Biography
Geoffrey McGivern is a British actor and comedian. He has worked extensively in film, television, radio and stage since the 1970s.
He originated the role of Ford Prefect in the original BBC Radio 4 series of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1978–80) and its later adaptations, having known Douglas Adams at Cambridge University. His television credits include appearances in Blackadder the Third (1987), Peep Show (2003), Episodes (2011), Grantchester (2014), Ghosts (2019–2023) and Back (2017–2021).
On film he played Morland in The Ghoul (2017). Other screen work includes Little Dorrit (2008), Onegin (1999) and Blackball (2003).
