Angus Deayton
Biography
Angus Deayton is an English actor, comedian and writer who grew up in Banstead, Surrey and studied French and German at Oxford, where he joined the Oxford Revue in 1978 and performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. He co-wrote and performed in Radio Active, a BBC Radio 4 send-up of local radio, and the show later moved to television as KYTV. In 1990 he began hosting Have I Got News for You, which he fronted until 2002, and played Patrick Trench, the Meldrews' neighbor in One Foot in the Grave. He later hosted Would I Lie to You? and appeared as the deputy head George Windsor in Waterloo Road. His film roles include Fat Slags (2004), That Deadwood Feeling (2009) and Swinging with the Finkels (2011). He was named top television comedy newcomer at the British Comedy Awards in 1991 and received BAFTA nominations in 2001 and 2003.
70years old
Turns 71 on January 6in 97 days
- Born Banstead
- Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19
- Also credited as Gordon Angus Deayton
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 17 years1989 to 2006
Every film, newest first
- 2006Love and Other DisastersIMDb rating 6.1
- 1992Rowan Atkinson: Not Just a Pretty FaceIMDb rating 8.3
- 1989The Tall GuyIMDb rating 6.2
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Worked with
Angus Deayton shares two films with Rowan Atkinson, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Jeff Goldblum's page
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Michael Lerner's page
Gwyneth Paltrow's page
Alek KeshishianDirector, 1 film, 2006
All films by Alek Keshishian
All films by Mel Smith
Thomas SchlammeDirector, 1 film, 1992
All films by Thomas Schlamme
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