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Tim Minchin
Northampton, England, UK
Tim Minchin is an Australian musician, actor, comedian and writer. He has been performing his unique brand of musical comedy in front of appropriately excitable and ever growing a…
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Tim Minchin is an Australian musician, actor, comedian and writer. He has been performing his unique brand of musical comedy in front of appropriately excitable and ever growing audiences since starting out in South Melbourne’s Butterfly Club in 2005. He won the Director’s Award at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival for his break-out show Darkside, and followed this later the same year with one of the most successful debut acts ever at the Edinburgh Fringe – winning the Perrier Award for Best Newcomer. Without wanting to go on and on about it, he’s done some pretty successful live shows since then, often in Australia or the UK, but also on the North American continent (yes that includes you too Canada). But not you Guatemala. Maybe one day. His current songs span topics such as environmentalism, rationalism, prejudice(ism) and his amour de boobs(ism). In fact it would hardly be over the top to say that his love of boobs would be up there in the back of Plato’s cave in the bit that’s carved out for the most perfect and complete example of the love of boobs. But not in a weird way. During his shows he plays the piano, always nicely and oftentimes wildly and excitingly, whilst looking wonderfully athletic, in a pair of delightfully uncomfortable skinny jeans. Tim has made many TV appearances: most recently on Good News Week in Australia and Friday Night with Jonathan Ross in the UK. He’s also performed on radio; his most recent project being Strings, a brand new comedy sitcom pilot for BBC Radio 2, which he both wrote and starred in. His acclaimed 9-minute beat poem, Storm, is being animated for release in October. Tim is currently writing the music and lyrics for the musical Matilda with the Royal Shakespeare Company. This adaptation of the Roald Dahl classic opens in Stratford-upon-Avon in November 2010. Tim, his wife and two young children, now live in London.
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2027
Zac Power
Movie Nigel Spade (voice)
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2025
Sam Pang Tonight
TV show Guest
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2024
Gary Barlow's Wine Tour
TV show Self
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2024
Hold Me: A Hellblazer Story
Movie Original Music Composer
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2024
Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont Spelling Bee
TV show Self
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2024
Creative Types with Virginia Trioli
TV show Self
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2023
The Artful Dodger
TV show Darius Cracksworth
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2023
Scarygirl
Movie Chihoohoo (voice)
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2022
Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical
Movie Musical
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2022
Tim Minchin: Back
Movie Himself
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2022
The Horne Section TV Show
TV show Tim Minchin
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2022
Frankly
TV show Self
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2022
Science Friction
Movie Self
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2021
Back to the Outback
Movie Pretty Boy (voice)
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2021
The Cheap Seats
TV show Self
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2021
Russell Howard Stands Up to the World
TV show Self
More credits
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2021
Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway
Movie Busker K. Bushy, Esq (voice)
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2020
Tim Minchin: Apart Together Live At Trackdown Studios
Movie Vocals/Piano/Rhodes/Guitar
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2019
Upright
TV show Lachlan 'Lucky' Flynn
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2018
Robin Hood
Movie Friar Tuck
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2018
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
TV show Self - Guest
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2018
Squinters
TV show Paul
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2017
The Russell Howard Hour
TV show Self
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2016
Anh's Brush with Fame
TV show Himself
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2016
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
Movie Self
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2016
Matilda & Me
Movie Himself
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2015
No Activity
TV show Jacob
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2015
The Secret River
TV show Smasher
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2013
The Unbelievers
Movie Self
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2013
Have You Been Paying Attention?
TV show Self - Guest Quizmaster
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2013
The Last Leg
TV show Self
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2012
Jesus Christ Superstar - Live Arena Tour
Movie Judas Iscariot
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2012
The Genius of Roald Dahl
Movie Himself
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2011
Tim Minchin and the Heritage Orchestra
Movie Himself
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2011
Tim Minchin: BBC Comedy Prom 2011
Movie Tim Minchin
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2011
Storm
Movie Self
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2011
Tim Minchin: Vs The Sydney Symphony Orchestra
Movie Himself
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2010
Tim Minchin, Live: Ready For This?
Movie Himself
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2010
Conan
TV show Self
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2010
The Green Room with Paul Provenza
TV show Self
