Colin Hoult
Acting
Comedy
Film, TV & Theatre
Acting
Colin Hoult is a celebrated actor, comedian and writer in television, radio and theatre. He is best known for his work with Ricky Gervais on Derek (Channel 4), After Life (Netflix) and Gervais and Merchant’s Life’s Too Short (BBC). His acting credits include Ghosts (BBC), Trying (Apple), Almost Never (CBBC), Four Weddings and a Funeral (Hulu), This Time with Alan Partridge (BBC), Being Human (BBC) and BBC3's award-winning Murder In Successville.
Colin is a successful character comedian – he is well known for his celebrated ‘has-been actress’ character Anna Mann and has received great critical acclaim for his live shows, which were listed among the best-reviewed comedy shows at the Fringe by British Comedy Guide.
Colin is a prolific writer and former winner of the Writers' Guild Award for Comedy. He penned a hugely successful trilogy of live shows which were adapted into a Radio 4 series, Colin Hoult's Carnival of Monsters. Other writing credits include Romesh Presents: Inside Your Ancestors for Sky and Comedy: Shuffle for BBC.
Television
| Production | Character | Director | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
BLACK OPS | Office Prince | Ben Gregor | BBC One |
AVOIDANCE/ROMESH PRESENTS... | Anna Mann | Benjamin Green | BBC One |
ANNA MAN'S VALENTINE | Anna Mann | John Hardwick | Sky Arts |
FLATSHARE | Al | Peter Cattaneo | 42MP |
AFTER LIFE S2/S3 | Ken | Ricky Gervais | Derek Productions / Netflix |
THE EMILY ATACK SHOW | Various | Tommy Forbes/Jeanette Goulbourn | Monkey Kingdom |
THIS TIME WITH ALAN PARTRIDGE | Howard | Neil Gibbons/Rob Gibbons | BBC |
GHOSTS | Gorden | Various | BBC Studios |
TRYING | Richard | Various | BBC Studios |
ALMOST NEVER | AJ | Ben Kellet | Saltbeef TV |
COMEDY SHUFFLE | Various | David Sant | BBC |
EDINBURGH AND BEYOND | Peter Ogden | Peter Orton | Avalon Television |
COMEDY SHUFFLE S2 | Various | Richard Valentine | BBC |
EDINBURGH AND BEYOND | Tony Carver | Peter Orton | Avalon Television |
AL MURRAY'S MULTIPLE PERSONALITY DISORDER | Various | Ben Kellett | Avalon Television |
RUSSELL HOWARD'S GOOD NEWS | Various | Avalon Television | |
DICK AND DOM'S FUNNY BUSINESS | Treacle | John Hopkins | BBC |
THIS IS JINSY | Seebry Mungerton | Matt Lipsey | Welded Tandem |
THE FUNCTION ROOM (Pilot) | Stuart | Zeppotron | |
SPY | Wilkes | Ben Taylor | Hat Trick for Sky |
OUTSIDE THE BOX | Tattoo Man | Graham Lineham | Talkback |
LIFE'S TOO SHORT | Bryan Medici | Ricky Gervais & Stephen Merchant | BBC |
HOUSE OF ROOMS (Pilot) | Paul | Ben Palmer | Objective Productions |
RED DWARF | Advisor | Doug Naylor | Grant Naylor Productions for Dave |
GREAT NIGHT OUT | Mitch | Angela Sinden | Hat Trick for ITV |
A YOUNG DOCTOR'S NOTE BOOK | Aleksandr | Alex Hardcastle | Big Talk Productions for Sky Arts |
ANNA & KATY | Caspar | Roughcut | |
BEING HUMAN S5 | Crumb | Phil John | Touchpaper West |
BENIDORM | Dirk | Sandy Johnson | Tiger Aspect |
LONDON IRISH | Tony | Tom Marshall | Company Pictures |
DEREK S2 | Geoff | Ricky Gervais | Channel 4 |
DEREK THE SPECIAL | Geoff | Ricky Gervais | Channel 4 |
MURDER IN SUCCESSVILLE | Gary Barlow/Jimmy Carr | James De Frond | Tiger Aspect |
THE JAVONE PRINCE SHOW | Arts Beat Presenter | Phil Bowker | Lovely Electricity |
HETTY FEATHER | Lord Upton | Chloe Thomas | BBC |
GLITCHY | Clifford Gripp and Various | Various | Talkback |
PORRIDGE | Barry | Dominic Brigstock | BBC |
REVOLTING | Various | Ollie Parsons | Hattrick |
CUCKOO | Noel | Paul Murphy | Roughcut |
LEE AND DEAN | Geoff | Mark O'Sullivan | Channel 4 |
Short Film
| Production | Character | Director | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
BIRDSONG | Greg | Arthur Studholme | BBC |
Radio
| Production | Character | Director | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
#GODSWORK | Hat Trick Productions / BBC Radio 4 |
Comedy
Colin Hoult is a celebrated actor, comedian and writer in television, radio and theatre. He is best known for his work with Ricky Gervais on Derek (Channel 4), After Life (Netflix) and Gervais and Merchant’s Life’s Too Short (BBC). His acting credits include Ghosts (BBC), Trying (Apple), Almost Never (CBBC), Four Weddings and a Funeral (Hulu), This Time with Alan Partridge (BBC), Being Human (BBC) and BBC3's award-winning Murder In Successville.
Colin is a successful character comedian – he is well known for his celebrated ‘has-been actress’ character Anna Mann and has received great critical acclaim for his live shows, which were listed among the best-reviewed comedy shows at the Fringe by British Comedy Guide.
Colin is a prolific writer and former winner of the Writers' Guild Award for Comedy. He penned a hugely successful trilogy of live shows which were adapted into a Radio 4 series, Colin Hoult's Carnival of Monsters. Other writing credits include Romesh Presents: Inside Your Ancestors for Sky and Comedy: Shuffle for BBC.
Other
| Production | Character | Director | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
ANNA MANN'S CHEESE, SEX, AND ISOLATION PARTY | Anna Mann | Next Up Comedy |
Television
| Production | Character | Director | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
ANNA MANN'S VALENTINE | Anna Mann | Comedy Unit / Sky Arts | |
THE RUSSELL HOWARD HOUR | Anna Mann | Avalon / Sky One | |
HARRY HILL'S CLUB NITE | Anna Mann | CPL Productions / Channel 4 |
Film, TV & Theatre
Colin Hoult is a celebrated actor, comedian and writer in television, radio and theatre. He is best known for his work with Ricky Gervais on Derek (Channel 4), After Life (Netflix) and Gervais and Merchant’s Life’s Too Short (BBC). His acting credits include Ghosts (BBC), Trying (Apple), Almost Never (CBBC), Four Weddings and a Funeral (Hulu), This Time with Alan Partridge (BBC), Being Human (BBC) and BBC3's award-winning Murder In Successville.
Colin is a successful character comedian – he is well known for his celebrated ‘has-been actress’ character Anna Mann and has received great critical acclaim for his live shows, which were listed among the best-reviewed comedy shows at the Fringe by British Comedy Guide.
Colin is a prolific writer and former winner of the Writers' Guild Award for Comedy. He penned a hugely successful trilogy of live shows which were adapted into a Radio 4 series, Colin Hoult's Carnival of Monsters. Other writing credits include Romesh Presents: Inside Your Ancestors for Sky and Comedy: Shuffle for BBC.
Radio
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
Colin and Fergus's Digi Radio 2005 | BBC Radio 4 | Writer / Performer |