Christopher Pizzey

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| birth_place = London, England

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1976|12|23}}

| nationality = British

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| alma_mater = Rose Bruford College

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| occupation = Actor, comedian

| years_active = 1998–present

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Christopher Pizzey (born 23 December 1976) is a British actor and comedian from London, best known for playing Mr. Stephen in the CBBC series The Basil Brush Show.{{Cite web|title=Meet the man starring and directing in the Anvil's panto|url=https://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/news/17277684.meet-chris-pizzey-starring-directing-anvils-panto/|access-date=2021-03-29|website=Basingstoke Gazette|date=7 December 2018 |language=en}}

Early life

Pizzey was born and raised in London and graduated from the Rose Bruford College.{{cite web|url=https://www.mandy.com/uk/actor/christopher-pizzey |title=Christopher Pizzey, Actor, London - Mandy | accessdate=18 October 2021}}

Career

Pizzey's first notable appearance was as Keith in episode 11.9 of TV series London's Burning. His next appearance was as Busyboy in the Doc Martin TV series. He then appeared in the UK film Anomaly in 2005 as Captain Dale Waxman.

His most long-standing appearance was as Basil Brush's sidekick Mr Stephen in the 2002 remake of the classic Basil Brush show from 2002 to 2005. He appeared from series one to series four as one of the four main characters who all lived in the same flat. This show was regularly repeated on the Channel until the programme ceased to be aired in the late 2000s.

He has also appeared in the BBC soap EastEnders as the character of Andy in a 2006 episode and the Roman Mysteries episode of The Pirates of Pompeii (2007) as the character of Actius for one episode along with an appearance in the BBC daytime drama Doctors in May 2007 as well as appearing in a stage production of The Wind in the Willows at the West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds as Mole. In November 2008, Christopher appeared in an episode of The Bill playing Richard O'Leary, a man whose car was stolen. He also appeared as Sarah Jane's father, Eddie Smith, in Episodes 9 and 10 of The Sarah Jane Adventures.{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00ft5xd/credits |title=BBC - CBBC - The Sarah Jane Adventures, Series 2, The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith, Part 2 | accessdate=3 January 2017}}

Pizzey starred in the 2007 feature film The Shrine, directed by Duncan Catterall and co-starring Natasha Coulter and Greg Chapman.

He also stars in the Basil Brush co-star Ajay Chhabra's television show Planet Ajay, in which he plays one of the regulars, "Mr Killjoy".{{Cite web|last=Observer|first=Basingstoke|title=Plan ahead for pantomime|url=https://www.basingstokeobserver.co.uk/plan-ahead-for-pantomime|access-date=2021-03-29|website=Basingstoke Observer|language=en-GB}}

Personal life

Pizzey is of English and Italian heritage. He also has two daughters.

Filmography

=Film=

Year	Title	Role	Notes
class="wikitable"
2005	Anomaly	Captain Dale Waxman	rowspan="2"\|Short film
2006	What Are the Chances	Viktor
rowspan="2"\|2007	The Shrine	Alex Greenway
Girl 23	Ben	rowspan="2"\|Short film
2008	Soundproof	Ray
2009	Grip	Jamie	Also co-producer
2012	Blessing	Will	Short film
2014	Muppets Most Wanted	Russian Gulag Prisoner	Uncredited
2016	Monochrome	Armed Officer
2020	The Postcard Killings	Charles Hardwick

=Television=

Year	Title	Role	Notes
class="wikitable"
1999	London's Burning	Keith	Episode #11.9
2001	Doc Martin	Busboy	TV movie
2002–2006	The Basil Brush Show	Mr. Stephen
2006	EastEnders	Andy	Episode dated 19 May 2006
rowspan="2"\|2007	Doctors	Brian Huxley	Episode: "Angel"
Roman Mysteries	Actius	Episode: "The Pirates of Pompeii"
rowspan="2"\|2008	The Sarah Jane Adventures	Eddie Smith	Episode: "The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith"
The Bill	Richard O'Leary	Episode: "One Day, But Not Today"
2009	Planet Ajay	Mr. Killjoy
2010	The Legend of Dick and Dom	Trevor	Episode: "Sirens"
2012	Hunted	Desk Sergent Williams	Episode: "Khyber"
2013	Sooty	Gerald Smedley	Episode: "The Inventions Game"
2015	Cradle to Grave	Dougie	Episode #1.2
2017	Stan Lee's Lucky Man	Banker	Episode: "Lamb to the Slaughter"
2022	EastEnders	Malcolm Keeble	Episode 6550

=Web series=

Year	Title	Role
class="wikitable"
2015	The Basil Brush Show	Mr. Stephen

Radio

Year	Title	Role	Channel	{{Tooltip\|Ref.\|Reference}}
class="wikitable"
rowspan="2"\|2001	Brimstone	Bence	rowspan="2"\|BBC Radio 4	{{cite web\|url=https://www.spotlight.com/9017-0168-1012 \|title=CHRISTOPHER PIZZEY - Spotlight \| accessdate=18 October 2021}}
Outside Child	Plato James
2007–2011	Big Toe Books	Presenter	BBC Radio 7

Theatre

Biloxi Blues as Don Carney (National Youth Theatre)
By Jeeves as Bingo Little (New Vic Theatre)
Cinderella as Buttons (Spillers Pantomime)
Into the Woods as Jack (Donmar Warehouse)
Dick Whittington as Dick Whittington (Richmond Theatre){{cite web|url=https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/reviews/dick-whittington |title=Review of Dick whittington at the Richmond Theatre 2004 |date=8 June 2016 | accessdate=2 January 2017}}
Dick Whittington as Sleepy Jack (Salisbury Playhouse)
Ham as Paul Matthews (New Vic Theatre)
Jack and the Beanstalk as Simple Simon (UK Productions){{cite web|url=http://www.ukproductions.co.uk/pantomimes/201516-2/ |title=2015/16 - UK Productions | accessdate=3 January 2017}}
On The Piste as Dave Trueman (Derby Theatre)
Peter Pan as Smee (UK Productions){{cite web|url=http://www.ukproductions.co.uk/pantomimes/20092010-2/ |title=2009/10 - UK Productions | accessdate=3 January 2017}}
The Basil Brush Theatre Show as Mr Stephen (Basil Brush Ltd)
The Demon Headmaster as Lloyd Hunter (Churchill Theatre)
The Wind in the Willows as Mole (West Yorkshire Playhouse){{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2003/dec/20/theatre3 |title=The Wind in the Willows, West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds - Stage - The Guardian |newspaper=The Guardian |date=20 December 2003 | accessdate=2 January 2017 |last1=Hickling |first1=Alfred }}
Sleeping Beauty as Silly Billy (UK Productions){{cite web|url=http://www.ukproductions.co.uk/pantomimes/201415-2/ |title=2014/15 - UK Productions | accessdate=2 January 2017}}
Up on the Roof as Tim (Oldham Coliseum Theatre){{cite web|url=http://www.britishtheatreguide.info/reviews/uponroof-rev |title=Theatre review: Up On the Roof at Coliseum Theatre, Oldham | accessdate=2 January 2017}}
Vincent in Brixton as Sam Plowman (Manchester Central Library)
Zigger Zagger as Harry (Royal National Theatre)