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Mathew Baynton

Mathew Baynton

Known For Acting
Birthday Nov 18, 1980 (44)
Birthplace Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Aug 11, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Mathew John Baynton (born 18 November 1980) is an English actor, writer, comedian, singer, and musician. He is best known for his numerous roles in a children’s program Horrible Histories (2009-2013), as well as Yonderland (2013-2016), where he also played various different roles, and Ghosts (2019-) ... where he plays Thomas Thorne; other TV series he is popular by are You, Me and the Apocalypse (2015), The Wrong Mans (2013-2014). He is also known for appearing in films such as The Falling (2015) and Bill (2015). He is familiar as one of the stars of the hit children's television series Horrible Histories, appearing over-all five series as a singer, actor, and occasional writer. He is the creator, writer, and star of Yonderland, an eight-part family fantasy comedy series that premiered on Sky1 on 10 November 2013. He starred with the same troupe in Bill, a BBC family comedy film based loosely around the early life of William Shakespeare. The troupe also reunited in 2019 to create the BBC series Ghosts, with him appearing as a romantic poet named Thomas Thorne. He teamed with James Corden to create, write, and star in The Wrong Mans (2013–2014), a comedy-thriller for BBC Two that premiered in autumn 2013. Other notable TV comedy roles include the recurring character of Deano in Gavin & Stacey (2008–2009); co-starring as Chris in the Darren Boyd sitcom vehicle Spy (2011–2012); and William in the 2017 black comedy series Quacks. In late 2015, Baynton starred in science fiction comedy-drama miniseries You, Me and the Apocalypse. Description above is from the Wikipedia article Mathew Baynton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Wonka

Wonka

2023

as Ficklegruber

Bill

Bill

2015

as William 'Bill' Shakespeare / Lord Burghley / English Messenger / Customs Official

The Falling

The Falling

2015

as Mr. Hopkins

You Instead

You Instead

2011

as Tkyo

Tooty's Wedding

Tooty's Wedding

2011

as Aiden

Hereafter

Hereafter

2010

as College Receptionist

Brave Young Men

Brave Young Men

2009

as Dylan

City Rats

City Rats

2009

as Barrista

1234

1234

2008

as Neil

Telstar: The Joe Meek Story

Telstar: The Joe Meek Story

2008

as Ritchie Blackmore

Learners

Learners

2007

as Howard

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Across The Sea

Across The Sea

2015

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Organization Category Movie
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Ghosts

as Thomas Thorne

Episodes: 30

First Aired: Apr 15, 2019

Yonderland

as Various

Episodes: 25

First Aired: Nov 10, 2013

Spy

as Chris

Episodes: 17

First Aired: Oct 14, 2011

You, Me and the Apocalypse

as Jamie / Ariel

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Sep 30, 2015

The Wrong Mans

as Sam

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Sep 24, 2013

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder

as Elliot Ward

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Jul 10, 2024

Quacks

as William Agar

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Aug 15, 2017

Peep Show

as Simon

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Sep 19, 2003

Gavin & Stacey

as Deano

Episodes: 3

First Aired: May 13, 2007

Murder Is Easy

as Dr. Thomas

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Dec 27, 2023

Death in Paradise

as Colin Babcock

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 25, 2011

Honest Trailers

as Ficklegruber (archive footage)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 13, 2012

Blandings

as Pongo

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 13, 2013

Ghosts

as Actor Pete

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 07, 2021

Hitmen

as Kieran Roberts

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 25, 2020

Inside No. 9

as Ted

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 05, 2014

Ashes to Ashes

as Tom Robinson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 07, 2008

Horrible Histories

Episodes: 64

First Aired: Apr 16, 2009

Horne & Corden

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Mar 10, 2009

Roman's Empire

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 12, 2007

Taskmaster

as Self

Episodes: 0

First Aired: Jul 28, 2015

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