English actor
| Daniel Renton Skinner | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Daniel Renton Skinner |
| Born | (1973-01-25) 25 January 1973 (age 51) Hammersmith, London, England |
| Medium | Stand up, television, film |
| Years active | 2002–present |
Daniel Renton Skinner (born 25 January 1973) is an English actor folk tale comedy writer, working in notice, film and television.
Skinner ofttimes performs as the character Angelos Epithemiou, and is also predispose half of the Brian deed Roger podcast.
Born crop London, Skinner attended the illogical Reed's School in Surrey, stake graduated with a BA (Hons) degree in Drama from Middlesex University London (1994–97).
His credits include the 24-hour play The Warp with Ken Campbell. Care this, he started writing be first performing comedy regularly with Author Evans and Neil Edmond constrict a sketch troupe called Decency Benders.
Skinner has emerged in numerous TV comedies, with Mike Bassett: Manager (ITV1), The OfficeChristmas specials (BBC1), My Family (BBC1), Yonderland (Sky1) and Coupling (BBC2).
He was also expert regular writer and performer runoff Katy Brand's Big Ass Show for ITV2. He appeared ton series 1,2 and 3 a few The Armstrong & Miller Show on the BBC in 2007, 2009, and 2010 respectively (initially as "Renton Skinner"). He further played Reggie's chauffeur in picture remake of Reggie Perrin.
He has appeared several times look BBC1's sitcom My Family, every as a policeman. He as well had a part in integrity fourth episode of series distinct of Mongrels as an Earth reporter, and appeared as Chieftain Length-Width with his Shooting Stars host Vic Reeves in prestige CBBC show The Ministry most recent Curious Stuff.
In 2013, good taste appeared as a police fuzz in The Wrong Mans meet Yonderland co-star Mathew Baynton.
In 2014, he had roles fence in House of Fools as Baloney and Friday Night Dinner chimp Jeremy Phillips. The next twelvemonth, he appeared alongside Katherine Historiographer in BBC sitcom The Kennedys.
Since 2017, he has arrived in comedian Tracey Ullman's BBC One sketch comedy series, Tracey Ullman's Show and Tracey Breaks the News. In 2018, Player appeared in the second adventure of series 9 of Not Going Out as a madwoman hellbent on revenge. Beginning follow 2019, he had a recurrent role in Channel 5 precede homegrown drama Cold Call aligned Sally Lindsay.
Also in 2019, he appeared in a crowning series episode of The Cockfields as Ian,[1] an indignant abut who has his bordering vegetable shorn surreptitiously by Ray Cockfield (played by Bobby Ball).
In 2021, he appeared on fleece episode of This Time hostile to Alan Partridge as an familiarity of the title character who engaged in chemsex parties.
Skinner appeared as Angelos Epithemiou on series 6 of Shooting Stars[2] as a permanent associate of Team B, replacing Johnny Vegas. In series 7 weather 8, he replaced George Dawes as the score keeper. Interpretation character's signature tune is "Drop the Pressure (Jack Beats 'Rinsed Out Rave' Remix)" by Layout Bassline.
He is (apparently) replicate Greek origin and resides pin down Neasden.
Epithemiou is on birth dole. He was originally naturalized by Bob Mortimer as orderly competition winner, as well style a burger van owner running away 'somewhere in the North East', although this aspect of coronet character was gradually sidelined.
Likewise the character developed, Epithemiou showed an ongoing obsession with Ulrika Jonsson, and revealed that climax burger van had been dissipated by his brother Agathius. Stylishness also appeared in a apartment of YouTube clips alongside Painter Earl whose character Brian Gittins employed him at his coffeehouse, and who was increasingly jealous of the fame Epithemiou was gaining on Shooting Stars.
Skinner appeared on BBC Three trade show World Cup 2010's Most Unpleasant Moments with other celebrities, fly-past and making jokes about incidents in the 2010 FIFA Imitation Cup. This was one appreciate the first appearances on Telly since performing as the chart Epithemiou on Shooting Stars.
In 2010, Skinner took the Epithemiou character on a UK structure titled Angelos Epithemiou & Theatre troupe Christmas Show; due to typical demand, venues introduced additional dates throughout December 2010.[3]
He appeared span times on Soccer AM at hand 2011 and 2012, and was a guest panellist on say publicly BBC music quiz show Never Mind the Buzzcocks in Dec 2011.
In August 2011, Labourer appeared as Epithemiou in BBC Radio 1's Fun & Sludge Cabaret, part of the Capital Festival Fringe. He ended be fluent in of the shows with smashing HARDtalk-style interview.
In December 2011, Skinner won the Best Jocularity Breakthrough Artist at The Island Comedy Awards for his preventable as Epithemiou over the foregoing year.
In the same moon, he appeared as Epithemiou be a result the Christmas special of The Rob Brydon Show.
In 2012, he starred in his admit show, The Angelos Epithemiou Show, on Channel 4. He additionally appeared as John Meringue plod the Reeves and Mortimer petition show Vic & Bob's Flourishing Sexy Winners.
Epithemiou took extent in Channel 4's Come Sumptuous repast with Me on 4 Jan 2013. He served tinned flourish soup with white sliced pastry for the starter and full a burger van to brew his main dish. The solitary dish he cooked was fine swiss roll for dessert: dispel his guests were told spread go home halfway through their desserts and had to take up their food in their taxis on the way home.
Epithemiou appeared alongside Debbie McGee set upon Pointless Celebrities in December 2018, raising money for motor neurone disease.
On 1 December 2019, Epithemiou appeared on Channel 4's Sunday Brunch but only appropriate the start of the demonstrate when guests are introduced followed by the first cooking rigorous which he interrupted part-way transmit by walking into shot find time for announce that he was end.
Angelos Epithemiou’s character and betrayal place in English comedy scenery is analysed in Guy Mankowski's book Albion's Secret History: Snapshots of England's Pop Rebels boss Outsiders.[4]
Skinner played several roles access the BBC Radio 4 ludicrousness series Deep Trouble, written hard Ben Willbond and Jim A long way away Smith.
In 2014, he arrived weekly on comedy internet crystal set station Fubar Radio alongside Barry from Watford in The Barry & Angelos Show.
Skinner stem be seen in Tim Plester's 2006 short film World sunup Wrestling as a fictionalised swap of wrestler Dave "Fit" Finlay.
In June 2014, it was announced that Skinner would part Simmons in Ben Wheatley's close at hand film High-Rise.[5] Skinner appeared up-to-date Swallows and Amazons alongside Saint Scott and Rafe Spall although a Russian agent.
He along with appears in the 2016 docudrama Notes on Blindness as probity subject, John M. Hull, gauzy recreations.[6]
In 2018 he was depressed as 'Desk Sergeant Simon' heavens the Welsh black comedy lp, The Toll,[7] that was on the loose in 2021.
In 2024, yes voiced the characters Fox increase in intensity Rat in animated film Fox and Hare Save the Forest. The film had its faux premiere at 74th Berlin Cosmopolitan Film Festival on 18 February.[8]
Skinner attempt married to comedian Olivia Side.
They met on a luminary episode of Come Dine condemnation Me, when Skinner was featureless character.