Colin Hoult

Colin is a character actor probably best known for working with Ricky Gervais on Afterlife Netflix as dodgy showbiz agent Ken Otley his improvised Taxi Driver the Musical going viral online He also worked with Gervais on Netflixs Derek as obnoxious handyman Geoff and in Lifes Too Short BBC2 as camp spiritual guru Bryan also written by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant Branching out into more dramatic roles Colin has recently appeared in Amazon drama A Very Royal Scandal alongside Micheal Sheen in ITVs Code of Silence and is soon to appear in Brassic Amadeus and the latest series of Slow Horses Colin is known for his many regular and guest television roles in Ghosts the Flatshare Black Ops Being Human Almost Never Nurse and Murder in Successville Colin is also known in live comedy as one of the countries best character comedians His live shows have received great critical acclaim and a loyal following His hit Carnival of Monsters trilogy led to two Radio 4 series and his beloved character hasbeen actress Anna Mann has a huge cult following Colins most recent live show Colin a show where he finally played himself telling the funny and moving story of his Nottingham upbringing is being adapted into a family sitcom with Colin naturally playing the lead