Paul Whitehouse

Acting · Born 1958-05-17 · Stanleytown, Rhondda, Wales, UK

Biography

Paul Julian Whitehouse (born 20 May 1958) is a Welsh actor, writer, presenter and comedian. He was one of the main stars of the BBC sketch comedy series The Fast Show and has starred with Harry Enfield in the shows Harry & Paul and Harry Enfield & Chums. He has appeared with Bob Mortimer in the BBC series Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing and has also acted in films including Corpse Bride (2005), Alice in Wonderland (2010) and The Death of Stalin (2017). In a 2005 poll to find The Comedian's Comedian, he was in the top 50 comedy acts voted for by comedians and comedy insiders.

Known for

• Finding Harry: The Craft Behind the Magic (2026)
• Dodger Special: Coronation (2023)
• The Love Box in Your Living Room (2022)
• The Fast Show: Just a Load of Blooming Catchphrases (2020)
• The Fast Show: More Blooming Catchphrases (2020)
• The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019)
• Ghost Stories (2018)
• King of Thieves (2018)
• The Death of Stalin (2017)
• Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016)
• Mortdecai (2015)
• An Evening with Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse (2015)
• The IT Crowd Manual (2014)
• 50 Years of BBC Two Comedy (2014)
• Harry & Paul's Story of the 2s (2014)
• Alice in Wonderland (2010)
• Fry and Laurie Reunited (2010)
• Burke & Hare (2010)
• The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa (2010)
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
• Finding Neverland (2004)
• The Fast Show: The Farewell Tour (2003)
• Kevin & Perry Go Large (2000)
• Harry Enfield Undressed (1999)