Matthew Holness

Career Overview

Matthew Holness has 22 screen credits in a career dating back to 1997. Signature works include Italia Violenta, A Gun for George, Darkplace Illuminatum. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

22

Birth Place

Whitstable, Kent, England

Known For

• 

  Italia Violenta
• 

  A Gun for George
• 

  Darkplace Illuminatum
• 

  Horrificata Illuminata
• 

  garth marenghi's darkplace horrificata illuminata
• Backstage... at the Cambridge Footlights

Frequent Collaborators

• Richard Ayoade (4 collaborations)
• Matt Berry (3 collaborations)
• Roger Ashton-Griffiths (1 collaborations)
• Edward Halsted (1 collaborations)
• Veronica Roberts (1 collaborations)
• Tim Skelton (1 collaborations)
• Joseph Bailey (1 collaborations)
• Alistair Gillies (1 collaborations)
• Ramen Rai (1 collaborations)
• Sean Meyer (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (13 credits)

  • garth marenghi's darkplace horrificata illuminata

    garth marenghi

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Dodger Special: Bad Egg

    Sir Denholm Havers

    actor

    actors
    2023
  • Friday Night Dinner: 10 Years and a Lovely Bit of Squirrel

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • We Are Lady Parts

    - Sparta (2021) ... Gameshow host actor actors
    2021
  • The Haunting of Bly Manor

    - The Jolly Corner (2020) ... Dominic Wingrave actor actors

    - The Altar of the Dead (2020) ... Dominic Wingrave actor actors
    2020
  • Italia Violenta

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • Toast of London

    - Buried Alive (2014) ... Max Gland actor actors
    2013
  • A Gun for George

    Terry / George / The Reprisalizer

    actor

    actors
    2011
  • Cemetery Junction

    Band Leader

    actor

    actors
    2010
  • Darkplace Illuminatum

    Garth Marenghi

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • Horrificata Illuminata

    Garth Marenghi

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • Festival

    Roger - Lighting Man

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • Backstage... at the Cambridge Footlights

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1997

• directing (3 credits)

  • Possum

    director

    directing
    2018
  • The Snipist

    director

    directing
    2012
  • A Gun for George

    director

    directing
    2011

• writing (5 credits)

  • Possum

    writer

    writing
    2018
  • The Snipist

    writer

    writing
    2012
  • A Gun for George

    writer

    writing
    2011
  • Darkplace Illuminatum

    writer

    writing
    2006
  • Horrificata Illuminata

    writer

    writing
    2006

• sound (1 credits)

  • A Gun for George

    music

    sound
    2011