Greg Davies

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For those of a similar name, see Greg Davis (disambiguation).
Greg Davies
Born (1968-05-14) 14 May 1968 (age 55)
St Asaph, Denbighshire, Wales
Medium Stand-up comedy, television and film
Years active 2002–present
Website gregdavies.co.uk

Greg Davies (born 14 May 1968) is a Welsh stand-up comedian and actor known for his roles as Greg in We Are Klang, Mr Gilbert in The Inbetweeners and Ken Thompson in Cuckoo, as well as for his guest appearances in Mock the Week, Would I Lie to You? and Fast and Loose. He has performed on the BBC's Live at the Apollo series.

Early life

Davies was born in St Asaph, Denbighshire. His parents lived in England at the time, but his Welsh father drove his mother across the border to make sure he was born in Wales.[1] He grew up in Wem, a small market town in the north of Shropshire, the county which he regards as his home.[2][3] Davies was educated at Thomas Adams School and Brunel University, where he studied English and drama.[4] Prior to embarking on a career in comedy, he had taught secondary school drama and English for 13 years at Langleywood School in Berkshire and at Orleans Park School in Twickenham, London.[5]

Career

In 2005 Davies played a caricature of cricketer W.G. Grace in a series of adverts for Channel 4's television coverage of The Ashes.[6]

In 2007 Davies was nominated three times in the Chortle Awards, in the categories "Breakthrough Act" (for his solo stand-up act), "Best Sketch, Variety or Character Act", and "Best Full-Length Show" (both as part of sketch team We Are Klang).[7]

In 2010 Davies' first solo stand-up show Firing Cheeseballs at a Dog was nominated for the Fosters Edinburgh Comedy Awards at the Edinburgh Festival.[8] The show was subsequently taken on his first ever tour the following autumn.[9] He was also nominated for the Edinburgh Fringe's Malcolm Hardee "Act Most Likely to Make a Million Quid" Award.[10]

From October 2013 Davies starred in the UK Channel 4 sitcom Man Down,[11] as Dan, a man who hates his job as a teacher,[12] with Rik Mayall as his father. Channel 4 commissioned an additional 25-minute Christmas special before the first series aired,[13] and a second series was announced during Davies's live tour "The Back of My Mum's Head", although this was before Rik Mayall's death in June 2014. Following Mayall's death, Davies met with Channel 4 to discuss the future of the show. Mayall had been intended to have a more a prominent role in the second season.[14] Channel 4 later announced that Man Down would return for a second series in 2015.[15] The classroom used in the show is the same classroom in which Davies taught at Sandhurst School.[16]

In December 2015 Davies will star in BBC Two's comedy drama A Gert Lush Christmas where he will play Tony, the uncle of Russell and Kerry Howard's characters. On Christmas Day he played King Hydroflax in the 2015 Doctor Who Special "The Husbands of River Song"'[17]

Personal life

Davies is noted for his stature, standing at 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) tall and having size 14 feet.[18][19]

His partner was Liz Kendall, a Labour politician who in 2015 was re-elected as the Member of Parliament for Leicester West.[20] However the couple split up just a few months before the 2015 General Election.[21][22]

Filmography

Year Title Role
2006 Girls? Eugh!
2007 The Musical Storytellers Ginger & Black Mr Hopkirk
2007 Saxondale Dunc
2008 The Wall Various Characters
2008–2010 The Inbetweeners Mr Gilbert
2009 We Are Klang Greg
2011 Fast and Loose Himself
2011 The Inbetweeners Movie Mr Gilbert
2011 Greg Davies Live – Firing Cheeseballs at a Dog Himself
2012–present Cuckoo Ken
2013 Greg Davies Live – The Back of My Mum's Head Himself
2013–present Man Down Dan
2014 This is Jinsy Jennitta Bishard
2014 The Inbetweeners 2 Mr Gilbert
2015 Taskmaster Himself
2015 A Gert Lush Christmas Uncle Tony
2015 Doctor Who King Hydroflax

References

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  4. ↑ Greg Davies Radio Times interview. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
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  8. ↑ Fosters Edinburgh Comedy Award 2010 nominations
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