Personal Info
Birth date
1975-06-04 (50 Years)
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Grays, Essex, England, UK
Also known as
Russell Edward Brand
Ράσελ Μπραντ
러셀 브랜드
راسل برند
Russell Brand
Biography
Russell Brand (born 4 June 1975) is a British comedian, actor, columnist, author, TV & radio personality, presenter, activist, and campaigner. Brand achieved mainstream fame in the UK for presenting a Big Brother spin-off, Big Brother's Big Mouth, and for his radio show, among other television series and award ceremonies. He is noted for various controversies that have surrounded him in the British media, such as the 2008 prank calls that led to his resignation from the BBC.
Filmography
The Simpsons
8
Overview:
Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family; Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie, as well as a virtual cast of thousands. Since the beginning, the series has been a pop culture icon, attracting hundreds of celebrities to guest star. The show has also made name for itself in its fearless satirical take on politics, media and American life in general.The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
5.8
Overview:
After Jay Leno's second retirement from the program, Jimmy Fallon stepped in as his permanent replacement. After 42 years in Los Angeles the program was brought back to New York.Saturday Night Live
7
Overview:
A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory and newer cast members. Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest, who usually delivers an opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast, and features performances by a musical guest.Late Night with Seth Meyers
5.323
Overview:
Seth Meyers, who is "Saturday Night Live’s" longest serving anchor on the show’s wildly popular "Weekend Update," takes over as host of NBC’s "Late Night" — home to A-list celebrity guests, memorable comedy and the best in musical talent. As the Emmy Award-winning head writer for "SNL," Meyers has established a reputation for sharp wit and perfectly timed comedy, and has gained fame for his spot-on jokes and satire. Meyers takes his departure from "SNL" to his new post at "Late Night," as Jimmy Fallon moves to "The Tonight Show".The Graham Norton Show
7.185
Overview:
Each week celebrity guests join Irish comedian Graham Norton to discuss what's being going on around the world that week. The guests poke fun and share their opinions on the main news stories. Graham is often joined by a band or artist to play the show out.Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
5.136
Overview:
Bravo network executive Andy Cohen discusses pop culture topics with celebrities and reality show personalities.Hot Ones
7.411
Overview:
The show with hot questions and even hotter wings invites a famous guest over to eat and then interviews them while they're struggling through the heat.Real Time with Bill Maher
6.029
Overview:
Each week Bill Maher surrounds himself with a panel of guests which include politicians, actors, comedians, musicians and the like to discuss what's going on in the world.Match of the Day
7.5
Overview:
BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in 2015.Despicable Me
7.25
Overview:
Villainous Gru lives up to his reputation as a despicable, deplorable and downright unlikable guy when he hatches a plan to steal the moon from the sky. But he has a tough time staying on task after three orphans land in his care.QI
7.9
Overview:
Comedy quiz show full of quirky facts, in which contestants are rewarded more if their answers are 'quite interesting'.Ballers
6.775
Overview:
Looking at the lives of former and current football players, the show follows former superstar Spencer Strasmore as he gets his life on track in retirement while mentoring other current and former players through the daily grind of the business of football.LIVE with Kelly and Mark
5.543
Overview:
A morning talk show with A-list celebrity guests, top-notch performances and one-of-a-kind segments that are unrivaled on daytime television, plus spontaneous, hilarious and unpredictable talk.The Last Leg
5.6
Overview:
Adam Hills and co-hosts Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker provide some offbeat commentary on the significant moments of the past seven days.Have I Got News for You
7.047
Overview:
Hilarious, totally-irreverent, near-slanderous political quiz show, based mainly on news stories from the last week or so, that leaves no party, personality or action unscathed in pursuit of laughs.Despicable Me 2
6.936
Overview:
Gru is recruited by the Anti-Villain League to help deal with a powerful new super criminal.Jimmy Kimmel Live!
5.545
Overview:
Jimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and broadcast on ABC.MTV Video Music Awards
7.6
Overview:
An annual award ceremony presented by MTV to honor the best in the music video medium.Question Time
5.5
Overview:
This topical debate series based on Any Questions? typically features politicians from at least the three major political parties as well as other public figures who answer pre-selected questions put to them by a carefully selected audience.The Bill
6.646
Overview:
The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and drug raids to the routine demands of policing this ground-breaking series focuses as much on crime as it does on the personal lives of its characters.Never Mind the Buzzcocks
6.964
Overview:
Never Mind the Buzzcocks is a comedy panel game show with a pop and rock music theme. The show is infamous for its dry, sarcastic humour and scathing, provocative attacks on the pop industry.Minions: The Rise of Gru
7.295
Overview:
A fanboy of a supervillain supergroup known as the Vicious 6, Gru hatches a plan to become evil enough to join them, with the backup of his followers, the Minions.The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
5.405
Overview:
Jay Leno hosts some of the biggest celebrities in the world.Celebrity Juice
6.519
Overview:
The outrageous comedy panel show hosted by the irrepressible Keith Lemon. Each episode sees top celebrities going head to head in a series of hilarious rounds unlike any other panel show.Trolls
6.634
Overview:
After the monstrous Bergens invade Troll Village, Princess Poppy, the happiest Troll ever born, and overly-cautious, curmudgeonly outcast Branch set off on a journey to rescue her friends. Their mission is full of adventure and mishaps, as this mismatched duo try to tolerate each other long enough to get the job done.Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
5.989
Overview:
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon is an American late-night talk show airing weeknights at 12:35 am Eastern/11:35 pm Central on NBC in the United States. The hour-long show premiered on March 2, 2009, and is hosted by actor, comedian and performer Jimmy Fallon, an alumnus of Saturday Night Live. Hip hop/neo soul band The Roots serve as the show's house band, and Steve Higgins is the show's announcer. The third incarnation of the Late Night franchise originated by David Letterman, the program originates from NBC Studio 6B in the GE Building at 30 Rockefeller Center in New York City. The show typically opens with a brief monologue from Fallon, followed by a comedy "desk piece," as well as prerecorded segments and audience competitions. The next segment is devoted to a celebrity interview, with guests ranging from actors and musicians to media personalities and political figures. The show then closes with either a musical or comedy performance. The show frequently employs digital media into its comedy, which has become crucial to its success. Fallon has been appointed to become the next host of The Tonight Show, where he will succeed the current host Jay Leno at the conclusion of the 2014 Winter Olympics, with fellow SNL alum Seth Meyers slated to replace Fallon.Have I Got a Bit More News for You
7
Overview:
Based on the week’s news and fronted by guest hosts, this extended version of the satirical news quiz features more of the stuff that wouldn't fit into the regular programme.Acting
TBAHave I Got a Bit More News for You (1 Episode) as Self - Panellist
2023Under the Boardwalk as Mako (voice)
2023Russell Brand: Brandemic as Self
2022Catherine Called Birdy as Suitor from Kent
2022Running Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge (1 Episode) as Self
2022Minions: The Rise of Gru as Dr. Nefario (voice)
2022Death on the Nile as Windlesham
2021Reclaiming Amy as Self (archive footage)
2021The Wisdom of Trauma as Self
2020Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure... as Self
2020Four Kids and It as Tristan Trent
2019Chasing the Present as Self
2019The Fight as The Guru (voice) / Boxing Referee
2019Illumination Presents: 10 Minion Mini-Movies as Dr. Nefario (voice)
2018Russell Brand: Re:Birth as Russell Brand
2018The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer (1 Episode) as Self - Guest
2018Roast Battle (6 Episodes) as Self - Judge
2017Springfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson as Self
2016Army of One as God
2016Trolls as Creek (voice)
2016John Bishop: In Conversation with... (1 Episode) as Self
2015Ballers (14 Episodes) as Lance Klians
2015The Emperor's New Clothes as Self
2015Anonymous: A Million Men as Himself
2015Brand: A Second Coming as Self
2015Hot Ones (2 Episodes) as Self
2014Russell Brand: End the Drugs War as Self
2014Our Colonial Hangover as Himself
2014Katy Perry: Getting Intimate as Self
2014A Royal Hangover as Himself
2014Late Night with Seth Meyers (1 Episode) as Self
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2 Episodes) as Self
2013The Improv: 50 Years Behind the Brick Wall as Self
2013Russell Brand: Messiah Complex as Himself
2013Paradise as William Carr
2013Despicable Me 2 as Dr. Nefario (voice)
2013Channel 4's Comedy Gala 2013 as Self
2013Norm Macdonald Live (1 Episode) as Self
2013The Last Leg (3 Episodes) as Self
2012Eddie Murphy: One Night Only as Self
2012What About Dick? as Dick
2012London 2012 Olympic Games (1 Episode) as Self
2012Russell Brand - From Addiction to Recovery as Himself
2012London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music as Willy Wonka
2012Katy Perry: Part of Me as Self
2012Brand X with Russell Brand (13 Episodes) as Unknown
2012Rock of Ages as Lonny Barnett
2012The Secret Policeman's Ball as Self
2011The Jonathan Ross Show (1 Episode) as Self
2011Arthur as Arthur
2011Hop as E.B (voice)
2011RIDE THE TIGER as International Magic
2010Russell Brand: The World According to Russell Brand as Himself
2010Conan (4 Episodes) as Self
2010The Tempest as Trinculo
2010Despicable Me as Dr. Nefario (voice)
2010James Corden's World Cup Live (1 Episode) as Self - Guest
2010Get Him to the Greek as Aldous Snow
2009Russell Brand: Skinned as Himself
2009Russell Brand: Scandalous as Himself
2009Live from Studio Five (1 Episode) as Self
2009Funny People: Live as Self
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (1 Episode) as Self - Guest
2009The London Perambulator as Himself
2009Russell Brand in New York City as Himself
2009Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (1 Episode) as Self - Guest
2008Bedtime Stories as Mickey
2008Britney: For the Record as Self (uncredited)
2008Celebrity Juice (1 Episode) as Self
2008Forgetting Sarah Marshall as Aldous Snow
2008Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack (1 Episode) as Himself - Hijacker
2007Robbie the Reindeer in Close Encounters of the Herd Kind as Earth Guardian (voice)
2007St Trinian's as Flash Harry
2007Russell Brand On The Road as Unknown
2007Russell Brand: Doing Life Live as Himself
2007More Dawn French's Boys Who Do: Comedy (1 Episode) as Unknown
2007Russell Brand's Ponderland (12 Episodes) as Unknown
2007The Graham Norton Show (2 Episodes) as Self
2006The Russell Brand Show (5 Episodes) as Self - Host
2006Russell Brand: Live as Himself
2006The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Ball in the Hall as Self
2006Russell Brand's Got Issues (6 Episodes) as Unknown
2006Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive (1 Episode) as Unknown
20061 Leicester Square (1 Episode) as Unknown
2006Penelope as Sam the Jazz Club Owner
2005Cold Blood (5 Episodes) as Ally Parkins
2005Blessed (8 Episodes) as Tommy
2005A Bear's Tail (1 Episode) as Unknown
2004Big Fat Quiz (3 Episodes) as Self - Contestant
2004Kings of Comedy (1 Episode) as Himself - Presenter
2004Big Brother's Big Mouth (90 Episodes) as Self - Host
2003QI (1 Episode) as Self
2003Real Time with Bill Maher (2 Episodes) as Self
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2 Episodes) as Self
2002Cruise of the Gods as Woolly Hat Fan
2002White Teeth (4 Episodes) as Merlin
2002White Teeth as Merlin
2002RE:Brand (7 Episodes) as Unknown
2001Richard & Judy (1 Episode) as Self
2001Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (3 Episodes) as Self - Guest
1999Loose Women (1 Episode) as Self
1996Never Mind the Buzzcocks (1 Episode) as Self - Team Captain
1995Soccer AM (1 Episode) as Self
1994Mud (7 Episodes) as Shane
1993GMTV (1 Episode) as Self
1992MTV Movie & TV Awards (1 Episode) as Self / Host
1992The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (4 Episodes) as Unknown
1990Have I Got News for You (1 Episode) as Self
1989The Simpsons (1 Episode) as Russell Brand (voice)
1988LIVE with Kelly and Mark (2 Episodes) as Self - Guest
1984The Bill (1 Episode) as Unknown
1984MTV Video Music Awards (2 Episodes) as Self - Host
1979Question Time (2 Episodes) as Self - Panellist
1975Saturday Night Live (1 Episode) as Self - Host
1964Match of the Day (1 Episode) as Pundit
Writing
2018Russell Brand: Re:Birth ... Writer
2015The Emperor's New Clothes ... Writer
2014Russell Brand: End the Drugs War ... Writer
2013Russell Brand: Messiah Complex ... Writer
2012Russell Brand - From Addiction to Recovery ... Writer
2010Russell Brand: The World According to Russell Brand ... Writer
2009Russell Brand: Scandalous ... Writer
2009Russell Brand in New York City ... Writer
2007Russell Brand: Doing Life Live ... Writer
2006Russell Brand: Live ... Writer
1998Comedy Lab (1 Episode) ... Writer
Production
2013Russell Brand: Messiah Complex ... Executive Producer
2011Arthur ... Executive Producer
2009Russell Brand in New York City ... Producer