Liam Hourican

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Liam Hourican
OccupationActor
Years active2004present
Television Murder in Successville
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)

Liam Hourican is an Irish actor and voice actor. [1] He has appeared in various comedy roles on television. Hourican is perhaps best known for his co-starring role in the 2015 BBC Three series Murder in Successville , where Hourican plays Gordon Ramsay and Simon Cowell. The semi-improvised comedy series, in which a celebrity guest must help DI Sleet solve a fictional crime, became a cult hit.

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Hourican has also worked as a stand-up comedian, [2] and is an accomplished stage actor. [3]

Filmography

Television

Films

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