Biography
Edward John "Eddie" Izzard (born 7 February 1962) is an English stand-up comedian and actor. Her comedy style takes the form of rambling, whimsical monologue and self-referential pantomime. Izzard's works include stand-up sets Unrepeatable, Definite Article, Glorious, Dress to Kill, Circle, Sexie and Stripped. She had a starring role in the television series The Riches as Wayne Malloy and has appeared in many motion pictures such as Ocean's Twelve, Ocean's Thirteen, Mystery Men, The Cat's Meow,...
Known For
Complete Filmography

Midas Man
2024
as Allan Williams
When Brian Epstein set foot in the Cavern Club in November 1961 to watch The Beatles perform, he saw something no one else could – a glimmer of gold. ...

Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps
2024
as The Sheep (voice)
Three Mysterious Curses, two lost souls... and one incredibly difficult dance. A lowly goatherd seeks out a reclusive witch to break the evil enchant...

Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution
2024
as Self
This rapturous documentary steps into the dynamic world of queer stand-up and examines the powerful cultural influence it has had on social change in ...
How To Make It In Comedy
2024
Told by the stars who first found fame at the Edinburgh Fringe, this the inside story of what it takes to make a name there, from those who enjoyed ov...

Doctor Jekyll
2023
as Dr. Nina Jekyll
Recluse Dr. Nina Jekyll befriends with her newly hired help, Rob. They must work together to prevent Hyde from destroying her life.

L'Histoire racontée par des chaussettes - Le Film
2023
as Le Moine anglais (voix)

Rock Dog 3: Battle the Beat
2023
as Angus Scattergood (voice)
After touring the world, Bodi takes some time off and returns to his village. When he learns that the girl group, K-9, doesn't know who rock legend An...

Hancock: Very Nearly an Armful
2023
as Self
Hancock fan Jack Dee presents Tony Hancock: Very Nearly An Armful. Taking its title from celebrated Hancock episode The Blood Donor, this two-hour ret...

The Fringe, Fame and Me
2022
as Self
The Fringe, Fame and Me is the story of how a small Scottish arts festival that began 75 years ago this year became a national institution – a crucibl...

Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration
2022
A group of LGBTQ+ comedians get together to celebrate a brand of queer comedy. Legends, headliners, and emerging talent all perform at The Greek Theat...

The Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks
2022
as Self
Through never before-seen archive material, interviews with celebrities, industry insiders, rabid fans and the Kids In The Hall themselves – this docu...

Morecambe & Wise: The Lost Tapes
2021
as Self
A series of sketches taken from the recently-unearthed Morecambe & Wise tape that contained footage which had not been seen for 50 years, and was beli...

Eddie Izzard: Wunderbar
2021
as Self
Filmed during Eddie’s 2019 tour, Wunderbar exemplifies Eddie’s unique, surreal view of life, love, history and her ‘theory of the universe’.

Eddie Izzard: Wunderbar
2021
Writer
Filmed during Eddie’s 2019 tour, Wunderbar exemplifies Eddie’s unique, surreal view of life, love, history and her ‘theory of the universe’.

Six Minutes to Midnight
2020
as Thomas Miller
Summer 1939. Influential families in Nazi Germany have sent their daughters to a finishing school in an English seaside town to learn the language and...

Six Minutes to Midnight
2020
Executive Producer, Writer
Summer 1939. Influential families in Nazi Germany have sent their daughters to a finishing school in an English seaside town to learn the language and...

The High Note
2020
as Dan Deakins
Set in the dazzling world of the LA music scene comes the story of Grace Davis, a superstar whose talent, and ego, have reached unbelievable heights. ...

The Song of Names
2019
as Radio Presenter
A man searching for his childhood best friend — a Polish violin prodigy orphaned in the Holocaust — who vanished decades before on the night of his fi...

Abominable
2019
as Burnish (voice)
A group of misfits encounter a young Yeti named Everest, and they set off to reunite the magical creature with his family on the mountain of his names...

Get Duked!
2019
as The Duke
An anarchic, hip-hop inspired comedy that follows four city boys on a wilderness trek as they try to escape a mysterious huntsman.

Get Duked!
2019
Executive Producer
An anarchic, hip-hop inspired comedy that follows four city boys on a wilderness trek as they try to escape a mysterious huntsman.

Farther and Sun: A Dyslexic Road Trip
2018
as Herself
Could dyslexia be a gift? Or can it only ever be a disability? Documentary maker Richard Macer sets off on a road trip with his dyslexic son Arthur to...

The Flip Side
2018
as Henry
Centred around Ronnie, a struggling restaurateur who is mired in debt and the fallout from her previous short-lived romance with British actor Henry. ...

Victoria & Abdul
2017
as Bertie, Prince of Wales
Queen Victoria strikes up an unlikely friendship with a young Indian clerk named Abdul Karim.

Dying Laughing
2017
as Self
The craft, creative process and complicated lives of Stand-up Comedians.

The Lego Batman Movie
2017
as Voldemort (voice)
A cooler-than-ever Bruce Wayne must deal with the usual suspects as they plan to rule Gotham City, while discovering that he has accidentally adopted ...

The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
2016
as Herself
The Beatles stormed through Europe's music scene in 1963, and, in 1964, they conquered America. Their groundbreaking world tours changed global youth ...

Rock Dog
2016
as Angus Scattergood (voice)
When a radio falls from the sky into the hands of a wide-eyed Tibetan Mastiff, he leaves home to fulfill his dream of becoming a musician, setting int...

Whisky Galore
2016
as Captain Wagget
The story of the inhabitants of the isolated Scottish island of Todday, in the Outer Hebrides, where gloom sets in as their wartime rationing of whisk...

Eddie Izzard: Marathon Man for Sport Relief
2016
as Herself
Eddie Izzard pushes her body and sense of humour to the limit for Sport Relief as she takes on an immense challenge - travelling to South Africa to ru...

Day Out of Days
2015
as Dag
In Los Angeles, a 40-year-old actress works to make it in the cutthroat business of Hollywood while contending with ever-youthful competition.

Michael McIntyre's Easter Night at the Coliseum
2015
as Self
The UK's top comedian Michael McIntyre hosts a jam-packed night of entertainment and variety from London's largest theatre, the stunning Coliseum. In...

Boychoir
2015
as Drake
A troubled and angry 11-year-old orphan from a small Texas town, ends up at a Boy Choir school after the death of his single mother. Completely out of...

Absolutely Anything
2015
as Headmaster
Eccentric aliens give a man the power to do anything he wants to determine if Earth is worth saving.

Castles in the Sky
2014
as Robert Watson Watt
England, while the storm clouds of Nazism menace Germany. Robert Watson Watt and a team of eccentric and brilliant meteorologists struggle to turn the...

Monty Python Live (Mostly)
2014
as Special Guest Bruce
Celebrate the last night of the Pythons on the big screen! With John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones and Michael Palin.

The Unbelievers
2013
as Self
Scientists Richard Dawkins and Lawrence Krauss travel the globe promoting a scientific worldview and the rational questioning of religious belief.

Eddie Izzard: Force Majeure Live
2013
as Herself
Force Majeure (French) (pronounced: fors mah-ZHur), "superior force", "chance occurrence, unavoidable accident": 2 years and 27 countries, Force Majeu...

Eddie Izzard: Force Majeure Live
2013
Writer
Force Majeure (French) (pronounced: fors mah-ZHur), "superior force", "chance occurrence, unavoidable accident": 2 years and 27 countries, Force Majeu...

InRealLife
2013
as Self
InRealLife takes us on a journey from the bedrooms of British teenagers to the world of Silicon Valley, to find out what exactly the internet is doing...

What About Dick?
2012
as Deepak Rushdie Obi Ben Kingsley
The movie begins with the birth of a sex toy invented in Shagistan in 1898 by Deepak Rushdie Obi Ben Kingsley, and tells the story of the subsequent d...

30 Years of Comic Strip
2012
In true Peter Richardson fashion, "30 Years Of Comic Strip" defies the conventional norms of a retrospective documentary. It brings together some of t...

Mockingbird Lane
2012
as Grandpa
Settling into their new home—the rambling Victorian mansion at 1313 Mockingbird Lane— the Munster are quickly onto the mission at hand: to gently ease...

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

Lost Christmas
2011
as Anthony
An Urban Fairy Tale set in Manchester. A story of how a series of tragic events, that blight a young boy's life on Christmas Eve, take him on a journe...

Cars 2
2011
as Sir Miles Axlerod (voice)
Star race car Lightning McQueen and his pal Mater head overseas to compete in the World Grand Prix race. But the road to the championship becomes rock...

Eddie Izzard - Stripped : Tout en français
2011
as Eddie Izzard
The British stand-up king Eddie Izzard has come to conquer France with his show STRIPPED which he performs entirely in French. Influenced by the absur...

Eddie Izzard - Stripped : Tout en français
2011
Writer
The British stand-up king Eddie Izzard has come to conquer France with his show STRIPPED which he performs entirely in French. Influenced by the absur...

Eddie Izzard: Live at Madison Square Garden
2011
as Herself
EDDIE IZZARD: Live at Madison Square Garden is the live recording of Eddie Izzard's sold out show at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

Eddie Izzard: Live at Madison Square Garden
2011
Writer, Executive Producer
EDDIE IZZARD: Live at Madison Square Garden is the live recording of Eddie Izzard's sold out show at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

Star Wars Spoofs
2011
as Herself
The farce is strong with this one! Enjoy a hilarious collection of Star Wars movie scene spoofs and parodies that have been created over the years, in...

Huge
2010
as Herself
A feuding double act try to make it in the cut-throat world of stand-up comedy.

Every Day
2010
as Garrett
Ned is in the throes of a mid-life crisis. His work as a writer on an outrageous, semi-pornographic TV show is less than satisfying. His fifteen year ...

Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut) - Theatrical Release
2010
as Self
This is a theatrical / movie adaptation of the TV Miniseries. Its chapters do not align with the episodes directly, so it necessarily must be held sep...

Eddie Izzard: Stripped
2009
as Eddie Izzard
The surreal comedian performs his stream of consciousness style of monologue on his latest live outing. Eddie ponders among other things, the history ...

Eddie Izzard: Stripped
2009
Writer
The surreal comedian performs his stream of consciousness style of monologue on his latest live outing. Eddie ponders among other things, the history ...

Eddie Izzard: Live from Wembley
2009
as Herself
Eddie Izzard brings her wry wit and absurd observations to a sold-out crowd of 44,000 over 4 nights at the Wembley Arena in London. Eddie deals with i...

Eddie Izzard: Live from Wembley
2009
Writer
Eddie Izzard brings her wry wit and absurd observations to a sold-out crowd of 44,000 over 4 nights at the Wembley Arena in London. Eddie deals with i...

Believe: The Eddie Izzard Story
2009
as Herself
The story of one person's triumph over adversity: cameras followed the comedian on a very stressful comeback tour and caught the story behind some of ...

Rage
2009
as Tiny Diamonds
A schoolboy uses his cellphone camera to shoot intimate interviews with people working at a New York fashion house and secretly posts them on the inte...

Valkyrie
2008
as Erich Fellgiebel
Wounded in Africa during World War II, Nazi Col. Claus von Stauffenberg returns to his native Germany and joins the Resistance in a daring plan to cre...

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...

Igor
2008
as Dr. Schadenfreude (voice)
A cliché hunchbacked evil scientist's assistant aspires to become a scientist himself, much to the displeasure of the rest of the evil science communi...

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
2008
as Reepicheep
One year after their incredible adventures in the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Peter, Edmund, Lucy and Susan Pevensie return to Narnia to aid a y...

Across the Universe
2007
as Mr. Kite
When young dockworker Jude leaves Liverpool to find his estranged father in the United States, he is swept up by the waves of change that are re-shapi...

Kitchen
2007
as Nick Malone
Tensions rise in a Glasgow kitchen as the cooks deal with the pressures of the job. When an ex-criminal gets a job at the best kitchen in Glasgow, he ...

Ocean's Thirteen
2007
as Roman Nagel
Danny Ocean's team of criminals are back and composing a plan more personal than ever. When ruthless casino owner Willy Bank doublecrosses Reuben Tish...
The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Ball in the Hall
2006
as Self
The rebirth of Amnesty International's legendary SECRET POLICEMAN'S BALL at the Royal Albert Hall on 14th October - after a 15 year hiatus - was a res...

My Super Ex-Girlfriend
2006
as Professor Bedlam
When New York architect Matt Saunders dumps his new girlfriend Jenny Johnson—a smart, sexy, and reluctant superhero known as G-Girl—she uses her power...

The Wild
2006
as Nigel (voice)
An adolescent lion is accidentally shipped from the New York Zoo to Africa. Now running free, his zoo pals must put aside their differences to help br...

Live 8
2005
as Self
On 2 July 2005 an estimated 3 billion people came together in the fight against extreme poverty. LIVE 8 - 10 concerts featuring over 1000 musicians fr...

Romance & Cigarettes
2005
as Gene Vincent
Ironworker Nick lives with his wife, Kitty, and three daughters. When he meets a significantly younger woman, Tula, he starts an affair with her, much...

The Aristocrats
2005
as Self
One hundred superstar comedians tell the same very, VERY dirty, filthy joke--one shared privately by comics since Vaudeville.
Comic Aid
2005
Shot live at the one off Comic Aid benefit gig at London’s Carling Apollo – which sold out in just three and a half minutes of tickets being put on sa...

Ocean's Twelve
2004
as Roman Nagel
Despite pulling off one of the biggest heists in Las Vegas history and splitting the $160 million take, each of the infamous Ocean's crew have tried t...

Five Children and It
2004
as It
A Psammead is 'It', an ancient, irritable, ugly sand fairy, which five children find one day in a gravel pit. As a reward for finding him, It grants t...

Renegade
2004
as Prosit
U.S Marshal Mike Donovan has dark memories of the death of his first love. He keeps peace between the Americans and the natives who had temporarily ad...

Eddie Izzard: Sexie
2003
as Herself
Filmed in Eastbourne where her grandfather and father were born and where she went to school, this show is the funniest live show that could ever be p...

Eddie Izzard: Sexie
2003
Writer
Filmed in Eastbourne where her grandfather and father were born and where she went to school, this show is the funniest live show that could ever be p...
Best Ever Bond
2002
as Self
Roger Moore presents the ten best sequences ever to have appeared in the James Bond series, and cast members recall their favourite moments.

Eddie Izzard: Circle
2002
as Herself
Town Hall, New York City, 26 June 2000. An evening with Eddie Izzard in which she moves back and forth in time, with religion as the loose but constan...

Eddie Izzard: Dress to Circle
2002
as Herself
A one-hour rough-cut of Eddie Izzard's Dress To Kill show in Paris (spoken in French). Previously released on the Dress To Kill DVD

Eddie Izzard: Circle
2002
Writer
Town Hall, New York City, 26 June 2000. An evening with Eddie Izzard in which she moves back and forth in time, with religion as the loose but constan...

Eddie Izzard: Dress to Circle
2002
Writer
A one-hour rough-cut of Eddie Izzard's Dress To Kill show in Paris (spoken in French). Previously released on the Dress To Kill DVD
Spike Milligan I told you I was ill... A live tribute
2002
as Self
One of many tributes following the death of Spike Milligan. Comedians, actors and musicians join forces to present a live tribute featuring a selectio...

It Ain't As Easy As It Looks... (...a.k.a. the Making of 'The Cat's Meow')
2002
as Self
A documentary behind the scenes of Peter Bogdanovich's 'The Cat's Meow' (2001).

Revengers Tragedy
2002
as Lussurioso
A film adaptation of the 1606 satirical tragedy by Thomas Middleton, relocated to a post-apocalyptic Liverpool. Christopher Eccleston plays the reveng...
A Day In The Death Of Joe Egg
2002
as Bri
Sheila and Bri share their struggles as they raise a severely handicapped daughter in this recorded performance of the play by Peter Nicholls. Broadca...

All the Queen's Men
2001
as Tony
A mismatched team of British Special Services agents led by an American must infiltrate, in disguise, a female-run Enigma factory in Berlin and bring ...

The Cat's Meow
2001
as Charlie Chaplin
Semi-true story of the Hollywood murder that occurred at a star-studded gathering aboard William Randolph Hearst's yacht in 1924.

We Know Where You Live. Live!
2001
as Herself
Ever since the comedy greats stepped beyond the fringe for The Secret Policemen's Ball the annual Amnesty International concert has been one of the hi...

Shadow of the Vampire
2000
as Gustav von Wangenhein
Director F.W. Murnau makes a Faustian pact with a vampire to get him to star in his 1922 film "Nosferatu."

Circus
2000
as Troy
Bruno, a sadistic criminal, wants clever con man Leo out of the way. Leo and his equally clever wife, Lily, are up to something. So too is Julius: he ...

The Criminal
1999
as Peter Hume
Jasper Rawlins, a none-too-successful musician, finds himself chatting with a beautiful woman at his neighborhood bar. She goes home with him, direct ...

Mystery Men
1999
as Tony P
When Champion City's hero Captain Amazing is kidnapped by the recently paroled supervillain Casanova Frankenstein, a trio of average, everyday superhe...

Eddie Izzard: Dress to Kill
1999
as Herself
Executive transvestite Eddie Izzard takes her show to San Francisco to give a brief history of pagan and Christian religions, the building of Stonehen...

Eddie Izzard: Dress to Kill
1999
Writer
Executive transvestite Eddie Izzard takes her show to San Francisco to give a brief history of pagan and Christian religions, the building of Stonehen...

Billy Connolly: Erect for 30 Years
1999
The very best of Billy Connolly's stand up comedy, from 30 years of performances around the world!

Totally Bill Hicks
1998
as Self
Consisting of two parts: ‘Revelations’, Bill Hicks’ last live performance in the United Kingdom made at the Dominion Theatre; and a documentary about...

Velvet Goldmine
1998
as Jerry Devine
Almost a decade since larger-than-life glam-rock enigma Brian Slade disappeared from public eye, an investigative journalist is on assignment to uncov...

The Avengers
1998
as Bailey
British Ministry agent John Steed, under direction from "Mother", investigates a diabolical plot by arch-villain Sir August de Wynter to rule the worl...

Monty Python: Live at Aspen
1998
as Self
In March 1998 in Aspen, Colorado, the surviving members of the Monty Python team – John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Pali...

Eddie Izzard: Glorious
1997
as Herself
Eddie Izzard's routine has a loose trajectory from the beginning of the Old Testament and the creation of the world in seven days to Revelations. Alon...
Lust For Glorious
1997
as Herself
Rockumentary spoof starring Eddie Izzard.

Eddie Izzard: Glorious
1997
Writer
Eddie Izzard's routine has a loose trajectory from the beginning of the Old Testament and the creation of the world in seven days to Revelations. Alon...

Je Suis A Stand-up – Eddie Izzard Abroad
1996
as Self
BBC2 documentary of Eddie Izzard's first foray into world touring. Beginning in his "hometown" of Eastbourne and and culminating in his month long sho...

The Secret Agent
1996
as Vladimir
In 1880s London, pornographic bookseller Verloc is a double agent for the Russian government, providing information to Chief Inspector Heat about a la...

Eddie Izzard: Definite Article
1996
as Herself
Eddie arrives on stage through a huge book which opens to reveal herself sitting at the top of a staircase. Then discusses Caesar dog food, 24 hour ga...

Eddie Izzard: Definite Article
1996
Writer
Eddie arrives on stage through a huge book which opens to reveal herself sitting at the top of a staircase. Then discusses Caesar dog food, 24 hour ga...
Hanging Around
1996
as Psychiatrist
A black comedy directed by Damien Hirst following Marcus, a man living multiple lives with multiple families. He starts to get strange urges to dial r...

Aristophanes: The Gods Are Laughing
1995
as Socrates
Specially commissioned by the British Film Institute and Channel 4, this pseudo-biography shows how Aristophanes became the father of political satire...

Open Fire
1994
as Rich
Based on real events from 1983; DC Peter Finch is awarded a medal for the courage he showed in arresting a dangerous criminal. Meanwhile transvestite...

Eddie Izzard: Unrepeatable
1994
as Herself
Recorded one night at the Albert Theatre in March 1994, when Eddie Izzard was playing a limited seven week sold-out run of her celebrated stand-up sho...

Eddie Izzard: Unrepeatable
1994
Writer, Producer
Recorded one night at the Albert Theatre in March 1994, when Eddie Izzard was playing a limited seven week sold-out run of her celebrated stand-up sho...

Bill Hicks: It's Just a Ride
1994
as Herself
Short documentary / tribute to the late, truly great American stand-up comedian Bill Hicks, included as an extra in several box sets. Bill Hicks passe...

Filth!
1994
as Herself
In the late Eighties, there had been a series of comedy concerts (modelled on the Amnesty International “Secret Policeman’s Ball series”) to raise bot...

Filth!
1994
Writer
In the late Eighties, there had been a series of comedy concerts (modelled on the Amnesty International “Secret Policeman’s Ball series”) to raise bot...

Eddie Izzard: Live at the Ambassadors
1993
as Herself
Eddie Izzard made her West End debut in 1993 at the Ambassadors Theatre. The show originally had a 4 week run, which was extended twice due to the pop...

Eddie Izzard: Live at the Ambassadors
1993
Writer
Eddie Izzard made her West End debut in 1993 at the Ambassadors Theatre. The show originally had a 4 week run, which was extended twice due to the pop...