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name: "Mathew Baynton"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/mathew-baynton"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "18 November 1980"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 79
updated: "2026-09-16T21:19:46.698636+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."
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# Mathew Baynton

Actor. Born 18 November 1980 in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 18 November 1980, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK
- **Active:** 2003–present

## Biography

Mathew Baynton is an English actor, comedian, writer and musician. He was born on 18 November 1980 in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, and trained at Rose Bruford College and École Philippe Gaulier in Paris.

He is a member of the Them There collective and co-created, wrote and starred in the comedy-drama series *The Wrong Mans* (2013–2014). With the group he appeared in *Horrible Histories* (2009–2013), created and starred in *Yonderland* (2013–2016), and played Thomas Thorne in *Ghosts* (2019–2023). Other television roles include Simon in *Peep Show*, Deano in *Gavin & Stacey* and Elliot Ward in *A Good Girl's Guide to Murder* (2024).

His film credits include *Bill* (2015) and Felix Fickelgruber in *Wonka* (2023).

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

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Wonka* (2023), Fi1m 68, as Ficklegruber — [page](https://film.one/film/wonka.md)
- *Gavin & Stacey* (2007), Fi1m 80, as Deano — [page](https://film.one/tv/gavin-and-stacey.md)
- *Peep Show* (2003), Fi1m 88, as Simon — [page](https://film.one/tv/peep-show.md)

## Also known for

- *Hereafter* (2010), College Receptionist
- *Ghosts* (2021), Actor Pete
- *A Good Girl's Guide to Murder* (2024), Elliot Ward
- *Ghosts* (2019), Thomas Thorne, Writer
- *Taskmaster* (2015), Self
- *The Falling* (2015), Mr. Hopkins
- *Doc Martin* (2004), Junior Chef
- *You, Me and the Apocalypse* (2015), Jamie Winton / Ariel Conroy

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