Reece Shearsmith
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Reece Shearsmith is an actor, writer, and comedian. With Mark Gatiss, Jeremy Dyson and Steve Pemberton he created, wrote and acted in the multi-award winning The League of Gentlemen. He has also starred in Shaun of the Dead and the award-winning series, Psychoville, which he co-wrote with Pemberton. In 2014, the two former gentlemen created Mapp and Lucia, the BBC mini-series adapted from the comic novels of E F Benson.
After six (soon to be seven) hugley successful series of Inside No. 9, Reece and Steve went on to write and release the script books of the series along with an insiders guide.
Selected Credits (See Full Credits)
Inside No 9 (Series 1 -7) (Television)
Lead Actor / Co-writer / Co-Director
2013 - 2022
BBC
Royal Television Society, Winner of 'Comedy Performance - Male' for Inside No.9 (Award)
Writer / Creator / Director / Role of Archie
2019
The League of Gentlemen Live Again! UK Tour (Theatre and Live Performance)
Lead Actor/ Co-writer
2018
UK Tour
The League of Gentlemen Anniversary Specials (Television)
Lead Actor/ Co-writer
2018
BBC
BAFTA Best Comedy Writer (Awards)
Winner
2018
Best Comedy Writer for Inside No. 9
Podcasts

Inside Inside No. 9
Inside Inside No. 9 is a companion series to the anthology of darkly comic twisted tales.
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News
Multiple PBJ nominees for National Comedy Awards
Tuesday, October 12, 2021
Inside No. 9 renewed for two new seasons
Monday, March 16, 2020
Chortle Awards 2018 - Nominations in!
Thursday, February 8, 2018
British Comedy Guide Awards 2017
Monday, January 29, 2018
Writers’ Guild Award Winners 2018
Tuesday, January 16, 2018
A brand new series of 'Inside No.9' starts tonight!
Wednesday, January 3, 2018
Top Christmas TV on the BBC featuring shows starring many PBJ Clients
Wednesday, November 29, 2017
Chortle Awards 2016 - Nominations are in!
Friday, February 12, 2016
Contacts
- Acting Agent
- Nick Forgacs
- [email protected]
- 020 7636 6565