Greg Davies

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Roles:

Taskmaster, Guest

Biography

Gregory Daniel Davies (born on 14 May 1968) is a British stand-up comedian and actor. He is best known for his roles as Greg in We Are Klang, Mr Gilbert in The Inbetweeners, Ken Thompson in Cuckoo, the Taskmaster in Taskmaster, and Dan Davies in Man Down, as well as for guest appearances on Mock the Week, Would I Lie to You?, and Fast and Loose. He has also performed on the Live at the Apollo series.

In 2005, Davies played a caricature of cricketer W. G. Grace in a series of adverts for Channel 4’s television coverage of The Ashes.

In 2010, Davies’ first solo stand-up show Firing Cheeseballs at a Dog was nominated for the Fosters Edinburgh Comedy Awards at the Edinburgh Festival.

From October 2013, Davies starred in Channel 4’s sitcom Man Down, as Dan, a man who hates his job as a teacher. Channel 4 later announced that Man Down would return for a second series in 2015.

Since July 2015, Davies has been the host of the panel game show Taskmaster. In December 2015, he starred in BBC Two’s comedy drama A Gert Lush Christmas where he played Tony, the uncle of Russell and Kerry Howard’s characters. He also played King Hydroflax in the 2015 Doctor Who special The Husbands of River Song.

In November 2017, Davies recorded a Netflix special at Hammersmith Apollo during his Magnificent Beast UK tour.

In July 2020, Davies won a BAFTA for the ninth series of Taskmaster.

[Source: Wikipedia, 28/02/2021.]