Name |
Greg Davies |
Height |
6 ft 8 in |
Naionality |
English |
Date of Birth |
14-May-1968 |
Place of Birth |
St. Asaph, Wales |
Famous for |
Acting |
Greg Davies is a Welsh stand-up comedian and actor best known for his roles as Greg in We Are Klang, Mr. Gilbert in The Inbetweeners and as Ken Thompson in Cuckoo (TV series) and his guest appearances in Mock the Week, Would I Lie to You? and Fast and Loose. He has performed on the BBC's Live at the Apollo series. Davies is noted for his stature—he stands at 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) tall, and has size 13 feet.
Davies has performed on the BBC's Live at the Apollo, and has regularly appeared on the guest panel for Channel 4's 8 out of 10 Cats and the BBC's Mock the Week. He took part in World's Most Dangerous Roads, in which he and Rhod Gilbert drove from Nepal's border with India to the border with China. Davies was Paramount Comedy's continuity writer and announcer between October 2005 and April 2007, providing end-credit voice-overs for their peaktime programme schedule. He was recommended for the job by fellow stand up comic and friend, Rhod Gilbert. 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. Davies has appeared regularly in various panel shows including Have I Got News For You, Never Mind The Buzzcocks and Mock the Week
In 2002, Davies won the 'Laughing Horse New Act of The Year' competition and was a finalist in 'So You Think You're Funny'.