Acting credits
47
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Alistair McGowan
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.5
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Movies: 16Series: 31
TMDB ID: 89706
IMDb ID: nm0569607
Known for: Acting
Born: November 24, 1964
Age: 61
Place of birth: Evesham, Worcestershire, England
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1984 - 2023
Years active: 40
Average TMDB rating: 6.52
Wikidata: Q4727306
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Alistair McGowan (born 24 November 1964) is a British impressionist, stand-up comic, actor, singer and writer best known to British audiences for The Big Impression (formerly Alistair McGowan's Big Impression), which was, for four years, one of BBC1's top-rating comedy programmes - winning numerous awards, including a BAFTA in 2003. He has also worked extensively in theatre and appeared in the West End in Art, Cabaret, The Mikado and Little Shop of Horrors (for which he received an Laurence Olivier Award nomination.).) As an actor on television he played the lead role in BBC1's Mayo. He wrote the play Timing (nominated as Best New Comedy at the whatsonstage.com awards) and the book A Matter of Life and Death or How to Wean Your Man off Football with former comedy partner Ronni Ancona. He also provided voices for Spitting Image.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Alistair McGowan.
Mike Yarwood: Thank You For The Laughs
as Self
2023 Movie
6.9
My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock
as Alfred Hitchcock (voice)
2023 Movie
5.9
Creation Stories
as Jimmy Savile
2021 Movie
Falklands' Most Daring Raid
as Himself - Narrator (voice)
2012 Movie
6.8
Arthur Christmas
as Additional Voices (voice)
2011 Movie
8.4
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
as Self
2010 Movie
6.1
My Life in Ruins
as Nico
2009 Movie
7.2
We Are Most Amused
as Self
2008 Movie
7.0
Ealing Comedy
as Vijay Imran Cecil Kuttuputtu Yogesh
2008 Movie
Best Ever Spitting Image
as Self
2006 Movie
5.2
Churchill: The Hollywood Years
as Football Commentators (voice)
2004 Movie
5.1
Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe
as Des Yeti (voice)
2002 Movie
6.9
Cor, Blimey!
as Racing Commentator
2000 Movie
6.0
Robbie the Reindeer: Hooves of Fire
as Des Yeti / Alan Snowman / Trash Bag (voice)
1999 Movie
1.0
An Evening With Gary Lineker
as John Motson
1994 Movie
Spitting Image: Election Special '92
as Various Roles
1992 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Alistair McGowan.
6.0
The Weakest Link
as Self - Participant • 1 eps
2021 Series
24 Hours in the Past
as Participant • 4 eps
2015 Series
The Great Sport Relief Bake Off
as Self - Contestant • 1 eps
2012 Series
7.5
Leonardo
as Piero de' Medici • 13 eps
2011 Series
Hairspray: The School Musical
1 eps
2008 Series
What the Dickens?
as Self • 1 eps
2008 Series
7.2
The Graham Norton Show
as Self • 1 eps
2007 Series
8.1
Skins
as Coach Pooter • 1 eps
2007 Series
4.4
The One Show
as Self • 2 eps
2006 Series
7.1
Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive
1 eps
2006 Series
4.2
Mayo
as DI Gil Mayo • 8 eps
2006 Series
8.1
Bleak House
as Mr. Kenge • 4 eps
2005 Series
7.3
Monkey Trousers
7 eps
2005 Series
6.7
Who Do You Think You Are?
as Self • 1 eps
2004 Series
2.9
Richard & Judy
as Self • 1 eps
2001 Series
6.0
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
as Self • 2 eps
2001 Series
5.0
Dark Ages
5 eps
1999 Series
Parkinson
as Self • 3 eps
1998 Series
7.5
Jonathan Creek
as Trevor • 1 eps
1997 Series
7.5
Crapston Villas
20 eps
1995 Series
6.8
Fist of Fun
1 eps
1995 Series
7.1
Harry Enfield and Chums
as Waiter • 1 eps
1994 Series
6.4
Room 101
as Self • 1 eps
1994 Series
5.3
(All Quiet on the) Preston Front
as Spock • 13 eps
1994 Series