Chris Addison

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Born
November 5, 1971 (53 years old)
Place of Birth
Didsbury, Manchester, England, UK
Popular Genres
Comedy Documentary Drama
Career Span
2007 – Present

Chris Addison

46 nominations
15 credits

Chris Addison is an English stand-up comedian, writer and actor. He is known for his lecture-style comedy shows, two of which he later adapted for BBC Radio 4. In addition to stand-up, in television he plays Ollie in the BBC 2 television satire The Thick of It and Toby in its spin-off film In the Loop, and he co-created and starred in the BBC 2 sitcom Lab Rats. In radio he hosts the weekly comedy news satire show 7 Day Sunday on BBC Radio 5 Live.

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Personal Info

Born
Nov 5, 1971
From
Didsbury, Manchester, England, UK
Known For
Acting
Career
2007 – Present

Known For

In the Loop
In the Loop
2009
as Toby Wright
Horrible Histories: The Movie - Rotten Romans
Horrible Histories: The Movie - Rotten Romans
2019
as Colin
The Look of Love
The Look of Love
2013
as Tony Power
Doctor Who: Dark Water / Death in Heaven
Doctor Who: Dark Water / Death in Heaven
2014
as Seb
The Comedy Vaults: BBC2's Hidden Treasure
2014
as Self
Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties
Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties
2011
as Self
The Academy of Armando
The Academy of Armando
2025
as Self
Spinners and Losers
Spinners and Losers
2007
as Oliver Reeder
The Rise of the Nutters
The Rise of the Nutters
2007
as Oliver Reeder
We Love Sitcom
2016
Robin Ince: Nine Lessons and Carols for Godless People
Robin Ince: Nine Lessons and Carols for Godless People
2010
as Self
100 Greatest Stand-Ups
100 Greatest Stand-Ups
2007
as Himself

Frequent Collaborators

Peter Capaldi
Peter Capaldi
2 shared projects
in "Doctor Who: Dark Water / Death in Heaven"
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Alex Macqueen
Alex Macqueen
2 shared projects
in "Horrible Histories: The Movie - Rotten Romans"
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Steve Coogan
Steve Coogan
2 shared projects
in "The Look of Love"
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Nick Frost
Nick Frost
2 shared projects
in "Doctor Who: Dark Water / Death in Heaven"
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Sanjeev Bhaskar
Sanjeev Bhaskar
2 shared projects
in "Doctor Who: Dark Water / Death in Heaven"
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Tom Hollander
Tom Hollander
1 shared project
in "In the Loop"
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Gina McKee
Gina McKee
1 shared project
in "In the Loop"
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James Gandolfini
James Gandolfini
1 shared project
in "In the Loop"
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Anna Chlumsky
Anna Chlumsky
1 shared project
in "In the Loop"
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Paul Higgins
Paul Higgins
1 shared project
in "In the Loop"
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Mimi Kennedy
Mimi Kennedy
1 shared project
in "In the Loop"
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Olivia Poulet
Olivia Poulet
1 shared project
in "In the Loop"
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Photos & Videos

Featured in Trailers

In the Loop
Horrible Histories: The Movie - Rotten Romans
The Look of Love
Doctor Who: Dark Water / Death in Heaven

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