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Acting

Peter Kay

Career

Active from 1997 to 2024, busiest in 2005 and 2016 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles
11
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score73/100
Highest rated
Poster for Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 18 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 2.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 5.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Peter Kay Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Psychological
    2.5, average 5.5
  • Tension
    3.2, average 6.0
  • Violence
    1.5, average 4.1
  • Melancholy
    2.2, average 4.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • British Sitcom 3
  • Character-Driven Humor 2
  • Nostalgic Humor 2
  • Observational Comedy 2
  • Family-Friendly Adventure 2
  • Character-Driven Comedy 2
  • Dialogue-Heavy 2
  • Cringe Humor 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

34
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

2 titles · average score 84
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (2024)
GoodWatch score 84

as Chief Inspector Mackintosh (voice)

Peter Kay Live: Comedy Genius
Peter Kay Live: Comedy Genius (2024)

Writer

2010s

6 titles · average score 80
The Peter Kay Story
The Peter Kay Story (2016)

as Peter Kay

A Car Share Christmas Summer
A Car Share Christmas Summer (2016)

as John Redmond

Peter Kay's Car Share
Peter Kay's Car Share (2015)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as John

Cradle to Grave
Cradle to Grave (2015)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Fred 'Spud' Baker

Inside No. 9
Inside No. 9 (2014)
GoodWatch score 92

TV show · as Neil

Peter Kay: The Tour That Didn't Tour Tour
Peter Kay: The Tour That Didn't Tour Tour (2011)
GoodWatch score 70

Writer, Director

2000s

22 titles · average score 69
Britain's Got the Pop Factor... and Possibly a New Celebrity Jesus Christ Soapstar Superstar Strictly on Ice
Britain's Got the Pop Factor... and Possibly a New Celebrity Jesus Christ Soapstar Superstar Strictly on Ice (2008)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Geraldine McQueen

Roary the Racing Car
Roary the Racing Car (2007)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Big Chris / Tin Top (voice)

Peter Kay: Stand-Up UKay
Peter Kay: Stand-Up UKay (2007)

Writer

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)
GoodWatch score 83

as PC Mackintosh (voice)

Doctor Who
Doctor Who (2005)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Victor Kennedy

Max & Paddy's The Power of Two
Max & Paddy's The Power of Two (2005)
GoodWatch score 59

as Max Bygraves

Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere
Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere (2004)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Maxwell "Max" Bygraves / Brian Potter

Peter Kay: Live at the Manchester Arena
Peter Kay: Live at the Manchester Arena (2004)
GoodWatch score 65

Writer, Director

Peter Kay: Live at the Bolton Albert Halls
Peter Kay: Live at the Bolton Albert Halls (2003)
GoodWatch score 73

Director

Phoenix Nights
Phoenix Nights (2001)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as Brian Potter/Max

That Peter Kay Thing
That Peter Kay Thing (2000)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · Creator, Writer

Peter Kay: Live at the Top of the Tower
Peter Kay: Live at the Top of the Tower (2000)
GoodWatch score 71

Writer

1990s

3 titles
Comedy Lab
Comedy Lab (1998)

TV show · as Narrator / Pearl Harman / Paul le Roy / Alan McLarty / Matthew Kelly / Johnny Utah aka Craig

Two Minutes
Two Minutes (1997)

as George

New Voices
New Voices (1991)

TV show · as George

1960s

1 title · average score 67
Top of the Pops
Top of the Pops (1964)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show · as Brian Potter (Host) / Self