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Matthew Holness
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Biography
Born in Whitstable, Kent in 1975, Matthew Holness is an English comedian, actor, writer and director. He is best known for his comic creation, the fictional horror novelist Garth Marenghi. He read English at Trinity College, Cambridge and was vice-president of the Cambridge Footlights. His contemporaries included Footlights president, David Mitchell, Robert Webb, Olivia Colman and his Marenghi co-writer Richard Ayoade. Holness first appeared on television as a cast-member of the 2000 BBC Choice TV series Bruiser, which starred Mitchell, Webb, Colman and Martin Freeman. In that same year he won the Perrier at the Edinburgh Fringe for Garty Marenghi's Fright Night, which was transferred to UK television in the guise of the 2004 Channel 4 horror comedy Garth Marenghi's Darkplace. Other credits include 2006's Man to Man with Dean Learner, several productions with Ricky Gervais such as The Office, Life's Too Short and Cemetery Junction, and the 2017 Channel 4 sitcom Back which starred Mitchell and Webb. In 2018 he made his feature length directorial debut with the film Possum, having previously helmed short films The Snipist and A Gun For George.
Known For
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Sir Denholm Havers
Dodger Special: Bad Egg
2023
7.3
Richard Chickentoss
Toast of Tinseltown
2022
7.8
Himself
Friday Night Dinner: 10 Years and a Lovely Bit of Squirrel
2021
7.6
Gameshow host
We Are Lady Parts
2021
7.6
Dominic Wingrave
The Haunting of Bly Manor
2020
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Hector, Crown Prince of Bulgaria
Year of the Rabbit
2019
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Garth Marenghi
The Russell Howard Hour
2017
7.3
Laurie
Back
2017
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Italia Violenta
2015
7.5
Max Gland
Toast of London
2013
Credits
Dodger Special: Bad Egg
as Sir Denholm Havers
2023
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Toast of Tinseltown
as Richard Chickentoss
2022
7.3
Friday Night Dinner: 10 Years and a Lovely Bit of Squirrel
as Himself
2021
7.8
We Are Lady Parts
as Gameshow host
2021
7.6
The Haunting of Bly Manor
as Dominic Wingrave
2020
7.6
Year of the Rabbit
as Hector, Crown Prince of Bulgaria
2019
7.2
The Russell Howard Hour
as Garth Marenghi
2017
8.0
Back
as Laurie
2017
7.3
Italia Violenta
2015
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Toast of London
as Max Gland
2013
7.5
Life's Too Short
as Ian
2011
7.1
A Gun for George
as Terry / George / The Reprisalizer
2011
6.9
Friday Night Dinner
as Chris Parker
2011
7.8
Cemetery Junction
as Band Leader
2010
6.5
Free Agents
2009
6.6
Man to Man with Dean Learner
as Garth Marenghi
2006
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Man to Man with Dean Learner
as Steve Pising
2006
7.4
Man to Man with Dean Learner
as Glynn Nimron
2006
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Man to Man with Dean Learner
as Merriman Weir
2006
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Man to Man with Dean Learner
as Amir Chanan
2006
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Man to Man with Dean Learner
as Randolph Caer / Garth Marenghi / Glynn Nimron / Steve Pising / Amir Chanan
2006
7.4
Time Trumpet
2006
7.6
Festival
as Roger - Lighting Man
2005
6.2
2004: The Stupid Version
as Himself
2004
8.0
Garth Marenghi's Darkplace
as Garth Marenghi / Dr. Rick Dagless M.D.
2004
7.9
The Office
as Simon
2001
7.8
Bruiser
2000
6.8
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Backstage... at the Cambridge Footlights
as Self
1997
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