Peter Baynham
- Writing
- June 28, 1963 · Cardiff, Wales, UK
Biography
Peter Baynham is a Welsh screenwriter and performer. He is best known for appearing in a series of comedic Pot Noodle television adverts in the 1990s. His work largely represents collaborations with comedy figures such as Armando Iannucci, Steve Coogan, Chris Morris, Sacha Baron Cohen, and Sarah Smith. Born in Cardiff, Baynham served in the Merchant Navy after leaving school and later pursued a career in comedy — first in stand-up, and then as a writer and performer for various news and sketch comedies in radio and television while enjoying personal fame starring in Pot Noodle adverts. He then became a writer in feature film. In television, with Iannucci he is writer for I'm Alan Partridge, developing the character Alan Partridge as performed by Coogan, and as writer and host of the Armistice review shows. With Morris, he is writer for The Day Today, Brass Eye, and Jam. Baynham himself created the animated series I Am Not an Animal. In feature film, with Baron Cohen he is writer for Borat! Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006), Brüno (2009), Grimsby (2016), and Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (2020). With Smith, he is writer for Arthur Christmas (2011) and Ron's Gone Wrong (2021). With Iannucci and Coogan, he is writer for Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa (2013). Other features as writer include Arthur (2011) and Hotel Transylvania (2012). From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Known for
Filmography
- Ali G: Who Iz I? · Producer, Screenplay
- Ron's Gone Wrong · Executive producer, Writer
- Borat: VHS Cassette of Material Deemed "Sub-Acceptable" by Kazakhstan Ministry of Censorship and Circumcision · Executive producer, Writer
- Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan · Screenplay, Executive producer
- Alan Partridge: Why, When, Where, How And Whom? · Self
- Bob Monkhouse: The Last Stand
- Grimsby · Traffic Warden, Screenplay
- Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa · Writer, Executive producer
- Bright Day · Daddy
- Hotel Transylvania · Screenplay
- The Dictator · Executive producer
- Arthur Christmas · Elf (Voice), Co-Executive Producer
- Arthur · Screenplay
- Brüno · Story, Associate Producer
- Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan · Screenplay, Story
- I Am Not an Animal · Director, Writer
- Shaun of the Dead · Man in Street (uncredited)
- Anglian Lives: Alan Partridge · Ray Woollard, Associate Producer
- Cruise of the Gods · Writer
- Combat Sheep · Writer
- The Junkies · Jackie
- Jam · Writer
- Big Train · Writer
- Still Crazy · Kevin
- Bob and Margaret
- I'm Alan Partridge · Hugh Morris, Writer
- Introducing Tony Ferrino: Who and Why? A Quest · Ross Woollard
- Brass Eye · Sven Yabbsley, Welsh Naval Officer
- Lee and Herring Live · Peter
- The Saturday Night Armistice · Writer
- Fist of Fun · Writer
- The Day Today · Colin Poppshed, Writer
- Terry Wogan's Friday Night · Script
- The Bill · Mickey Tulliver