Colin Hoult

Biography

Colin is a character actor probably best known for working with Ricky Gervais on Afterlife (Netflix) as dodgy showbiz agent Ken Otley - his improvised 'Taxi Driver the Musical' going viral online. He also worked with Gervais on Netflix's Derek as obnoxious handyman Geoff and in Life's Too Short (BBC2) as camp spiritual guru Bryan, also written by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant.

Branching out into more dramatic roles, Colin has recently appeared in Amazon drama A Very Royal Scandal alongside Micheal Sheen, in ITV's Code of Silence, and is soon to appear in Brassic, Amadeus and the latest series of Slow Horses.

Colin is known for his many regular and guest television roles in Ghosts, the Flatshare, Black Ops, Being Human, Almost Never, Nurse and Murder in Successville.

Colin is also known in live comedy as one of the countries best character comedians. His live shows have received great critical acclaim and a loyal following. His hit Carnival of Monsters trilogy led to two Radio 4 series and his beloved character has-been actress Anna Mann has a huge cult following.

Colin's most recent live show 'Colin', a show where he finally played himself telling the funny and moving story of his Nottingham upbringing, is being adapted into a family sitcom, with Colin naturally playing the lead.

Known For

Code of Silence 2025 ★ 6.5
The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin 2024 ★ 6.5
Black Ops 2023 ★ 5.7
Birdsong 2023 ★ 9.0
Slow Horses 2022 ★ 8.0
The Flatshare 2022 ★ 6.7
Avoidance 2022 ★ 5.6
Ghosts 2019 ★ 7.9
After Life 2019 ★ 7.9
Almost Never 2019 ★ 7.0
Romesh Presents 2019 ★ 8.0
On the Edge 2018 ★ 3.0
Murder in Successville 2015 ★ 6.3
Derek 2013 ★ 7.5
Still Life 2013 ★ 7.5
The Job Lot 2013 ★ 7.3
London Irish 2013 ★ 7.6
Tits 2013 ★ 5.0
Cuckoo 2012 ★ 6.7
A Young Doctor's Notebook 2012 ★ 7.1
Life's Too Short 2011 ★ 7.2
Being Human 2009 ★ 7.1
Benidorm 2007 ★ 7.6
Red Dwarf 1988 ★ 8.1