Stephen Mangan
- Actor
- Producer
- Writer
After graduating from RADA in 1994, Cambridge law graduate Mangan did
not pursue lead roles on-screen, preferring to take what he saw as the
less limited opportunities on the stage. Between 1994 and 2000, he
performed in plays by (among others) Shakespeare, Shaw, Coward, Benn and
Goldsmith throughout the UK and the West End before joining
world-renowned theatre company Cheek by Jowl for an international tour
of Much Ado About Nothing, earning him a nomination for a National
Theatre Ian Charleson Award.
He worked again for director Declan
Donnellan at the Royal Shakespeare Company in School for Scandal, and
at the Savoy Theatre, London in Hay Fever. In 2008 he played the title
role in The Norman Conquests, directed by Matthew Warchus, at The Old
Vic Theatre, London and then at the Circle in the Square on Broadway.
The production earned several Tony Award nominations, including one for
Mangan himself. In 2012 he appeared at the Royal Court, London (for the
second time) in a Joe Penhall play, Birthday, directed by Roger
Michell, playing a pregnant man. He also starred as Bertie
Wooster in Perfect Nonsense at the Duke of York's Theatre alongside Matthew Macfadyen as Jeeves.
His breakthrough
performance was Adrian Mole in the six-part TV show "Adrian Mole: The
Cappuccino Years" (2001). In the same year he also appeared in "Sword
of Honour" on Channel 4 alongside Daniel Craig. Since then he has
worked extensively in British television as a lead actor in both
serious drama and comedy. His most recent success is the
British/American television comedy series "Episodes" created by David
Crane and Jeffrey Klarik, starring Mangan alongside Matt Le Blanc and
Tamsin Greig. It premiered on Showtime in the United States on January
9, 2011 and on BBC Two in the United Kingdom on January 10, 2011.
His first film part was as Doctor Crane in Billy Elliot. He went on to
appear in many other films such Chunky Monkey, Birthday Girl, Festival
and Beyong The Pole. His most recent film is as the voice of Postman
Pat in "Postman Pat: The Movie" a British 3D computer-animated comedy
film. He was host of the Evening Standard British Film Awards for 4
years (2009-2013) and will host the Olivier Awards in 2014. In April
2014, Mangan will return to host the British Academy Television Craft
Awards in London for a third time. He is a well-known voiceover artist -
voicing animation, commercials and documentaries.
not pursue lead roles on-screen, preferring to take what he saw as the
less limited opportunities on the stage. Between 1994 and 2000, he
performed in plays by (among others) Shakespeare, Shaw, Coward, Benn and
Goldsmith throughout the UK and the West End before joining
world-renowned theatre company Cheek by Jowl for an international tour
of Much Ado About Nothing, earning him a nomination for a National
Theatre Ian Charleson Award.
He worked again for director Declan
Donnellan at the Royal Shakespeare Company in School for Scandal, and
at the Savoy Theatre, London in Hay Fever. In 2008 he played the title
role in The Norman Conquests, directed by Matthew Warchus, at The Old
Vic Theatre, London and then at the Circle in the Square on Broadway.
The production earned several Tony Award nominations, including one for
Mangan himself. In 2012 he appeared at the Royal Court, London (for the
second time) in a Joe Penhall play, Birthday, directed by Roger
Michell, playing a pregnant man. He also starred as Bertie
Wooster in Perfect Nonsense at the Duke of York's Theatre alongside Matthew Macfadyen as Jeeves.
His breakthrough
performance was Adrian Mole in the six-part TV show "Adrian Mole: The
Cappuccino Years" (2001). In the same year he also appeared in "Sword
of Honour" on Channel 4 alongside Daniel Craig. Since then he has
worked extensively in British television as a lead actor in both
serious drama and comedy. His most recent success is the
British/American television comedy series "Episodes" created by David
Crane and Jeffrey Klarik, starring Mangan alongside Matt Le Blanc and
Tamsin Greig. It premiered on Showtime in the United States on January
9, 2011 and on BBC Two in the United Kingdom on January 10, 2011.
His first film part was as Doctor Crane in Billy Elliot. He went on to
appear in many other films such Chunky Monkey, Birthday Girl, Festival
and Beyong The Pole. His most recent film is as the voice of Postman
Pat in "Postman Pat: The Movie" a British 3D computer-animated comedy
film. He was host of the Evening Standard British Film Awards for 4
years (2009-2013) and will host the Olivier Awards in 2014. In April
2014, Mangan will return to host the British Academy Television Craft
Awards in London for a third time. He is a well-known voiceover artist -
voicing animation, commercials and documentaries.