Christopher Pizzey

Christopher Pizzey (born 23 December 1976) is a British actor and comedian from London, best known for playing Mr. Stephen in the CBBC series The Basil Brush Show.

Christopher Pizzey
Born (1976-12-23) 23 December 1976
London, United Kingdom
NationalityBritish
Other namesChris Pizzey
OccupationActor, comedian
Years active1998–present

Career

Pizzey's first notable appearance was as Keith in episode 11.9 of TV series London's Burning. His next appearance was as Busyboy in the Doc Martin TV series. He then appeared in the UK film Anomaly in 2005 as Captain Dale Waxman.

His most long-standing appearance was as Basil Brush's sidekick Mr Stephen in the 2002 remake of the classic Basil Brush show. He appeared from series one to series four as one of the four main characters who all lived in the same flat. This show was regularly repeated on the CBBC Channel until the programme ceased to be aired in the late 2000s.

He has also appeared in the BBC soap EastEnders as the character of Andy in a 2006 episode and the Roman Mysteries episode of The Pirates of Pompeii (2007) as the character of Actius for one episode along with an appearance in the BBC daytime drama Doctors in May 2007 as well as appearing in a stage production of Wind in the Willows at the West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds as Mole.[1] On November 2008 Christopher appeared in an episode of The Bill playing Richard O'Leary, a man whose car was stolen. He also appeared as Sarah Jane's father, Eddie Smith, in Episodes 9 and 10 of The Sarah Jane Adventures.[2]

Pizzey starred in the 2007 feature film The Shrine, directed by Duncan Catterall and co-starring Natasha Coulter and Greg Chapman.

He also stars in the Basil Brush co-star Ajay Chhabra's television show Planet Ajay, in which he plays one of the regulars, "Mr Killjoy".

Pizzey is of English and Italian heritage.

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
2005AnomalyCaptain Dale WaxmanShort film
2006What Are the ChancesViktor
2007The ShrineAlex Greenway
Girl 23BenShort film
2008SoundproofRay
2009GripJamieAlso co-producer
2012BlessingWillShort film
2014Muppets Most WantedRussian Gulag PrisonerUncredited
2016MonochromeArmed Officer

Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
1999London's BurningKeithEpisode #11.9
2001Doc MartinBusboyTV Movie
2002–2006The Basil Brush ShowMr. Stephen
2006EastEndersAndyEpisode dated 19 May 2006
2007DoctorsBrian HuxleyEpisode: "Angel"
Roman MysteriesActiusEpisode: "The Pirates of Pompeii"
2008The Sarah Jane AdventuresEddie SmithEpisode: "The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith"
The BillRichard O'LearyEpisode: "One Day, But Not Today"
2009Planet AjayMr. Killjoy
2010The Legend of Dick and DomTrevorEpisode: "Sirens"
2012HuntedDesk Sergent WilliamsEpisode: "Khyber"
2013SootyGerald SmedleyEpisode: "The Inventions Game"
2015Cradle to GraveDougieEpisode #1.2
2017Stan Lee's Lucky ManBankerEpisode: "Lamb to the Slaughter"

Web series
YearTitleRole
2015The Basil Brush ShowMr. Stephen

Theatre

References
  1. "The Wind in the Willows, West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds - Stage - The Guardian". Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  2. "BBC - CBBC - The Sarah Jane Adventures, Series 2, The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith, Part 2". Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  3. "Review of Dick whittington at the Richmond Theatre 2004". Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  4. "2015/16 - UK Productions". Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  5. "2009/10 - UK Productions". Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  6. "2014/15 - UK Productions". Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  7. "Theatre review: Up On the Roof at Coliseum Theatre, Oldham". Retrieved 2 January 2017.
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