Harry Peacock

Harry Peacock

Born: August 1, 1978
in London, England, UK
Harry Peacock was born in London in August 1978. His father is comic actor Trevor Peacock (whose son he played in an episode of television drama 'Kingdom') and his older brother the actor Daniel Peacock. After training Harry made his television debut in 2000 and in 2003, whilst taking part in a National Theatre studio workshop production , 'Heart of a Dog', met actress Katherine Parkinson - who was playing the dog - and they were engaged three years later, marrying in 2009. They have two daughters Dora and Gwen. The couple are also directors of Big Nose Productions. Harry has appeared on stage at the Royal Court in the play 'Chicken Soup With Barley' in 2011 but is arguably best known for his comic roles on television, particularly the satirical 'Star Stories', impersonating a host of celebrities and the sitcom 'Toast of London' as smug actor Ray Purchase - in 2014 both Harry and Matt Berry who plays his rival Toast were nominated for the best comedy breakthrough award. In 2015 he appeared in the BBC TV sitcom 'The Kennedys' with Katherine, though not playing a married couple.

Movies for Harry Peacock...

Title: Changing Ends
Character: Nigel
Released: June 1, 2023
Type: TV
An autobiographical scripted comedy based on stand-up and presenter Alan Carr's life.
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Dodger Special: Bad Egg
Title: Dodger Special: Bad Egg
Character: Montagu Montagu
Released: April 7, 2023
Type: Movie
When a heist goes wrong, Dodger is given his harshest punishment yet - school!
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Title: Toast of Tinseltown
Character: Ray Bloody Purchase
Released: January 4, 2022
Type: TV
Tortured thespian Steven Toast relocates to the ultimate actor's playground - Hollywood. Surely this time he will get the adulation he so richly deserves.
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Title: High & Dry
Character: Douglas
Released: May 4, 2018
Type: TV
An air steward crash lands into a tropical paradise and puts himself in charge of the palm-fringed island. But remaining survivors won't be grateful for their lives for too long as they will soon learn they are stranded with the world's worst human being, Brett Sullivan, and not even the blue tropical waters are enough to make him bearable.
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Title: The Living and the Dead
Character: Smith
Released: June 28, 2016
Type: TV
Somerset 1894. When a pioneering Victorian psychologist brings his vivacious young wife to live on his family's estate, he is confronted by one disturbing case after another. Are these strange events linked merely by coincidence, or is there something more sinister - more supernatural - going on at Shepzoy?
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We're Doomed! The Dad's Army Story
Title: We're Doomed! The Dad's Army Story
Character: Michael Mills
Released: December 22, 2015
Type: Movie
Comedy drama about the beginnings of Jimmy Perry and David Croft's writing partnership and their struggles to get Dad's Army on the screen in 1968.
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Title: The Kennedys
Character: Tim
Released: October 2, 2015
Type: TV
Multi-generation family sitcom set in the 1970s, loosely based on Emma Kennedy's memoirs. The Kennedy family pursue every opportunity they can to climb the social ladder on their housing estate.
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Far from the Madding Crowd
Title: Far from the Madding Crowd
Character: Jan Coggan
Released: April 23, 2015
Type: Movie
Based on the literary classic by Thomas Hardy. Bathsheba Everdene, attracts three very different suitors: Gabriel Oak, a sheep farmer, captivated by her fetching willfulness; Frank Troy, a handsome and reckless Sergeant; and William Boldwood, a prosperous and mature bachelor. This timeless story of Bathsheba's choices and passions explores the nature of relationships and love – as well as the human ability to overcome hardships through resilience and perseverance.
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Title: Toast of London
Character: Ray Purchase
Released: October 20, 2013
Type: TV
Steven Toast, an eccentric middle-aged actor with a chequered past, spends more time dealing with his problems off stage than performing on it.
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Title: Bad Education
Character: Preet
Released: August 14, 2012
Type: TV
Young teacher Alfie Wickers is "the worst teacher ever to grace the British education system" – at Abbey Grove School, in Watford, Hertfordshire.
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Gulliver's Travels
Title: Gulliver's Travels
Character: Lilliputian Royal Guard
Released: December 23, 2010
Type: Movie
Travel writer Lemuel Gulliver takes an assignment in Bermuda, but ends up on the island of Liliput, where he towers over its tiny citizens.
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Title: Grandma's House
Character: Gary
Released: August 9, 2010
Type: TV
Sitcom about a former television presenter searching for something more meaningful to do in life.
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Title: Kingdom
Character: Tom Case Jnr
Released: April 22, 2007
Type: TV
Kingdom is a British television series produced by Parallel Film and Television Productions for the ITV network. It was created by Simon Wheeler and stars Stephen Fry as Peter Kingdom, a Norfolk solicitor who is coping with family, colleagues, and the strange locals who come to him for legal assistance. The series also starred Hermione Norris, Celia Imrie, Karl Davies, Phyllida Law and Tony Slattery. The first series of six one-hour episodes was aired in 2007 and averaged six million viewers per week. Despite a mid-series ratings dip, the executive chairman of ITV praised the programme and ordered a second series, which was filmed in 2007 and broadcast in January and February 2008. Filming on the third series ran from July to September 2008 for broadcast from 7 June 2009. Stephen Fry announced on his blog in October 2009 that ITV was cancelling the series, which was later confirmed by the channel, which said that given tighter budgets, more expensive productions were being cut.
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Title: Doctor Who
Character: Proper Dave
Released: March 26, 2005
Type: TV
The Doctor is a Time Lord: a 900 year old alien with 2 hearts, part of a gifted civilization who mastered time travel. The Doctor saves planets for a living—more of a hobby actually, and the Doctor's very, very good at it.
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Judas
Title: Judas
Character: John
Released: March 8, 2004
Type: Movie
Was Judas Iscariot, the apostle whose kiss sentenced Jesus Christ to the crucifix, a patriot who argued with Jesus or a pawn of the Roman occupiers? The story of the Passion from a different angle, with Judas doing what he believed was best for his people.
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Title: Keen Eddie
Released: June 3, 2003
Type: TV
Keen Eddie is an American action, comedy-drama television series that aired in 2003 on the Fox Network. The series follows a brash NYPD detective who goes to London when one of his cases goes sour and remains to work with New Scotland Yard. The basic premise of the show bears a close resemblance to the popular 1980s British series Dempsey & Makepeace, the only notable difference being that the female partner has been replaced by a female housemate. Stylistically, the series derived inspiration from British feature films by Guy Ritchie, such as Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch. The soundtrack and incidental music for the first episode was provided by British techno duo Orbital. Daniel Ash of Love and Rockets scored the rest of the series.
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Station Jim
Title: Station Jim
Character: George
Released: December 30, 2001
Type: Movie
At a rural railway station in Victorian England, Jim is a spunky Jack Russell Terrier who escapes his mean master at the circus, and is soon befriended by station porter Bob and lonely orphan Henry. His performing feats soon become a local attraction, and before long he's in the middle of a battle to save the local orphanage.
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High Adventure
Title: High Adventure
Character: Johnny Ford
Released: August 21, 2001
Type: Movie
Chris, slick adventurous grandson of legendary adventurer Allan Quatermain, searches for the mythical treasure of Alexander the Great with the help of a pretty German girl, while eluding a dangerous greedy gangster.
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Title: Days Like These
Released: February 12, 1999
Type: TV
Days Like These is a British TV series remake of the popular American sitcom That '70s Show. Directed by Bob Spiers, it was broadcast Fridays at 8.30pm on ITV in 1999 and used many of the same names, or slight alterations. It was set in Dunstable, Bedfordshire. Only 10 of the 13 produced episodes were aired. Five began broadcasts of That '70s Show after the failure of Days Like These and it was one of the first comedy shows imported onto the channel.
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I Just Want to Kiss You
Title: I Just Want to Kiss You
Character: Danny
Released: January 1, 1998
Type: Movie
An homage to the French New Wave and a touching story of friendship and love.
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Caught in the Act
Title: Caught in the Act
Character: Mario the Magician
Released: June 13, 1997
Type: Movie
Lucinda goes on a trip away with her two friends Katherine and Amanda and convinces them to join her on form a variety act in order to impress her childhood crush Neville, a talent agent holding a gala night.
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Title: Jonathan Creek
Character: Floyd Goodman
Released: May 9, 1997
Type: TV
Working from his home in a converted windmill, Jonathan Creek is a magician with a natural ability for solving puzzles. He soon puts this ability to the use of solving impossible crimes and mysterious murders.
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Title: Midsomer Murders
Character: Patrick Bradley
Released: March 23, 1997
Type: TV
The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed under suspicion, and it is up to a veteran DCI and his young sergeant to calmly and diligently eliminate the innocent and ruthlessly pursue the guilty.
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Title: Pie in the Sky
Character: Mez
Released: March 13, 1994
Type: TV
Pie in the Sky is a British offbeat police comedy drama programme starring Richard Griffiths and Maggie Steed, created by Andrew Payne and first broadcast in five series on BBC1 between 13 March 1994 and 17 August 1997 as well as being syndicated on other channels in other countries, including the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. The series departs slightly from other police dramas in that the protagonist, Henry Crabbe, while still being an on-duty policeman, is also the head chef of the title restaurant set in the fictional town of Middleton and county of Westershire.