Peter Baynham

Personal Info

Know For

Writing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1963-06-28 (62 years old)

Place of Birth

Cardiff, Wales, UK

Peter Baynham

Biography

Peter Baynham is a Welsh screenwriter and performer. He is best known for appearing in a series of comedic Pot Noodle television adverts in the 1990s. His work largely represents collaborations with comedy figures such as Armando Iannucci, Steve Coogan, Chris Morris, Sacha Baron Cohen, and Sarah Smith. Born in Cardiff, Baynham served in the Merchant Navy after leaving school and later pursued a career in comedy — first in stand-up, and then as a writer and performer for various news and sketch comedies in radio and television while enjoying personal fame starring in Pot Noodle adverts. He then became a writer in feature film. In television, ...

Acting

2012

Bright Day

as Daddy

2016

Grimsby

as Traffic Warden

2001

The Junkies

as Jackie

2011

Arthur Christmas

as Elf (voice)

1998

Still Crazy

as Kevin

2004

Shaun of the Dead

as Man in Street (uncredited)

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