---
name: "Spencer Brown"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/spencer-brown"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "15 January 1978"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 78
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-17T14:59:49.878650+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."
---

# Spencer Brown

Actor. Born 15 January 1978 in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 15 January 1978, Lichfield, Staffordshire, England, UK
- **Active:** 2004–2005
- **Average Fi1m score:** 78, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1213325

## Biography

Spencer Brown is an English actor, comedian, writer and director. Born on 15 January 1978 in Lichfield, Staffordshire, he studied philosophy at the University of Cambridge, where he performed with the Footlights alongside Matthew Holness, Richard Ayoade and John Oliver.

He is known for television roles including the Patient in *Garth Marenghi's Darkplace* (2004) and Rufus Onslatt in *Nathan Barley* (2005). Brown wrote and directed the feature film *T.I.M.* (2023) and appeared in *Shed of the Dead* (2019) as Trevor. He co-hosted ITV2's *Lip Service* with Holly Willoughby and released the stand-up album *Things I Don't Have To Do* in 2006. He is married to novelist Sarah Govett, with whom he worked on the script for *T.I.M.*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, comedy.co.uk.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Nathan Barley* (2005), Fi1m 74, as Rufus Onslatt — [page](https://film.one/tv/nathan-barley.md)
- *Garth Marenghi's Darkplace* (2004), Fi1m 83, as Patient — [page](https://film.one/tv/garth-marenghis-darkplace.md)

## Complete filmography (8)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Devil Went Down to Islington* (2023), as John Robertson
- *T.I.M.* (2023), Director, Writer
- *Shed of the Dead* (2019), as Trevor
- *Frank's Joke* (2018), as Spencer
- *The Boy with a Camera for a Face* (2013), Director, Writer
- *Man to Man with Dean Learner* (2006), series, as Graham
- *Nathan Barley* (2005), series, as Rufus Onslatt — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/nathan-barley.md)
- *Garth Marenghi's Darkplace* (2004), series, as Patient — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/garth-marenghis-darkplace.md)

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