Rich Keeble

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Rich Keeble is a British actor and voiceover artist. [1] He played Mr Arnold in Good Omens, was a regular performer on two series of The Emily Atack Show and has appeared in television series such as Ghosts, Trying, Ted Lasso, Warren, Doctors , Porters , The Rebel and Birds of a Feather, as well as voice acting for video games including playing The Mouth of Sauron in The Lord of the Rings: Gollum, Frank Fairburne in Strange Brigade , and various characters in the Total War: Warhammer series.

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Education

Keeble attended Tiffin School in Kingston upon Thames in the 1990s.

Career

Television, film and online

Between 2010 and 2015, Keeble appeared as various characters in sketches for Lee Nelson's Well Good Show , Alan Carr's Summertime Specstacular , Alan Carr's New Year Specstacular , hidden camera show Fool Britannia (starring Dom Joly), and had small roles in sitcoms Birds of a Feather and The Delivery Man. In 2013, he appeared in a recurring ident on the BBC directed by Victoria Pile, playing the character of Gary whose living room is invaded by a panda played by Steve Marsh.[ citation needed ]

In 2015 he portrayed Dr. Williams in the drama thriller film Survivors . [2]

Keeble co-writes and stars in the comedy web series Rich Keeble Vanity Project which won the "Best UK Series" award at UK Web Fest, [3] and later won "Best British Web Series" at the 2017 Pilot Light TV Festival, [4] and "Best Supporting Actor (comedy)" (for co-star Sam Legassick) at the Indie Series Awards. [5] It was also nominated for "Best UK Series" and "Best Writing" [6] in the web series competition of the 24th Raindance Film Festival.

In November 2016 he regularly appeared on the entertainment television series Animal Antics on Viasat Nature, directed by Nick Mavroidakis (Rude Tube). [7] [8] In March 2017 he appeared in Comedy Central's Bad Snappers [9] and Channel 4's The Last Leg, appearing as a journalist in a sketch with Mr Blobby, and in another episode as an archaeologist discovering the remains of hosts Adam Hills, Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker. He appeared in an episode of The Rebel with Simon Callow in November 2017. [10]

He provided the voice of the radio DJ on the Halloween special live episode of Inside No.9 broadcast on BBC Two on 28 October 2018. [11] He was 'Richard the lawyer' in the 2018 Christmas special of Through the Keyhole, with Keith Lemon and Christopher Biggins. [12]

In March 2019, he portrayed PC Mortimer in Series 2 of Porters (Dave). He also played three characters in the BBC1 sitcom Warren - Shop Assistant and two other voice roles (Radio Presenter and Taxi Operator). [13] Keeble stars as William in the film Criminal Audition , which premiered at London FrightFest 2019. He has received a positive critical reception for his performance. [14] [15] [16] In December 2019, he appeared as Mark Waddington in the BBC soap opera Doctors . [17]

In 2022 he appeared as Toby in the fourth series of Ghosts. [18] That year he also appeared as Tom Taylor the tree surgeon in Not Going Out , group leader Jared in Trying on Apple TV, and as a priest marrying Johnny Vegas and Sian Gibson's characters in Murder, They Hope. He also appeared in Kiell Smith-Bynoe's Channel 4 Blap, Red Flag.

In 2023 he appeared opposite Matthew Macfadyen in ITV drama, Stonehouse , and in an episode of The Beaker Girls on CBBC, playing Scott, a disgruntled cafe owner who gets Tracey Beaker arrested. [19] Later that year he appeared as a room service waiter in Not Going Out, as Trevor in The Change, and as Mr Arnold in Series 2 of Good Omens.

Voice work

He played the character Frank Fairburne in Strange Brigade , released 28 August 2018.[ citation needed ]

In 2023 he portrayed the Mouth of Sauron in The Lords of the Rings: Gollum video game.

Stage

In January 2011 he starred as British double agent Donald MacLean in A Morning with Guy Burgess at the Courtyard Theatre, London, [1] [20] [21] [22] written by John Morrison and based on the life of Guy Burgess. [23] The play was featured on The Review Show on BBC Two. [24] In 2014 he appeared in the comedy sketch show Kaile, Keeble & Kuntz with Luke Kaile at the Edinburgh Fringe. [25]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2010 Made in Dagenham West Ham Supporter
2011scAIRcrowsBenShort
A Life, UnfulfilledMichael RaznikShort
2012Girls Just Wanna Have FunShort
A Slightly Exaggerated Reenactment of a Voicemail I Never Actually Left for Tom Lenk Short
Amina Job Seeker
2013Eva's DiamondOregano
You're a VisionSimonShort
RehabTV Executive
2014Tunstall Dr. Samuel Johnson Voice
M.O.N.E.YFrankie
2015Cato Street to NewgateJudgeVoice
Survivors Dr. Williams
2016The DependentsThe HarvesterShort
R.U.I.Newsreader / RUI Baby Boy
2017 Finding Fatimah Additional Voices
2018 King of Thieves Security Operativescenes deleted
Rob & BethRobShort
2019DovetailHarry
Criminal Audition William
2021 The Southampton DNA: The New 21/22 Kit ScientistShort
2022 The People We Hate at the Wedding Rich Setting Candles

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2010-2011 Lee Nelson's Well Good Show Telegraph Reporter / Reporter / General Medical Council Member3 episodes
2011Losing the PlotReddersTV movie
2012-2013 All in the Method Rich / Voiceover / Speaking clock / Pablo5 episodes
2012 Alan Carr's Summertime Specstacular 2 Runner
Muzzle the Pig Presents...Rupert Marigolds / Billy2 episodes
Alan Carr's New Year Specstacular Rich - Paramedic
2013-2014The Kaile & Keeble/Keeble & Kaile Show4 episodes
2013 Fool Britannia Hannibal Lecter / Chugger / Riot Policeman2 episodes
Hunka WundaNarrator / Joshua / Doctor3 episodes
2014 Birds of a Feather Bookshop ManagerEpisode: "Gimme Shelter"
Against the ClockRob2 episodes
The Feeling Nuts Comedy Night Man accosted by Angelos Epithemiou
Alan Carr's New Year Specstacular Officer Steve
2015-2016Rich Keeble Vanity ProjectRich Keeble13 episodes
2015 The Delivery Man PhotographerEpisode: "Celebrity"
Rules of LifeStan5 episodes
Alan Carr's New Year Specstacular Nicole's Date
2016Animal AnticsHimself13 episodes
The Unusual SuspectsPolice Chief / Voiceover4 episodes
Drek Steele: Space PirateDrek Steele / Ship computerVoice
Sam Delaney's News Thing Simon1 episode
2017Bad SnappersVicar2 episodes
The Last Leg Archaeologist / Terrence Penfence - Journalist2 episodes
Last Leg: The Correspondents Hand Sanitiser ManEpisode: "Sanitising Period Poverty"
The Rebel Ticket InspectorEpisode: "Death"
2018Tits UpBusiness ManEpisode: "A Problem"
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway Driving Examiner1 episode
Joe Lycett's Got Your Back Phil - SatanistEpisode: "Non-TX pilot"
100mph TalesNarrator / VariousVoice. 6 episodes
Inside No. 9 Radio DJVoice. Episode: "Dead Line"
Through the Keyhole Richard the LawyerEpisode: "Through the Christmas Keyhole"
2019 Porters PC MortimerEpisode: "Halloween"
Warren Shop Assistant / Taxi Operator / Radio Presenter2 episodes
Doctors Mark 'Masculus' Waddington1 episode
2020 The Trouble with Maggie Cole Radio DJ / Telephone callerVoice. 2 episodes
In the Long Run [26] Parent1 episode
The Duchess Ted1 episode (scene deleted) [27]
Rich Keeble Zoom ChatsRich Keeble3 episodes
2020-21 The Emily Atack Show Various5 episodes
2021Goldie's OldiesCelebrity Shark Bait Announcer / Tim2 episodes
Ted Lasso Clive WinklemanEpisode "Rainbow"
2022 Bloods Paramedic1 episode
Not Going Out Tom TaylorEpisode: "Tent"
Here We Go Dog owner1 episode
Red FlagRitchie PorterChannel 4 Blap
Trying Jared1 episode
Ghosts TobyEpisode "Gone Gone"
Murder, They Hope PriestEpisode "A Midsummer Night's Scream"
It's What She Would Have WantedGary
2023 Stonehouse Producer1 episode
The Beaker Girls ScottEpisode "The Last Straw" [28]
The Change Trevor2 episodes
Good Omens Mr ArnoldEpisode "The Ball"
2024 Truelove Estate Agent1 episode
Meet the Richardsons Rich - Jon's Dentist2 episodes

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015 Elite Dangerous: Horizons Anarchic Flight Control / USA Crew / Audio Logs
2016 Eve: Valkyrie US Captain / Pilots / Crew
2017 Total War: Warhammer Ungrol StoneheartCall of the Beastmen DLC
Crimson Saga: Dragonore
2018Battle BoomVarious
Warhammer: Vermintide 2 The BlightreaperShadows Over Bögenhafen DLC
League of Angels III King of Darkness / Lightning Ghost / Blood Prince
Strange Brigade Frank Fairburne
2019 Ancestors Legacy Crusader Knight / Crusader Sergeant / Spy / Hassassin / BalianSaladin's Conquest DLC
Astrologaster Robert Devereux
War SongHorton / Gatlin / Bangar / RobinEnglish version
Don't Even ThinkDET-i CEO
Rise of KingdomsJulius CaesarEnglish version
Game of Survival
2020 Warhammer: Vermintide 2 Nurgloth The Eternal
Old Gods RisingProfessor Martin Lewis
Spellforce 3: Fallen God The Fial Darg
2021Dead Man's PhoneHome Secretary
Coffin ValleyJudge / Priest / Brute
Georgiana Bones and the Hapless HeistNarrator / The Guardian
Devil May Cry: Peak of Combat Griffon / Phantom / LuciferEnglish version
2022 Total War: Warhammer III Bloodthirster
2023 The Lord of the Rings: Gollum The Mouth of Sauron

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