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Tom Binns

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55 Years Old

Christopher Thomas Binns is a British comedian best known for his character of Hospital Radio DJ Ivan Brackenbury. He appears in the BBC MI5 drama Spooks (Episode 6 Series 6), Series 3 of the IT Crowd on Channel 4, in Knowing Me Knowing Yule with Alan Partridge, and, in character as Ivan Brackenbury, on The Jason Byrne Show. In 2017, he appeared in the comedy movie Eaten by Lions. As Ian D Montfort he had a BBC Radio 2 series called Ian D Montfort is Unbelievable, broadcast in February 2013. Besides writing comedy for television and radio, Binns has appeared on other television shows, such as RI:SE, Bullrun, Oblivion and as a writer on Trigger Happy TV, for which he earned "best comedy moment" and "TV moment of 2001" awards. His first television appearances were Friday Night Armistice (BBC2) and Lee and Herring's Fist of Fun, and has gone on to further appear in the Channel 4-based late night sports talk show Under the Moon, with Danny Kelly where he regularly referenced his love of Sunderland AFC. He has also had stage appearances at the Bloomsbury Theatre and Garrick Theatre. Binns has worked on Radio 1, Virgin, BRMB and GLR, Talksport UK, Hallam FM and Key 103, appearing either as himself or as hospital radio character Ivan Brackenbury. Binns is the co-writer of BBC 1's Hospital People, part of the BBC's Comedy Playhouse, in which he plays the five lead characters Ivan Brackenbury, Ian D Montfort, Susan Mitchell, Terry Boyle and Father Kenny. He has written the book How to Get Famous – A Cynical Guide.

Born

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England on 3rd July 1970

All Credits

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8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
Ivan Brackenbury
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8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
Ivan Brackenbury - Dictionary Corner Guest (as Ivan Brackenbury)
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The IT Crowd
Nolan
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Spooks
Search Officer
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Boyz Unlimited
Interviewer
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Hospital People
Susan Mitchell / Father Kenny / Ivan Brackenbury / Ian D Montfort
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Drifters
DJ Paul
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Fist of Fun
Simon
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Fist of Fun
Tom
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Fist of Fun
Richard Poisson
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Eaten by Lions
Fortune Teller
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The Roots of Monty Python
Self
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Going to Mecca
Fortune Teller