Cast & creator
Paul Whitehouse
Best known for The Graham Norton Show, Top of the Pops, The One Show
Paul Julian Whitehouse (born 20 May 1958) is a Welsh actor, writer, presenter and comedian. He was one of the main stars of the BBC sketch comedy series The Fast Show and has starred with Harry Enfield in the shows Harry & Paul and Harry Enfield & Chums. He has appeared with Bob Mortimer in the BBC series Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing and has also acted in films including Corpse Bride (2005), Alice in Wonderland (2010) and The Death of Stalin (2017). In a 2005 poll to find The Comedian's Comedian, he was in the top 50 comedy acts voted for by comedians and comedy insiders.
Also known as: Paul Julian Whitehouse
52
film credits
59
television credits
89
1964–2026 · acting roles
6.7
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (111)
Showing 111 of 111 credits
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
Top of the Pops
Self - Host
1964
The One Show
Self - Guest
2006
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Sir Cadogan
2004
Corpse Bride
William Van Dort / Mayhew / Paul the Head Waiter (voice)
2005
Countryfile
Self
1988
Parkinson
Self
1998
Alice in Wonderland
Thackery Earwicket / March Hare (voice)
2010
Parkinson
2004
The Culture Show
Self
2004
Shooting Stars
Self
1993
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Thackery Earwicket / March Hare (voice)
2016
Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom
Shop Keeper (voice)
2026
The Fast Show
Various Characters
1994The Fast Show
Writer
1994The Fast Show
Producer
1994The Fast Show
Creator
1994
The Death of Stalin
Anastas Mikoyan
2017
GamesMaster
1992Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
2000
Toast of London
Vic Titball
2013
The Windsors
George III
2016
Finding Harry: The Craft Behind the Magic
Self (uncredited)
2026
Harry Enfield and Chums
Various Characters
1994Harry Enfield and Chums
Writer
1994
Comedy Connections
2003
David Copperfield
Pawnbroker
1999
King of Thieves
Carl Wood
2018
Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
Askew
2022
Finding Neverland
Stage Manager
2004
Mortdecai
Spinoza
2015
The Change
Tony
2023
The Catherine Tate Show
2004
Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing
Self
2018
Murder, They Hope
Monty
2021
Harry & Paul
2005Harry & Paul
Writer
2005Harry & Paul
Creator
2005
Ghost Stories
Tony Matthews
2018
The Personal History of David Copperfield
Daniel Peggotty
2019
It's Kevin
Rev. D.W.F. Winkleberry
2013
Brian Pern: A Life in Rock
Pat Quid
2014
Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)
Self
2014
Harry Enfield's Television Programme
1990
Paul Merton: The Series
1991
Vinnie Jones in the Country
Self
2023
The Harry Hill Show
Self
2026
The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer
1993
Help
Various
2005Help
Producer
2005Help
Writer
2005
Burke & Hare
Gentleman Drunk
2010
Kevin & Perry Go Large
Bouncer
2000The Danny Baker Show
1994
Happiness
Danny Spencer
2001Happiness
Writer
2001
Swiss Toni
2003Nurse
Graham Downes
2015Nurse
Writer
2015Nurse
Producer
2015
The Fast Show: You Ain’t Seen These, Right?
1999The Fast Show: You Ain’t Seen These, Right?
Writer
1999The Fast Show: You Ain’t Seen These, Right?
Producer
1999
Legends of Comedy with Lenny Henry
Self - Guest
2024
The Chris McCausland Show
Self
2024
Robbie the Reindeer: Hooves of Fire
Prancer (voice)
1999
Bellamy's People
2010Bellamy's People
Producer
2010
The Tiger Who Came to Tea
Milkman
2022
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
Self
2014
A League of Their Own Road Trip: Dingle To Dover
2022
We Know Where You Live. Live!
Self
2001
Fry and Laurie Reunited
Self
2010
Amnesty International's Big 30
Mike Smash
1991
Invincible
Executive Producer
2025
Bunch Of Five
Spencer Pendel
1992
Johnny Vegas: Art, ADHD & Me
Self
2025
Graham Linehan: Funny Business
2008Jumpers for Goalposts
Ron Manager
2001
Robbie the Reindeer in Close Encounters of the Herd Kind
Prancer (voice)
2007
Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe
Prancer (voice)
2002
The Fast Show: The Farewell Tour
Various
2003The Fast Show: The Farewell Tour
Producer
2003
The Craig Ferguson Story
Writer
1990
The Fast Show: Just a Load of Blooming Catchphrases
Self/Various Characters
2020The Fast Show: Just a Load of Blooming Catchphrases
Writer
2020The Fast Show: Just a Load of Blooming Catchphrases
Executive Producer
2020
Paul Whitehouse: Our Troubled Rivers
Self - Presenter
2023
Suit You Sir! The Inside Leg Of The Fast Show
Self
1999
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
Self
2010
The Fast Show: More Blooming Catchphrases
Self/Various Characters
2020
The Fast Show Live
1998
The Craig Ferguson Show
Various
1990The Craig Ferguson Show
Writer
1990Match of the World Cup
1998
The IT Crowd Manual
Self
2014
The Love Box in Your Living Room
2022
Smashie's Xmastastic Playlist
DJ Mike Smash
2017
Harry & Paul's Story of the 2s
Terry Collier / Michael Palin / Manuel / Frankie Howerd / Lurcio / Yosser Hughes / Lord Lawson / Stanley Baldrick / Alan Yentob / Rick / Dennis Potter / Evan Davis / Tim Canterbury / Rick Prog-Rock / Mary Berry / Jools Holland / Paul Merton / Sarah Silligan / Alan Davies / Diddy Andy Hamilton / Various
2014Harry & Paul's Story of the 2s
Writer
2014
Smashie and Nicey: The End of an Era
Mike Smash
1994
Paul Whitehouse's Sketch Show Years
Self
2024
Chuck Steel: Night of the Trampires
The Wise One
2018
Dodger Special: Coronation
Royston
2023
An Evening with Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse
2015
Smashie's Christmastastic Playlist
Mike Smash
2017
Ted & Ralph
Ted / Rowley Birkin / Kevin Brown
1998Ted & Ralph
Executive Producer
1998
Smashie and Nicey's Top of the Pops Party
Smashie
1994
The Weekenders
Spencer Pedal
1992