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

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series '' The Basil Brush Show''.

Early life

Pizzey was born and raised in

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and graduated from the Rose Bruford College.

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 ''

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'' TV series. He then appeared in the UK film ''Anomaly'' in 2005 as Captain Dale Waxman. His most long-standing appearance was as

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's sidekick Mr Stephen in the 2002 remake of the classic Basil Brush show from 2002 to 2005. 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 Channel until the programme ceased to be aired in the late 2000s. He has also appeared in the BBC soap ''

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'' 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

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daytime drama ''

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'' in May 2007 as well as appearing in a stage production of ''

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'' at the

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. In November 2008, Christopher appeared in an episode of ''

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'' 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''. 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".

Personal life

Pizzey is of English and Italian heritage. He also has two daughters.

Filmography

Film

Television

Web series

Radio

Theatre

* '' Biloxi Blues'' as Don Carney (

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) * '' By Jeeves'' as Bingo Little ( New Vic Theatre) * ''

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'' as Buttons (Spillers Pantomime) * ''

Into the Woods ''Into the Woods'' is a 1986 musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine. The musical intertwines the plots of several Brothers Grimm fairy tales, exploring the consequences of the characters' wishes and quests. T ...

'' as Jack (

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) * ''

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'' as Dick Whittington ( Richmond Theatre) * ''Dick Whittington'' as Sleepy Jack (

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) * ''Ham'' as Paul Matthews ( New Vic Theatre) * ''

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'' as Simple Simon (UK Productions) * ''On The Piste'' as Dave Trueman ( Derby Theatre) * ''

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'' as Smee (UK Productions) * ''The Basil Brush Theatre Show'' as Mr Stephen (Basil Brush Ltd) * '' The Demon Headmaster'' as Lloyd Hunter (

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) * ''

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'' as Silly Billy (UK Productions) * '' Up on the Roof'' as Tim ( Oldham Coliseum Theatre) * ''

Vincent in Brixton ''Vincent in Brixton'' is a 2002 play by Nicholas Wright. The play premiered at London's National Theatre with Jochum ten Haaf in the title role. It transferred to the Playhouse Theatre and later to Broadway. It focuses on artist Vincent v ...

'' as Sam Plowman (

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) * '' Zigger Zagger'' as Harry (

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)

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