Kevin Eldon

Where to watch Kevin Eldon

• I Am Not an AnimalTV Show · 2004

Biography

Kevin Eldon is a British Actor, Comedian and Songwriter. He featured in the major British TV comedies of the 1990s including Fist of Fun, Knowing Me, Knowing You with Alan Partridge, Big Train, Brass Eye and Jam. In 2013, Eldon appeared in his own BBC sketch series It's Kevin. He has also appeared in minor speaking roles in the HBO series Game of Thrones. Eldon was born in Chatham, Kent. He has been a practising Buddhist since 1990. He has two children with his wife Holly, who he met in late 2005 on the set of Hyperdrive, where she was the art director. Eldon occupies half a page in Oliver Gray's book called Volume – A Cautionary Tale of Rock and Roll Obsession; this includes coverage of punk-era Hampshire where, in late 1978, with two schoolmates from Bay House School, Gosport, Eldon started a band named Virginia Doesn't. Virginia Doesn't's career peaked with a session broadcast on Radio One's John Peel Show on 18 October 1979. In early 1980, Virginia Doesn't morphed into The Time, in which Eldon was again the front man. The Time recorded and performed from April 1980 until August 1982, during which time the band gigged extensively and played support slots with The Jam, Joe Jackson's Jumpin' Jive and Bad Manners. The Time had songs included on several self-released tape compilations, although they never secured a recording contract. In August 1982, The Time became Gerry Hackett & The Fringes, a spoof Sixties revival band. On 6 November 1983 Gerry Hackett & The Fringes appeared on BBC South's 'The Cellar Show' presented by John Sessions. Eldon started on the stand-up circuit in the early 1990s performing an act in-character as the political poet Paul Hamilton, but has also, on occasion, done stand-up as himself. On the circuit, Eldon formed a friendship with stand-up comedian Stewart Lee, which would later lead to an invitation to work with him on the radio series Lee & Herring's Fist of Fun with Lee's comedy partner Richard Herring. Lee and Herring would usually refer to him as "the actor Kevin Eldon", in reference to his claim to being an actor rather than a comedian. Eldon's work sat well with that of Lee and Herring, and he continued to work with them on many of their projects, including The Lee & Herring Radio Show, Fist of Fun and This Morning with Richard Not Judy. He played recurring characters Simon Quinlank (the self-styled "King of Hobbies") and 'Rod Hull', a nonsensical version of Rod Hull with a prosthetic limb and an obsession with jelly, especially the 'green' variety. In 1994 and 1997, he appeared at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival as part the comedy troupe Cluub Zarathustra; other comedians in the troupe including Roger Mann, Johnny Vegas, Simon Munnery, and later Stewart Lee. They were given a Channel 4 pilot, which led to the television series Attention Scum! The book You Are Nothing by Robert Wringham praises the performers' talent. From March 2009, Eldon appeared in Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle in a number of the show's sketches most often with Paul Putner.

Filmography

1. 2026The Witnessas DCI Mick Wickerson · 3 episodes
2. 2025Afterburnas Father Samson
3. 2024My Lady Janeas Dr. Butts · 3 episodes
4. 20243 Body Problemas Sir Thomas More · 1 episode
5. 2023Napoleonas Dr Corvisart
6. 2023Hijackas Devlin · 3 episodes
7. 2022Don't Hug Me I'm Scaredas Coffin (voice) · 1 episode
8. 2022The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Poweras Narvi · 6 episodes
9. 2022Pistolas Bill Grundy · 1 episode
10. 2022The Chelsea Detectiveas Roy Colin · 1 episode
11. 2022The Responderas Neil · 1 episode
12. 2022Trigger Pointas Jeff Washington · 10 episodes
13. 2021Shadow and Boneas The Apparat · 3 episodes
14. 2020Truth Seekersas Jack · 1 episode
15. 2020Six Minutes to Midnightas Sergeant Simmons
16. 2020Miss Scarletas Jacob Bunce · 1 episode
17. 2019Criminal: UKas Michael Walker · 1 episode
18. 2018Johnny English Strikes Againas MI7 Night Duty Agent
19. 2018Funny Cowas Danny
20. 2017Gunpowderas Sir John Hawksworth · 1 episode
21. 2016The Crownas Priest Michael · 1 episode
22. 2015The Last Kingdomas Bishop Erkenwald · 8 episodes
23. 2014Inside No. 9as Vince · 1 episode
24. 2013Death Comes to Pemberleyas Dr. McFee · 3 episodes
25. 2013Utopiaas Tony Bradley · 1 episode
26. 2012The Wedding Videoas Andrew
27. 2011Hugoas Policeman
28. 2011Arthur Christmasas Elf (voice)
29. 2011Death in Paradiseas Jeremy Herbert · 1 episode
30. 2011Game of Thronesas Camello · 2 episodes
31. 2010Four Lionsas Sniper
32. 2009Horrible Histories3 episodes
33. 2008Dead Setas Joplin · 5 episodes
34. 2008Merlinas Trickler · 1 episode
35. 2007Hot Fuzzas Sergeant Tony Fisher
36. 2007Skinsas Manfred · 1 episode
37. 2006Robin Hood1 episode
38. 2006The IT Crowdas French Tech Support · 1 episode
39. 2005Charlie and the Chocolate Factoryas Man with Dog
40. 2005Doctor Whoas Ribbons · 1 episode
41. 2005Nathan Barleyas Nikolai the Barber · 1 episode
42. 2004Bill Bailey: Part Trollas Member of Kraftwerk
43. 2004Green Wingas Scissors Bentley · 1 episode
44. 2004I Am Not an Animalas Hugh the Monkey (voice) · 6 episodes
45. 2004Hustleas Anxious · 1 episode
46. 2004Nighty Nightas Terry Tyrrell · 6 episodes
47. 2004New Tricksas Dr Neville Moroni · 1 episode
48. 200215 Storeys Highas Nev · 2 episodes
49. 2002Look Around Youas Tony Rudd · 1 episode
50. 2001High Heels and Low Lifesas McGill
51. 2000Black Booksas Cleaner · 1 episode
52. 1999Spacedas Agent · 1 episode
53. 1998Big Train12 episodes
54. 1997I'm Alan Partridgeas Mike Sampson · 1 episode
55. 1997Midsomer Murdersas Terry 'Groucho' Bellini · 1 episode
56. 1997Brass Eyeas Mr. Wastrey · 1 episode
57. 1996Never Mind the Buzzcocksas Self · 1 episode
58. 1996Silent Witnessas DI Dan Mason · 1 episode
59. 1988Red Dwarfas 4 of 27 · 1 episode
60. 1966Fahrenheit 451as Robert - First Schoolboy (uncredited)