Biography
Matthew Charles Berry (born May 2, 1974) is an English actor, comedian, writer, and musician. He has appeared in comedy series such as The IT Crowd, Garth Marenghi's Darkplace, The Mighty Boosh, Snuff Box, The Wrong Door, and House of Fools. He currently plays the lead role of Steven Toast in the Channel 4 sitcom Toast of London, for which he won the 2015 BAFTA Award for Best Male Performance in a Comedy Programme. Starting in 2019, he has starred in the FX television series What We Do In the Sh...
Known For
Complete Filmography

The Cat in the Hat
2026
as The Fish (voice)
Doing what he does best, the Cat spreads joy to kids in his hilarious, signature, and singularly irreverent way, transporting them and audiences on a ...

A Minecraft Movie
2025
as Nitwit (voice)
Four misfits find themselves struggling with ordinary problems when they are suddenly pulled through a mysterious portal into the Overworld: a bizarre...

Bubble & Squeak
2025
as Shazbor
Accused of smuggling cabbages into a nation where cabbages are banned, Declan and Delores must confront the fragility of their new marriage while on t...

The Wild Robot
2024
as Paddler (voice)
After a shipwreck, an intelligent robot called Roz is stranded on an uninhabited island. To survive the harsh environment, Roz bonds with the island's...

The Inventor
2023
as Pope Leo XI (voice)
The insatiably curious and headstrong inventor Leonardo da Vinci leaves Italy to join the French court, where he can experiment freely, inventing flyi...

Gorillaz | Song Machine Live From Kong
2021
as Self
The set features songs from the Song Machine project, along with some revered classics from the group’s back catalogue. The full Gorillaz live band, ...

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run
2020
as King Poseidon (voice)
When his best friend Gary is suddenly snatched away, SpongeBob takes Patrick on a madcap mission far beyond Bikini Bottom to save their pink-shelled p...

The Road to Brexit
2019
as Michael Squeamish
Cult favourite Matt Berry offers his unique take on Brexit, in this one-off comedy special to mark the passing of the Article 50 deadline. Reuniting ...

Christopher Robin
2018
as Policeman Bobby
Christopher Robin, the boy who had countless adventures in the Hundred Acre Wood, has grown up and lost his way. Now it’s up to his spirited and lovea...

An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn
2018
as Rodney Von Donkensteiger
Lulu Danger's unsatisfying marriage takes a turn for the worse when a mysterious man from her past comes to town to perform an event called "An Evenin...

Sleigh
2017
as Martin
Formerly successful rock band THE KINDNESS are trying to record a Christmas song for their comeback single. It's the height of summer, tempers are fra...

The Last Dragonslayer
2016
as King Snodd
In a fantasy world where magic is being superceded by technology, an orphaned teen discovers her destiny to become a dragonslayer.

Professor Branestawm Returns
2015
as Professor Awfulshirt
When Lady Pagwell dies, leaving a legacy to fund local inventing, Professor Branestawm thinks his money troubles are over. But scheming councillor Hag...

Swansong
2015
as Toby Taylor
He was once a pop star with adoring fans, now even his wife's left him for another woman. So he's kidnapped them both and is driving out of London wit...

Action Man: Battlefield Casualties
2015
as Voice
A Veterans For Peace UK Film challenging the British Army's policy of recruiting 16 year olds into the most dangerous army jobs.
Twelve Forever
2015
as The Butt Witch (voice)
An enthusiastic young girl who doesn't want to grow up creates a fantastic world for herself where she never has to.

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
2015
as Bubbles (voice)
Burger Beard is a pirate who is in search of the final page of a magical book that makes any evil plan he writes in it come true, which happens to be ...

The IT Crowd Manual
2014
as Self - Douglas Reynholm
This behind-the-scenes documentary features interviews with the creators and cast of the cult comedy "The IT Crowd", plus chats with celebrity fans.

Svengali
2013
as Jeremy Braines
Svengali tells the story of Dixie, a postman from South Wales, and a music fanatic. All his life he’s dreamed of discovering a great band and then one...

The Wedding Video
2012
as Roger
When the rogueish but loveable Raif is asked to be his brother Tim's best man at his wedding, he decides the best present for the happy newlyweds woul...

Snow White and the Huntsman
2012
as Percy
After the Evil Queen marries the King, she performs a violent coup in which the King is murdered and his daughter, Snow White, is taken captive. Almos...

The Secret Policeman's Ball
2012
as Self
A live stand-up comedy and music gig to celebrate Amnesty International's 50th Anniversary.

Angry White Man
2011
as Bulldog Hayes
Skeeter Freeman is struggling in a sea of boiled peanuts and debt. Only two things keep him from becoming an AWM - his upcoming nuptials, and his two ...

See Me
2011
Music
Three 16 year old school girls and their 30-something teacher are trapped in one room on a school detention. They are bored, frustrated and waiting fo...

One Day
2011
as Aaron
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...

The Pizza Miracle
2010
as Daniel
A pizza chef's death causes his son to reconsider their relationship.

Huge
2010
as Head Creative
A feuding double act try to make it in the cut-throat world of stand-up comedy.
Braincell
2010
as Neil Balsam
At a university in Liverpool, a wave of violence is spread due to the strange experiments of Dr. Joseph Cornwall. His estranged niece Hannah arrives f...

Moon
2009
as Overmeyers
With only three weeks left in his three-year contract, Sam Bell is getting anxious to finally return to Earth. He is the only occupant of a Moon-based...

Svengali
2009
as Jeremy Braines
Satirical sitcom on the music industry.

A Bit of Tom Jones?
2009
as Philip da Purve
In a late night bar, Henry is approached by a mysterious woman who offers to sell him the severed "manhood" of Wales' greatest vocal entertainer. Beli...
The Search
2009
as Bootland
A man's search for the existence of life outside our universe takes a remarkable turn when he connects with a recently bereaved family.

The Secret Policeman's Ball 2008
2008
The Secret Policeman's Ball 2008 was a show in the "Secret Policeman's Balls" series of benefit shows for Amnesty International. Like its immediate pr...

MeeBOX
2008
as James Coke-Lunch
A pilot for a sketch show by Adam Buxton, featuring belligerent megastar Famous Guy, British cinema's greatest advocate Ken Korda, a poorly subtitled ...

Wynde: Behind the Man
2007
as Tim Wynde
Documentary on Tim Wynde made by a British television company shortly after the first broadcast of 'AD/BC.' However, owing to a lengthy legal dispute ...

Wynde: Behind the Man
2007
Writer, Music
Documentary on Tim Wynde made by a British television company shortly after the first broadcast of 'AD/BC.' However, owing to a lengthy legal dispute ...

The Devil's Chair
2007
as Brett Wilson
With a pocketful of drugs, Nick West takes out his girlfriend Sammy, for a shag and a good time. When they explore an abandoned asylum, the discovery ...

The Golf War
2007
as Tony 'T Bone' Bone
TV Pilot starring Simon Farnaby, Matt Berry, Rich Fulcher and Nina Conti.

Is Benny Hill Still Funny?
2006
as Self
A documentary looking at the life of Benny Hill and with the use of an audience reaction test finding out if he is still funny to contemporary audienc...

The Mighty Boosh Live
2006
as Dixon Bainbridge
The Boosh returned to the stage in 2006, touring the UK for the first time. Though drawing heavily from their earlier material, the main story combine...
The Mighty Boosh: Inside the Zooniverse
2005
Documentary of the creation of Series 1 of The Mighty Boosh.

AD/BC: A Rock Opera
2004
as Innkeeper / Tim Wynde
An all-singing, all-dancing, star-spangled musical leap around the biblical story of the Nativity, set in 1972. With a comic twist, this familiar stor...

AD/BC: A Rock Opera
2004
Music
An all-singing, all-dancing, star-spangled musical leap around the biblical story of the Nativity, set in 1972. With a comic twist, this familiar stor...
One Last Thing
2001
as Mugger
A night in London accompanied by a free jazz solo. Hilton Earl’s camera follows the late-night walk of one of its habitants that shares with us his lo...

Rogue Trooper
N/A
Rogue is a "Genetic Infantryman", a genetically-engineered, blue-skinned, manufactured super soldier who, alongside his three comrades, is searching f...