---
name: "Adam Buxton"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/adam-buxton"
fi1m_id: "adam-buxton"
imdb_id: "nm0125511"
tmdb_id: 155532
wikidata_id: "Q4678812"
roles: []
born: "7 June 1969"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 8
average_fi1m_score: 76
average_over: 8
updated: "2026-10-10T11:58:20.427797+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Adam Buxton

## Identity

Adam Buxton

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/adam-buxton
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** adam-buxton
- **IMDb ID:** nm0125511
- **TMDB ID:** 155532
- **Wikidata ID:** Q4678812
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Buxton, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4678812, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0125511/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/155532

Actor. Born 7 June 1969 in London, UK.

## Details

- **Born:** 7 June 1969, London, UK
- **Active:** 2002–present
- **Also known as:** Adam and Joe, Adam Offord Buxton
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 78 (5), 2010s 77 (2), 2020s 63 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 75 to 69 across 7 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 5 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Comedy 7, Family 3, Action 2, Animation 2, Music 2, Adventure 1
- **Screen time:** 11 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,278m across 6 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Buxton, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4678812, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0125511/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/155532

## Streaming the US now

- **Hulu:** [*Son of Rambow*](https://film.one/film/son-of-rambow.md) (72)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Adam Offord Buxton (born 7 June 1969) is an English comedian, podcaster and actor. With filmmaker Joe Cornish he forms the comedy duo Adam and Joe, who created and starred in the Channel 4 series *The Adam and Joe Show* (1996–2001) and presented BBC Radio 6 Music programmes.

Buxton has appeared in films including *Hot Fuzz* (2007) as Tim Messenger, *Stardust* (2007) as Quintus, *Son of Rambow* (2007) as the Science Teacher, and *Attack the Block* (2011). He has voiced characters in the *Sing* films (2016, 2021) and appeared in *The Kid Who Would Be King* (2019). His solo work includes the podcast *The Adam Buxton Podcast* (from 2015) and appearances on panel shows such as *Would I Lie to You?* and *The IT Crowd* (2006).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (8)

- *Sing 2* (2021), Fi1m 63, as Klaus Kickenklober (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/sing-2.md)
- *Sing* (2016), Fi1m 70, as Stan (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/sing.md)
- *Attack the Block* (2011), Fi1m 84, as Documentary Voice Over — [page](https://film.one/film/attack-the-block.md)
- *Hot Fuzz* (2007), Fi1m 84, as Tim Messenger — [page](https://film.one/film/hot-fuzz.md)
- *Son of Rambow* (2007), Fi1m 72, as Science Teacher — [page](https://film.one/film/son-of-rambow.md)
- *Stardust* (2007), Fi1m 75, as Quintus — [page](https://film.one/film/stardust.md)
- *The IT Crowd* (2006), Fi1m 76, as Bill Crouse — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-it-crowd.md)
- *Look Around You* (2002), Fi1m 83, as Bunny Gnowles — [page](https://film.one/tv/look-around-you.md)

## Complete filmography (34)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Sing 2* (2021), as Klaus Kickenklober (voice) — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/sing-2.md)
- *Clown Suit* (2020), as (voice) · Sound, Writer
- *Beetle + Bean* (2020), as Herman/Potion Seller/Plant (voice)
- *Spook Train: Room Two – Cell-X* (2020), as Prison Guard
- *Creepy Pasta Salad* (2019), Actor
- *The Kid Who Would Be King* (2019), as Stonehenge Tour Guide
- *Right Place, Wrong Tim* (2018), as Ben Bell
- *Apple & Onion* (2018), series, as Apple's Dad (voice)
- *Sing* (2016), as Stan (voice) — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/sing.md)
- *Messy goes to OKIDO* (2015), series, as (voice)
- *It's Kevin* (2013), series, as Various
- *Adam Buxton's Bug* (2012), series, as Host
- *Attack the Block* (2011), as Documentary Voice Over — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/attack-the-block.md)
- *The External World* (2010), as (voice)
- *The Persuasionists* (2010), series, as Greg Bannister
- *MeeBOX* (2008), as Famous Guy/Ken Korda/Tony/Donny Chorlton/Toby Smoles · Writer, Director
- *MeeBOX* (2008), series, as Creator
- *Ladies and Gentlemen* (2007), as Jack
- *Comedy Showcase* (2007), series, as Jack
- *Stardust* (2007), as Quintus — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/stardust.md)
- *Rush Hour* (2007), series, Actor
- *Hot Fuzz* (2007), as Tim Messenger — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/hot-fuzz.md)
- *Son of Rambow* (2007), as Science Teacher — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/son-of-rambow.md)
- *Time Trumpet* (2006), series, Actor
- *The IT Crowd* (2006), series, as Bill Crouse — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-it-crowd.md)
- *2004: The Stupid Version* (2004), series, Writer
- *The Last Chancers* (2004), series, as Johnny · Writer
- *Celebrity Mastermind* (2003), series, Actor
- *Adam and Joe Go Tokyo* (2003), series, Actor
- *Look Around You* (2002), series, as Bunny Gnowles — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/look-around-you.md)
- *The Low Down* (2001), as Adam
- *Adam and Joe's World of Animation* (2000), Actor
- *Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)* (2000), series, Actor
- *The Adam and Joe Show* (1996), series, as Creator

## Gallery

- ![Adam Buxton](https://film.one/media/person/292635/gallery-bca0ad072c59.jpg) Adam Buxton — TimDuncan, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/AdamBuxton_EIBF2025_i263_cropped.jpg/1280px-AdamBuxton_EIBF2025_i263_cropped.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Adam Buxton at the 2025 Edinburgh International Book Festival](https://film.one/media/person/292635/gallery-2c30d2c102ce.jpg) Adam Buxton at the 2025 Edinburgh International Book Festival — TimDuncan, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/AdamBuxton_EIBF2025_i261.jpg/1280px-AdamBuxton_EIBF2025_i261.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Adam Buxton at the 2025 Edinburgh International Book Festival](https://film.one/media/person/292635/gallery-7e5228343892.jpg) Adam Buxton at the 2025 Edinburgh International Book Festival — TimDuncan, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/AdamBuxton_EIBF2025_i262.jpg/1280px-AdamBuxton_EIBF2025_i262.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Adam Buxton at dConstruct 2013.](https://film.one/media/person/292635/gallery-6d5e3b008f4b.jpg) Adam Buxton at dConstruct 2013. — happy.apple from Slovenia, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/87/Adam_Buxton_at_dConstruct_2013.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Adam Buxton at the 2025 Edinburgh International Book Festival](https://film.one/media/person/292635/gallery-0285118a9c90.jpg) Adam Buxton at the 2025 Edinburgh International Book Festival — TimDuncan, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/AdamBuxton_EIBF2025_i263.jpg/1280px-AdamBuxton_EIBF2025_i263.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

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