Colin Hoult
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Born | Beeston, Nottinghamshire, England | 15 May 1979
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Colin Hoult (born 15 May 1979) is an English actor and writer in television, radio, and theatre. He studied at Manchester Metropolitan School of Theatre.
Career
Hoult has worked in various television productions, including
In 2013, Hoult had a recurring role in series 5 of
Hoult's radio work includes House on Fire (BBC Radio 4, 2010), Out to Lunch (
His theatre credits include
Hoult is a regular performer on the London comedy circuit with actor/stand-up comic Fergus Craig in the double act Colin and Fergus. They performed three shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe between 2004 and 2006: Colin & Fergus, Colin & Fergus 2, and Rutherford Lodge. In 2004, they won the Writers Guild Award for Comedy at the festival.[citation needed]
Hoult performed his own show, Carnival of Monsters, at the 2009 Edinburgh Festival. It was directed by Stephen Evans and also featured Evans, Zoe Gardner, and Dan Snelgrove.[3]
Hoult returned to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2010[4] for his second solo show, Enemy of the World, using the same actors and production team as the previous year. At the 2011 Edinburgh Festival, he performed his third solo outing, Inferno. This show featured Gardner and Snelgrove and was directed by Kat Hoult.[5]
In 2015, Hoult appeared as various characters in ITV2's sketch/prank show Glitchy. He returned to the Edinburgh Fringe as his character Anna Mann in 2016 and 2017. Both shows were critically acclaimed and listed among the best-reviewed comedy shows at the Fringe by British Comedy Guide.[6][7]
References
- ^ "Preview: Colin & Fergus, London". The Guardian. 16 February 2008.
- ^ "BBC - Aston Merrygold joins cast of CBBC's Almost Never - Media Centre". BBC. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
- ^ "Colin Hoult's Carnival of Monsters: Pleasance, Edinburgh Festival". Daily Express. 14 August 2009.
- ^ "Carnival time for the masters of disguise". The Independent. 25 August 2010. Archived from the original on 28 August 2010.
- ^ "Review: Colin Hoult - Inferno". Spoonfed. 17 August 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Best reviewed Edinburgh Fringe shows 2016 - 2016 Edinburgh Fringe". British Comedy Guide.
- ^ "Best reviewed Edinburgh Fringe shows 2017 - 2017 Edinburgh Fringe". British Comedy Guide.
External links
- Colin Hoult at IMDb
- Colin Hoult at British Comedy Guide