Tim Key
Tim Key is an actor, writer and poet.
At the start of his career, he won the 2009 Perrier Award and has since gone onto write and perform eight solo shows.
At the start of his career, Tim won the 2009 Perrier Award and has since gone onto write and perform eight solo shows.
The most recent of which, MULBERRY was described by The Times as "The greatest stand-up response to Lockdown" with over 150 shows performed in 2022 and 2023.
On screen he is best known as Sidekick Simon in THIS TIME WITH ALAN PARTRIDGE and his leading role with Daisy May Cooper in WITCHFINDER, as well as The Double, Inside Number 9, Peep Show, Pls Like, Greed, and The End of the F★★★ing World. Most recently he played Commissioner Harrold Scott alongside Sam Rockwell and Saoirse Ronan in SEE HOW THEY RUN (Searchlight).
On stage he co-starred with Daniel Kitson in TREE at the Old Vic where he also played Yvan in ART with Rufus Sewell and Paul Ritter.
His radio series LATE NIGHT POETRY WITH TIM KEY has just been commissioned for a sixth series.
Tim has also written several successful poetry anthologies, the most recent being Chapters, He Used Thought As a Wife and Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush.
This year you will be able to see Tim starring in his comedy film THE BALLAD OF WALLIS ISLAND (starring Carey Mulligan, Tom Basden), in Bong Joon-ho's MICKEY 17 (starring Robert Pattinson) and in Peacock's THE PAPER.
Other
| Greed RagDoll | Sam | 2019-01-01 |
| Stag BBC2 | Aitkin | 2015-01-01 |
| Kit Kat | Voiceover | 2009-01-01 |
| Brassic Sky | Vortex | 2019-01-01 |
| Plebs ITV 2 | Mushki | 2014-01-01 |
| Skins E4 | Dr. O'Dwyer | 2011-01-01 |
| Nicorettes | Voiceover | 2012-01-01 |
| Paddington 2 | Security Guard | 2017-01-01 |
| Art Old Vic Theatre | Yvan | 2017-01-01 |
| Cowards Angel Eye | Various | 2009-01-01 |
| Banner Bright BBC Radio 4 | Nick | 2019-01-01 |
| Plenty More Fish BBC | Jumbo | 2012-01-01 |
| The Milk Run BBC Radio 1 | Various | 2005-01-01 |
| Reluctant Landlord Sky | Tommy | 2019-01-01 |
| Zapped, Series 2 Dave | Sextus | 2017-01-01 |
| Cowards (Series 1 - 2) BBC | Various | 2007-01-01 |
| Days of the Bagnold Simon Bird | Dale | 2018-01-01 |
| Together Tiger Aspect | Joseph | 2015-01-01 |
| I Give It A Year Dir: Dan Mazer | Alan | 2013-01-01 |
| The Double Dir: Richard Ayoade | Staff | 2013-01-01 |
| Young Doctor's Notebook | Patient | 2012-01-01 |
| Trust BBC 2 / Danny Boyle | Gavin | 2018-01-01 |
| Wonderdate BBC | Performer / Writer | 2018-01-01 |
| One Day Dir: Lone Scherfig | Ellory Waugh | 2009-01-01 |
| Gap Year Eleven Films/E4/TNT | Greg | 2016-01-01 |
| The Detectorists, Series 3 BBC | Tim | 2017-01-01 |
| The Time Of Your Life Granada | Alan | 2007-01-01 |
| Party (Series 1 - 2) BBC Radio 4 | Duncan | 2010-01-01 |
| Inside Number 9 BBC Television | Ian | 2013-01-01 |
| Chickens Big Talk / Sky One | Thomas | 2013-01-01 |
| We Need Answers BBC | Question Master | 2009-01-01 |
| Newswipe Zeppotron | The Poet Tim Key | 2009-01-01 |
| From Fact To Fiction BBC | The Poet Tim Key | 2009-01-01 |
| Time Trumpet BBC | Special Effects Guy | 2006-01-01 |
| Pls Like, Series 1-3 BBC 3 | James Wirm | 2017-01-01 |
| Christmas At The Riviera Carnival | Gary | 2007-01-01 |
| Harry Hill's Soap Way Avalon | Jason Fang | 2007-01-01 |
| Barry Awards Best Show - Masterslut | Nominee | 2012-01-01 |
| Life's Too Short BBC Television | Reporter | 2011-01-01 |
| Chortle Awards Best Show - Masterslut | Winner | 2011-01-01 |
| The Honeymoon Suite (Short) Dir: Sam Leifer | Man | 2011-01-01 |
| Anthony (Short) Dir: Jonathan Van Tulleken | Santa | 2013-01-01 |
| MEGADATE | Performer / Writer | 2018-01-01 |
| All Bar Luke (Series 1 - 3) Angel Eye | Luke Walsall | 2006-01-01 |
| Cowards Phill Green | Various | 2005-01-01 |
| Drunk History S3 Comedy Central | Lord Darnley | 2016-01-01 |
| The Amazing Hedge Puzzle Dir: Alex Winckler | PC Ball | 2006-01-01 |
| Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive Jones The Film | 2007-01-01 | |
| Piano For Beginners (Short) Dir: Alex Winckler | David | 2005-01-01 |
| Witchfinder BBC Two / Baby Cow | The Witchfinder | 2021-01-01 |
| Steve Coogan's Saxondale Granada | Promotions Guy | 2006-01-01 |
| Tim Key Delves into Daniil Kharms and That's All | Writer | 2016-01-01 |
| All Bar Luke (Christmas Special) Angel Eye | Luke Walsall | 2009-01-01 |
| Freeze! Pleasance | Poet / Showman | 2008-01-01 |
| Far Too Happy Phill Breen | Various | 2001-01-01 |
| Joseph K The Gate Theatre | Gabriel | 2011-01-01 |
| Tim Key Delves into Daniil Kharms and That's All | Narrator | 2016-01-01 |
| The Alan Partridge Movie Dir: Declan Lowney | Sidekick Simon | 2013-01-01 |
| Edinburgh Comedy Awards Best Show - The Slutcracker | Winner | 2009-01-01 |
| Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe Zeppotron | The Poet Tim Key | 2008-01-01 |
| Everybody Talks Alex Horne | Admin Divboy | 2006-01-01 |
| This Time with Alan Patridge BBC / Baby Cow | Sidekick Simon | 2019-01-01 |
| Peep Show Series 9 Channel 4 / Objective Productions | Jerry | 2015-01-01 |
| Al Murray's Edinburgh and Beyond Paramount | The Poet Tim Key | 2007-01-01 |
| The One And Only Herb McGuire (Short) Dir: James Griffiths | Charles | 2008-01-01 |
| Luke and Stella Bound & Gagged | Luke Walsall | 2004-01-01 |
| Masterslut The Invisible Dot | Poet / Showman | 2011-01-01 |
| Tim Key's Late Night Poetry Programme BBC Radio 4 | The Poet Tim Key | 2012-01-01 |
| Mark Watson's Live Address To The Nation BBC Radio 4 | The Poet Tim Key | 2012-01-01 |
| The End Of The F***ing World Netflix / Channel 4, Lucy Forbes | Gus | 2019-01-01 |
| The Slutcracker The Invisible Dot | Poet / Showman | 2009-01-01 |
| Alex Horne's When In Rome National Tour | Admin Boy | 2005-01-01 |
| Work in Progress Pleasance | (Writer/Lead Performer) | 2019-01-01 |
| Work in Progress Edinburgh Fringe Festival | Solo Show | 2017-01-01 |
| The Overcoat (Documentary) BBC Radio 4 / Dir: Steve Ranjam | Presenter / Writer | 2015-01-01 |
| Making Fish Laugh Bound & Gagged | Alex Horne's Gentleman | 2003-01-01 |
| Tim Key's Suspended Sentence BBC Radio 4 / Dir: Steve Ranjam | Presenter / Writer | 2011-01-01 |
| Comedy Playhouse- Time Vine Travels in Time BBC One | The Sheriff of Nottingham | 2017-01-01 |
| This Time with Alan Partridge, Series 1 & 2 BBC One / Baby Cow | Sidekick Simon | 2019-01-01 |
| The Slut In The Hut Zoologic / Key, Basden | The Poet Tim Key | 2007-01-01 |
| Single White Slut Edinburgh Fringe Festival | The Poet Tim Key | 2014-01-01 |
| We Need Answers Pleasance / Horne, Watson, Key | Question Master | 2008-01-01 |
| Mark Watson Makes The World Substantially Better (Series 1 - 2) BBC Radio 4 | The Poet Tim Key | 2007-01-01 |
| Tim Key's Late Night Poetry Project (Series 1 - 3 & Christmas Special) BBC Radio 4 | The Poet Tim Key | 2012-01-01 |
| Drunk History Comedy Central (Richard III, Robin Hood & Alexander Graham Bell) | Lord Stanley Cheshire | 2015-01-01 |
| Midmorning Matters With Alan Partridge Baby Cow / Dir: Armando Iannucci | Sidekick Simon | 2010-01-01 |
| Drunk History Comedy Central (Richard III, Robin Hood & Alexander Graham Bell) | Sheriff of Nottingham & Thomas Edison | 2015-01-01 |
| The Ballad of Wallis Island Dir. James Griffiths | Writer & Chris | 2025-01-01 |
| The Paper Peacock | Ken Davies | 2025-01-01 |
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