Chris Langham

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

55

Gender

Male

Birthday

1949-04-14 (76 years old)

Place of Birth

London, England, UK

Chris Langham

Biography

Christopher Langham is 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.

Known For

  • Have I Got News for You

    Have I Got News for You

  • Have I Got News for You

    Have I Got News for You

  • The Comic Strip Presents...

    The Comic Strip Presents...

  • The Muppet Show

    The Muppet Show

  • The Thick of It

    The Thick of It

  • Whose Line Is It Anyway?

    Whose Line Is It Anyway?

  • Life of Brian

    Life of Brian

  • Bottom

    Bottom

  • Full Time

    Full Time

  • Soft Targets

    Soft Targets

  • The Factory

    The Factory

  • Murder Most Horrid

    Murder Most Horrid

  • Cold Harbour

    Cold Harbour

  • Silas Marner

    Silas Marner

  • The McGuffin

    The McGuffin

  • Not the Nine O'Clock News

    Not the Nine O'Clock News

  • The Pink Panther Strikes Again

    The Pink Panther Strikes Again

  • The Preventers

    The Preventers

  • The Emperor's New Clothes

    The Emperor's New Clothes

  • Alas Smith and Jones

    Alas Smith and Jones

  • People Like Us

    People Like Us

  • The Jim Henson Hour

    The Jim Henson Hour

  • Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News

    Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News

  • The Secret Policeman's Ball

    The Secret Policeman's Ball

  • Of Muppets & Men

    Of Muppets & Men

  • Kiss Me Kate

    Kiss Me Kate

  • Bejewelled

    Bejewelled

  • The Big Tease

    The Big Tease

  • I Love Muppets

    I Love Muppets

  • My Family and Other Animals

    My Family and Other Animals

  • Black Pond

    Black Pond

  • Shrink Rap

    Shrink Rap

  • The Darkest Universe

    The Darkest Universe

  • The Worst Week of My Life

    The Worst Week of My Life

  • The Story of Pantomime

    The Story of Pantomime

  • Room to Rent

    Room to Rent

  • The Legend of the Tamworth Two

    The Legend of the Tamworth Two

  • Carry On Columbus

    Carry On Columbus

  • Chelmsford 123

    Chelmsford 123

  • The Secret Policeman's Other Ball

    The Secret Policeman's Other Ball

  • Happy Families

    Happy Families

  • London

    London

  • Look at the State We're In!

    Look at the State We're In!

  • Help

    Help

  • The Gaffer

    The Gaffer

  • George Orwell: A Life In Pictures

    George Orwell: A Life In Pictures

  • The Good Sex Guide

    The Good Sex Guide

  • John Wyndham: The Invisible Man of Science Fiction

    John Wyndham: The Invisible Man of Science Fiction

  • The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball

    The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball

  • Vengeance

    Vengeance

  • The Best of Not The Nine O'Clock News Volume One

    The Best of Not The Nine O'Clock News Volume One

  • Private Enterprise

    Private Enterprise

  • Phoelix

    Phoelix

  • Spin by David Shrigley

    Spin by David Shrigley

  • Les Misérables: In Concert at Hylands Park

    Les Misérables: In Concert at Hylands Park