Matt King

Actor

Popular As Matt King (comedian)

Birthday January 31, 1968

Birth Sign Aquarius

Birthplace Watford, Hertfordshire, England

Age 56 years old

Nationality United Kingdom

Height 1.88 m

#17260 Most Popular

1968

Matt King (born 31 January 1968) is an English actor, DJ and comedian currently residing in Brighton.

He is best known for his role as Super Hans in the British sitcom Peep Show.

King was born in Watford, Hertfordshire, England on 31 January 1968 and attended Cheshunt School.

He moved to Australia at age 20 where he worked as a chef before meeting Jimeoin McKeown.

McKeown suggested that King become a stand-up comedian.

King worked in the Australian comedy circuit for 15 years before returning to the UK.

As an actor he has played many characters, including Elton John and Terry Venables in the BAFTA-nominated comedy series Star Stories, and also starring in his own self-penned sketch show Dogface.

His role as Super Hans in Peep Show spanned more than a decade.

He has performed DJ sets in-character as Super Hans.

He has appeared in cult comedy series Look Around You, and in the third series of Skins, playing Cook's father, a character very similar to Super Hans.

He co-starred in the film Inkheart, appeared in the Guy Ritchie film Rocknrolla, and the British film Bronson, and had a lead role in the fantasy thriller Malice in Wonderland.

He also appeared in the third series of Doctor Who, as Peter Streete in "The Shakespeare Code", and was a regular playing computer expert Freeman in the BBC production Jekyll.

As a stand-up comedian he has appeared at the Edinburgh Festival, and at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.

2007

King played a mad scientist in a 2007 commercial promoting a newly customizable credit card by Capital One.

2010

In 2010 he played driver and bodyguard to Ray Winstone's character Rob Gant in London Boulevard alongside Colin Farrell and Keira Knightley.

In the same year he co-wrote the BBC2 series Whites starring Alan Davies.

2011

In 2011, King starred in the Australian drama series Spirited, in which he plays the ghost of 1980s rock star Henry Mallet.

He also stars in the Sky One generational family comedy drama, Starlings, co-written with Steve Edge and produced by Steve Coogan.

2013

In 2013, King appeared in the final episode of The IT Crowd as Raymond Peterfellow.

2015

In 2015, he narrated the audiobook The Hunt for the Mayor of Smoochyville, written by writer and musician Chris Wade.

2017

In 2017, he appeared as Phil Hendricks in the BBC drama In the Dark.

He is a fan of Tottenham Hotspur as is his character on Peep Show.