Actor profile

Alan Davies

6th March 1966 Loughton, Essex, England, UK Acting

Alan Roger Davies is an English stand-up comedian, writer, and actor. He has played the title role in the BBC mystery drama series Jonathan Creek since 1997, and has been the only permanent panelist on the BBC panel show QI since 2003, outlasting original host Stephen Fry (2003–16), who was replaced by Sandi Toksvig upon his departure.

23 Movies 67 TV Shows 90 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

A Knock at the Door poster

A Knock at the Door 23rd October 2025 as Lenny Bray

Des O'Connor: The Ultimate Entertainer poster

Des O'Connor: The Ultimate Entertainer 23rd November 2020 as Self

FX's A Christmas Carol poster

FX's A Christmas Carol 19th December 2019 as Miner

The Midnight Gang poster

The Midnight Gang 26th December 2018 as Porter

The Bromley Boys poster

The Bromley Boys 1st June 2018 as Donald Roberts

89 poster

89 20th November 2017 as Himself

Alan Davies: Little Victories poster

Alan Davies: Little Victories 28th November 2016

A Life On Screen: Stephen Fry poster

A Life On Screen: Stephen Fry 29th December 2015 as Self

Alan Davies: Life Is Pain poster

Alan Davies: Life Is Pain 18th November 2013 as Himself

Respect: A Felix Dexter Special poster

Respect: A Felix Dexter Special 17th November 2013 as Self

Making Qi poster

Making Qi 10th September 2011 as Self

Huge poster

Huge 18th June 2010 as Self

Jonathan Creek: The Grinning Man poster

Jonathan Creek: The Grinning Man 1st January 2009 as Jonathan Creek

Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging poster

Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging 25th July 2008 as Bob Nicolson

Verity Lambert: Drama Queen poster

Verity Lambert: Drama Queen 5th April 2008

Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out poster

Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out 11th August 2007 as Self

Roman Road poster

Roman Road 31st December 2004 as Vince

Top Gear's Stars in Fast Cars poster

Top Gear's Stars in Fast Cars 10th July 2004

Dog Eat Dog poster

Dog Eat Dog 7th December 2001 as Phil

Jaws 5 poster

Jaws 5 1st January 1999 as Himself

Alan Davies: Urban Trauma poster

Alan Davies: Urban Trauma 4th November 1998 as Himself

Alan Davies: Lafter Hours 1st January 1998 as Himself

Alan Davies: Live at the Lyric poster

Alan Davies: Live at the Lyric 6th November 1994 as Himself

Tonight at the Museum poster

Tonight at the Museum 4th March 2026 as Himself

Play for Today poster

Play for Today 13th November 2025 as Lenny

Sam Pang Tonight poster

Sam Pang Tonight 17th March 2025 as Self - Guest

Rob Beckett's Smart TV poster

Rob Beckett's Smart TV 29th February 2024 as Self - Guest

Perfect Pub Walks poster

Perfect Pub Walks 20th February 2024 as Himself

Blankety Blank poster

Blankety Blank 2nd October 2021

David Mitchell's Outsiders poster

David Mitchell's Outsiders 29th September 2021 as Self

Taskmaster’s New Year Treat poster

Taskmaster’s New Year Treat 1st January 2021 as Self

QI XS poster

QI XS 10th November 2020 as Guest

Between the Covers poster

Between the Covers 9th October 2020 as Self

Guessable poster

Guessable 5th October 2020 as Self - Team Captain

McDonald & Dodds poster

McDonald & Dodds 1st March 2020 as George Gillian

Flack poster

Flack 21st February 2019

Hypothetical poster

Hypothetical 6th February 2019 as Self

Frankie Drake Mysteries poster

Frankie Drake Mysteries 6th November 2017 as Jonny Cork

The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice poster

The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice 31st August 2017 as Self

All Round to Mrs. Brown's poster

All Round to Mrs. Brown's 25th March 2017 as Alan Davies

Damned poster

Damned 27th September 2016 as Alastair Kavanagh

Taskmaster poster

Taskmaster 28th July 2015 as Self

Travel Man: 48 Hours in... poster

Travel Man: 48 Hours in... 30th March 2015 as Self - Guest

A Life on Screen poster

A Life on Screen 24th December 2014 as Self

Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled poster

Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled 16th June 2014 as Himself - Host

Alan Davies Après-Ski poster

Alan Davies Après-Ski 7th February 2014

Have You Been Paying Attention? poster

Have You Been Paying Attention? 3rd November 2013 as Panellist

The Dog Rescuers with Alan Davies poster

The Dog Rescuers with Alan Davies 8th October 2013 as Presenter

Julia Zemiro's Home Delivery poster

Julia Zemiro's Home Delivery 18th September 2013 as Self

Tipping Point: Lucky Stars poster

Tipping Point: Lucky Stars 9th June 2013 as Self - Contestant

The Last Leg poster

The Last Leg 25th January 2013 as Self

Playhouse Presents poster

Playhouse Presents 12th April 2012 as Al

The Jonathan Ross Show poster

The Jonathan Ross Show 3rd September 2011 as Self

Show Me the Funny 18th July 2011

Perspectives poster

Perspectives 24th April 2011

Whites poster

Whites 28th September 2010 as Roland White

Alan Davies' Teenage Revolution 9th September 2010

The Michael Ball Show 16th August 2010 as Self

Live from Studio Five poster

Live from Studio Five 14th September 2009 as Self

Would I Lie to You? poster

Would I Lie to You? 16th June 2007 as Self

The Graham Norton Show poster

The Graham Norton Show 22nd February 2007 as Self

Lewis poster

Lewis 18th February 2007 as Marcus Richards

Comedy Map of Britain 27th January 2007

The Good Housekeeping Guide poster

The Good Housekeeping Guide 30th September 2006

The One Show poster

The One Show 14th August 2006 as Self

TV Heaven, Telly Hell poster

TV Heaven, Telly Hell 26th March 2006

Hotel Babylon poster

Hotel Babylon 19th January 2006 as Otto Clark

8 Out of 10 Cats poster

8 Out of 10 Cats 3rd June 2005 as Self

The Culture Show poster

The Culture Show 11th November 2004 as Self

The Brief poster

The Brief 25th April 2004 as Henry Farmer

QI poster

QI 11th September 2003 as Self - Panellist

Great Britons poster

Great Britons 20th October 2002 as Himself

Top Gear poster

Top Gear 20th October 2002 as Self

Fifth Gear poster

Fifth Gear 8th April 2002 as Self

Richard & Judy poster

Richard & Judy 26th November 2001 as Self

Bob & Rose poster

Bob & Rose 10th September 2001 as Robert 'Bob' Gossage

A Many Splintered Thing 27th June 2000

Loose Women poster

Loose Women 6th September 1999 as Self

Fantasy World Cup 9th June 1998 as Self

Parkinson poster

Parkinson 9th January 1998 as Self

Ruby poster

Ruby 12th May 1997 as Self

Jonathan Creek poster

Jonathan Creek 9th May 1997 as Jonathan Creek

Never Mind the Buzzcocks poster

Never Mind the Buzzcocks 12th November 1996 as Self - Panellist

One For The Road 4th September 1995

Soccer AM poster

Soccer AM 12th August 1995 as Self

Ready, Steady, Cook poster

Ready, Steady, Cook 24th October 1994 as Self - Guest

Room 101 poster

Room 101 4th July 1994 as Self

Pebble Mill 14th October 1991 as Self

Have I Got News for You poster

Have I Got News for You 28th September 1990 as Self

Top of the Pops poster

Top of the Pops 1st January 1964 as Self - Host