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Alan Davies

Acting

Born March 6, 1966 · Loughton, Essex, England, UK

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Biography

Alan Roger Davies is an English stand-up comedian, writer, and actor. He has played the title role in the BBC mystery drama series Jonathan Creek since 1997, and has been the only permanent panelist on the BBC panel show QI since 2003, outlasting original host Stephen Fry (2003–16), who was replaced by Sandi Toksvig upon his departure.

Awards & recognition

  • honorary doctor of the University of Kent · 2003

Filmography27 titles

Have You Been Paying Attention?

2013as Panellist

Taskmaster

2015as Self

QI

2003as Self - Panellist

Would I Lie to You?

2007as Self

McDonald & Dodds

2020as George Gillian

Inspector Lewis

2006as Marcus Richards

Top Gear

2002as Self

Jonathan Creek

1997as Jonathan Creek

Hotel Babylon

2006as Otto Clark

A Christmas Carol

2019as Miner

Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled

2014as Himself - Host

The Graham Norton Show

2007as Self

8 Out of 10 Cats

2005as Self

Whites

2010as Roland White

Whites

as Roland White

The Brief

as Henry Farmer

Flack

2019

Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging

2008as Bob Nicolson

Travel Man: 48 Hours in...

2015as Self - Guest

Damned

as Alastair Kavanagh

Frankie Drake Mysteries

2017as Jonny Cork

89

2017as Himself

The Bromley Boys

2018as Donald Roberts

Fifth Gear

2002as Self

The Jonathan Ross Show

2011as Self

The One Show

as Self

The Dog Rescuers with Alan Davies

as Presenter