Matt Green

Matthew James Green is a comedian actor and writer Green was educated at the University of Cambridge where he was a undergraduate at Christs College Cambridge and studied English graduating in 2000 He was a member of the Footlights alongside Richard Ayoade John Oliver and John Finnemore and served as president during his final year with Finnemore as vice president After graduating he remained to direct the yearend tour and did some screenwriting on the side before embarking on a comedy career Green started performing stand up comedy in 2003 He was placed second at the Hackney Empire New Act of the Year in 2005 and later that year went on to perform in The Comedy Zone at the 2005 Edinburgh Festival Fringe alongside Isy Suttie Russell Kane and Mark Olver In 2011 Green starred in the one off BBC Christmas show Lapland He has also appeared in Fresh Meat Cradle To Grave Casualty Comedy Showcase episode Other People Extras EastEnders Comedy Lab episode Speeding Footballers Wives Garth Marenghis Darkplace Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps and Late Night Mash He played a BBC Newsreader in the Doctor Who episode The Star Beast Green has appeared in the films Finding Neverland and Ali G Indahouse