Matt King (comedian)
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| Matt King | |
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| Born | Matthew King 31 January 1968 Watford, England |
| Occupation | Actor, comedian |
Matt King (born 31 January 1968) is an actor and comedian. He is known for his role as crack-addicted Super Hans in the British sitcom Peep Show. In 2002, he co-wrote and starred in The Sofa of Time with Nick Frost. He also played many characters in the Channel 4 comedy series Star Stories including Elton John and Guy Ritchie and starred in his own self-penned sketch show Dogface also on Channel 4. He has also appeared in the '"Brain" episode of cult comedy series Look Around You.
He has appeared at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. One of his shows was disrupted by the fact that he had a devastating car crash immediately before the show started, but the show went on. Recently King also appeared in the BBC production Jekyll as the computer expert Freeman.
He co-stars in the movie Inkheart with Paul Bettany, Helen Mirren, Brendan Fraser, Andy Serkis and Jim Broadbent. He is also set to appear in the new Guy Ritchie film Rocknrolla alongside Jeremy Piven and Gerard Butler and the British film Bronson with Tom Hardy. He also appeared in the third series of Doctor Who as Peter Streete in the episode The Shakespeare Code.
There is a picture of him on UK Indie band Good Shoes' 7" single "Photos On My Wall".
Matt is currently starring as a Dr. Frankenstein style character in the Capital One credit card television advertisements in the United States and writing his own sitcom Whites for BBC2 based on his own experiences working in Michelin starred restaurant kitchens. He is also appearing on first direct adverts in the U.K..
