Chris Addison

Actor

Born: November 5, 1971 (54 years old)

Place of birth: 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.

Filmography (18)

• The Rise of the Nutters (2007, ★ 8.3)
• Doctor Who: Dark Water / Death in Heaven (2014, ★ 8)
• Skins (2007, ★ 8.1)
• The Thick of It (2005, ★ 8.1)
• In the Loop (2009, ★ 7)
• Doctor Who (2005, ★ 7.6)
• You Have Been Watching (2009, ★ 7.7)
• Horrible Histories (2009, ★ 7.9)
• Would I Lie to You? (2007, ★ 7.8)
• Patriot (2015, ★ 7.6)
• Veep (2012, ★ 7.5)
• The Look of Love (2013, ★ 5.6)
• Spinal Tap II: The End Continues (2025, ★ 6.4)
• Mock the Week (2005, ★ 7)
• The Hustle (2019, ★ 6.2)
• Harry Hill's TV Burp (2002, ★ 6.3)
• Breeders (2020, ★ 6.9)
• Horrible Histories: The Movie — Rotten Romans (2019, ★ 5.2)