PAUL
WHITEHOUSE

Paul Whitehouse is a Welsh actor, writer and comedian whose work ranges from fast-paced sketches to conversation-led television and film. Born in Wales and raised in London, he became known for creating vivid characters through small changes in voice, posture and rhythm.

Whitehouse formed a creative partnership with Charlie Higson and wrote for Harry Enfield before The Fast Show began in 1994. The sketch series moves quickly between recurring characters. Its compact scenes depend on the audience recognizing a personality or situation almost immediately.

He later created and starred in the comedy drama Happiness, playing a voice-over actor confronting a difficult period in his life. The longer format allows a different pace from the rapid sketches while retaining attention to awkward behavior and the ways people present themselves.

Whitehouse has also worked in film and voice performance. In Corpse Bride (2005) he voices several characters, while in Alice in Wonderland (2010) he voices the March Hare. He appears in The Death of Stalin (2017), an ensemble political satire in which he plays Mikoyan.

In Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing, he appears alongside Bob Mortimer as they travel to fish and talk. The show’s unhurried conversations offer another side of his screen presence: humor grows from companionship, attention and the changing landscape around them.