Tim Key

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

0.8239

Gender

Male

Birthday

02-Sep-1976

Age

(50 years old)

Place of Birth

Cambridgeshire, England, UK

Also Known As
  • Timothy Key

Tim Key

Biography

Tim Key (born 2 September 1976) is an English writer, performance poet, comedian and actor. In 2009, he was the winner of the Edinburgh Comedy Award and was also nominated for the Malcolm Hardee Award for Comic Originality.


Credits

The One and Only Herb McGwyer Plays Wallis Island The One and Only Herb McGwyer Plays Wallis Island (2007) Character: Charles
Lottery winner Charles Heath pays a folk singer Herb McGwyer to visit to his private island and perform for him for a fee of half a million pounds. Isolated from the world, the jaded folk singers' passion for music is slowly reignited.
Games On: Tent Games On: Tent (2012) Character: Dan
Tent, from Jonathan van Tulleken's collection of short films centred around the build up to the 2012 Olympics, follows Paul, who has sold all his belongings and is camping next to the Olympic site.
Tree Tree (2015) Character: N/A
In 2013, Daniel Kitson wrote a play for two people (himself and (the mighty) Tim Key) to perform for a week or two at the (also mighty) Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester. In 2015 that play was restaged at the (again, mighty) Old Vic in London for something like 28 performances, in total. This is one of those performances, in real time, start to finish.
Two Films About Loneliness Two Films About Loneliness (2014) Character: N/A
Split-screen, bilingual stop-motion film, in which two neighbours turn to technology in their search for companionship and acceptance.
Sardines Sardines (2014) Character: Ian
It is the day of Rebecca and Jeremy's engagement party, and everyone (well, nearly everyone) has turned up to the old house to wish them well. Except that one of the bedrooms, the one with all the old baggage in it, has been left unlocked...
Regular Regular (2017) Character: Regular
A man in a coffee shop asks the barista if she ever thinks about him.
Wonderdate Wonderdate (2018) Character: Man
A man dazzles a girl on the perfect first date but why won't she text back? He retraces his steps, reexamining the date.
Talk Radio Talk Radio (2021) Character: Danny Mallard (voice)
Pauline and Barry are a seemingly happily married middled aged couple. That is until Pauline tunes into relationship hour on Talk Radio and thinks she recognises the nameless voice that’s relaying a lifetime of regrets live on the radio.
Stroke of Genius Stroke of Genius (2025) Character: Narrator (voice)
STROKE OF GENIUS juxtaposes the calm and emptiness of a morning spent waiting for a letter, where ostensibly little to nothing happens, with the turmoil on a cosmic scale caused by the waiting man's existential ambivalence about his legacy and purpose.
Very Few Fish Very Few Fish (2013) Character: Jimbo
A short film. In London, two separate couples go on dates with each other to try and fall in love.
Anthony Anthony (2014) Character: Santa
Christmas Eve. An enormous explosion tears through Lapland. Santa and his elf, Anthony, have crash-landed in the middle of nowhere on their busiest night.
The Overcoat The Overcoat (2017) Character: Narrator
A lonely social outcast gets a glimpse of what life is like for someone popular, and cannot let it go, even in death.
The Dog Thrower The Dog Thrower (2014) Character: Jonah
Silent comedy drama starring Tim Key and Matthew Perry as two men who try to entertain a crowd by throwing their dogs in the air.
The Double The Double (2014) Character: Care Worker
An awkward office drone becomes increasingly unhinged after a charismatic and confident look-alike takes a job at his workplace and seduces the woman he desires.
The Ballad of Wallis Island The Ballad of Wallis Island (2025) Character: Charles Heath
An eccentric lottery winner who lives alone on a remote island tries to make his fantasies come true by getting his favourite musicians to perform at his home.
Mickey 17 Mickey 17 (2025) Character: Pigeon Man
Unlikely hero Mickey Barnes finds himself in the extraordinary circumstance of working for an employer who demands the ultimate commitment to the job… to die, for a living.
Love Wedding Repeat Love Wedding Repeat (2020) Character: Sidney
While trying to make his sister's wedding day go smoothly, Jack finds himself juggling an angry ex-girlfriend, an uninvited guest with a secret, a misplaced sleep sedative, and the girl that got away in alternate versions of the same day.
One Day One Day (2011) Character: Customer
A romantic comedy centered on Dexter and Emma, who first meet during their graduation in 1988 and proceed to keep in touch regularly. The film follows what they do on July 15 annually, usually doing something together.
Greed Greed (2019) Character: Sam
A retail billionaire's 60th birthday party is celebrated in an exclusive hotel on the Greek island of Mykonos.
See How They Run See How They Run (2022) Character: Commissioner Harrold Scott
In the West End of 1950s London, plans for a movie version of a smash-hit play come to an abrupt halt after a pivotal member of the crew is murdered. When world-weary Inspector Stoppard and eager rookie Constable Stalker take on the case, the two find themselves thrown into a puzzling whodunit within the glamorously sordid theater underground, investigating the mysterious homicide at their own peril.
Chess Ham Chess Ham (2025) Character: Self
A documentary recounting Sam Campbell's journey to create Chess Ham, the Chesham Chess Ham.
I Decided to Leave I Decided to Leave (2015) Character: Man (voice)
A man decides to leave. He knows he wants to do something with his life. He just hasn't figured out what yet.
Alan Partridge: Why, When, Where, How And Whom? Alan Partridge: Why, When, Where, How And Whom? (2017) Character: Himself
Documentary looking back at Alan Partridge's journey from broadcaster caricature to the award-winning study of complexity and pathos that he has become.
I Give It a Year I Give It a Year (2013) Character: Alan
After a quick courtship, two lovers hastily decide to tie the knot. As their first year of marriage unfolds, temptation and incompatibility put their relationship in jeopardy.
The Games That Time Forgot: Cricket on Horseback and Other Forgotten Sports The Games That Time Forgot: Cricket on Horseback and Other Forgotten Sports (2010) Character: Self - Rival and Friend
Alex Horne tries to discover why some games survived, and examines the best of those that did not. Whilst revisiting his own childhood haunts, he attempts to relaunch the ancient sport of the Quintain, horseless jousting, and tries his damnedest to understand the rules of the Jingling Match. Not forgetting his attempt to restage the forgotten spectacle of Cricket on Horseback. This might just be a journey to the very heart of sport itself, but if not, it will be a lot of fun playing games that have not been seen for hundreds of years and even more fun discovering why.
Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa (2013) Character: Sidekick Simon
When famous DJ Alan Partridge’s radio station is taken over by a new media conglomerate, it sets in motion a chain of events which see Alan having to work with the police to defuse a potentially violent siege.
Wicked Little Letters Wicked Little Letters (2024) Character: Father Ambrose
When the denizens of Littlehampton – including conservative Edith – begin receiving letters full of hilarious profanities, rowdy Irish migrant Rose is charged with the crime. Suspecting something amiss, the town's women band together to investigate.
The Harry Hill Movie The Harry Hill Movie (2013) Character: Toilet Attendant
Harry Hill embarks on a road trip to Blackpool with his Nan when he discovers that his hamster only has one week to live.
Days of the Bagnold Summer Days of the Bagnold Summer (2020) Character: Dale
Sue works in a library. Daniel eats crisps and listens to Metallica. This was the summer Daniel was due to spend with his father and his father's new wife in Florida. But when they cancel his trip at the last minute, Sue and Daniel suddenly face the prospect of six long weeks together.



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