Rob Carter
Rob Carter is a British standup, writer and actor best known for his character, Christopher Bliss.
Hailing from the prestigious Cambridge Footlights, Rob quickly found success, going onto become a finalist in the BBC New Comedy Awards 2013. The delusional, naïve and endearing Shropshire-born ‘novelist’ Bliss character first appeared in Carter’s 2016 Edinburgh ShowRob Carter is Christopher Bliss,where it was heralded as one of the ‘hidden treasures’ (Fest) of the Fringe. He has gone on to have four more critically acclaimed Edinburgh runs with Christopher Bliss.
Beyond Edinburgh, the character has headlined shows at Roundhouse Comedy Festival, Latitude Festival, Vault Festival and the Soho Theatre amongst others and made guest appearances on8 Out of 10 Cats Does CountdownandQuestion Team.Bliss’s online shorts have also garnered thousands of views online.
As an actor, Carter has starred inMalory Towers(CBBC),Ladhood(BBC),Fresh Meat(Channel 4) andPeep Show(Channel 4).
He also wrote and directed the short filmThe Raisin,which won Best Foreign Short Film at the Los Angeles Comedy Festival.
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Commercials
Voices
Acting
Television
Production | Character | Director | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
Danny and Mick Series 4 | Lance | Various | CBBC |
Danny and Mick Series 3 | Lance | Various | CBBC |
Black Death | Vizier | Gustaf Linstrom | Nice Try |
Malory Towers | Mr. Rivers | Bruce McDonald | Rebecca Rycroft | King Bert Productions |
Ladhood | Hipster Boss | Jonathan Schey | BBC3 |
Danny & Mick S2 | Lance | Dez McCarthy | CBBC |
Danny and Mick | Lance | Rebecca Rycroft | CBBC |
Siblings | Writer | Dan Zeff | BBC3 |
Peep Show | Course Director | Becky Martin | Channel 4 |
Fresh Meat | Derek | David Kerr | Channel 4 |
Stage
Production | Character | Director | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
Ricky Whittington | King Rat | Alex Clatworthy | New Diorama |
Through the Mill | Hunt Stromberg | Ray Rackham | London Theatre Workshop |
Vincent in Brixton | Vincent | James Dacre | LAMDA |
Redemption Over Hammersmith Broadway | Nicholas/Jeff | Max Key | LAMDA |
The Last Days of Judas Iscariot | Judas Iscariot | Mark Babych | LAMDA |
Touched | Harry | Colin Cook | LAMDA |
Scenes from an Execution | Urgentino | Penny Cherns | LAMDA |
Romeo and Juliet | Romeo | Lucy Kerbel | LAMDA |
The Way of the World | Mirabell | James Kerr | LAMDA |
The Happy Prince | The Happy Prince | Jimmy Grimes | LAMDA |
Love's Sacrifice | Mauruccio | Stephen Jameson | LAMDA |
Barbarians | Tsyganov | John Link | LAMDA |
The Secret Rapture | Irwin | Penny Cherns | LAMDA |
Romeo and Juliet | Tybalt | Charlie Westenra | Marlowe Society |
Richard II | Bolingbroke | Tom Attenborough | ADC Cambridge |
Henry V | Henry | Marieke Audsley | Cambridge American Stage Tour |
Cymbeline | Guiderius | Trevor Nunn | Marlowe Society |
Julius Caesar | Mark Antony | Uri Adiv | European Theatre Group |
Short Film
Production | Character | Director | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
The Neighbour | Neil | Phoebe Bourke | |
Lapushka! | The Committee Member | Kevin Proctor | Yes Media |
Radio
Production | Character | Director | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
Phil and Alice Show | Performer | Adnan Ahmed | Radio 1 |
Dong Pilot | Performer | Rupert Majendie | Radio 1 |
Film, TV & Theatre
Theatre
Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
Hatch 2022 | Sky Studios and Birmingham Rep (Sky Comedy Rep Writing Scheme) |
Short Films
Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
Handcuffs for Poltergeists 2018 | Blink Industries | Writer/Performer |
The Raisin 2016 | Bladesman Productions | Writer/Director |
Film, TV & Theatre
Theatre
Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
Hatch 2022 | Sky Studios and Birmingham Rep (Sky Comedy Rep Writing Scheme) |
Short Films
Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
Handcuffs for Poltergeists 2018 | Blink Industries | Writer/Performer |
The Raisin 2016 | Bladesman Productions | Writer/Director |
Comedy
Television
Production | Character | Director | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
Question Team | Christopher Bliss | Interstellar Television Limited | |
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown | Christopher Bliss | Channel 4 |
Stage
Production | Character | Director | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
Roundhouse Comedy Festival 2023 | Christopher Bliss | Roundhouse | |
Christopher Bliss: Captain Words Eye | Writer/Performer | Soho Theatre / Edinburgh Fringe (Pleasance) | |
Christopher Bliss: The Man Who Turns Wives Into Widows | Writer/Performer | Edinburgh Fringe 2019 | |
Christopher Bliss: I Spy With My Little Eye Something Beginning With Why Have You Been Sleeping With My Wife | Writer/Performer | Edinburgh Fringe 2018 | |
Christopher Bliss: Writing Wrongs | Writer/performer | Edinburgh Fringe | |
Rob Carter is Christopher Bliss | Writer/Performer | Edinburgh Fringe | |
Rob Carter: Murder (and Other Hobbies) | Writer/performer | Underbelly/Edinburgh Fringe |