Mathew Baynton

Mathew Baynton

Born: November 18, 1980
in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK
Mathew John Baynton (born 18 November 1980) is an English actor, writer, comedian, singer, and musician. He is best known for his numerous roles in a children’s program Horrible Histories (2009-2013), as well as Yonderland (2013-2016), where he also played various different roles, and Ghosts (2019-) where he plays Thomas Thorne; other TV series he is popular by are You, Me and the Apocalypse (2015), The Wrong Mans (2013-2014). He is also known for appearing in films such as The Falling (2015) and Bill (2015).

He is familiar as one of the stars of the hit children's television series Horrible Histories, appearing over-all five series as a singer, actor, and occasional writer. He is the creator, writer, and star of Yonderland, an eight-part family fantasy comedy series that premiered on Sky1 on 10 November 2013. He starred with the same troupe in Bill, a BBC family comedy film based loosely around the early life of William Shakespeare. The troupe also reunited in 2019 to create the BBC series Ghosts, with him appearing as a romantic poet named Thomas Thorne. He teamed with James Corden to create, write, and star in The Wrong Mans (2013–2014), a comedy-thriller for BBC Two that premiered in autumn 2013.

Other notable TV comedy roles include the recurring character of Deano in Gavin & Stacey (2008–2009); co-starring as Chris in the Darren Boyd sitcom vehicle Spy (2011–2012); and William in the 2017 black comedy series Quacks. In late 2015, Baynton starred in science fiction comedy-drama miniseries You, Me and the Apocalypse.

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Movies for Mathew Baynton...

Title: Murder Is Easy
Character: Dr. Thomas
Released: December 27, 2023
Type: TV
England, 1954. On a train to London, Fitzwilliam meets Miss Pinkerton, who tells him that a killer is on the loose in the sleepy English village of Wychwood under Ashe. The villagers believe the deaths are accidents, but Miss Pinkerton knows otherwise — and when she’s later found dead on her way to Scotland Yard, Fitzwilliam feels he must find the killer before they can strike again.
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Wonka
Title: Wonka
Character: Ficklegruber
Released: December 6, 2023
Type: Movie
Willy Wonka – chock-full of ideas and determined to change the world one delectable bite at a time – is proof that the best things in life begin with a dream, and if you’re lucky enough to meet Willy Wonka, anything is possible.
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Title: Ghosts
Character: Actor Pete
Released: October 7, 2021
Type: TV
Samantha and Jay throw caution to the wind when they convert their recently inherited country estate into a bed-and-breakfast. Call it mislaid plans. Not only is the place falling apart, but it’s also inhabited by spirits of previous residents -- whom only Samantha can see and hear.
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Title: Ghosts
Character: Thomas Thorne
Released: April 15, 2019
Type: TV
A cash-strapped young couple inherits a grand country house, only to find it is both falling apart and teeming with the ghosts of former inhabitants.
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Princess Diana, Freddie and Kenny: ‘One Normal Night’
Title: Princess Diana, Freddie and Kenny: ‘One Normal Night’
Character: Kenny Everett
Released: April 10, 2019
Type: Movie
This short film takes place on the night that Freddie Mercury and Kenny Everett put a disguise on their good friend, Princess Diana, and took her out for a night on the town, ending up at the Vauxhall Tavern and encountering a drag queen named Gareth.
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Title: Quacks
Character: William Agar
Released: August 15, 2017
Type: TV
A raucous comedy set in Victorian London about four medical pioneers fighting to make a mark on the world.
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Across The Sea
Title: Across The Sea
Released: November 21, 2015
Type: Movie
A boy steals a phone from a young mother on a bus in London. After browsing the contents of her phone, he becomes curious and begins to follow her. But what are his intentions and where will this obsession lead?
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Title: You, Me and the Apocalypse
Character: Jamie / Ariel
Released: September 30, 2015
Type: TV
When the news is announced that a comet is on an unavoidable collision course with Earth, the most hilarious and unexpected chain of events imaginable is set in motion.
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The Falling
Title: The Falling
Character: Mr. Hopkins
Released: April 24, 2015
Type: Movie
England, 1969. The fascinating Abbie and the troubled Lydia are great friends. After an unexpected tragedy occurs in the strict girls' school they attend, a mysterious epidemic of fainting breaks out that threatens the mental sanity and beliefs of the tormented people involved, both teachers and students.
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Bill
Title: Bill
Character: William 'Bill' Shakespeare / Lord Burghley / English Messenger / Customs Official
Released: March 27, 2015
Type: Movie
What really happened during Shakespeare's 'Lost Years'? Hopeless lute player Bill Shakespeare leaves his home to follow his dream.
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Title: Yonderland
Character: Various
Released: November 10, 2013
Type: TV
A bored young mum steps through a portal and discovers a world of incompetent knights, monks who are incapable of lying, and a race of people intent on firing the cleverest amongst them into the sun.
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Title: The Wrong Mans
Character: Sam
Released: September 24, 2013
Type: TV
Comedy thriller about two well-meaning idiots who become entangled in a hideous world of crime, conspiracy and corruption.
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Title: Blandings
Character: Pongo
Released: January 13, 2013
Type: TV
Blandings is a British comedy television series adapted by Guy Andrews from the Blandings Castle stories of P.G. Wodehouse. It was first broadcast on BBC One from 13 January 2013, and stars Timothy Spall, Jennifer Saunders and Mark Williams. The series was produced with the partial financial assistance of the European Regional Development Fund.
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Title: Honest Trailers
Character: Ficklegruber (archive footage)
Released: February 13, 2012
Type: TV
Trailers that tell you the TRUTH about your favorite movies and TV shows: Honest Trailers. These are the hilarious trailers the producers don't want you to see...
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Tooty's Wedding
Title: Tooty's Wedding
Character: Aiden
Released: November 5, 2011
Type: Movie
A young couple's marriage hilariously hits the rocks during a weekend wedding in the country.
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Title: Death in Paradise
Character: Colin Babcock
Released: October 25, 2011
Type: TV
A brilliant but idiosyncratic British detective and his resourceful local team solve baffling murder mysteries on the fictional Caribbean island of Saint-Marie.
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Title: Spy
Character: Chris
Released: October 14, 2011
Type: TV
When an underachieving single father inadvertently becomes an MI5 agent, he must keep his government job a secret while battling his ex-wife for custody of their precocious son.
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You Instead
Title: You Instead
Character: Tkyo
Released: September 16, 2011
Type: Movie
Two feuding rock stars get handcuffed together for 24 hours at a music festival where they are both due to perform.
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Horrible Histories’ Big Prom Party
Title: Horrible Histories’ Big Prom Party
Released: September 9, 2011
Type: Movie
Horrible Histories Prom was a free family concert showcasing the original songs from the British television series Horrible Histories, along with classical music. It was held on 30 July 2011 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, and was that year's children's entry in the BBC's annual Proms series.
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Hereafter
Title: Hereafter
Character: College Receptionist
Released: October 22, 2010
Type: Movie
Three people — a blue-collar American, a French journalist and a London school boy — are touched by death in different ways.
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Title: Horrible Histories
Released: April 16, 2009
Type: TV
Based on the best-selling children's books and liberally splattered with guts, blood and poo, a group of British comedians offer an anarchic and unconventional take on some of history's most gruesome and funny moments, with topics including the Stone Age, the Middle Ages, the Egyptians and the Romans, among others.
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Brave Young Men
Title: Brave Young Men
Character: Dylan
Released: March 22, 2009
Type: Movie
Owen and Jamie are a pair of nobodies who prevent global disasters with the help of a time-transient civil servant.
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Title: Horne & Corden
Released: March 10, 2009
Type: TV
Horne & Corden is a British sketch show written by Jon Brown, Steve Dawson, Andrew Dawson, Tim Inman and the cast, script edited by Sam Ward, and starring Mathew Horne and James Corden. It aired on BBC television in 2009. The first episode was broadcast on 10 March 2009 on BBC Three. It is presented by and stars Mathew Horne and James Corden in front of a live audience, featuring pre-recorded sketches and vignettes filmed in a studio with an audience. Several episodes featured a song and dance routine as their finale. The first episode attracted the highest ratings for a comedy show debut on BBC Three. However, ratings quickly dropped throughout the show's run. In Australia, all six episodes were also aired on ABC2 from 1 September to 6 October 2009 in the Thursday 9pm timeslot.
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Largo al factotum
Title: Largo al factotum
Character: Figaro
Released: January 30, 2009
Type: Movie
A silent black-and-white comedy inspired by the fizzing rollercoaster of Largo al factotum - the familiar aria from Rossini's The Barber of Seville - featuring the young apprentice hero and a recalcitrant, increasingly monstrous hairball.
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City Rats
Title: City Rats
Character: Barrista
Released: January 1, 2009
Type: Movie
Welcome to the world of the City Rats where eight lives collide in a Pulp Fiction style blend that reveals London‘s true dark and twisted underbelly.
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1234
Title: 1234
Character: Neil
Released: October 17, 2008
Type: Movie
Ian Bonar is Stevie, a wannabe musician whose look is a hybrid of Jarvis Cocker and early Elvis Costello. Working with his drummer pal Neil (Matthew Baynton) in a call centre, they dream of breaking into the indie music scene. To do this they require additional band members. Step forward the driven (and drinking) guitarist Billy (Kieran Bew) and slightly scatty bassist Emily (Lyndsey Marshal), who has a sideline in making sculpture from hair.
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Telstar: The Joe Meek Story
Title: Telstar: The Joe Meek Story
Character: Ritchie Blackmore
Released: June 19, 2008
Type: Movie
Set against a backdrop of early '60s London, Telstar is the story of the world's first independent record producer, Joe Meek. A maverick genius who enjoyed phenomenal success with Telstar – the biggest selling record of it's time – before bad luck, depression, heartbreak and paranoia led to his downfall.
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Learners
Title: Learners
Character: Howard
Released: November 11, 2007
Type: Movie
Bev is a downtrodden housewife who's failed her driving test eight times, having only been instructed by her impatient husband Ian. After registering with a driving school, she develops a crush on her instructor, Chris.
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Title: Gavin & Stacey
Character: Deano
Released: May 13, 2007
Type: TV
Gavin is an ordinary boy from Billericay, Essex. Stacey is an ordinary girl from Barry Island, South Wales. They’ve spoken on the phone every day at work for months but they’ve never actually met… until now.
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Title: Roman's Empire
Released: April 12, 2007
Type: TV
Leo is the ex-boyfriend of businessman Roman Pretty's middle daughter Nikki, who still works and lives with the family. Nikki's new boyfriend, Seb, has a shady past, which Leo tries to reveal to the Pretty family. His best mate Jase is married to the eldest sister, Jenny, and is constantly attempting to get away from her and their new-born daughter. Meanwhile, Japanese chef Mr. Hokkasawa loses his job at a restaurant after a complaint from Roman, and takes the job of the Pretty family's gardener in a plot to kill him as revenge. However, he falls for Roman's youngest daughter, Kelly.
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Title: Peep Show
Character: Simon
Released: September 19, 2003
Type: TV
Peep Show follows the lives of two men from their twenties to thirties, Mark Corrigan, who has steady employment for most of the series, and Jeremy "Jez" Usbourne, an unemployed would-be musician.
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Title: A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
Character: Elliot Ward
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: TV
Pip Fitz-Amobi, a brilliant woman, is unsure whether schoolgirl Andie Bell was killed by her lover Sal Singh five years ago. How far will they go to protect Pip from learning the truth if Sal Singh turns out not to be the murderer?