Biography
Martin Trenaman is an English actor and comedy writer. He is known for playing Alan Cooper, the father of Simon Cooper, in the E4 sitcom The Inbetweeners (2008–2010) and its feature films The Inbetweeners Movie (2011) and The Inbetweeners 2 (2014).
Trenaman began as a stand-up comedian and won the So You Think You're Funny? award at the 1994 Edinburgh Festival. He has written additional material for series including Never Mind the Buzzcocks, Horrible Histories and 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, and collaborated with comedians such as Bill Bailey and Sean Lock, co-writing the sitcom 15 Storeys High. His other acting credits include Lance in Phoneshop, roles in Queens of Mystery (2019–2021), Quiz (2020) and The Undeclared War (2022), and appearances in The Mighty Boosh, Midsomer Murders and Burnt (2015).
