Alan Roger Davies is an English stand-up comedian, writer, and actor. He has played the title role in the BBC mystery drama series Jonathan Creek since 1997, and has been the only permanent panelist on the BBC panel show QI since 2003, outlasting original host Stephen Fry (2003–16), who was replaced by Sandi Toksvig upon his departure.

Filmography

• 2025A Knock at the Door — Lenny Bray
• Play for Today — Lenny Bray
• Blankety Blank
• McDonald & Dodds — George Gillian
• QI XS — Guest
• 2019FX's A Christmas Carol — Miner
• Flack
• 2018The Bromley Boys — Donald Roberts
• 2018The Midnight Gang — Porter
• All Round to Mrs. Brown's — Alan Davies
• Frankie Drake Mysteries — Jonny Cork
• 2016Alan Davies: Little Victories — Writer
• Damned — Alastair Kavanagh
• Alan Davies Après-Ski
• 2013Alan Davies: Life Is Pain — Himself, Writer
• Have You Been Paying Attention? — Panellist
• The Dog Rescuers with Alan Davies — Presenter
• Playhouse Presents — Al
• Perspectives
• Show Me the Funny
• Alan Davies' Teenage Revolution
• Whites — Roland White
• 2009Jonathan Creek: The Grinning Man — Jonathan Creek
• 2008Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging — Bob Nicolson
• 2008Verity Lambert: Drama Queen
• Comedy Map of Britain
• Lewis — Marcus Richards
• Hotel Babylon — Otto Clark
• TV Heaven, Telly Hell
• The Good Housekeeping Guide
• 2004Roman Road — Vince
• The Brief — Henry Farmer
• 2004Top Gear's Stars in Fast Cars
• Bob & Rose — Robert 'Bob' Gossage
• 2001Dog Eat Dog — Phil
• A Many Splintered Thing
• 1998Alan Davies: Lafter Hours — Himself, Writer
• 1998Alan Davies: Urban Trauma — Himself, Writer
• Jonathan Creek — Jonathan Creek
• One For The Road
• 1994Alan Davies: Live at the Lyric — Himself, Writer

Appearances as themselves (50)

• Tonight at the Museum — Himself
• Sam Pang Tonight — Self - Guest
• Perfect Pub Walks — Self
• Rob Beckett's Smart TV — Self - Guest
• David Mitchell's Outsiders — Self
• Taskmaster’s New Year Treat — Self
• Between the Covers — Self
• 2020Des O'Connor: The Ultimate Entertainer — Self
• Guessable — Self - Team Captain
• Hypothetical — Self
• 201789 — Himself
• The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice — Self
• 2015A Life On Screen: Stephen Fry — Self
• Taskmaster — Self
• Travel Man: 48 Hours in... — Self - Guest
• A Life on Screen — Self
• Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled — Himself - Host
• Julia Zemiro's Home Delivery — Self
• 2013Respect: A Felix Dexter Special — Self
• The Last Leg — Self
• Tipping Point: Lucky Stars — Self - Contestant
• 2011Making Qi — Self
• The Jonathan Ross Show — Self
• 2010Huge — Self
• The Michael Ball Show — Self
• Live from Studio Five — Self
• QI XL — Self - Panellist
• 2007Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out — Self
• The Graham Norton Show — Self
• Would I Lie to You? — Self
• The One Show — Self
• 8 Out of 10 Cats — Self
• The Culture Show — Self
• QI — Self - Panellist
• Fifth Gear — Self
• Great Britons — Himself
• Top Gear — Self
• Richard & Judy — Self
• 1999Jaws 5 — Himself
• Loose Women — Self
• Fantasy World Cup — Self
• Parkinson — Self
• Ruby — Self
• Never Mind the Buzzcocks — Self, Self - Panellist
• Soccer AM — Self
• Ready, Steady, Cook — Self - Guest
• Room 101 — Self
• Pebble Mill — Self
• Have I Got News for You — Self - Guest Captain
• Top of the Pops — Self - Host