--- name: "Robert Webb" canonical: "https://film.one/person/robert-webb" fi1m_id: "robert-webb" imdb_id: "nm0916267" tmdb_id: 62960 wikidata_id: "Q130026" roles: ["Actor","Writer"] born: "29 September 1972" reviewed_on_fi1m: 5 average_fi1m_score: 76 average_as: "actor" average_over: 5 updated: "2026-10-07T17:36:46.927843+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." --- # Robert Webb ## Identity Robert Webb - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/robert-webb - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** robert-webb - **IMDb ID:** nm0916267 - **TMDB ID:** 62960 - **Wikidata ID:** Q130026 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Webb, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q130026, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0916267/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/62960 Actor and writer. Born 29 September 1972 in Lincolnshire, England, UK. ## Details - **Work:** Actor, Writer - **Born:** 29 September 1972, Lincolnshire, England, UK - **Active:** 2003–2016 - **Also known as:** Rob Webb, Webb - **Frequently works with:** [David Mitchell](https://film.one/person/david-mitchell.md), [Matt King](https://film.one/person/matt-king.md) - **Average Fi1m score:** 76, as actor, over 5 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 76 (3), 2010s 76 (2) - **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 0 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 3 of 3 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Comedy 4, Drama 2, Crime 1 - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Webb, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q130026, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0916267/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/62960 ## Streaming the US now - **BritBox:** [*Peep Show*](https://film.one/tv/peep-show.md) (88) - **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Smoking Room*](https://film.one/tv/the-smoking-room.md) (63) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Fi1m on Robert Webb > Robert Webb makes a flimsy excuse sound settled before anyone has agreed to it. Alongside David Mitchell, that loose confidence becomes painfully funny; we value him most when he lets an awful explanation stand without apology. In *Peep Show* (2003), Robert Webb lets Jeremy Usborne offer a flimsy explanation as though it should settle the matter. David Mitchell’s Mark Corrigan sounds as if he has checked each word for objections before daring to say it. Webb leaves those checks to somebody else. We laughed at Jeremy’s easy confidence, then felt uncomfortable about how readily we recognised the urge to excuse ourselves. The pleasure of the performance is that Webb need not make Jeremy appealing before making him funny. Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong’s writing gives the pair plenty to conceal, while the point-of-view camerawork and internal narration keep exposing it. Webb’s relaxed delivery matters here: the programme already tells us enough about Jeremy’s inadequacies without the actor underlining them. He trusts a poor explanation to be funny without announcing that he knows it is poor. That restraint helps make *Peep Show* an excellent comedy, though its relentless embarrassment can become tiring. The sketch series *That Mitchell and Webb Look* (2006), with Webb also contributing as a writer, gave the partnership a succession of other characters. We would not want Jeremy to be the only measure of what Webb can do. Simon Blackwell’s *Back* (2017) puts Webb, as Andrew, into another sitcom pairing with Mitchell, where his skill at passive-aggressive exchanges has a use. We are more interested in what the two actors draw out of each other than in demanding that every reunion prove they have changed. His reputation remains closely tied to the double act, while solo and dramatic work have received less attention. We would not mistake that for evidence that he needs Mitchell in every scene, but their partnership gives us the firmest reason to recommend him. It takes judgement to let another actor seem busier while giving a weak excuse just enough confidence to pass for a considered answer. Start with *Peep Show*, and leave a little time between visits. ## Biography Robert Webb is an English actor, comedian and writer. He is best known for playing Jeremy Usborne in the Channel 4 sitcom *Peep Show* (2003–2015). He formed a long-running comedy partnership with David Mitchell after the pair met at Cambridge University; together they starred in the sketch series *That Mitchell and Webb Look* (2006–2010) and the comedy-drama *Back* (2017–2021). Webb has appeared in other television series including *Fresh Meat* (2011), *Death in Paradise* (2011) and *Doctor Who* (2005). He has also performed in sketch shows such as *Bruiser* and *The Smoking Room*, and is a regular panellist on programmes including *Have I Got News for You*, *QI* and *Never Mind the Buzzcocks*. He married comedy writer and performer Abigail Burdess in 2006. *Sources: imdb.com, themoviedb.org, thetimes.com.* ## On Fi1m (5) - *National Treasure* (2016), Fi1m 78, as Robert Webb — [page](https://film.one/tv/national-treasure-2016.md) - *Fresh Meat* (2011), Fi1m 74, as Dan — [page](https://film.one/tv/fresh-meat.md) - *That Mitchell and Webb Look* (2006), Fi1m 78, as Various Characters — [page](https://film.one/tv/that-mitchell-and-webb-look.md) - *The Smoking Room* (2004), Fi1m 63, as Robin — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-smoking-room.md) - *Peep Show* (2003), Fi1m 88, as Jeremy Usborne — [page](https://film.one/tv/peep-show.md) ## Complete filmography (43) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Mitchell and Webb Are Not Helping* (2025), series, Writer, Executive Producer, Creator - *High Hoops* (2025), series, as Mr. Holt - *Blood Actually: A Murder, They Hope Mystery* (2023), as Martin - *Whitstable Pearl* (2021), series, as Tom Grant - *Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains* (2021), series, as Guest - *Frayed* (2019), series, as Rufus - *Back* (2017), series, as Andrew - *National Treasure* (2016), series, as Robert Webb — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/national-treasure-2016.md) - *Our Ex-Wife* (2016), series, as Jack - *Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie* (2016), as Nick - *Duck Quacks Don't Echo* (2014), series, Actor - *Rick and Morty* (2013), series, as Knight of the Sun (voice) — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/rick-and-morty.md) - *Ambassadors* (2013), series, as Neil Tilly - *Gadget Man* (2012), series, Actor - *The Wedding Video* (2012), as Tim - *The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff* (2012), series, as Jedrington Secret-Past - *Death in Paradise* (2011), series, as Justin West - *Fresh Meat* (2011), series, as Dan — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/fresh-meat.md) - *Peep Show: Seasonal Beatings* (2010), as Jeremy "Jez" Usborne - *Robert's Web* (2010), series, Actor - *Channel 4's Comedy Gala* (2010), series, Actor - *Argumental* (2008), series, Actor - *The Secret Policeman's Ball 2008* (2008), Actor - *All Star Mr & Mrs* (2008), series, Actor - *Magicians* (2007), as Karl Allen - *The Two Faces of Mitchell and Webb* (2006), Actor - *That Mitchell and Webb Look* (2006), series, Various Characters, Writer, Creator — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/that-mitchell-and-webb-look.md) - *Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive* (2006), series, Actor - *Confetti* (2006), as Michael - *Blessed* (2005), series, Actor - *Doctor Who* (2005), series, as Robot 2 (voice) — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/doctor-who-2005.md) - *Twisted Tales* (2005), series, as Colin · Writer - *Agatha Christie's Marple* (2004), series, as Tim Kendall - *The Smoking Room* (2004), series, as Robin — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-smoking-room.md) - *Celebrity Mastermind* (2003), series, Actor - *Peep Show* (2003), series, as Jeremy Usborne — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/peep-show.md) - *Spine Chillers* (2003), series, Actor - *Fun at the Funeral Parlour* (2001), series, Actor - *Aqua Teen Hunger Force* (2000), series, as Glorfinoid (voice) - *Urban Gothic* (2000), series, as Bentley Kaye - *Bruiser* (2000), series, Writer, Creator - *People Like Us* (1999), series, as Tom Wolfson - *Comic Act* (1998), as Mario ## Gallery - ![Robert Webb](https://film.one/media/person/60238/gallery-3e4bc3e1e634.jpg) Robert Webb — Irving Liaw from London, United Kingdom, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/22/Webbcropped.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Robert Webb and David Mitchell (2007)](https://film.one/media/person/60238/gallery-7c28f757e0ef.jpg) Robert Webb and David Mitchell (2007) — Irving Liaw from London, United Kingdom, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ce/MitchellandWebb.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Robert Webb and David Mitchell (2007)](https://film.one/media/person/60238/gallery-519279f8e686.jpg) Robert Webb and David Mitchell (2007) — Irving Liaw from London, United Kingdom, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/MitchellandWebbfull.jpg/1280px-MitchellandWebbfull.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Image of comedians David Mitchell and Robert Webb from their The Two Faces of Mitchell and Webb live stage show. (2006)](https://film.one/media/person/60238/gallery-cf1ff2c72e86.jpg) Image of comedians David Mitchell and Robert Webb from their The Two Faces of Mitchell and Webb live stage show. (2006) — Steve Rideout (10 Ninjas Steve), CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f0/Mitchellandwebb.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Robert Webb](https://film.one/media/person/60238/gallery-d4e7572086d0.jpg) Robert Webb — Image via TMDB - ![Robert Webb at the 2009 BAFTA](https://film.one/media/person/60238/gallery-ef3f6e00c4fd.jpg) Robert Webb at the 2009 BAFTA — damo1977, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Robert_Webb_2009_BAFTA.jpg/1280px-Robert_Webb_2009_BAFTA.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Robert Webb at the 2009 BAFTA](https://film.one/media/person/60238/gallery-46bd13d20483.jpg) Robert Webb at the 2009 BAFTA — File:Robert Webb 2009 BAFTA.jpg: damo1977 derivative work: Bruce1ee, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Robert_Webb_2009_BAFTA_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Robert_Webb_2009_BAFTA_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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