Chris Addison
Known for Acting
- Born
- November 5, 1971 (age 54)
- Birthplace
- Didsbury, Manchester, England, UK
Biography
Chris Addison is an English stand-up comedian, writer and actor. He is known for his lecture-style comedy shows, two of which he later adapted for BBC Radio 4. In addition to stand-up, in television he plays Ollie in the BBC 2 television satire The Thick of It and Toby in its spin-off film In the Loop, and he co-created and starred in the BBC 2 sitcom Lab Rats. In radio he hosts the weekly comedy news satire show 7 Day Sunday on BBC Radio 5 Live.
Upcoming
Latest
Tall Tales & MurderDirector2026SeriesRating: 6.0 out of 10
Spinal Tap II: The End ContinuesSimon Howler2025Rating: 6.1 out of 10
BreedersWriter2020SeriesRating: 6.8 out of 10
Horrible Histories: The Movie — Rotten RomansColin2019Rating: 5.2 out of 10
The HustleDirector2019Rating: 6.2 out of 10- We Love Sitcom2016
Patriot2015SeriesRating: 7.6 out of 10
Fresh Off the BoatDirector2015SeriesRating: 7.2 out of 10
Doctor Who: Dark Water / Death in HeavenSeb2014Rating: 8.0 out of 10
Trying AgainMatt2014SeriesRating: 3.5 out of 10
The Look of LoveTony Power2013Rating: 5.6 out of 10
VeepDirector2012SeriesRating: 7.5 out of 10
Chris Addison: LiveWriter2011- My Funniest YearWriter2010Series
The 100 Greatest Stand Ups 20102010
Horrible Histories2009SeriesRating: 8.0 out of 10
Genius with Dave Gorman2009SeriesRating: 8.0 out of 10
In the LoopToby Wright2009Rating: 7.0 out of 10
Lab RatsDr. Alex Beenyman2008SeriesRating: 8.0 out of 10
What the Dickens?Team Captain2008Series
Known for
- The HustleDirector2019Rating: 6.2 out of 10
Doctor WhoSeb2005SeriesRating: 7.6 out of 10
SkinsDavid Blood2007SeriesRating: 8.1 out of 10- In the LoopToby Wright2009Rating: 7.0 out of 10
- VeepDirector2012SeriesRating: 7.5 out of 10
The Thick of ItOlly Reeder2005SeriesRating: 8.1 out of 10- The Look of LoveTony Power2013Rating: 5.6 out of 10
- Fresh Off the BoatDirector2015SeriesRating: 7.2 out of 10
- BreedersDirector2020SeriesRating: 6.8 out of 10
- Doctor Who: Dark Water / Death in HeavenSeb2014Rating: 8.0 out of 10
- Patriot2015SeriesRating: 7.6 out of 10
- Spinal Tap II: The End ContinuesSimon Howler2025Rating: 6.1 out of 10
Filmography
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