Ed MacArthur
Ed MacArthur is an actor, comedian and musician.
Ed MacArthur is an actor, comedian and musician. He co-wrote and starred in the smash-hit String V Spitta with Kiell Smith-Bynoe, enjoying three sellout, critically-acclaimed runs at Soho Theatre and Edinburgh Fringe (‘Ingenious’ ★★★★★ The Independent, ★★★★★ The Daily Mail, ★★★★The Guardian, ★★★★ Chortle).
Ed is next appearing as as Leslie in ‘This is How it Goes’, directed by Idris Elba for Apple Films. He recently appeared as Peter in ‘Ted Lasso’ for Apple TV and as various characters in ‘Ellie & Natasia’, a sketch show for BBC2.
Other recent credits include Rob in 'The Death of Bunny Munro' (Sky/Clerkenwell Films), David in ‘We Might Regret This’ (BBC/RoughCut), and Mamil in ‘Picture This’ (Amazon Feature Film). He also stars in Jamie Demetriou's Netflix Special.
Ed has a monthly residency at Crazy Coqs (Brasserie Zedel), performing his one-man musical comedy show. Previous special guests include Doc Brown, Phil Dunster and Stevie Martin. He has two musical comedy albums on Spotify and Apple Music, and appears regularly on BBC Radio 4.
Ed’s current composing work includes the musical adaptation of ‘Cockfosters’, a word-of-mouth comedy sensation at Southwark Playhouse.
Previous acclaimed solo shows at the Fringe include cult-hits ‘Ed MacArthur: Humoresque’ and ‘Stack’ (‘madcap energy, intuitive comic timing and whip-smart script’ Fest, ‘MacArthur has talent in spades’, The Daily Telegraph, ‘Ed MacArthur has natural charm and considerable skill’, The Guardian).
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| Ellie & Natasia | Various Characters | 2026-01-01 |
| This Is How It Goes | Lesley Armitage | 2026-01-01 |
| Ted Lasso | Peter | 2026-01-01 |
| We Might Regret This, Series 2 | David | 2025-01-01 |
| Ed Macarthur and Kiell Smith-Bynoe: String V Spitta | String | 2025-01-01 |
| Dating Horror Stories | Presentor | 2025-01-01 |
| Ed Macarthur & Friends | Himself | 2026-01-01 |
| Picture This | Mamil | 2025-01-01 |
| The Death Of Bunny Munro | Rob | 2025-01-01 |
| Phil Dunster & Friends | Himself | 2024-01-01 |
| Radio 4 Comedy: Ian Smith Is Stressed | Meditation Expert | 2024-01-01 |
| The Now Show, Series 64 | Himself | 2024-01-01 |
| Funny Parts BBC Digital | Mark Hacklobb | 2024-01-01 |
| The Now Series 63 | Rajiv Karia | 2023-01-01 |
| Things You Should Have Done | John Burke | 2023-01-01 |
| The Now Show, Series 62 | 2023-01-01 | |
| One Night In Slugland | Gideon | 2023-01-01 |
| Netflix Special: Jamie Demetriou | Cyclist | 2022-01-01 |
| The Now Show, Series 61 | Himself | 2022-01-01 |
| Bad Education | Anthony Gilmarsh MP | 2022-01-01 |
| The Emily Atack Show | Brad | 2022-01-01 |
| Dreamland | Liam | 2022-01-01 |
| The Now Show, Series 61 | 2022-01-01 | |
| Ed Macarthur: The Launch | 2022-01-01 | |
| Autopsy: The Last Days Of Jonny Carson | Jonny Carson | 2022-01-01 |
| String V Spitta | Silvester String | 2022-01-01 |
| I Do This All The Time Written by Self-Esteem | Jeremy | 2021-01-01 |
| String V Spitta | Silvester String | 2021-01-01 |
| 15 Minutes Live | Mr. Armstrong | 2019-01-01 |
| Ed Macarthur: Humoresque | Himself | 2019-01-01 |
| Murder At The Gates | Ned | 2019-01-01 |
| Tash Demetriou & Ellie White's Sketch Show | Himself | 2018-01-01 |
| Shakespeare Festival, MINSK | Romeo/Benedict/Demetrius | 2018-01-01 |
| Mr Strings V MC Spitta | Barty | 2018-01-01 |
| The Borrowers | Spiller | 2017-01-01 |
| Grey Dogs | Anthony | 2017-01-01 |
| Swansong | Stephen | 2017-01-01 |
| Murder For Two | Marcus | 2017-01-01 |
| Stack | Stackard Banks | 2016-01-01 |
| Staff Sketch | Cruyff | 2016-01-01 |
| Stack | Stackard Banks | 2016-01-01 |
| Swansong | Stephen | 2016-01-01 |
| The Ritual of Thwarted Desire | 2016-01-01 | |
| The Shining City | Luke | 2015-01-01 |
| Arcadia | Valentine | 2015-01-01 |
| Stackard Banks Is Self-Discovered | Stackard Banks/ Writer | 2014-01-01 |
| Inheritance Blue's | Scissorhands/Writer | 2014-01-01 |
| Salad Days 60th Anniversary Concert | Timothy | 2014-01-01 |
| London Road | Dodge | 2014-01-01 |
| The Merry Wives Of Windsor | Justice Shallow | 2014-01-01 |
| The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe | Peter | 2013-01-01 |
| The Life of Stuart: Backwards | Gravvy | 2013-01-01 |
| Fade | Perch | 2013-01-01 |
| The Merchant of Venice | Shylock | 2013-01-01 |
| Three Sisters | Tusenbach | 2013-01-01 |
| The Country Wife | Pinchwife | 2013-01-01 |
| Earthquakes In London | Robert | 2013-01-01 |
| Converging Paths: Storybook | Philip | 2012-01-01 |
| Inheritance Blues | Scissorhands/Writer | 2012-01-01 |
| HMS Ship | Various Parts/Writer | 2012-01-01 |
| The Voysey Inheritance | Edward | 2012-01-01 |
| Robin Hood | Will Scarlett | 2011-01-01 |
| Leed's Tealights | Various Parts/Writer | 2011-01-01 |
| Dealer's Choice | Mugsy | 2011-01-01 |
| The Seafarer | Lockhart | 2011-01-01 |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | 2010-01-01 | |
| Celebration | Richard | 2010-01-01 |
| Measure For Measure | Duke Vincentio | 2010-01-01 |
| Henry IV, Part II | Sir John Colville | 2010-01-01 |
| 15 Minutes Live | Various Characters | 2013-01-01 |
| A Comedy Of Manors | Ted | 2018-01-01 |
| Crack Cocaine | Malcom George | 2018-01-01 |
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