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name: "Gavin Webster"
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born: "13 November 1969"
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# Gavin Webster

Actor. Born 13 November 1969 in Blaydon-on-Tyne, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 13 November 1969, Blaydon-on-Tyne, England, UK

## Biography

Gavin Webster is a British stand-up comedian and actor. Born on 13 November 1969 in Blaydon-on-Tyne, he made his comedy debut in February 1993 at the Barley Mow pub in Gateshead.

His television appearances include *Never Mind the Buzzcocks*, *The Stand-up Show*, *Does Doug Know* and *The Eleven O'Clock Show*. He contributed writing and voice work to the BBC children's series *Walk on the Wild Side* (2009–2013) and voiced a character in Channel 4's *Comedy Blaps* (2011). In 2014 he won the award for Best UK Live Stand Up, voted for by fellow comedians.

Webster has appeared in two Ken Loach films set in the North East: as At the Sawmill (also credited as Joe) in *I, Daniel Blake* (2016) and as the Janitor in *Sorry We Missed You* (2019).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *I, Daniel Blake* (2016), Fi1m 82, as At the Sawmill — [page](https://film.one/film/i-daniel-blake.md)

## Also known for

- *Sorry We Missed You* (2019), Janitor
- *Never Mind the Buzzcocks* (1996), Self

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