Bill Bailey (born Mark Bailey; January 13, 1964) is an English stand-up comedian, musician and actor. As well as his extensive stand-up work, Bailey is well known for his appearances on Have I Got News for You, Never Mind the Buzzcocks, QI and Black Books. Bailey was listed by The Observer as one of the 50 funniest acts in British comedy in 2003. In 2007 and again in 2010, he was voted the 7th greatest stand-up comic on Channel 4's 100 Greatest Stand-Ups. Bill Bailey is a patron of International Animal Rescue. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bill Bailey, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Filmography

• 2026Bill Bailey: Thoughtifier — Self, Writer
• Ride or Die — Elijah
• The Reluctant Vampire — Guy the Gargoyle
• Bill Bailey’s Vietnam — Self - Host, Writer
• Inside the Hilton: Park Lane — Producer
• 2024Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps — The Donkey (voice)
• 2023The Smeds and the Smoos — Grandfather Smed (voice)
• Best & Bester — Grumpy Pants (Voice)
• 2021Bill Bailey: Larks in Transit — Self, Writer
• Deadliest Mums & Dads — Creator
• Patriot Brains — Host
• Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains — Guest
• 2021Worzel Gummidge: Calliope Jane — Mr Peregrine
• McDonald & Dodds — Paul Watt - Radio DJ (voice)
• 2020Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse — Bona Fide Gent
• My Life Is Murder — Enzo Pavone
• 2018Bill Bailey: Limboland — Self, Writer
• In the Long Run — Bagpipes
• LEGO Masters — Guest Judge
• 2017Sloppy Massage Sluts 2: Anal Edition
• 2016Nature's Perfect Partners — Narrator
• Funny Valentines — William/Craig/Bill, Writer, Director
• Alan Davies Après-Ski
• 2014Big Butts Like It Big: Brunette Edition
• 2014Nature's Misfits — Narrator
• 2013Bill Bailey: Qualmpeddler — Self, Writer
• It's Kevin — Various
• Gadget Man
• 2011Chalet Girl — Bill Matthews
• 2011Doctor Who: The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe — Droxil
• 2011Pythagasaurus — Ig
• Bill Bailey's Birdwatching Bonanza — Presenter
• 2010Bill Bailey: Dandelion Mind — Himself, Writer
• 2010Burke & Hare — Angus
• 2010Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang — Farmer Macreadie
• 2009Bill Bailey's Remarkable Guide to the Orchestra — Himself, Writer, Executive Producer
• Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation
• 2008Bill Bailey: Tinselworm — Himself, Writer
• 2007Hot Fuzz — Sergeant Turner
• More Dawn French's Boys Who Do: Comedy
• Skins — Walter
• TV Heaven, Telly Hell
• Wild Thing: I Love You — Presenter
• 2005Comic Aid
• Spicks and Specks
• 2005The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy — The Whale (voice)
• 2004Bill Bailey: Part Troll — Himself, Writer
• 2004Black Dolls — Manny Bianco (Voice)
• Hustle — Cyclops
• 15 Storeys High — Mr. Pirbright
• Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway — Dr. Russ
• Wild West — Doug
• 2001Bill Bailey: Bewilderness — Himself, Writer
• Double Income, No Kids Yet — Nigel
• Black Books — Manny
• Head on Comedy
• 2000Saving Grace — Vince
• Spaced — Bilbo Bagshot
• Is It Bill Bailey? — Self / Various Roles, Writer, Music
• 1997April Fool's Day — Sand Delivery Man
• 1997Bill Bailey: Cosmic Jam — Himself, Writer
• Jonathan Creek — Kennie Starkiss
• Midsomer Murders — Darwin Chipping
• Space Cadets — Space Captain
• Asylum — Patient, Writer
• The Day Today — Judge
• Blue Heaven — Boris
• Natural World — Narrator
• Life at Stake — CURV Operator

Appearances as themselves (59)

• Bring the Drama — Self - Presenter
• Perfect Pub Walks — Self - Presenter
• Bill Bailey's Australian Adventure — Self - Presenter
• Bill Bailey's Master Crafters — Self - Presenter
• Extraordinary Portraits — Self - Presenter / Narrator
• Take 5 with Zan Rowe — Self - Guest
• 2022The Fringe, Fame and Me — Self
• The John Bishop Show — Self
• 2021Christmas Comedy Club with Lost Voice Guy — Self
• Paul O'Grady's Saturday Night Line Up — Self - Guest
• The Cheap Seats — Self
• This Is My House — Self
• Between the Covers — Self
• Michael McIntyre's The Wheel — Self - Expert
• Celebrity Gogglebox — Self
• Hypothetical — Self
• Celebrity Catchphrase — Self - Contestant
• 2018We Are Most Amused and Amazed — Self
• Walks with My Dog — Self
• Michael McIntyre's Big Show — Self - Performer
• The Grand Tour — Self
• 2015Michael McIntyre's Easter Night at the Coliseum — Self
• 201450 Years of BBC Two Comedy — Self
• Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled — Self
• Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly) — Self
• 2014The Comedy Vaults: BBC2's Hidden Treasure — Self
• 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown — Self - Dictionary Corner
• Bill Bailey's Jungle Hero — Himself - Presenter
• Have You Been Paying Attention? — Self - Panellist
• Julia Zemiro's Home Delivery — Self
• The Last Leg — Self
• What a Load of Buzzcocks — Self - Team Captain
• 2012Evidently... John Cooper Clarke — Himself
• Baboons with Bill Bailey — Himself - Presenter
• 2011Making Qi — Self
• Live from Studio Five — Self
• 2008Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga — Self
• 2008Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments — Self
• 2008We Are Most Amused — Self
• The Graham Norton Show — Self
• Robins — Self - Guest
• The One Show — Self - Guest
• 2005Don't Crash: The Documentary of the Making of the Movie of the Book of the Radio Series of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' — Self (uncredited)
• Final Chance to Save — Himself
• The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson — Self
• 2004Spaced: Skip to the End — Self
• QI — Self, Self - Panellist (archive footage)
• Fifth Gear — Self
• Top Gear — Self
• Richard & Judy — Self
• Good News Week — Self
• Never Mind the Buzzcocks — Self
• Room 101 — Self
• GMTV — Self
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien — Self - Comedy Guest
• Have I Got News for You — Self - Host
• This Morning — Self
• Have I Got a Bit More News for You — Self - Presenter
• Ingenious — Self - Host