Ben Bailey Smith

Ben Bailey Smith, known professionally as Doc Brown, is an English entertainer whose work spans acting, comedy, rapping, screenwriting and music. Born in Kilburn and raised in northwest London, he started out as a battle rapper in 2000 and brought out his first album, Citizen Smith Volume 1, in 2004. He formed the hip hop group Poisonous Poets and later moved into television, appearing in Rev, The Inbetweeners and Big Babies. He co-created the BBC teen comedy-drama 4 O'Clock Club and played Nathan Carter in it from 2012 to 2015. In 2014 he took the role of DS Joe Hawkins for the last season of Law & Order: UK. His other screen credits include Derek, Doctor Who, The Split and Andor, where he was Lieutenant Supervisor Blevin. He wrote music for Attack the Block, worked with Ricky Gervais on the David Brent: Life on the Road soundtrack, and published the children's book I Am Bear.