Grayson Perry

Grayson Perry

Born: March 24, 1960
in Chelmsford, Essex, England, UK
Grayson Perry CBE RA is an English contemporary artist, writer and broadcaster. He is known for his ceramic vases, tapestries and cross-dressing, as well as his observations of the contemporary arts scene, and for dissecting British "prejudices, fashions and foibles".

Movies for Grayson Perry...

Title: Grayson Perry's Full English
Released: January 26, 2023
Type: TV
Grayson travels around the country, meeting all sorts, as he tries to uncover what Englishness means today
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Joe Lycett: Summer Exhibitionist
Title: Joe Lycett: Summer Exhibitionist
Character: Self
Released: July 23, 2022
Type: Movie
Art-loving comedian Joe Lycett joins artists hoping to make it onto the walls of the RA Summer Exhibition 2022, the world’s largest open-submission art contest.
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Eric Ravilious: Drawn to War
Title: Eric Ravilious: Drawn to War
Released: July 1, 2022
Type: Movie
One of Britain’s greatest landscape artists, Eric Ravilious, is killed in a plane crash while on commission as Official War Artist in Iceland in 1942. His life is as compelling and enigmatic as his art, set against the dramatic wartime locations that inspire him. This film brings to life this unique and still grossly undervalued British artist caught in the crossfire of war 80 years ago, whose legacy largely sank without trace, until now…
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Title: Along for the Ride with David O'Doherty
Character: Self
Released: November 22, 2021
Type: TV
Comedian David O'Doherty gets to know celebrities on cycling adventures across the UK in a fun-filled interview show that delivers lots of laughter, proper conversation and stunning scenery.
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Title: Grayson Perry’s Big American Road Trip
Character: Self - Presenter
Released: September 23, 2020
Type: TV
Artist and social commentator Grayson Perry crosses the US, exploring its biggest fault lines, from race to class and identity, making art as he goes
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Title: Grayson's Art Club
Character: Self - Presenter
Released: April 27, 2020
Type: TV
Grayson Perry, one of Britain's leading artists, brings the nation together through art, making new works and hosting masterclasses set to unleash our collective creativity during lockdown.
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Brabham
Title: Brabham
Character: Self
Released: March 9, 2020
Type: Movie
The story of the forgotten godfather of modern Formula 1—Jack Brabham—and a son's quest to defy the odds in the competitive world of international motor-sport once more.
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Title: Grayson Perry: Rites of Passage
Character: Self
Released: August 23, 2018
Type: TV
Grayson Perry explores the landmark events in all of our lives—Birth, Coming of Age, Marriage and Death. He works alongside people who are going through those universal experiences with the aim to try and reinvent these rites of passage so he can mark and celebrate them for modern secular Britain.
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Title: Grayson Perry: All Man
Character: Self
Released: May 5, 2016
Type: TV
Turner Prize-winning artist and double Bafta Award-winning TV presenter Grayson Perry investigates contemporary masculinity. As a frock-wearing, mountain-biking father of one, he's got a unique perspective on his own tribe. In each episode, Grayson spends time in a different ultra-male world to see what their extreme maleness can tell us about the changing lives and expectations of all men in Britain today, as Grayson reflects on his prejudices, his own masculine identity and his upbringing.
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Title: Grayson Perry: Who Are You?
Character: Himself
Released: October 22, 2014
Type: TV
Artist Grayson Perry spends time with Britons facing a moment in their lives when they need to define who they are, and then distils his impressions of each of them into a portrait.
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Title: All In The Best Possible Taste with Grayson Perry
Character: Self
Released: June 5, 2012
Type: TV
All In The Best Possible Taste with Grayson Perry is a 2012 documentary television series on United Kingdom station Channel 4, starring Turner Prize-winning artist Grayson Perry. The series analysed the ideas of taste held by the different social classes of the United Kingdom. Perry produced a series of six tapestries depicting the taste ideas of Britons, entitled "The Vanity of Small Difference."
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The British Guide to Showing Off
Title: The British Guide to Showing Off
Released: November 11, 2011
Type: Movie
Documentary about British artist Andrew Logan as he attempts to put on the 2009 edition of his Alternative Miss World. The film also presents a history of the contest (which has run eccentrically since 1972) which was set up firstly as an excuse to have a good party, but has grown into a celebration of alternative lifestyles and sexualities. The documentary mixes archive footage, animated inserts, with talking head interviews and a fly-on-the-wall look at the organisation of the 2009 event
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Grayson Perry and the Tomb of the Unknown Craftsman
Title: Grayson Perry and the Tomb of the Unknown Craftsman
Character: Self
Released: November 1, 2011
Type: Movie
Artist Grayson Perry has been working behind the scenes at the British Museum to stage his most ambitious show yet: The Tomb of the Unknown Craftsman. Given free rein to choose whatever he wants from the Museum's vast collections, Perry has also produced some 25 new works of art, from his trademark ceramics to a working motorbike. Imagine follows Perry for more than two years as he creates his own imaginary civilisation at the heart of the British Museum.
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Title: The Graham Norton Show
Character: Self
Released: February 22, 2007
Type: TV
Each week celebrity guests join Irish comedian Graham Norton to discuss what's being going on around the world that week. The guests poke fun and share their opinions on the main news stories. Graham is often joined by a band or artist to play the show out.
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Title: Newsnight Review
Released: April 7, 2006
Type: TV
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Title: QI
Character: Self
Released: September 11, 2003
Type: TV
Comedy quiz show full of quirky facts, in which contestants are rewarded more if their answers are 'quite interesting'.
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Grayson/Flowers/Jewels
Title: Grayson/Flowers/Jewels
Character: Himself
Released: January 1, 1985
Type: Movie
A sensitive, self-reflexive love poem on film to Grayson Perry, who appears here positively radiating warmth at the camera, wearing make-up and a series of unusual necklaces.
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Title: Question Time
Character: Self - Panellist
Released: September 25, 1979
Type: TV
This topical debate series based on Any Questions? typically features politicians from at least the three major political parties as well as other public figures who answer pre-selected questions put to them by a carefully selected audience.
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Title: Have I Got a Bit More News for You
Character: Self - Panellist
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: TV
Based on the week’s news and fronted by guest hosts, this extended version of the satirical news quiz features more of the stuff that wouldn't fit into the regular programme.