Martin Hyder (born 1961) is an
English actor and writer.
Profile
Hyder was educated at
Abingdon School
Abingdon School is an independent day and boarding school in Abingdon-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England. It is the List of the oldest schools in the United Kingdom, twentieth oldest Independent School (UK), independent British school. In May 202 ...
leaving in 1980. He has worked closely with the
BBC
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since 2000 contributing and appearing in
BBC Radio
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and
BBC Television
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. His television credits include
The Lenny Henry Show
''The Lenny Henry Show'' is a comedy sketch show (and in its 1987–1988 incarnation, a sitcom) featuring Lenny Henry.
It was originally broadcast between 1984 and 1988, and was later revived twice, in 1995 and 2004–2005.
History Original vers ...
,
The Omid Djalili Show,
Ruddy Hell! It’s Harry and Paul,
Harry Hill's TV Burp
''Harry Hill's TV Burp'' (also referred to as ''TV Burp'') is a British television comedy clip series, written and hosted by comedian Harry Hill, and produced by Avalon Television for ITV. The show's format sees Hill take a comedic look tow ...
and he has appeared on many successful BBC radio shows.
In addition he has appeared on stage and in film, most recently he had a role in the 2014 film
Edge of Tomorrow
''Edge of Tomorrow'' is a 2014 American science fiction film, science fiction action film directed by Doug Liman and written by Christopher McQuarrie and the writing team of Jez Butterworth, Jez and John-Henry Butterworth, loosely based on th ...
and performed on stage in the plays 'Dead Dog in a Suitcase' in 2015 and 'My Brilliant Friend' at the Rose Theatre, Kingston in 2017.
Selected television and film
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Bergerac
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Industry
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Edge of Tomorrow
''Edge of Tomorrow'' is a 2014 American science fiction film, science fiction action film directed by Doug Liman and written by Christopher McQuarrie and the writing team of Jez Butterworth, Jez and John-Henry Butterworth, loosely based on th ...
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The Harry Hill Movie
''The Harry Hill Movie'' is a 2013 British musical comedy film, directed by Steve Bendelack and starring Harry Hill. It was written by Hill along with Jon Foster and James Lamont. It revolves around a fictional version of Harry Hill's adventu ...
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Harry Hill's TV Burp
''Harry Hill's TV Burp'' (also referred to as ''TV Burp'') is a British television comedy clip series, written and hosted by comedian Harry Hill, and produced by Avalon Television for ITV. The show's format sees Hill take a comedic look tow ...
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The Omid Djalili Show
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Ruddy Hell! It’s Harry and Paul
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The Lenny Henry Show
''The Lenny Henry Show'' is a comedy sketch show (and in its 1987–1988 incarnation, a sitcom) featuring Lenny Henry.
It was originally broadcast between 1984 and 1988, and was later revived twice, in 1995 and 2004–2005.
History Original vers ...
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The Secret Show
''The Secret Show'' is a British animated television series produced by Collingwood O'Hare and commissioned by BBC Worldwide in partnership with BBC Children's. The series premiered on 16 September 2006 during TMi on BBC Two. The series premie ...
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Big Train
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15 Storeys High
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The 11 O'Clock Show
''The 11 O'Clock Show'' was a satirical late-night British television comedy series on Channel 4 which featured topical sketches and commentary on news items. It ran between 30 September 1998 and 8 December 2000, most notably hosted by Iain Lee ...
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How Do You Want Me?
Selected radio
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The Hudson and Pepperdine Show
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Linda Smith's A Brief History of Timewasting
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The Sunday Format
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The Mark Steel Lectures
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Harry Hill's Fruit Corner
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Clare in the Community
''Clare in the Community'' is a British radio comedy series, broadcast on BBC Radio 4, starring Sally Phillips as Clare. It was adapted from the comic strip of the same name which appeared in ''The Guardian'' newspaper, written by Harry Venning ...
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Ed Reardon's Week
''Ed Reardon's Week'' is a sitcom on BBC Radio 4 recorded semi-naturalistically in the style of a radio drama. It concerns the story of a curmudgeonly middle-aged writer described in the show's publicity material as an "author, pipesmoker, cons ...
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Life,Death and Sex with Mike and Sue
See also
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List of Old Abingdonians
Old Abingdonians are former pupils of Abingdon School or, in some cases, Honorary Old Abingdonians who have been awarded the status based on service to the School. The Old Abingdonians also run the Old Abingdonian Club (OA club), an organisation ...
References
1961 births
Living people
People educated at Abingdon School
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