Bill Bailey

Personal Info

Birthday

January 13, 1964

(61 years old)

Place of Birth

Bath, Somerset, England, UK [now Bath and North East Somerset, England, UK]

Also Known As

Mark Bailey

Bill Bailey

Biography

Bill Bailey (born Mark Bailey January 13, 1964, Bath, Somerset) is an English stand-up comedian, musician and actor. As well as his extensive stand-up work, Bailey is well known for his appearances on Have I Got News for You, Never Mind the Buzzcocks, QI and Black Books. Bailey was listed by The Observer as one of the 50 funniest acts in British comedy in 2003. In 2007 and again in 2010, he was voted the 7th greatest stand-up comic on Channel 4's 100 Greatest Stand-Ups. Bill Bailey is a patron of International Animal Rescue. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bill Bailey, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Known For

Midsomer Murders

Skins

Hustle

Natural World

My Life Is Murder

Jonathan Creek

McDonald & Dodds

Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

Filmography

2024
Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps
as The Donkey (voice)
2023
The Smeds and the Smoos
as Grandfather Smed (voice)
2022
The Fringe, Fame and Me
as Self
2021
Worzel Gummidge: Calliope Jane
as Mr Peregrine
Bill Bailey: Larks in Transit
as Self
2020
Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse
as Bona Fide Gent
2018
Bill Bailey: Limboland
as Self
We Are Most Amused and Amazed
as Self
2016
Nature's Perfect Partners
as Narrator
2015
Michael McIntyre's Easter Night at the Coliseum
as Self
2014
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
as Self
The Comedy Vaults: BBC2's Hidden Treasure
as Self
Nature's Misfits
as Narrator
2013
Bill Bailey: Qualmpeddler
as Self
2012
Evidently... John Cooper Clarke
as Himself
2011
Doctor Who: The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe
as Droxil
Pythagasaurus
as Ig
Making Qi
as Self
Chalet Girl
as Bill Matthews
2010
Bill Bailey: Dandelion Mind
as Himself
Burke & Hare
as Angus
Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang
as Farmer MacReadie
2009
Bill Bailey's Remarkable Guide to the Orchestra
as Himself
2008
We Are Most Amused
as Self
Bill Bailey: Tinselworm
as Himself
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
as Self
Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga
as Self
2007
Hot Fuzz
as Sergeant Turner
2005
Don't Crash: The Documentary of the Making of the Movie of the Book of the Radio Series of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'
as Self (uncredited)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
as The Whale (voice)
2004
Bill Bailey: Part Troll
as Himself
Spaced: Skip to the End
as Self
2001
Bill Bailey: Bewilderness
as Himself
2000
Saving Grace
as Vince
1997
April Fool's Day
as Sand Delivery Man
Bill Bailey: Cosmic Jam
as Himself