Matt Lucas
Sign in to saveBritish actor, comedian and screenwriter
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1974-03-05
- Works
- 28
Top works
- Pão Diário
- BobLand
- Chłopiec, który przespał święta
- Boy Who Slept Through Christmas
- Little Me
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Acting · Paddington, London, England, UK
Matthew Richard "Matt" Lucas (born March 5, 1974) is an English comedian, screenwriter and actor. He is perhaps best known for his acclaimed work with David Walliams in the television show Little Britain and spoof interview series Rock Profile, as well as for his portrayal of the surreal scorekeeping baby George Dawes in the Reeves and Mortimer comedy panel game Shooting Stars. In 2009 Lucas…
Known for
- Zac Power — Kev the Conjurer (voice)2027
- Flower of the Dawn — Zachiel (voice)2025
- An Evening with Elton John and Brandi Carlile — Self - Audience Member2025
- Gladiator II — Master of Ceremonies2024
- We Work for the Dead — Perry (voice)2024
- Wonka — Prodnose2023
- Ian Cognito: A Life and A Death On Stage — Self2022
- Fantasy Football League — Self - Host2022
- Friday Night Dinner: 10 Years and a Lovely Bit of Squirrel — Self - Narrator (voice)2021
- 50 Years of Mr Men with Matt Lucas — Self - Presenter2021
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 8,499
- Total plays
- 64,686
Tags
rockabillyindiecomedyelectronicbritish
There are three recording artists that may scrobble the name Matt Lucas; an American Rock & Roll singer, and a British comedian, actor, and radio host, also a Music producer for genres such as Chill, Electronic, Indie. 1) Matt Lucas (born July 19, 1935) is an American Rock & Roll, Soul and Blues singer, drummer, and songwriter. He is best known for his crazy rocked-up 1963 version of the Hank Snow country classic "I'm Movin" On". He was inducted into The Rockabilly Hall of Fame in 1999 <a href=
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- SciPy 1.0: fundamental algorithms for scientific computing in Python
· 2020 · cited 34,272x
- Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome
· 2001 · cited 18,495x
- A global reference for human genetic variation
· 2015 · cited 17,321x
- Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,235x
- Astropy: A community Python package for astronomy
· 2013 · cited 13,034x
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Key facts
- Born
- Matthew Richard Lucas , ( 1974-03-05 ) 5 March 1974 (age 52) , Paddington , London, England
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom Germany
- Alma mater
- University of Bristol
- Occupations
- Actor comedian writer television presenter
- Years active
- 1992–present
- Partner
- Kevin McGee ( c. 2002 –2008)
via Wikipedia infobox
Key dates
- Born
- 5 March 1974
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Richard
- Family name
- Lucas
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Paddington
- Occupation
- singer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Notable work
- Wonka
Article
Matthew Richard Lucas (born 5 March 1974) is an English actor, comedian, writer and television host. He is best known for his work with David Walliams on the BBC sketch comedy series Little Britain (2003–2006) and Come Fly with Me (2010–2011).
Lucas first came to prominence on the comedy panel show Shooting Stars, in which he portrayed scorekeeper George Dawes from 1995 to 2009. From 2015 to 2017, he portrayed the role of Nardole in the BBC series Doctor Who. He has also appeared in films, including Astro Boy (2009), Alice in Wonderland (2010), Bridesmaids, Gnomeo & Juliet (both 2011), Small Apartments (2012), Paddington (2014), Wonka (2023) and Gladiator II (2024). Lucas presented the baking competition show The Great British Bake Off, alongside Noel Fielding, from 2020 to 2023.
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