Alex Lowe

Alex Lowe

Birthdate
January 15, 1968 (57 years old)
Place of Birth
Brent, Middlesex, England, UK
Known For
Acting

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Birthdate
January 15, 1968 (57 years old)
Place of Birth
Brent, Middlesex, England, UK
Known For
Acting

Biography

Alex Lowe (born 15 January 1968) is an English actor, comedian and voice artist. He is the creator and performer of the characters Barry from Watford on Steve Wright's BBC Radio 2 show and Iain Lee's shows, and the character Clinton Baptiste, originally seen in Phoenix Nights, as whom he has since toured.

Lowe made his TV debut in 1981 in Thames Television's Theatre Box. On stage, he played Wharton in "Another Country" at the Queen's Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, London. In 1983 he played Young Edmond Bertram in BBC 1's Mansfield Park. His career has included diverse roles from serious drama to character comedy. He has worked as both a writer and actor in many different areas of media.

In 1990, Lowe appeared in The Hypochondriac at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and won a First.

In 1991, having trained at The Studio School in North London and Leicester School of Performing Arts, he played PC Corman in Minder alongside George Cole. Lowe has appeared in a variety of different television programmes, including, Three Men in A Boat, The Rise and Fall of Rome, The Fast Show, Fun at the Funeral Parlour, The Big Impression Christmas Special, and Bremner, Bird and Fortune. He appeared in four episodes of Simon Day's comedy series Grass as precocious child star Crispin Winterville's father Roland. He played Clinton Baptiste in Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights and Sparky in That Peter Kay Thing. He starred with Lee on The 11 O'Clock Show on Channel Four in the late 1990s, usually appearing as a reporter. In 2007, he wrote and performed for Ronni Ancona and Co. for BBC One and performed in The Peter Serafinowicz Show on BBC 2.

In the cinema, Lowe played Paul in Peter's Friends, The Messenger in Much Ado About Nothing and Simon Merriel in Haunted.

On radio, Lowe has appeared on Absolute Power, 15 Minute Musical, Not Today, Thank You, The Laxian Key and The Scarifyers; he plays Brian in Clare in the Community for BBC Radio 4. Lowe has also appeared twice on Loose Ends on BBC Radio 4 with Iain Lee, Big Brother's Big Mouth and Sam Delaney's Stupid Telly (as Barry from Watford). From 2001 to 2003 he hosted Download This for XFM London on Sunday mornings from 10 am to midday.

Alex Lowe's LGBTQ+ Titles

Benjamin
Benjamin
Compère

Acting (40)

2023
Suzie as Andy
2021
Clinton Baptiste Goes Stratospheric as Clinton Baptiste
2021
Murder, They Hope as Barry (1 episode)
2020
Hitmen as Danny Kemp (1 episode)
2019
Brassic as Tinsley Blanchett (2 episodes)
2019
Benjamin as Compère
2018
Fireman Sam: Set for Action! as Joe Sparkes / Ben Hopper (voice)
2017
Cheap Cheap Cheap as Barry (30 episodes)
2017
Tulip Fever as Press Gang Officer
2016
Grimsby as Policeman
2015
The Casual Vacancy as Copper (1 episode)
2014
Lovesick as Steve (1 episode)
2013
Utopia as Ben's Dad (1 episode)
2012
Comedy Feeds (1 episode)
2011
My Week with Marilyn as Denys Coop
2009
U Be Dead as Drew Langdon
2007
Heroes & Villains: Napoleon as Junot
2007
The Peter Serafinowicz Show (7 episodes)
2007
Secret Diary of a Call Girl as Ambrose (1 episode)
2006
Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire as Milichus (1 episode)
2006
Saxondale as Mr Hill (1 episode)
2006
Surviving Disaster (1 episode)
2005
The Thick of It as John (1 episode)
2003
Peep Show as Edwin Pascoe (1 episode)
2002
Look Around You as Lee Griffiths (1 episode)
2001
The Discovery of Heaven as Police Man
2001
Fun at the Funeral Parlour (13 episodes)
1999
Spaced as Estate Agent (1 episode)
1997
Jonathan Creek as Alan Tunstall (1 episode)
1997
Midsomer Murders as Phil Harrison (1 episode)
1995
Haunted as Simon Mariell
1994
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein as Ship's Crew
1994
The Fast Show (1 episode)
1994
The World of Hammer: Chiller
1993
Much Ado About Nothing as Messenger
1992
Peter's Friends as Paul (aged 17)
1987
Fireman Sam as Ben / Joe (voice) (50 episodes)
1986
Casualty as Alex Hopkins (1 episode)
1985
Dutch Girls as Boy with Bell
1979
Minder as PC Corman (1 episode)