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Peter Baynham

Peter Baynham is a Welsh screenwriter and performer. He is best known for appearing in a series of comedic Pot Noodle television adverts in the 1990s. His work largely represents collaborations with comedy figures such as Armando Iannucci, Steve Coogan, Chris Morris, Sacha Baron Cohen, and Sarah Smith. Born in Cardiff, Baynham served in the Merchant Navy after leaving school and later pursued a career in comedy — first in stand-up, and then as a writer and performer for various news and sketch comedies in radio and television while enjoying personal fame starring in Pot Noodle adverts. He then became a writer in feature film. In television, with Iannucci he is writer for I'm Alan Partridge, developing the character Alan Partridge as performed by Coogan, and as writer and host of the Armistice review shows. With Morris, he is writer for The Day Today, Brass Eye, and Jam. Baynham himself created the animated series I Am Not an Animal. In feature film, with Baron Cohen he is writer for Borat! Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006), Brüno (2009), Grimsby (2016), and Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (2020). With Smith, he is writer for Arthur Christmas (2011) and Ron's Gone Wrong (2021). With Iannucci and Coogan, he is writer for Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa (2013). Other features as writer include Arthur (2011) and Hotel Transylvania (2012). From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


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Born:
Jun 28, 1963 In Cardiff, Wales, UK
Movie/TV Credits:
16
First Appeared:
In the series The Bill 1984-10-16
Latest Project:
Movie Alan Partridge: Why, When, Where, How And Whom? 2017-12-27
Known For
Poster of Bob Monkhouse: The Last Stand
Poster of Introducing Tony Ferrino: Who and Why? A Quest
Poster of The Tony Ferrino Phenomenon
Poster of The Saturday Night Armistice
Filmography
Movie Alan Partridge: Why, When, Where, How And Whom? Himself 2017-12-27
Movie Grimsby Traffic Warden 2016-02-24
Movie Bob Monkhouse: The Last Stand 2016-12-26
Movie Bright Day Daddy 2012-11-20
Movie Arthur Christmas Elf (voice) 2011-11-10
Movie Shaun of the Dead Man in Street (uncredited) 2004-04-09
Movie Anglian Lives: Alan Partridge Ray Woollard 2003-03-24
Series Bob and Margaret 1998-06-22
Movie Still Crazy Kevin 1998-10-30
Movie The Tony Ferrino Phenomenon 1997-01-01
Movie Introducing Tony Ferrino: Who and Why? A Quest Ross Woollard 1997-03-01
Series I'm Alan Partridge Hugh Morris 1997-11-03
Movie Lee and Herring Live Peter 1996-10-04
Series The Saturday Night Armistice 1995-06-24
Series Fist of Fun 1995-04-11
Series The Bill Mickey Tulliver 1984-10-16