Chris Langham
Known For
Acting
Born
1949-04-14 in London, England, UK
Biography
Christopher Langham is an English writer, actor, and comedian. He is known for playing the cabinet minister Hugh Abbot in the BBC Four sitcom The Thick of It, and as presenter Roy Mallard in People Like Us, first on BBC Radio 4 and later on its transfer to television on BBC Two, where Mallard is almost entirely an unseen character. Langham subsequently created several spoof adverts in the same vein. He also played similar unseen interviewers in an episode of the television series Happy Families and in the film The Big Tease. He is also known for his roles in the television series Not the Nine O'Clock News, Help, Kiss Me Kate, and as the gatehouse guard in Chelmsford 123. In 2006, he won BAFTA awards for The Thick of It and Help. On 2 August 2007, Langham was found guilty of fifteen charges of downloading and possessing level 5 child sexual abuse images and videos. Langham was jailed for ten months, reduced to six months on appeal. He was made to sign the sex offenders' register and was banned from working with children for 10 years.
Most Known For
Have I Got News for You
as Self
Have I Got News for You
as Self - Host
The Muppet Show
as Self - Special Guest Star
The Comic Strip Presents...
as Nigel
The Thick of It
as Hugh Abbot
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
as Himself
Life of Brian
as Alfonso / Giggling Guard
Murder Most Horrid
as Harry
Bottom
as Tight-Mouthed Larry
Not the Nine O'Clock News
The Worst Week of My Life
as Barry Turner
Bejewelled
as Cop
The Jim Henson Hour
People Like Us
as Roy Mallard
Shrink Rap
as Self
Help
as Peter
Alas Smith and Jones
The Secret Policeman's Ball
as Self
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
as Police Driver
Room to Rent
as Mr. Paul