Colin Hoult

Biography

Colin is a character actor probably best known for working with Ricky Gervais on Afterlife (Netflix) as dodgy showbiz agent Ken Otley - his improvised 'Taxi Driver the Musical' going viral online. He also worked with Gervais on Netflix's Derek as obnoxious handyman Geoff and in Life's Too Short (BBC2) as camp spiritual guru Bryan, also written by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant. Branching out into more dramatic roles, Colin has recently appeared in Amazon drama A Very Royal Scandal alongside Micheal Sheen, in ITV's Code of Silence, and is soon to appear in Brassic, Amadeus and the latest series of Slow Horses. Colin is known for his many regular and guest television roles in Ghosts, the Flatshare, Black Ops, Being Human, Almost Never, Nurse and Murder in Successville. Colin is also known in live comedy as one of the countries best character comedians. His live shows have received great critical acclaim and a loyal following. His hit Carnival of Monsters trilogy led to two Radio 4 series and his beloved character has-been actress Anna Mann has a huge cult following. Colin's most recent live show 'Colin', a show where he finally played himself telling the funny and moving story of his Nottingham upbringing, is being adapted into a family sitcom, with Colin naturally playing the lead.

Most Known For

Slow Horses

as Phil

Red Dwarf

as Chancellor Thursday

Ghosts

as Gordon

After Life

as Ken Otley

Benidorm

as Dirk

Being Human

as Ian Crumb

The Russell Howard Hour

as Anna Mann

Code of Silence

as Mark

The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin

as Philip

A Young Doctor's Notebook

as Aleksandr (Father)

Cuckoo

as Noel

Derek

as Geoff

The Flatshare

as Al

Almost Never

as AJ

Black Ops

as Pricey

Murder in Successville

as Various Characters

This Time with Alan Partridge

as Howard

Life's Too Short

as Bryan

Avoidance

as Will

On the Edge

as Cliff Goode