Stephen Mangan

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As a stage actor, he was Tony-nominated for his portrayal of Norman in The Norman Conquests on Broadway. He starred as Bertie Wooster in Jeeves and Wooster in Perfect Nonsense at the Duke of York's Theatre in the West End, which won the 2014 Olivier Award for Best New Comedy.[2] He co-presented the 2020 edition of Children In Need for the BBC.

Early life and education

Mangan was born on 16 May 1968[3] in Ponders End, in Enfield, north London, to Irish parents.[4] He has two sisters, Anita and Lisa.[5][6]

Mangan was educated at two private schools, Lochinver House School for boys in Potters Bar, and Haileybury and Imperial Service College (now co-educational), a boarding school in the village of Hertford Heath, Hertfordshire. He was in a school prog rock band called Aragon, which recorded an album called The Wizard's Dream.[7]

Mangan studied for a Bachelor of Arts in Law at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, where he appeared in 21 plays, although he did not join the Cambridge Footlights.[8] Mangan took a year out to care for his mother, Mary, who died of colon cancer at age 45. Weeks after her death, he auditioned for the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and went on to study there for three years.

Career

Theatre

After graduating from RADA in 1994, Mangan did not pursue lead roles on screen, preferring to take what he saw as the less limited opportunities on the stage. Between 1994 and 2000, he performed in plays throughout the UK and the West End[9] before joining the theatre company Cheek by Jowl for an international tour of Much Ado About Nothing, earning him a nomination for a National Theatre Ian Charleson Award. He worked again for director Declan Donnellan at the Royal Shakespeare Company in School for Scandal, and at the Savoy Theatre in Hay Fever.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

In 2008 he played the title role in The Norman Conquests, directed by Matthew Warchus, at The Old Vic and then at the Circle in the Square on Broadway.[10] The production was a huge critical success earning several Tony Award nominations, including one for Mangan himself[11] and won the Tony Award for Best Revival.

In 2012 he appeared at the Royal Court in a Joe Penhall play, Birthday, directed by Roger Michell,[12] playing a pregnant man.

Mangan appeared as Bertie Wooster in Jeeves and Wooster in Perfect Nonsense at the Duke of York's Theatre[13] alongside Matthew Macfadyen as Jeeves from October 2013.[14] The production won the 2014 Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Comedy.[2]

Television

Mangan's breakthrough television performance was as Adrian Mole in the six-part BBC TV show series Adrian Mole: The Cappuccino Years in 2001.[15] That same year he appeared in Sword of Honour on Channel 4, alongside Daniel Craig.

In 2002 he appeared as Dan Moody in the I'm Alan Partridge episode "Bravealan". A scene where Alan repeatedly shouts "Dan!" at Dan from a distance in a car park, while Dan seems not to notice him, was named the second best moment from the series by Metro,[16][17]

Mangan played Guy Secretan in the British sitcom Green Wing. In Channel 4's The World's Greatest Comedy Characters, Guy was voted 34th. He starred as Keith in Never Better, a British television sitcom on BBC Two. He plays a recovering alcoholic Keith Merchant and Kate Ashfield is his long-suffering wife Anita. The series was written by Fintan Ryan for World Productions.[18]

In 2009 Free Agents, a romantic black comedy starred Mangan, Sharon Horgan and Anthony Head. Originally a pilot for Channel 4 in November 2007, the series began on 13 February 2009.[19] It spawned a short-lived US remake, which was cancelled after just four episodes aired, although four more were later released on Hulu.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

He played the title role in Dirk Gently, a British comedy detective drama TV series based on characters from the Dirk Gently novels by Douglas Adams. The series was created by Howard Overman and co-starred Darren Boyd as his sidekick Richard MacDuff. Recurring actors included Helen Baxendale as MacDuff's girlfriend Susan Harmison, Jason Watkins as Dirk's nemesis DI Gilks and Lisa Jackson as Dirk's receptionist Janice Pearce. Unlike most detective series Dirk Gently featured broadly comic touches and even some science fiction themes such as time travel and artificial intelligence. He has said that he was "bitterly upset" at the BBC's axing of the series after four episodes due to a freeze on the licence fee.[20] The four episodes of Dirk Gently were later released on the BritBox streaming service.

He played the title role in "The Hunt for Tony Blair", a one-off episode of The Comic Strip Presents..., a British television comedy, which was first shown on Channel 4 on 14 October 2011. The 60-minute film was written by Peter Richardson and Pete Richens and presented in the style of a 1950s film noir. It stars Mangan as the former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, who is wanted for murder and on the run as a fugitive. The film received its world premiere at the Edinburgh International Television Festival in August 2011. It first aired on Channel 4 on 14 October 2011; it received a mostly positive reaction from reviewers, and was nominated for a BAFTA award (Best Comedy Programme 2012) and the British Comedy Awards (Best Comedy Drama 2011).[21][22]

He appeared in Episodes, a British-American television comedy series created by David Crane and Jeffrey Klarik and produced by Hat Trick Productions.[23] It premiered on Showtime in the United States on 9 January 2011[24] and on BBC Two in the UK on 10 January 2011.[23] The show is about a British husband-and-wife comedy writing team who travel to Hollywood to remake their successful British TV series, with disastrous results. Mangan based his performance as Lincoln on his favorite shows from his youth.[25] On 11 December 2013, it was announced that Showtime had renewed Episodes for a fourth season.[26] Episodes has received positive reviews by critics,[27] with many singling out Mangan, Tamsin Greig, and Matt LeBlanc's performances.[28]

In 2018 Mangan played the lead role in a black comedy TV series Bliss, created by American comedian David Cross, which was aired on Sky One[29] and released by the BritBox streaming service. Bliss stars Mangan as Andrew, a fraudulent travel writer, who is struggling to maintain long-term relationships with two partners, Kim (Heather Graham) and Denise (Jo Hartley), who are not aware of one another.[30][31]

He co-wrote and starred in Hang Ups for Channel 4, which was adapted from the American comedy series Web Therapy.[32] The show was first broadcast in 2018 and had an all-star cast, including David Tennant, Katherine Parkinson, Charles Dance and Richard E. Grant.[33] It received rave reviews and was nominated for two major awards.

Also in 2018, Mangan starred in the BBC legal drama The Split opposite Nicola Walker. He reprised this role in the second series in 2020 and again in the third series in 2022.[34]

In 2020 he co-hosted BBC Children in Need alongside Mel Giedroyc, Alex Scott and Chris Ramsey.[35] He also served as the narrator of ITV's documentary series Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?: The Million Pound Question, which started airing in November 2020.[36]

In May 2022, the BBC announced that Mangan would be one of the guest presenters to take over Richard Osman's role on Pointless.[37]

In 2022 Mangan narrated the documentary and clip show 'Allo 'Allo! Forty Years of Laughter on Channel 5.[38]

In 2023, Mangan narrated the documentaries and clips shows Keeping Up Appearances - 30 Years Of Laughs, One Foot in the Grave - 30 Years Of Laughs and Birds of a Feather - 30 Years Of Laughter for Channel 5.[39][40][41]

Film

Template:BLP sources section Mangan's first film part was as Doctor Crane in Billy Elliot, which was released in 2000.[42] In 2001 he appeared in the Miramax film Birthday Girl, starring Nicole Kidman and Vincent Cassel;[43] in the same year he appeared as French cabaret singer Pierre Dupont in the cult film Chunky Monkey alongside David Threlfall and Alison Steadman.[44] In 2002, he appeared opposite Keira Knightley in the short New Year's Eve.[45]

He played the leading role in 2003's SuperTex,[46] a Dutch film directed by Jan Schütte and filmed in English. In 2005 he played a comedian in Festival,[47] a British black comedy film about a number of people at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, directed by Annie Griffin. The general shots of the festival were filmed during the 2004 event. Mangan was nominated for a Scottish BAFTA for his performance.[48] He also played Josef in 2006’s Confetti.[49]

He starred in Beyond the Pole, a 2010 British mockumentary adapted from the cult BBC radio series of the same name. It received its UK cinema release in 2010.[50] It was directed and produced by David L. Williams.[51] The film was shot on floating sea ice off the coast of Greenland, and stars a cast of actors and comedians including Mangan, Rhys Thomas, Mark Benton, Alexander Skarsgård and Helen Baxendale. Variety magazine described the film as a cross between The Office and Touching the Void.[52]

In 2013, Mangan played Alastair Caldwell in Rush, a British-German biographical sports drama film centered on the rivalry between race car drivers James Hunt and Niki Lauda during the 1976 Formula One motor-racing season. It was written by Peter Morgan, directed by Ron Howard and stars Chris Hemsworth as Hunt and Daniel Brühl as Lauda. The film premiered in London on 2 September 2013 and was shown at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival[53][54] before its UK and US theatrical releases on, respectively, 13 and 20 September 2013.[55]

In 2014, Mangan voiced the title role in Postman Pat: The Movie, a British animated comedy film featuring Postman Pat, star of a long-running BBC children's series. It was originally due to be released on 24 May 2013,[56] but was pushed back to a year later.[57] Pat's singing voice was performed by Ronan Keating. Other voice actors in the film included Jim Broadbent, Rupert Grint, and David Tennant.[58]

In 2020, it was announced Mangan is to write his first film, an adaptation of the children's novel Harry And The Wrinklies.[59]

Radio

Mangan was announced in January 2024 as being a new presenter on Global's Classic FM, specifically hosting a Sunday afternoon (4pm) show.[60]

In February 2025 he was the castaway for BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs.[8] From 17 February 2025 Mangan is to star in a new desert island comedy, alongside other "castaway" celebrities, from previous editions of the programme.[61]

Other

Mangan was host of the Evening Standard British Film Awards for four years (2009–2013). On 27 April 2014, he returned to host the British Academy Television Craft Awards in London for a third time.[62] Mangan recorded several roles in the Arkangel Shakespeare audiobook series, directed by Clive Brill. Mangan has been one of the hosts of Artist of the Year since 2018.

Personal life

His father, James, died of a brain tumour at age 63.[63] Mangan backed the 2020 National Brain Appeal, a charity supporting research at the National Brain Hospital, with a unique online art gallery exhibition sale.[64][65]

Mangan is married to actress Louise Delamere. They have three sons together.[66][67]

He is a fan of Tottenham Hotspur and goes to games with Tamsin Greig's husband Richard Leaf.[68]

In August 2014, Mangan was one of 200 public figures who were signatories to a letter to The Guardian expressing their hope that Scotland would vote to remain part of the United Kingdom in that year's referendum on the issue.[69]

In 2023 Mangan and his sister Anita appeared together on Celebrity Gogglebox.[70]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2000 Billy Elliot Dr. Crane [42]
2001 Offending Angels Fergus
Birthday Girl Bank manager [43]
Chunky Monkey Pierre DuPont [44]
2002 New Year's Eve David [45]
2003 SuperTex Max Breslauer [46]
2005 Festival Shaun Sullivan [47]
2006 Confetti Josef
Someone Else David
2009 Beyond the Pole Mark
2013 Rush Alastair Caldwell
2014 Postman Pat: The Movie[71][72] Postman Pat / PatBot 3000 (voice)
2017 Breathe Dr. Clement Aitken
2019 Pets United Bob (voice)
2022 A Gaza Weekend Michael

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1999 Watership Down Bigwig (series 1–3), Silverweed, Shale (series 3 only) Voices only
Big Bad World Justin
2000 In Defence John Henderson
Human Remains Clown

Portrait artist of the year. Sky tv’s internationally much loved series Co host and his warmth and wit adds a great deal

2001 Sword of Honour Frank De Souza
The Armando Iannucci Shows Television Executive
Thunder Pig! Leon Voice only; pilot
Horizon Narrator
Adrian Mole: The Cappuccino Years Adrian Mole
2002 I'm Alan Partridge Dan Moody Season 2, episode 3
2003 Seven Wonders of the Industrial World Jules Isidore Dingler
Ready When You Are, Mr. McGill Roland
Lucky Jim Bertrand
2004 End of Story
Wren: The Man Who Built Britain Robert Hooke
Green Wing Guy Secretan Two series (2004–2007)
2005 Sunday Pants The Imp Voice only
Nathan Barley Rod Senseless
Bromwell High Gavin Voice only
2005–2006 Jane Hall Robert
2006 A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Studio
Britain's Biggest Spenders Narrator
MTV ScreenPlay Presenter
Is It Just Me or Is Everything Shit? Pilot episode
2007 Agatha Christie's Marple Inspector Larry Bird Agatha Christie's Marple, series 3
Hyperdrive Green Javelins
Who Gets the Dog? Steve Hollister TV film
2008 Never Better Keith
2009 Free Agents Alex
Never Mind the Buzzcocks Himself, guest
2009–2010 Would I Lie to You?
2010 Richard Bacon's Beer & Pizza Club
Three in a Bed Narrator
2011 Rome Wasn't Built in a Day
Celebrity Mastermind Himself, contestant
Have I Got News for You Himself, host Series 41, episode 2 & series 42, episode 4
Meet the Middletons Narrator
The Hunt for Tony Blair Tony Blair
All Roads Lead Home Himself, co-presenter
2011–2017 Episodes Sean Lincoln Main role
2012 Just a Minute Himself, contestant
Dirk Gently Dirk Gently Following pilot episode
Have I Got News for You Himself, host Series 43, episode 1
2013 Series 45, episode 1
Fifteen to One Himself, contestant Celebrity special
2013–2014 Barely Legal Drivers Narrator Series 1
2013–present Artist of the Year Presenter Series 1–5
2014 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown Himself, contestant
A Very British Airline Narrator Series 1
Wild Brazil
The IT Crowd Manual
2015 Birthday Ed
2016 Houdini & Doyle Arthur Conan Doyle ITV Encore series
Have I Got News for You Himself, host Series 51, episode 1 & series 52, episode 2
2017 The Fake News Show
Olobob Top[73] Narrator Animated series
Have I Got News for You Himself, host Series 54, episode 7
2018 Bliss Andrew Marsden Main role
Hang Ups[32] Dr. Richard Pitt Also co-writer
2018–2022 The Split Nathan Stern TV series
2019 Top Gear Himself, guest
2019–2020 101 Dalmatian Street Doctor Dave Recurring character
2020 BBC Children in Need Himself, co-host
2020–2021 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?: The Million Pound Question Template:Efn Himself, narrator ITV series, 6 episodes[36][74]
2021 Love Your Weekend with Alan Titchmarsh Himself, guest [75]
2022 Pointless Himself, co-host
'Allo 'Allo! Forty Years of Laughter Narrator Documentary
Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable Himself Series 3, episode 5
Travel Man: 96 Hours in Rio Christmas special[76]
2023 World's Most Dangerous Roads with Lara Ricote[77]
Keeping Up Appearances - 30 Years Of Laughs Narrator Documentary
One Foot in the Grave - 30 Years Of Laughs
Birds of a Feather - 30 Years Of Laughter
2023–present Celebrity Gogglebox Himself; alongside his sister Series 5 and 6
2024–present The Fortune Hotel Himself, host ITV series; second series commissioned[78]
2024 Password Game show; team captains: Alan Carr and Daisy May Cooper[79]
2025 Have I Got News for You Series 69, episode 7

Theatre

Year Title Role Venue
1994–1995 Georges Dandin Clitandre Redgrave Theatre
1995 The Tempest Ferdinand International Tour
Twelfth Night Sebastian Nottingham Playhouse
Mrs Warrens Profession Frank Redgrave Theatre
1996 The Rover Belville Salisbury Playhouse
Couch Grass and Ribbon Jack Watermill Theatre
Hamlet Laertes Norwich Theatre Royal
1997 The Shoe Shop of Desire Bobby UK Tour
As You Like It Orlando Nottingham Playhouse
She Stoops to Conquer Marlow Birmingham Stage Company
1998 The School for Scandal Sir Benjamin Backbite Royal Shakespeare Company
1998–1999 Much Ado About Nothing Don Pedro International Tour
1999 Hay Fever Simon Bliss Savoy Theatre
2001 Noises Off Gary Lejeune Piccadilly Theatre
2002 The People Are Friendly Robert Royal Court Theatre
2005–2006 The Magic Carpet Miloshin Hammersmith Theatre
2008 The Norman Conquests Norman The Old Vic Theatre
2009 Circle in the Square Theatre
2012 Birthday Eddie Royal Court Theatre
2013–2014 Perfect Nonsense Bertie Wooster Duke of York's Theatre
2015 Rules for Living Adam National Theatre Dorfman
2018 The Birthday Party Goldberg Harold Pinter Theatre
2019 The Man in the White Suit Sidney Stratton Theatre Royal, Bath and Wyndham's Theatre
2021 A Christmas Carol Ebenezer Scrooge The Old Vic
2025 Unicorn Nick Garrick Theatre

Radio

Title
The Winter's Tale
Cymbeline
Wild Things
Othello
The Man Who Knew Everything
Into Exile
Jack the Giant killer
Gordon Springer
As You Like It
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Last Act (2006, radio series)
Number 10 (2007, radio series)
ElvenQuest (2009 – 2011, radio series)
Lunch (2013 – 2014, radio series)
Classic FM (2024 – present, Sunday Afternoons)
The History of Mr Polly (2025, two-part dramatisation)

Audio

Year Title Role Notes
2003 As You Like It Orlando part of The Complete Arkangel Shakespeare[80]
2003 Cymbeline Cloten part of The Complete Arkangel Shakespeare[81]
2003 Henry VIII Earl of Surrey part of The Complete Arkangel Shakespeare[82]
2003 Measure for Measure Lucio part of The Complete Arkangel Shakespeare[83]
2003 Othello Roderigo part of The Complete Arkangel Shakespeare[84]

Books

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