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Julian Barratt
Actor, Writer, Producer, Composer, Director, Editor, Additional CreditsBorn May 4, 1968 (57 years)
Julian Barratt Pettifer (born 4 May 1968) is an English comedian, actor and musician. As a comedian and comic actor, he is known for his use of surreal humour and black comedy. During the 2000s he was part of The Mighty Boosh comedy troupe alongside comedy partner Noel Fielding.
Born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, Barratt attended the University of Reading and first performed stand up comedy whilst at the University of Reading. In 1997 he first met Mighty Boosh collaborator Noel Fielding when they both appeared on the same comedy bill at a pub in north London. Sometime in around 1998 they then performed their first comedy show together in London which was a mix of both stand up and sketch comedy and then in 1998 they took the show, The Mighty Boosh, to the Edinburgh fringe festival and returned again in 1999 with Arctic Boosh and in 2000 with Autoboosh. In 2001 The Mighty Boosh became a six-part radio show on BBC London Live, called The Boosh later transferring to BBC radio 4. This was followed by the television show The Mighty Boosh, which ran for three series on BBC Three from 2004 to 2007. The show generated a cult following and won a variety of awards. From February to April 2006 they went on tour around the UK with the stage show The Mighty Boosh Live and then toured the UK for a second time from September 2008 to January 2009 with The Mighty Boosh Live: Future Sailors Tour.
Alongside Fielding, he has starred in Unnatural Acts, Nathan Barley and Garth Marenghi's Darkplace. Barratt also co-wrote and starred in the 2017 film Mindhorn. He starred in the Channel 4 black comedy-drama sitcom Flowers.
Born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, Barratt attended the University of Reading and first performed stand up comedy whilst at the University of Reading. In 1997 he first met Mighty Boosh collaborator Noel Fielding when they both appeared on the same comedy bill at a pub in north London. Sometime in around 1998 they then performed their first comedy show together in London which was a mix of both stand up and sketch comedy and then in 1998 they took the show, The Mighty Boosh, to the Edinburgh fringe festival and returned again in 1999 with Arctic Boosh and in 2000 with Autoboosh. In 2001 The Mighty Boosh became a six-part radio show on BBC London Live, called The Boosh later transferring to BBC radio 4. This was followed by the television show The Mighty Boosh, which ran for three series on BBC Three from 2004 to 2007. The show generated a cult following and won a variety of awards. From February to April 2006 they went on tour around the UK with the stage show The Mighty Boosh Live and then toured the UK for a second time from September 2008 to January 2009 with The Mighty Boosh Live: Future Sailors Tour.
Alongside Fielding, he has starred in Unnatural Acts, Nathan Barley and Garth Marenghi's Darkplace. Barratt also co-wrote and starred in the 2017 film Mindhorn. He starred in the Channel 4 black comedy-drama sitcom Flowers.
Filmography
| 2025 | Badjelly (TV Series) · as Jim |
| 2024 | Lost Treasures of the Bible (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 2024 | Super Happy Magic Forest (TV Series) · as Hoofius (voice) |
| 2024 | Knuckles (TV Series) · as Jack Sinclair |
| 2023 | The Following Events Are Based on a Pack of Lies (TV Series) · as Benjy Dhillon |
| 2023 | Bombing Pompeii · as Narrator |
| 2023 | Extraordinary (TV Series) · as George |
| 2022 | Artemis I: Going Back to the Moon · as Narrator |
| 2022 | Rogue Agent · as Phil |
| 2022 | Lost Treasures of Rome (TV Series) · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2022 | The Witchfinder (TV Series) · as Fake Hopkins |
| 2022 | Dodger (TV Series) · as Mr. Greenwood |
| 2022 | We Baby Bears (TV Series) · as Monkey (voice) |
| 2021 | The Electrical Life of Louis Wain · as Dr Elphick |
| 2021 | New York Super Airport (TV Series) · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2021 | Ultra City Smiths (TV Series) · as The Most Dangerous Man In The World (voice) |
| 2021 | Bloods (TV Series) · as Lawrence |
| 2020 | Truth Seekers (TV Series) · as Dr. Peter Toynbee |
| 2020 | Unprecedented (TV Series) · as Director |
| 2020 | The Great (TV Series) · as Doctor Vinodel |
| 2019 | Building the Channel Tunnel · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2019 | Educators (TV Series) · as Detective Mike Fleming |
| 2019 | Egypt from Above (TV Series) · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2019 | Moominvalley (2019) (TV Series) · as Mr Brisk |
| 2018 | In Fabric · as Stash |
| 2018 | Sally4Ever (TV Series) · as Nigel |
| 2018 | Summer Camp Island (TV Series) · as Poppawoppa (voice) |
| 2018 | Genderquake (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 2018 | Killing Eve (TV Series) · as Julian |
| 2018 | Building Giants (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 2018 | Miriam’s Big American Adventure (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 2017 | Neo Yokio (TV Series) · as Great Demon |
| 2016 | Brakes · as Elliot |
| 2016 | Mindhorn · as Richard Thorncroft |
| 2016 | Flowers (TV Series) · as Maurice Flowers |
| 2015 | Aaaaaaaah! · as Jupiter |
| 2015 | The Ladykillers: Pest Detectives (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 2014 | Mao Mao: Heroes of Pure Heart (TV Series) · as Rufus (voice) |
| 2014 | ABCs of Death 2 · as Peter Toland (segment "badger") |
| 2014 | Long Live the Royals (TV Series) · as Harold The Guard, Ace |
| 2013 | The Harry Hill Movie · as Conch |
| 2013 | A Field in England · as Trower |
| 2013 | The Tube: An Underground History · as Voiceover |
| 2012 | Uncle Wormsley's Christmas · as Uncle Wormsley |
| 2012 | White Heat (TV Series) · as Derek Bowden |
| 2012 | Treasure Island (2012) (TV Series) · as Thomas Redruth |
| 2011 | NTSF:SD:SUV:: (TV Series) · as Lockheed |
| 2011 | Bob's Burgers (TV Series) · as Ian (voice) |
| 2010 | Little Crackers (TV Series) · as Satan |
| 2010 | Chekhov Comedy Shorts (TV Series) · as Smirnoff |
| 2010 | Mid Morning Matters with Alan Partridge (TV Series) · as Blackbird Goodbrooke |
| 2010 | The External World · as (voice) |
| 2009 | Bunny and the Bull · as Atilla |
| 2009 | The Mighty Boosh Live: Future Sailors Tour · as Howard |
| 2008 | Being Human (TV Series) · as Larry Chrysler |
| 2007 | How Not To Live Your Life (TV Series) · as Jackson |
| 2006 | The Mighty Boosh Live · as Howard Moon |
| 2005 | Nathan Barley (TV Series) · as Dan Ashcroft |
| 2004 | AD/BC: A Rock Opera · as Tony Iscariot |
| 2004 | Garth Marenghi's Darkplace (TV Series) · as Padre |
| 2003 | The Reckoning · as Gravedigger |
| 2003 | The Mighty Boosh (TV Series) · as Howard Moon |
| 2003 | The Principles of Lust · as Phillip |
| 2002 | Look Around You (TV Series) · as Man With Cigarette |
| 2002 | White Teeth (TV Series) · as Aide De Camp |
| 2002 | |
| 2001 | The Boosh (TV Series) · as Howard Moon |
| 2001 | Sweet · as Stitch |
| 2001 | Lucky Break · as Paul Dean |
| 1998 | Comedy Lab (TV Series) · as Thomas Stone Mp |
| 1998 | Unnatural Acts (TV Series) |
| 1996 | Asylum (1996) (TV Series) · as Victor Munro |