Paul Julian Whitehouse (born 20 May 1958) is a Welsh actor, writer, presenter and comedian. He was one of the main stars of the BBC sketch comedy series The Fast Show and has starred with Harry Enfield in the shows Harry & Paul and Harry Enfield & Chums. He has appeared with Bob Mortimer in the BBC series Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing and has also acted in films including Corpse Bride (2005), Alice in Wonderland (2010) and The Death of Stalin (2017). In a 2005 poll to find The Comedian's Comedian, he was in the top 50 comedy acts voted for by comedians and comedy insiders.

Filmography

• 2026Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom — Shop Keeper (voice)
• 2025Invincible — Executive Producer
• 2023Dodger Special: Coronation — Royston
• The Change — Tony
• A League of Their Own Road Trip: Dingle To Dover
• 2022The Love Box in Your Living Room
• 2022The Tiger Who Came to Tea — Milkman
• Why Didn't They Ask Evans? — Askew
• Murder, They Hope — Monty
• 2020The Fast Show: Just a Load of Blooming Catchphrases — Self/Various Characters, Writer, Executive Producer
• 2020The Fast Show: More Blooming Catchphrases — Self/Various Characters
• 2019The Personal History of David Copperfield — Daniel Peggotty
• 2018Chuck Steel: Night of the Trampires — The Wise One
• 2018Ghost Stories — Tony Matthews
• 2018King of Thieves — Carl Wood
• Smashie's Christmastastic Playlist — Mike Smash
• Smashie's Xmastastic Playlist — DJ Mike Smash
• 2017The Death of Stalin — Anastas Mikoyan
• 2016Alice Through the Looking Glass — Thackery Earwicket / March Hare (voice)
• The Windsors — George III
• 2015An Evening with Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse
• 2015Mortdecai — Spinoza
• Nurse — Graham Downes, Producer, Writer
• Brian Pern: A Life in Rock — Pat Quid
• 2014Harry & Paul's Story of the 2s — Terry Collier / Michael Palin / Manuel / Frankie Howerd / Lurcio / Yosser Hughes / Lord Lawson / Stanley Baldrick / Alan Yentob / Rick / Dennis Potter / Evan Davis / Tim Canterbury / Rick Prog-Rock / Mary Berry / Jools Holland / Paul Merton / Sarah Silligan / Alan Davies / Diddy Andy Hamilton / Various, Writer
• It's Kevin — Rev. D.W.F. Winkleberry
• Toast of London — Vic Titball
• 2010Alice in Wonderland — Thackery Earwicket / March Hare (voice)
• Bellamy's People — Producer
• 2010Burke & Hare — Gentleman Drunk
• 2008Graham Linehan: Funny Business
• 2007Robbie the Reindeer in Close Encounters of the Herd Kind — Prancer (voice)
• 2005Corpse Bride — William Van Dort / Mayhew / Paul the Head Waiter (voice)
• Harry & Paul — Writer, Creator
• Help — Various, Writer, Producer
• 2004Finding Neverland — Stage Manager
• 2004Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban — Sir Cadogan
• Parkinson
• The Catherine Tate Show
• Comedy Connections
• Swiss Toni
• 2003The Fast Show: The Farewell Tour — Various, Producer
• 2002Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe — Prancer (voice)
• Happiness — Danny Spencer, Writer
• Jumpers for Goalposts — Ron Manager
• 2000Kevin & Perry Go Large — Bouncer
• Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
• David Copperfield — Pawnbroker
• 1999Harry Enfield Undressed
• 1999Robbie the Reindeer: Hooves of Fire — Prancer (voice)
• 1999The Fast Show: You Ain’t Seen These, Right? — Writer, Producer
• Match of the World Cup
• 1998Ted & Ralph — Ted / Rowley Birkin / Kevin Brown, Executive Producer
• 1998The Fast Show Live
• Harry Enfield and Chums — Various Characters, Writer
• 1994Smashie and Nicey's Top of the Pops Party — Smashie
• 1994Smashie and Nicey: The End of an Era — Mike Smash
• The Danny Baker Show
• The Fast Show — Various Characters, Writer, Producer, Creator
• The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer
• Bunch Of Five — Spencer Pendel
• GamesMaster
• 1992The Weekenders — Spencer Pedal
• 1991Amnesty International's Big 30 — Mike Smash
• Paul Merton: The Series
• Harry Enfield's Television Programme
• 1990The Craig Ferguson Show — Various, Writer
• 1990The Craig Ferguson Story — Writer

Appearances as themselves (23)

• 2026Finding Harry: The Craft Behind the Magic — Self (uncredited)
• The Harry Hill Show — Self
• Johnny Vegas: Art, ADHD & Me — Self
• Legends of Comedy with Lenny Henry — Self - Guest
• Paul Whitehouse's Sketch Show Years — Self
• The Chris McCausland Show — Self
• Paul Whitehouse: Our Troubled Rivers — Self - Presenter
• Vinnie Jones in the Country — Self
• Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing — Self
• 201450 Years of BBC Two Comedy — Self
• Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly) — Self
• 2014The IT Crowd Manual — Self
• 2010Fry and Laurie Reunited — Self
• 2010The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa — Self
• The Graham Norton Show — Self
• The One Show — Self - Guest
• The Culture Show — Self
• 2001We Know Where You Live. Live! — Self
• 1999Suit You Sir! The Inside Leg Of The Fast Show — Self
• Parkinson — Self
• Shooting Stars — Self
• Countryfile — Self
• Top of the Pops — Self - Host