Marcus Brigstocke

Marcus Alexander Brigstocke is an English comedian, actor and satirist. In his youth, he struggled with alcohol and drug addiction. In September 2017, BBC Radio 4 broadcast his first serious drama, The Red. In December 2017, he broadcast his new 4-part sitcom The Wilsons Save The World.

About Marcus Brigstocke in brief

Summary Marcus BrigstockeMarcus Alexander Brigstocke is an English comedian, actor and satirist. He has worked in stand-up comedy, television, radio and musical theatre. In his youth, he struggled with alcohol and drug addiction. In September 2017, BBC Radio 4 broadcast his first serious drama, The Red, drawing on his own experience of recovery. In December 2017, he broadcast his new 4-part sitcom The Wilsons Save The World, where he plays a father leading a family trying to live ethically. The Red won the Best Single Drama award in the BBC Audio Drama Awards 2018. He also appeared in the Richard Curtis film Love Actually and its sequel Red Nose Day Actually.

In 2010, he made his musical theatre debut as King Arthur in the limited tour of Spamalot. He then starred in The Railway Children as Perks of Perks at the Waterloo Station Theatre in 2011. In 2012, he appeared as Ali Hakim in the semi-staged performance of Oklahoma! by the John Wilson Orchestra at the Proms. In 2013, he starred in the British tour of the American live improvisation show Totally Looped. In 2014, he reached the final of The Jump: Sorry I’ve Got No Head: The Jump.