Acting
Chris Langham
Christopher Langham (1949-2026) was an English writer, actor, and comedian. He is known for playing the cabinet minister Hugh Abbot in the BBC Four sitcom The Thick of It, and as presenter Roy Mallard in People Like Us, first on BBC Radio 4 and later on its transfer to television on BBC Two, where Mallard is almost entirely an unseen character. Langham subsequently created several spoof adverts in the same vein. He also played similar unseen interviewers in an episode of the television series Happy Families and in the film The Big Tease. He is also known for his roles in the television series Not the Nine O'Clock News, Help, Kiss Me Kate, and as the gatehouse guard in Chelmsford 123. In 2006, he won BAFTA awards for The Thick of It and Help. On 2 August 2007, Langham was found guilty of fifteen charges of downloading and possessing level 5 child sexual abuse images and videos. Langham was jailed for ten months, reduced to six months on appeal. He was made to sign the sex offenders' register and was banned from working with children for 10 years.
Filmography
Vengeance
Film · 2020
The Darkest Universe
Film · 2016
Full Time
Film · 2013
The Factory
Film · 2013
Black Pond
Film · 2011
Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News
Film · 2009
Shrink Rap
Series · 2007
My Family and Other Animals
Film · 2005
John Wyndham: The Invisible Man of Science Fiction
Film · 2005
Spin by David Shrigley
Film · 2005
The Thick of It
Series · 2005
Help
Series · 2005
The Legend of the Tamworth Two
Film · 2004
London
Series · 2004
The Worst Week of My Life
Series · 2004
The Best of Not the Nine O'Clock News Volume One
Film · 2003
George Orwell: A Life In Pictures
Film · 2003
I Love Muppets
Film · 2002
The Emperor's New Clothes
Film · 2001
Room to Rent
Film · 2001
The Big Tease
Film · 1999
People Like Us
Series · 1999
Gimme Gimme Gimme
Series · 1999
Kiss Me Kate
Series · 1998
Les Misérables: In Concert at Hylands Park
Film · 1997
The Preventers
Film · 1996
Look at the State We're In!
Series · 1995
The Good Sex Guide
Series · 1993
Carry On Columbus
Film · 1992
Bejewelled
Film · 1991
Bottom
Series · 1991
Murder Most Horrid
Series · 1991
Have I Got News for You
Series · 1990
Have I Got News for You
Series · 1990
The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball
Film · 1989
Teams from Hell
Film · 1989
The Jim Henson Hour
Series · 1989
The Jim Henson Hour
Series · 1989
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Series · 1988
Chelmsford 123
Series · 1988
Private Enterprise
Film · 1986
The McGuffin
Film · 1986
Silas Marner
Film · 1985
Happy Families
Series · 1985
Alas Smith and Jones
Series · 1984
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
Film · 1982
Soft Targets
Film · 1982
The Comic Strip Presents...
Series · 1982
Of Muppets & Men
Film · 1981
The Gaffer
Series · 1981
Life of Brian
Film · 1979
Phoelix
Film · 1979
Not the Nine O'Clock News
Series · 1979
Cold Harbour
Film · 1978
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
Film · 1976
The Story of Pantomime
Film · 1976
The Secret Policeman's Ball
Series · 1976
The Muppet Show
Series · 1976