Life and career

Bishop's first role was in Grange Hill. His second role, at age 16, was as Ben Quayle in Silent Witness. He played "Stupid Brian" in My Family; he appeared in 3 episodes. He starred in Muppet Treasure Island as "Jim Hawkins". In 2002 he played "Dick" in the pantomime Dick Whittington.

In 2005 he portrayed the late comedian Dudley Moore onstage in Pete and Dud: Come Again, a drama charting Moore's turbulent relationship with Peter Cook, which debuted at the Assembly Rooms as part of the Edinburgh Fringe before transferring to The Venue in London's West End in March 2006. He appeared in Channel 4's satirical spoof documentary "Being Tom Cruise", from Star Stories on 2 August 2007 in which he played film star Tom Cruise. In September 2014 Bishop starred in "Fully Committed" at the Menier Chocolate factory. A one-man show with Bishop playing forty characters. Bishops solo performance received outstanding reviews.

U.S.

As of 2013, Bishop appeared in the American comedy series Super Fun Night, written by and starring Australian comedic actress Rebel Wilson. The show ran for one season.

Selected filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1996	Muppet Treasure Island	Jim Hawkins	Also played the role of a boy soprano in musical numbers
1997	Silent Witness, Series 2, "Friends like these"	Ben Quayle
	Pie in the Sky, Series 5, "The Apprentice"	Nicky Banks
2000	The Big Finish	Kevin
2001	My Family (TV)	Brian
2002	L'Auberge espagnole	William
	Food of Love	Paul Porterfield
2005	Peep Show (TV)	Gay drugged man
2005	Russian Dolls	William
2007	Irina Palm	Tom
2007-2009	The Kevin Bishop Show (TV)
2011	A Few Best Men	Graham
2012	May I Kill U?	Baz
2012	Keith Lemon: The Film	Dougie
2013-2014	Super Fun Night (TV)	Richard Royce
2016	Benidorm	Peter Andre tribute act	Series 8 Episode 7
2016	The Rack Pack	Barry Hearn

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result
1997	Saturn Award	Best Performance by a Younger Actor	Muppet Treasure Island	Nominated
	Young Artist Award	Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actor	Muppet Treasure Island	Nominated
2006	British Comedy Awards	Best Newcomer	Star Stories	Nominated
2008	British Comedy Awards	Best New Comedy	The Kevin Bishop Show	Nominated
	BAFTA TV Award	Best Comedy Programme	Star Stories	Nominated

[ Source: Wikipedia ]