1999. The latter saw Shearsmith and his colleagues awarded a British Academy Television Award, a Royal Television Society Award and the prestigious Golden Rose of Montreaux.
Following The League of Gentlemen, Shearsmith appeared in comedy programmes including Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere as well as playing insane villain Tony in the Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer comedy Catterick. He appeared in two episodes of the award-winning pop-culture comedy Spaced as Robot Wars obsessed TA soldier Dexter, and played neurotic Doctor Flynn in hospital sitcom TLC alongside Alexander Armstrong.
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