Chris Addison

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

42

Gender

Male

Birthday

1971-11-05 (53 years old)

Place of Birth

Didsbury, Manchester, England, UK

Chris Addison

Biography

Chris Addison is an English stand-up comedian, writer and actor. He is known for his lecture-style comedy shows, two of which he later adapted for BBC Radio 4. In addition to stand-up, in television he plays Ollie in the BBC 2 television satire The Thick of It and Toby in its spin-off film In the Loop, and he co-created and starred in the BBC 2 sitcom Lab Rats. In radio he hosts the weekly comedy news satire show 7 Day Sunday on BBC Radio 5 Live.

Known For

Doctor Who
7.5%

Doctor Who

Mar 26, 2005

Skins
8.2%

Skins

Jan 25, 2007

In the Loop
7.0%

In the Loop

Jan 22, 2009

The Graham Norton Show
7.2%

The Graham Norton Show

Feb 22, 2007

QI
7.9%

QI

Sep 11, 2003

The Thick of It
8.0%

The Thick of It

May 19, 2005

Patriot
7.6%

Patriot

Nov 3, 2015

The Look of Love
5.6%

The Look of Love

Apr 26, 2013

Would I Lie to You?
7.7%

Would I Lie to You?

Jun 16, 2007

Mock the Week
7.0%

Mock the Week

Jun 5, 2005

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Acting

Have I Got a Bit More News for You as Self - Presenter
Have I Got a Bit More News for You as Self - Panellist
2025
The Academy of Armando as Self
2022
Public Service Broadcasting - BBC Proms - This New Noise - Live At The Royal Albert Hall as Self
2020
Victoria Wood: The Secret List as Self
2019
Horrible Histories: The Movie - Rotten Romans as Colin
2016
We Love Sitcom
2016
Insert Name Here as Self - Panelist
2015
Patriot
2014
Doctor Who: Dark Water / Death in Heaven as Seb
2014
Doctor Who Extra as Self
2014
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled as Self
2014
The Comedy Vaults: BBC2's Hidden Treasure as Self
2014
Trying Again as Matt
2013
The Look of Love as Tony Power
2013
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
2011
Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties as Self
2011
Chris Addison: Live as Himself
2010
Robin Ince: Nine Lessons and Carols for Godless People as Self
2010
The 100 Greatest Stand Ups 2010
2009
You Have Been Watching as Self
2009
Horrible Histories
2009
Genius with Dave Gorman
2009
In the Loop as Toby Wright
2008
Lab Rats as Dr. Alex Beenyman
2008
What the Dickens? as Team Captain
2007
Spinners and Losers as Oliver Reeder
2007
Would I Lie to You? as Self
2007
100 Greatest Stand-Ups as Himself
2007
The Graham Norton Show as Self
2007
Skins as David Blood
2007
The Rise of the Nutters as Oliver Reeder
2006
The One Show as Self - Guest
2006
The One Show as Self
2005
Mock the Week as Self
2005
8 Out of 10 Cats as Self
2005
The Thick of It as Olly Reeder
2005
Doctor Who as Seb
2003
QI as Self
2001
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross as Self
1997
Gas as Self
1990
Have I Got News for You as Self

Creator

2014
Trying Again as Creator

Directing

Hallelujah! as Director
2020
Breeders as Director
2019
The Hustle as Director
2012
Veep as Director
2005
The Thick of It as Director

Production

2012
Veep as Producer

Writing

2020
Breeders as Writer
2011
Chris Addison: Live as Writer
2010
My Funniest Year as Writer
2008
Lab Rats as Writer
2002
Harry Hill's TV Burp as Writer
1999
Family Guy as Writer
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Chris Addison