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Mathew Baynton
Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK
Mathew John Baynton (born 18 November 1980) is an English actor, writer, comedian, singer, and musician. He is best known for his numerous roles in a children’s program Horrible H…
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Mathew John Baynton (born 18 November 1980) is an English actor, writer, comedian, singer, and musician. He is best known for his numerous roles in a children’s program Horrible Histories (2009-2013), as well as Yonderland (2013-2016), where he also played various different roles, and Ghosts (2019-) where he plays Thomas Thorne; other TV series he is popular by are You, Me and the Apocalypse (2015), The Wrong Mans (2013-2014). He is also known for appearing in films such as The Falling (2015) and Bill (2015). He is familiar as one of the stars of the hit children's television series Horrible Histories, appearing over-all five series as a singer, actor, and occasional writer. He is the creator, writer, and star of Yonderland, an eight-part family fantasy comedy series that premiered on Sky1 on 10 November 2013. He starred with the same troupe in Bill, a BBC family comedy film based loosely around the early life of William Shakespeare. The troupe also reunited in 2019 to create the BBC series Ghosts, with him appearing as a romantic poet named Thomas Thorne. He teamed with James Corden to create, write, and star in The Wrong Mans (2013–2014), a comedy-thriller for BBC Two that premiered in autumn 2013. Other notable TV comedy roles include the recurring character of Deano in Gavin & Stacey (2008–2009); co-starring as Chris in the Darren Boyd sitcom vehicle Spy (2011–2012); and William in the 2017 black comedy series Quacks. In late 2015, Baynton starred in science fiction comedy-drama miniseries You, Me and the Apocalypse. Description above is from the Wikipedia article Mathew Baynton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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2026
Ghosts: The Possession of Button House
Movie Thomas Thorne
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2025
A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Royal Shakespeare Company
Movie Nick Bottom
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2024
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
TV show Elliot Ward
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2023
Murder Is Easy
TV show Dr. Thomas
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2023
Wonka
Movie Ficklegruber
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2022
The Heroic Quest of the Valiant Prince Ivandoe
TV show Brian (voice)
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2021
Ghosts
TV show Actor Pete
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2020
Hitmen
TV show Kieran Roberts
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2019
Ghosts
TV show Thomas Thorne
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2019
Princess Diana, Freddie and Kenny: ‘One Normal Night’
Movie Kenny Everett
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2018
Vanity Fair
TV show Bute Crawley
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2018
The Split
TV show Rex Pope
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2017
Taskmaster: Champion of Champions
TV show Self
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2017
Quacks
TV show William Agar
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2017
Urban Myths
TV show Kenny Everett
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2016
Year Friends
TV show Reporter
More credits
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2015
Across The Sea
Movie
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2015
You, Me and the Apocalypse
TV show Jamie Winton / Ariel Conroy
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2015
Reluctant Persuaders
TV show Joe Starling (voice)
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2015
Bob the Builder
TV show Roland (voice)
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2015
Taskmaster
TV show Self
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2015
The Falling
Movie Mr. Hopkins
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2015
Thunderbirds Are Go!
TV show Jimmy (voice) / Crewman Hooper (voice)
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2015
Bill
Movie William 'Bill' Shakespeare / Lord Burghley / English Messenger / Customs Official
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2015
Drunk History
TV show Robin Hood
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2014
Inside No. 9
TV show Ted
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2013
Yonderland
TV show Various
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2013
The Wrong Mans
TV show Sam Pinkett
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2013
Psychobitches
TV show Jesus
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2013
Blandings
TV show Pongo Twistleton
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2012
Playhouse Presents
TV show Jesus
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2011
Tooty's Wedding
Movie Aiden
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2011
Spy
TV show Chris Pitt-Goddard
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2011
You Instead
Movie Tyko
- 2011
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2010
The Stephen K Amos Show
TV show Whale Charity Fundraiser
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2010
Hereafter
Movie College Receptionist
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2009
City Rats
Movie Barrista
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2009
Horrible Histories
TV show
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2009
New Town
Movie Derrin
