Ed Gaughan

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Ed Gaughan
Nationality British
OccupationActor
Years active2004-present

Ed Gaughan is an English actor, director, [1] comedian, [2] voice actor and jazz musician. [3] He is best known for his starring role in the BAFTA-nominated 2010 film Skeletons and for voicing Baron von Greenback in Danger Mouse [4] and Q Pootle 5 in Q Pootle 5 . [5]

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Career

He grew up in Barnstaple and went to Pilton Community College. [6]

2000-2010 he formed a standup comedy double-act with Andrew Buckley. [7]

He was nominated for The Peter Sellers Award For Comedy in 2011 for his role in the film Skeletons. [8]

Gaughan has been a voice over artist since 2007. His most famous roles include Q Pootle 5 on CBeebies and Baron von Greenback in Danger Mouse on CBBC. [9]

Acting roles in movies have included Hummingbird, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. [10] Ed Gaughan has also starred in several episodes of the TV show Brassic.

He played guitar for the album Let's Do It - Jazz Classics With a Twist [11] with Danusia Samal.

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