Waen Shepherd
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Waen Shepherd | |
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Born | Waen Origen Shepherd 23 October 1971 Castleford, West Riding of Yorkshire, England |
Occupation(s) | Comic actor, musical/character comedian, writer, electronic music composer |
Years active | 1992–present |
Spouse | Katy Darby |
Waen Origen Shepherd (born 23 October 1971) is an English composer, actor and comedian. He is best known for his role in The Inbetweeners as Mr Kennedy . He is Originally from Yorkshire, England, he now lives in London.
Career
Following his days as a stand-up poet and fringe actor, Shepherd started out performing bizarre experimental
He graduated from
He went on to co-write and narrate award-winning animation The Wolfman (screened on
Since then, Shepherd concentrated on developing a number of comedy characters on stage, partly through his work as one half of Shepherd & Farnaby in their shows Animal Pie and Peterford Golf Club,[1] and partly through his solo work on the comedy circuit.
In 2003, Shepherd created a deluded monster in the form of
success, hosting a "Club Le Strange" comedy evening at The Albany in London.Shepherd enjoys portraying exaggerated or absurd characters, and appeared in two series of
In 2007, Shepherd appeared in a short film by Tim Plester entitled World of Wrestling, in which he played 'Exotic' Adrian Street, a wrestler with the flamboyance of a drag queen. He also has had two roles in Series 1 of We Are Klang as 'The Juggler' and a Hungarian prince. Shepherd played the role of peadophillic teacher, Mr. Kennedy, in the award-winning second and third series of The Inbetweeners.[3][4]
Shepherd was cited as one of the Top 50 British comedians by
Shepherd has written several theme tunes and music for television and radio. He is the series composer for
Albums
- Polaroid Suitcase
- Face Academy
- Glamoronica
- Beef Scarecrow
TV credits
- Action Team – Series 1 (Shinny Button/ITV) – Series Composer
- Murder in Successville – Series 1,2 & 3 (Tiger Aspect/BBC) – Series Composer
- Crackanory – Series 1 - 4 (Tiger Aspect/UKTV) – Series Composer
- Count Arthur Strong – Series 1 (BBC) – 2013 Victorian Policeman
- The Inbetweeners – Series 2 (Channel 4) – 2009 John "Paedo" Kennedy
- The Inbetweeners – Series 3 (Channel 4) – 2010 John "Paedo" Kennedy
- We Are Klang – 2009 Hungarian Prince
- We Are Klang – 2009 The Juggler
- BBC2) – 2007 Captain Helix
- Comedy Cuts (ITV2 ) – 2007 Gary Le Strange
- World Stands Up (BBC America – 2006
- Hyperdrive Series One – BBC2 – 2006 Captain Helix
- Gary Le Strange (BBC)
- Comedy Lab: Origen's Wake (Channel 4) actor, writer, composer, director
- PS2 "Third place" advert, actor/writer
- The Wolfman (C4) actor/writer
- Comedy Nation (BBC2) actor/writer
- The Net (BBC2)
- London Shouting (BBC2)
Film credits
- The Ghoul (Gareth Tunley, 2017) - composer
- Aaaaaaaah! (Lincoln Studios, 2015)
- The Monster (Bob Pipe, 2015) - composer
- World of Wrestling (Ben Gregor 2007)
- The Incredibly Strange People Show (Powercage Films, 2001)
Radio credits
- 2525 (BBC Radio 4)
- Tittle Tattle (BBC Radio 2)
- Alice's Wunderland (BBC Radio 4)
- Lucy Montgomery's Variety Pack (BBC Radio 2)
- Danny Robins' Music Therapy (BBC Radio 4) - composer
- Play & Record (BBC Radio 7)
- Out to Lunch (BBC Radio 2)
- The Day The Music Died (BBC Radio 2)
- 4 at the Store (BBC Radio 4)
- The End of the Road Show (BBC Radio 4)
References
- ^ "Simon Farnaby creates new golf sitcom for Radio 2". British Comedy Guide. 5 October 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ Premier. "2003 Winner - Gary Le Strange - Best Newcomer". Dave's Edinburgh Comedy Awards. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ Bennett, Steve. "The Inbetweeners spin-off that never was : Punching Up 2020 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ "The Inbetweeners: Fwends Reunited is full of nostalgia, and poo jokes – review". The Independent. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2020.