Acting
Chris Addison
EN cinema · 18 credits
Born
5 November 1971 (age 54)
Birthplace
Didsbury, Manchester, England, UK
Chris Addison is an English stand-up comedian, writer and actor. He is known for his lecture-style comedy shows, two of which he later adapted for BBC Radio 4. In addition to stand-up, in television he plays Ollie in the BBC 2 television satire The Thick of It and Toby in its spin-off film In the Loop, and he co-created and starred in the BBC 2 sitcom Lab Rats. In radio he hosts the weekly comedy news satire show 7 Day Sunday on BBC Radio 5 Live.
Known for
Filmography
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
as Simon Howler
The Hustle
Director
The Comedy Vaults: BBC2's Hidden Treasure
2014
The Comedy Vaults: BBC2's Hidden Treasure
as Self
The Look of Love
as Tony Power
Chris Addison: Live
as Himself, Writer
In the Loop
as Toby Wright
100 Greatest Stand-Ups
as Himself
The Rise of the Nutters
as Oliver Reeder
Spinners and Losers
as Oliver Reeder