Marc WoottonMarc Wootton

Marc Wootton

Marc Wootton is an actor and award-winning comedian.

He made his name with shows including My New Best Friend and High Spirits with Shirley Ghostman, and La La Land, all of which he co-wrote.
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Contacts

Agent:
Chiggy

Contact:
Patrick Bustin

patrick@pbjmanagement.co.uk
020 7287 1112

Acting Agent

Samira Higham
samirahigham@independenttalent.com
020 7636 6565

Voiceover Agent

Sue Terry
sue@sueterryvoices.co.uk
0207 434 2040

Marc made his name with shows including My New Best Friend and High Spirits with Shirley Ghostman, and La La Land, all of which he co-wrote. He’s also made appearances in The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin, Inside Number 9, Nighty Night, and Way to Go. Marc starred as Mr. Poppy in the Nativity! film series, among numerous other roles.


His series Home & Dry was broadcast on Channel 4 in 2018

Television

The Completely Made-Up Adventures Of Dick Turpin
Moose Pleck
Apple TV2023
High & Dry
Writer and Performer
Channel 42018
High and Dry (Pilot)
Actor / Writer
Channel 4 / Baby Cow2015
Drunk Histories
Harold Godwinson / Joe Mears / Dr. Robert Knox
Comedy Central2015 — 2016
Way to Go
Cozzo
BBC32013
Inside Number 9
John
BBC 22013
Psychobitches
Goddess Kali
Sky Arts 12013
The Matt Lucas Awards
Panelist
BBC12012
Way to Go
Cozzo
BBC2011
Delocated
The Glaze
Adult Swim2011
La La Land
Various
BBC32010
La La Land
Various
Showtime2009
Neighbours From Hell
Gerald
Fox2009
Life and Times of Tim
Ringmaster
HBO2009
Brave Young Men
Performer
BBC32008
Marc Wootton - Exposed
Writer / Performer
BBC32008
Gavin & Stacey - Series 2,
Performer
BBC32007
Thin Ice
Performer
BBC22006
BSTV
Performer
VH1 US2005
Nighty Night Series 2
Performer
BBC22005
High Spirits with Shirley Ghostman
Writer / Performer / Producer
BBC32005
French & Saunders
Performer
BBC2004
Cyderdelic
Writer / Performer
BBC32004
Nighty Night Series 1
Performer
BBC22004
The Pilot Show
Performer
E4/Channel 42003
My New Best Friend
Writer / Performer
Channel 42003
Edinburgh or Bust
Performer
Channel 42002
The 11 O'Clock Show
Writer / Performer
Channel 42002
Cyderdelic: The Revolution Will Be Televised
Writer / Performer
BBC22002

Film

Greatest Days
Jeff
Dir: Coky Giedroyc2023
Bad Education
Officer Geoffrey
2015
Trouble and the Shadowy Deathblow
Minkowski
Stephanie Laing2014
Nativity 3: Dude Where's My Donkey?
Mr Poppy
Dir: Debbie Isitt2014
The Harry Hill Movie
Barney Cull
Steve Bendelack2013
Nativity 2 : Danger in the Manger
Mr Poppy
Debbie Issit2012
Arthur Christmas
Peter
Ardman Animations2011
Nativity
Mr Poppy
Debbie Issit2008
Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel
Performer
Gareth Carrivick2007
Confetti
Performer
Debbie Isitt2005

Theatre and Live Performance

Til The Stars Come Down
Marek
National Theatre2024
The Same Deep Water As Me
Kevin
The Donmar2013
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Bottom
Royal Shakespeare Theatre2011
Season's Greetings
Eddie
National Theatre, London2010 — 2011

Awards

Rose D'or Golden Rose Award
Best Gameshow, 2004 (My New Best Friend)
2004
BBC2 Greenlight Award
(Cyderdelic)
2003
British Comedy Award
Best New TV Comedy (My New Best Friend)
2003

Radio

Date NIght
(Writer/Lead Performer)
BBC Radio 42019
Date Night Series 2
Writer/performer
2019 — 2021
Couples
Various
Radio 42015
Wussywat
Various
Baby Cow/ CBeebies2014
And the Winner is....
Panelist
BBC Radio 22011

News

Marc Wootton's newest comedy series to air Tuesday 5th March!

1st March 2019

We're thrilled to announce that Marc Wootton's newest comedy series will air on BBC Radio 4 with it's first episode at 11pm on Tuesday 5th March

Marc Wootton interview with Celebritain to discuss new comedy 'High & Dry'

1st May 2018

Celebritain

Marc Wootton's High & Dry Trailer out now!

23rd April 2018

New comedy series High & Dry starts on Friday 4th May on Channel 4

Marc Wootton premieres 'High & Dry' at the BFI

30th January 2018

Marc Wootton has written a new six-part sitcom for E4, and to launch the new series the BFI are giving fans a chance to see the first two episodes and attend a Q&A with the man himself

E4 picks up Marc Wootton's desert island sitcom High & Dry!

24th July 2017

We are so thrilled to announce that 'High & Dry' written by and starring Marc Wootton has just been picked up by E4

Couples starring Marc Wootton & Julia Davis is shortlisted for Best Scripted Radio Comedy!

23rd November 2016

The successful BBC Radio show Couples, starring and co-written by Marc Wootton & Julia Davis, has been shortlisted for a Radio Award, in the category of Best Scripted Comedy

Marc Wootton's 'Couples' airs tonight at 11pm on BBC Radio 4

23rd August 2016

Be sure to tune into 'Couples' tonight on BBC Radio 4 at 11pm, or catch on iPlayer

Evening Standard - Bull, theatre review: Brutal look at a cut-throat world

16th December 2015

* * * * If we were looking for a writer of the year, it would be hard to argue against Mike Bartlett, winner of two Olivier Awards, for King Charles III and this play in its earlier run at the Young Vic, as well as the compelling if improbable BBC drama Doctor Foster

The Stage - Bull review at the Maria, Young Vic Theatre, London – ‘powerfully resonant’

16th December 2015

* * * * Garnished with a 2015 Olivier Award, it's no surprise that Bull has returned (with a new cast) to the Young Vic, where it won rave reviews earlier this year

High & Dry: Comedy Blaps

23rd September 2015

When a plane bound for Britain crashes at sea, the survivors are thrown together on a trropical island somewhere in the Pacific

Julia Davis and Marc Wootton's "Couples" is met with great response

26th March 2015

The new semi-improvised comedy show written and performed by Julia Davis and Marc Wootton, "Couples", was met with a great critical response

Brand new Comedy Drama from the couple that brought you 'Couples'

26th March 2015

After the well reviewed 'Couples' on Monday, Julia Davis and our very own Marc Wootton return to BBC Radio 4 on Monday at 11pm with

"Sleepy Tigers" - Brand new comedy drama from Marc Wootton and Julia Davis

26th March 2015

After the well reviewed 'Couples' on Monday, Julia Davis and our very own Marc Wootton return to BBC Radio 4 on Monday at 11pm with "Sleepy Tigers"Julia Davis and Marc Wootton this time star as a couple of maternity nurses who run their own business "Sleepy Tigers" in this dark comedy drama

The Same Deep Water As Me receives critical acclaim

21st August 2013

Marc Wootton gets stand out praise for the new Nick Payne play, which is at the Donmar Warehouse until September 28th:"

Wootton in Deep Water at the Donmar

11th June 2013

Marc Wootton will join the cast of Nick Payne’s new play The Same Deep Water As Me when it opens at the Donmar Warehouse later this year

New comedy Way To Go with Marc Wooton

16th January 2013

New six-part black comedy Way To Go is about three ordinary friends who find themselves forced by an extraordinary set of circumstances into setting up an assisted-suicide business

Nativity 2 in cinemas 23rd November

12th November 2012

The kids of St

MARC ON THE MATT LUCAS AWARDS - COMING SOON TO BBC1 AND HD

27th March 2012

Based on his radio series 'And The Winner Is

"Marc Wootton's bombastic Bottom brings the house down." The Stage

8th August 2011

Marc Wootton gains stand-out praise as the RSC's A Midsummer Night's Dream wins rave reviews

Marc Wootton currently filming Season 3 of Delocated in New York

31st May 2011

Delocated, the hit American series for Adult Swim, is currently filming for Season 3 in New York

Marc Wootton Joins the RSC cast of A Midsummer Night's Dream

4th May 2011

Marc Wootton has just signed on to appear in the RSC's new production of A Midsummer Night's Dream

And the Winner Is.....Marc Wootton!

15th April 2011

Marc Wootton is appearing on And the Winner Is

Don't miss our PBJ/JBJ Clients this Xmas!

15th December 2010

Tune in over Xmas and watch /hear our PBJ/JBJ clients in all their festive glory

Marc Wootton in Season's Greetings at the National Theatre

7th December 2010

Alan Ayckbourn's masterly Season's Greetings offers a seriously entertaining look at the misery and high jinks of an average family Christmas

La La Land Rose D'or nomination

9th June 2010

Congratulations to Marc Wootton, La La Land has been nominated for a prestigious Rose D'or awayd, in the Best Comedy category

Marc Wootton's La La Land - BBC3

20th April 2010

Award-winning British comedy sensation Marc Wootton stars in LA LA LAND, the new six-episode, half-hour series about three wannabes struggling to find fame and fortune in Los Angeles

Marc Wootton's La La Land

20th January 2010

In LA LA LAND, the acclaimed funnyman plays "Brendan Allen," a talentless documentary filmmaker on a quest to become the next Morgan Spurlock; "Shirley Ghostman," a medium willing to lie, cheat and even drug his way to becoming America's next psychic superstar; and "Gary Garner," an East-London taxi driver using the inheritance from his late porn-star mother to forge a career as an action star like his hero Jason Statham

Marc Wootton - Nativity released 27th November

29th October 2009

Marc's new film Nativity, in which he co-stars with Martin Freeman, is released on 27th November

PBJ Management News - January 2009

10th January 2009

We are very pleased to announce that PBJ Management has recently taken on SALLY PHILLIPS as a client