Jo Brand

Biography

Career Overview

Jo Brand has 57 screen credits in a career dating back to 1964. Signature works include Re: A Pier, Jo Brand's Hell of a Walk, The Old Grey Whistle Test Story. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

female

Known Credits

57

Birth Date

1957-07-23 00:00:00

Birth Place

Wandsworth, London, England, UK

Known For

• Re: A Pier
• Jo Brand's Hell of a Walk
• The Old Grey Whistle Test Story
• 

  Jo Brand - Barely Live
• 

  The Life and Death of Lily Savage
• Cats Do the Naughtiest Things

Frequent Collaborators

• David Quantick (1 collaborations)
• Nick Mason (1 collaborations)
• Glen Matlock (1 collaborations)
• Paul O'Grady (1 collaborations)
• Alan Carr (1 collaborations)
• Julian Clary (1 collaborations)
• Jools Holland (1 collaborations)
• Ian McKellen (1 collaborations)
• Sharyn Mousley (1 collaborations)
• Graham Norton (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (52 credits)

  • Re: A Pier

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Melt It! The Film of the Iceman

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Have I Got a Bit More News for You

    - Episode 4 (2025) ... Self - Panellist actor actors

    - Episode 5 (2024) ... Self - Presenter actor actors

    - Episode 3 (2024) ... Self - Panellist actor actors

    - Episode 5 (2023) ... Self - Presenter actor actors

    - Episode 5 (2022) ... Self - Panellist actor actors
    2026
  • The Life and Death of Lily Savage

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2024
  • James Blunt: One Brit Wonder

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2023
  • Christmas Carole

    Ghost of Christmas Present

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • Ian Cognito: A Life and A Death On Stage

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • Cats Do the Naughtiest Things

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • Victoria Wood In Her Own Words

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • Michael McIntyre's The Wheel

    - Episode 3 (2025) ... Self - Expert actor actors

    - Episode 13 (2022) ... Self - Expert actor actors
    2020
  • Jo Brand: No Holds Barred

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • The More You Ignore Me

    Sandra

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • Peppa Pig: My First Cinema Experience

    Mrs. Crocodile (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • Dying Laughing

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • Richard Osman's House of Games

    - Week 8: Friday (2021) ... Self - Contestant actor actors

    - Week 8: Thursday (2021) ... Self - Contestant actor actors

    - Week 8: Wednesday (2021) ... Self - Contestant actor actors

    - Week 8: Tuesday (2021) ... Self - Contestant actor actors

    - Week 8: Monday (2021) ... Self - Contestant actor actors
    2017
  • Virago: Changing The World One Page at a Time

    Self - Narrator (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2016
  • Jo Brand's Hell of a Walk

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2016
  • Taskmaster

    - Think About the Spirit (2019) ... Self actor actors

    - Don't Like Them Go Bang (2019) ... Self actor actors

    - Shaqinahat (2019) ... Self actor actors

    - A Cuddle (2019) ... Self actor actors

    - Bready Bready Bready (2019) ... Self actor actors
    2015
  • The Kate Bush Story: Running Up That Hill

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • Channel 4's Comedy Gala 2013

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2013
  • The Last Leg

    - Episode 3 (2024) ... Self actor actors

    - Episode 4 (2018) ... Self actor actors

    - Episode 8 (2013) ... Self actor actors
    2013
  • 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

    - Jon Richardson, Jo Brand, Joe Wilkinson, Jamali Maddix (2022) ... Self - Contestant actor actors

    - Vic Reeves, Jo Brand, Adam Buxton (2014) ... Self - Contestant actor actors

    - Jo Brand, Claudia Winkleman, Bill Bailey (2014) ... Self - Contestant actor actors
    2013
  • Stephen Fry's 100 Greatest Gadgets

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2012
  • The Story of Music Hall

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2011
  • Making Qi

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2011
  • Horrid Henry: The Movie

    Demon Dinner Lady

    actor

    actors
    2011
  • The Angina Monologues

    Herself

    actor

    actors
    2010
  • Fry and Laurie Reunited

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2010
  • Huge

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2010
  • A League of Their Own

    - Declan Rice, Josh Widdicombe, Jo Brand & Jordan North (2022) ... actor actors
    2010
  • Victoria Wood: Seen on TV

    actor

    actors
    2009
  • Mock the Week - Too Hot For TV 2

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2009
  • Now That’s What I Call Comedy

    herself

    actor

    actors
    2009
  • The Old Grey Whistle Test Story

    Narrator

    actor

    actors
    2007
  • The Graham Norton Show

    - Ethan Hawke, Toni Collette, Aidan Turner, Jo Brand, Liam Payne (2018) ... Self actor actors

    - Episode 7 (2013) ... Self actor actors

    - Hugh Grant, Jo Brand, Joanna Page and David Guetta (2012) ... Self actor actors

    - Liam Neeson, Bradley Cooper, Stephen Merchant, Jo Brand, Blue (2011) ... Self actor actors

    - Episode 3 (2009) ... Self actor actors
    2007
  • Would I Lie to You?

    - Jo Brand, Josie Gibson, Beverley Knight & Alasdair Beckett-King (2026) ... Self - Panellist actor actors

    - Sinitta Malone, Jo Brand, Ivo Graham, Johnny Marr (2024) ... Self actor actors

    - Jo Brand, Lucy Martin, Amol Rajan, Joe Wilkinson (2023) ... Self actor actors

    - Jo Brand, Sam Quek, Bobby Seagull and Joe Thomas (2022) ... Self actor actors

    - Jo Brand, Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Simon Day and Henning Wehn (2020) ... Self actor actors
    2007
  • The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Ball in the Hall

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • When Comedy Changed Forever

    Self (archive material)

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • Comic Aid

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • 8 Out of 10 Cats

    - Episode 5 (2014) ... Self - Panelist actor actors

    - Episode 7 (2013) ... Self - Panelist actor actors
    2005
  • Big Fat Quiz

    - The Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2015 (2015) ... Self - Contestant actor actors
    2004
  • Jo Brand - Barely Live

    actor

    actors
    2003
  • QI

    - Wild West (2025) ... Self actor actors

    - Vices and Virtues (2025) ... Self actor actors

    - All I Want For Christmas Is U (2023) ... Self actor actors

    - This, That and the Other (2023) ... Self actor actors

    - Sick (2021) ... Self actor actors
    2003
  • Human Traffic

    Reality (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1999
  • Fisted

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1996
  • Do You Remember the First Time?

    actor

    actors
    1994
  • Filth!

    Herself

    actor

    actors
    1994
  • Ready, Steady, Cook

    - Episode 42 (2007) ... Self - Guest actor actors
    1994
  • Absolutely Fabulous

    - New Best Friend (1994) ... Carmen actor actors
    1992
  • Have I Got News for You

    - Angela Rippon, Jo Brand, Richard Osman (2025) ... Self actor actors

    - Jo Brand, Nabil Abdulrashid, Tom Peck (2024) ... Self - Hostess actor actors

    - Alexander Armstrong, Jo Brand, Munya Chawawa (2024) ... Self actor actors

    - Jo Brand, Zoe Lyons, Feargal Sharkey (2023) ... Self - Hostess actor actors

    - Clive Myrie, Katy Balls, Jo Brand (2022) ... Self actor actors
    1990
  • Countryfile

    - September 17, 2006 (2006) ... actor actors
    1988
  • Top of the Pops

    - 26 March 2006 (2006) ... Self - Host actor actors

    - September 7, 1994 (1995) ... Self - Host actor actors
    1964

• writing (4 credits)

  • The Radleys

    writer

    writing
    2024
  • The More You Ignore Me

    writer

    writing
    2018
  • Clubland

    writer

    writing
    2007
  • Filth!

    writer

    writing
    1994

• production (1 credits)

  • Getting On

    executive producer

    production

    - Reduced To Eating Boiled Magazines and Book Paste (2015) ... executive producer production

    - Please Partake Of A Memorial Orange (2015) ... executive producer production

    - Am I Still Me? (2015) ... executive producer production

    - No, I Don't Want a F***ing Smiley Face (2015) ... executive producer production

    - Don't Let It Get In You Or On You (2015) ... executive producer production
    2013