Matthew Charles "Matt" Berry (born 2 May 1974) is an English actor, writer, comedian and musician. Berry is perhaps best known for his appearances in The IT Crowd, Garth Marenghi's Darkplace and The Mighty Boosh, although he has also had his own series Snuff Box.
Berry was born in Bromham, Bedfordshire. He began his career as a runner before appearing in the videogame magazine show Game Over on BSkyB's computer & technology channel .tv, between 1...
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Matthew Charles "Matt" Berry (born 2 May 1974) is an English actor, writer, comedian and musician. Berry is perhaps best known for his appearances in The IT Crowd, Garth Marenghi's Darkplace and The Mighty Boosh, although he has also had his own series Snuff Box.
Berry was born in Bromham, Bedfordshire. He began his career as a runner before appearing in the videogame magazine show Game Over on BSkyB's computer & technology channel .tv, between 1998 and 1999. Though commissioned as an editorial show on the subject matter, episodes contained a large number of comedy sketches, with Berry as the main performer. They showcased a wide range of characters, one of which was a sketch about The Exorcist named 'Fear Pushed Through The Ring' It was this sketch and others like it that resulted in Berry, Rik Henderson and Richard Pitt (the producers) being fired from the show.
Berry's first prominent TV role was playing actor "Todd Rivers" playing Dr Lucien Sanchez in the cult 2004 comedy series...
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