Name |
Alan Davies |
Height |
|
Naionality |
English |
Date of Birth |
6-March-1966 |
Place of Birth |
Loughton, Essex, England, United Kingdom |
Famous for |
Acting |
Alan Davies is an English comedian, writer and actor best known for starring in the TV mystery series Jonathan Creek and as the permanent panelist on the TV panel show QI. He also appeared in the teen comedy film Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging.
Davies began performing stand-up comedy in 1988 at the Whitstable Labour Club. In 1991, he was named Time Out's Best Young Comic. He continued touring and performing in the UK and Australia, winning the Edinburgh Festival Critics Award for Comedy in 1994. That show was released on video and audio cassette in 1995 as Alan Davies Live at the Lyric recorded at the Lyric Theatre as part of the Perrier Pick of the Fringe season in October 1994.