Kevin Bishop

Biography: Kevin's first leading role on television was as Sam Spalding in the children's BBC series, Grange Hill from 1994 to 1995 when he was 14 years old. He then had a number of roles including that of Jim Hawkins in the movie, Muppet Treasure Island in 1996. He then appeared in several television series in Britain, including Pie in the Sky, Love Soup, My Family, Peep Show and Spoons. He played the title role in Dick Whittington, a pantomime on television in 2002. He was also the lead role in the 2002 film, Food of Love, and the 2004 film, Suzie Gold. In 2005 he played comedian Dudley Moore on stage in Pete and Dud: Come Again, which debuted at the Assembly Rooms as part of the Edinburgh Fringe before transferring to The Venue in London's West End in March 2006. That same year, he could be seen in the Channel 4 British Comedy Awards 2006 winning comedy Star Stories. The first edition of his sketch series, The Kevin Bishop Show, commissioned by Channel 4 as a six part series, aired on 25 July 2008.… Expand