Chris Langham
- Acting
- April 14, 1949 · London, England, UK
- June 24, 2026
Biography
Christopher Langham (1949-2026) was an English writer, actor, and comedian. He is known for playing the cabinet minister Hugh Abbot in the BBC Four sitcom The Thick of It, and as presenter Roy Mallard in People Like Us, first on BBC Radio 4 and later on its transfer to television on BBC Two, where Mallard is almost entirely an unseen character. Langham subsequently created several spoof adverts in the same vein. He also played similar unseen interviewers in an episode of the television series Happy Families and in the film The Big Tease. He is also known for his roles in the television series Not the Nine O'Clock News, Help, Kiss Me Kate, and as the gatehouse guard in Chelmsford 123. In 2006, he won BAFTA awards for The Thick of It and Help. On 2 August 2007, Langham was found guilty of fifteen charges of downloading and possessing level 5 child sexual abuse images and videos. Langham was jailed for ten months, reduced to six months on appeal. He was made to sign the sex offenders' register and was banned from working with children for 10 years.
Known for
Filmography
- Vengeance · Danny
- The Darkest Universe · Alan
- Full Time · Vinnie
- The Factory · Doctor
- Black Pond · Tom Thompson
- Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News · Various Roles (archive footage)
- Shrink Rap · Self
- The Art of Football from A to Z · Writer
- My Family and Other Animals · Theodore Stephanides
- Spin by David Shrigley · Self as Narrator
- John Wyndham: The Invisible Man of Science Fiction · John Wyndham
- The Thick of It · Hugh Abbot
- Help · Peter, Writer
- London · Ned Ward
- The Legend of the Tamworth Two · Jack
- The Worst Week of My Life · Barry Turner
- The Best of Not the Nine O'Clock News Volume One
- George Orwell: A Life In Pictures · George Orwell
- I Love Muppets · Self
- The Emperor's New Clothes · Maurice
- The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3 · Writer
- Room to Rent · Mr. Paul
- The Big Tease · BBC Interviewer
- People Like Us · Roy Mallard
- The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2 · Writer
- The Very Best of the Muppet Show · Writer
- Gimme Gimme Gimme · Narrator
- Kiss Me Kate · Writer, Creator
- Les Misérables: In Concert at Hylands Park · Thénardier
- The Preventers · Dr. Keelover
- Sardines · Writer
- Look at the State We're In! · Writer
- The Good Sex Guide · Self
- Terry Wogan's Friday Night · Presenter
- Carry On Columbus · Hubba
- Tales from the Poop Deck · Producer
- Murder Most Horrid · Harry
- Bottom · Tight-Mouthed Larry
- Bejewelled · Cop
- Have I Got News for You · Self
- Hollywood Dog · Story, Teleplay
- The Jim Henson Hour · Officer, Exerciser
- The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball · Self
- Teams from Hell
- Call from Space · Screenplay
- Whose Line Is It Anyway? · Self
- Chelmsford 123 · Roman Guard
- The McGuffin · Detective
- Private Enterprise · Nigel
- Silas Marner · Keating
- Happy Families · Reporter
- Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff · Writer
- Muppet Treasures · Writer
- Alas Smith and Jones
- The Comic Strip Presents... · Nigel
- Soft Targets · Drinkwater
- The Secret Policeman's Other Ball · Self
- Of Muppets & Men · Self
- The Muppets Go to the Movies · Writer
- The Gaffer · Spencer Moffatt
- Not the Nine O'Clock News
- Life of Brian · Alfonso / Giggling Guard
- Phoelix
- Cold Harbour · Tim
- The Story of Pantomime · Self
- The Pink Panther Strikes Again · Police Driver
- The Muppet Show · Self, Writer
- The Secret Policeman's Ball · Self