Rich Keeble
{{Short description|British actor}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2016}}
Rich Keeble is a British actor and voiceover artist.{{cite news | title = Rich Keeble | url = http://actors.mandy.com/uk/rich.keeble | work = Mandy Actors | publisher = The Mandy Network Ltd. | accessdate = 2011-05-28}} He is known for appearances in TV series including Brian Hetherington in Rivals, Mr Arnold in Good Omens, two series of The Emily Atack Show as well as appearances in Ghosts, The Change, and Meet the Richardsons. His voice acting for video games includes playing The Mouth of Sauron in The Lord of the Rings: Gollum, Frank Fairburne in Strange Brigade, Monoco in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, and various characters in the Total War: Warhammer series.
Education
Keeble attended Tiffin School in Kingston upon Thames in the 1990s.
Career
= Television, film and online =
Between 2010 and 2015, Keeble appeared as various characters in sketches for Lee Nelson's Well Good Show, Alan Carr's Summertime Specstacular, Alan Carr's New Year Specstacular, hidden camera show Fool Britannia (starring Dom Joly), and had small roles in sitcoms Birds of a Feather and The Delivery Man. In 2013, he appeared in a recurring ident on the BBC directed by Victoria Pile, playing the character of Gary whose living room is invaded by a panda played by Steve Marsh.{{citation needed|date=November 2022}}
In 2015 he portrayed Dr. Williams in the drama thriller film Survivors.{{cite news|url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/91530/cool-new-trailer-signals-coming-survivors/|title=Survivors|work=Dread Central|accessdate=2015-03-04|year=2014}}
Keeble co-writes and stars in the comedy web series Rich Keeble Vanity Project which won the "Best UK Series" award at UK Web Fest,{{Cite web|url=http://www.ukwebfest.com/nominees-2015|title=ukwebfest|date=2016-11-01|access-date=2016-11-01|url-status=bot: unknown|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161101230451/http://www.ukwebfest.com/nominees-2015|archivedate=1 November 2016|df=dmy-all}} and later won "Best British Web Series" at the 2017 Pilot Light TV Festival,{{Cite web|url=http://www.pilotlightfestival.co.uk/single-post/2017/05/11/Presenting-Our-PLTV-Fest-S2-Award-Winners|title=Pilot Light TV Festival - 4 Days of TV & Web Series|website=Pilot Light TV Festival - 4 Days of TV & Web Series|date=11 May 2017|access-date=2017-09-18}} and "Best Supporting Actor (comedy)" (for co-star Sam Legassick) at the Indie Series Awards.{{Cite web|url=http://www.indieseriesawards.com/2017/04/8th-annual-indie-series-awards-winners.html|title=8th Annual Indie Series Awards Winners|website=www.indieseriesawards.com|access-date=2017-09-18}} It was also nominated for "Best UK Series" and "Best Writing"{{Cite news|url=http://raindancefestival.org/programme-2016/|title=Programme 2016 - Raindance Film Festival|newspaper=Raindance Film Festival|language=en-US|access-date=2016-11-01}} in the web series competition of the 24th Raindance Film Festival.
In November 2016 he regularly appeared on the entertainment television series Animal Antics on Viasat Nature, directed by Nick Mavroidakis (Rude Tube).{{Cite news|url=http://woodcutmedia.com/woodcut-media-announce-production-new-factual-entertainment-series-animal-antics-commissioned-mtg-world-viasat-nature/|title=WOODCUT MEDIA ANNOUNCE PRODUCTION ON NEW FACTUAL ENTERTAINMENT SERIES ANIMAL ANTICS COMMISSIONED BY MTG WORLD FOR VIASAT NATURE - Woodcut Media|date=2016-03-08|newspaper=Woodcut Media|language=en-US|access-date=2016-11-15}}{{Citation|last=Viasat Channels|title=Polsat Viasat Nature - Zabawne wybryki zwierząt - promo|date=2016-09-30|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZpV20QONog|accessdate=2016-11-15}} In March 2017 he appeared in Comedy Central's Bad Snappers{{Citation|last=Comedy Central UK|title=Bad Snappers: The Funeral|date=2017-03-23|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YijFn624E-A|accessdate=2017-06-19}} and Channel 4's The Last Leg, appearing as a journalist in a sketch with Mr Blobby, and in another episode as an archaeologist discovering the remains of hosts Adam Hills, Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker. He appeared in an episode of The Rebel with Simon Callow in November 2017.{{Cite web|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/the_rebel/episodes/2/2/|title=The Rebel Series 2, episode 2 - Death - British Comedy Guide|website=British Comedy Guide|language=en-GB|access-date=2018-10-01}}
He provided the voice of the radio DJ on the Halloween special live episode of Inside No.9 broadcast on BBC Two on 28 October 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/inside_no_9/episodes/2018/1/|title=Inside No. 9 Inside No. 9 Live - Dead Line - British Comedy Guide|website=British Comedy Guide|language=en-GB|access-date=2018-10-29}} He was 'Richard the lawyer' in the 2018 Christmas special of Through the Keyhole, with Keith Lemon and Christopher Biggins.{{Cite web|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/through_the_keyhole/episodes/6/1/|title=Through The Keyhole Series 6 - Through The Christmas Keyhole|website=British Comedy Guide|language=en-GB|access-date=2018-12-23}}
In March 2019, he portrayed PC Mortimer in Series 2 of Porters (Dave). He also played three characters in the BBC1 sitcom Warren - Shop Assistant and two other voice roles (Radio Presenter and Taxi Operator).{{Cite web|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/rich_keeble/|title=Rich Keeble|website=British Comedy Guide|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-04-18}} Keeble stars as William in the film Criminal Audition, which premiered at London FrightFest 2019. He has received a positive critical reception for his performance.{{Cite web|url=http://www.thehollywoodnews.com/2019/08/24/criminal-audition-review-dir-samuel-gridley-frightfest-2019/|title='Criminal Audition' Review: Dir. Samuel Gridley [Frightfest 2019]|last=Baldock|first=Luke Ryan|date=2019-08-24|website=THN - The Hollywood News|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-01-25}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.nerdspan.com/review-criminal-audition-2019/|title=Review: Criminal Audition (2019)|last=ago|first=Steve Harcourt • 6 months|date=2019-07-14|website=NerdSpan|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-25}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.horrordna.com/movies/criminal-audition-samuel-gridley-movie-review|title=Criminal Audition {{!}} Movies|last=Beverstock|first=Gareth|website=Horror DNA|language=en-gb|access-date=2020-01-25}} In December 2019, he appeared as Mark Waddington in the BBC soap opera Doctors.{{Cite web|url=https://www.whatsontv.co.uk/events/doctors-spoilers-clash-of-the-icons/|title=Doctors spoilers: Will Clash Of The Icons be a DISASTER?|last=Timblick|first=Simon|website=What's on TV|language=en|access-date=2020-01-25}}
In 2022 he appeared as Toby in the fourth series of Ghosts.{{Citation |title=Ghosts - Series 4: 4. Gone Gone |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p0d0mkkc/ghosts-series-4-4-gone-gone |language=en-GB |access-date=2022-09-23}} That year he also appeared as Tom Taylor the tree surgeon in Not Going Out, group leader Jared in Trying on Apple TV, and as a priest marrying Johnny Vegas and Sian Gibson's characters in Murder, They Hope. He also appeared in Kiell Smith-Bynoe's Channel 4 Blap, Red Flag.
In 2023 he appeared opposite Matthew Macfadyen in ITV drama, Stonehouse, and in an episode of The Beaker Girls on CBBC, playing Scott, a disgruntled cafe owner who gets Tracey Beaker arrested.{{Citation |title=The Beaker Girls - Series 2: 10. The Last Straw |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001k4vl/the-beaker-girls-series-2-10-the-last-straw |access-date=2023-06-15 |language=en-GB}} Later that year he appeared as a room service waiter in Not Going Out, as Trevor in The Change, and as Mr Arnold in Series 2 of Good Omens.
In 2024 he appeared in Truelove opposite Phil Davis and Lindsay Duncan, Meet the Richardsons playing Jon Richardson's dentist, Kaos, Rivals playing TV director Brian Hetherington (reunited with Good Omens co-star David Tennant), and Christmas comedy film Bad Tidings with Lee Mack and Chris McCausland.
He also appears in the music video for the Young Knives single "Dissolution".{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pjo6B-fONGs |title=Dissolution (Official video) |date=2024-10-18 |last=The Young Knives |access-date=2025-01-22 |via=YouTube}}
= Voice work =
He played the character Frank Fairburne in Strange Brigade, released 28 August 2018.{{citation needed|date=November 2022}}
In 2023 he portrayed the Mouth of Sauron in The Lords of the Rings: Gollum video game.
= Stage =
In January 2011 he starred as British double agent Donald MacLean in A Morning with Guy Burgess at the Courtyard Theatre, London,{{cite news|url=http://www.remotegoat.co.uk/review_view.php?uid=6431|title=Review of Morning with Guy Burgess|work=Remote Goat|accessdate=2011-05-28|year=2011}}{{cite news|url=http://fringereport.wordpress.com/2011/01/14/a-morning-with-guy-burgess-by-john-morrison/|title=A Morning with Guy Burgess, by John Morrison << Fringe Report|work=Fringe Report|accessdate=2011-05-28|year=2011}}{{cite news|url=http://westend.broadwayworld.com/article/BWW_Reviews_A_MORNING_WITH_GUY_BURGESS_The_Courtyard_Theatre_January_13_2011_20110114 |title=BWW Reviews: A MORNING WITH GUY BURGESS, The Courtyard Theatre, January 13, 2011|work=Broadway World|accessdate=2011-05-28|year=2011}} written by John Morrison and based on the life of Guy Burgess.{{cite news|url=http://www.whatsonstage.com/interviews/theatre/off-west+end/E8831294315407/John+Morrison+On+...+Bringing+Guy+Burgess+to+the+Stage.html/|title=John Morrison On ... Bringing Guy Burgess to the Stage|work=whatsonstage.com|accessdate=2011-05-28|year=2011}} The play was featured on The Review Show on BBC Two.{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00xlxr7|title=The Review Show|work=BBC Review Show|accessdate=2011-05-28|year=2011}} In 2014 he appeared in the comedy sketch show Kaile, Keeble & Kuntz with Luke Kaile at the Edinburgh Fringe.{{Cite web|url=http://www.chortle.co.uk/shows/edinburgh_fringe_2014/k/23390/kaile,_keeble_and_kuntz|title=Kaile, Keeble and Kuntz : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide}}
Filmography
= Film =
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year !Title !Role !Notes |
| 2010
|West Ham Supporter | |
| rowspan="2" |2011
|scAIRcrows |Ben |Short |
| A Life, Unfulfilled
|Michael Raznik |Short |
| rowspan="3" |2012
|Girls Just Wanna Have Fun | |Short |
| A Slightly Exaggerated Reenactment of a Voicemail I Never Actually Left for Tom Lenk
| |Short |
| Amina
|Job Seeker | |
| rowspan="3" |2013
|Eva's Diamond |Oregano | |
| You're a Vision
|Simon |Short |
| Rehab
|TV Executive | |
| rowspan="2" |2014
|Tunstall |Voice |
| M.O.N.E.Y
|Frankie | |
| rowspan="2" |2015
|Cato Street to Newgate |Judge |Voice |
| Survivors
|Dr. Williams | |
| rowspan="2" |2016
|The Dependents |The Harvester |Short |
| R.U.I.
|Newsreader / RUI Baby Boy | |
| 2017
|Additional Voices | |
| rowspan="2" |2018
|Security Operative |scenes deleted |
| Rob & Beth
|Rob |Short |
| rowspan="2" |2019
|Dovetail |Harry | |
| Criminal Audition
|William | |
| 2021
|The Southampton DNA: The New 21/22 Kit |Scientist |Short |
| 2022
|The People We Hate at the Wedding |Rich Setting Candles | |
| 2024
|Bad Tidings{{Cite web |title=Bad Tidings cast {{!}} Full list of characters and actors in Sky comedy {{!}} Radio Times |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/comedy/bad-tidings-sky-cast/ |access-date=2025-01-04 |website=www.radiotimes.com |language=en-GB}} |Euan | |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year !Title !Role !Notes |
| 2010-2011
|Telegraph Reporter / Reporter / General Medical Council Member |3 episodes |
| 2011
|Losing the Plot |Redders |TV movie |
| 2012-2013
|Rich / Voiceover / Speaking clock / Pablo |5 episodes |
| rowspan="3" |2012
|Alan Carr's Summertime Specstacular 2 |Runner | |
| Muzzle the Pig Presents...
|Rupert Marigolds / Billy |2 episodes |
| Alan Carr's New Year Specstacular
|Rich - Paramedic | |
| 2013-2014
|The Kaile & Keeble/Keeble & Kaile Show | |4 episodes |
| rowspan="2" |2013
|Hannibal Lecter / Chugger / Riot Policeman |2 episodes |
| Hunka Wunda
|Narrator / Joshua / Doctor |3 episodes |
| rowspan="4" |2014
|Bookshop Manager |Episode: "Gimme Shelter" |
| Against the Clock
|Rob |2 episodes |
| The Feeling Nuts Comedy Night
|Man accosted by Angelos Epithemiou | |
| Alan Carr's New Year Specstacular
|Officer Steve | |
| 2015-2016
|Rich Keeble Vanity Project |Rich Keeble |13 episodes |
| rowspan="3" |2015
|Photographer |Episode: "Celebrity" |
| Rules of Life
|Stan |5 episodes |
| Alan Carr's New Year Specstacular
|Nicole's Date | |
| rowspan="4" |2016
|Animal Antics |Himself |13 episodes |
| The Unusual Suspects
|Police Chief / Voiceover |4 episodes |
| Drek Steele: Space Pirate
|Drek Steele / Ship computer |Voice |
| Sam Delaney's News Thing
|Simon |1 episode |
| rowspan="4" |2017
|Bad Snappers |Vicar |2 episodes |
| The Last Leg
|Archaeologist / Terrence Penfence - Journalist |2 episodes |
| Last Leg: The Correspondents
|Hand Sanitiser Man |Episode: "Sanitising Period Poverty" |
| The Rebel
|Ticket Inspector |Episode: "Death" |
| rowspan="6" |2018
|Tits Up |Business Man |Episode: "A Problem" |
| Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
|Driving Examiner |1 episode |
| Joe Lycett's Got Your Back
|Phil - Satanist |Episode: "Non-TX pilot" |
| 100mph Tales
|Narrator / Various |Voice. 6 episodes |
| Inside No. 9
|Radio DJ |Voice. Episode: "Dead Line" |
| Through the Keyhole
|Richard the Lawyer |Episode: "Through the Christmas Keyhole" |
| rowspan="3" |2019
|PC Mortimer |Episode: "Halloween" |
| Warren
|Shop Assistant / Taxi Operator / Radio Presenter |2 episodes |
| Doctors
| Mark 'Masculus' Waddington | 1 episode |
| rowspan="4" |2020
|Radio DJ / Telephone caller |Voice. 2 episodes |
| In the Long Run{{Cite web|title=In The Long Run Series 3, episode 1|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/in_the_long_run/episodes/3/1/|access-date=2020-08-12|website=British Comedy Guide|language=en-GB}}
|Parent |1 episode |
| The Duchess
|Ted |1 episode (scene deleted){{Cite web|last=admin|title=Ditched from The Duchess – Rich Keeble|url=http://www.richkeeble.com/ditched-from-the-duchess/|access-date=2021-02-25|language=en-US}} |
| Rich Keeble Zoom Chats
|Rich Keeble |3 episodes |
| 2020-21
|Various |5 episodes |
| rowspan="2" |2021
|Goldie's Oldies |Celebrity Shark Bait Announcer / Tim |2 episodes |
| Ted Lasso
|Clive Winkleman |Episode "Rainbow" |
| rowspan="7" |2022
|Paramedic |1 episode |
| Here We Go
|Dog owner |1 episode |
| Red Flag
|Ritchie Porter |Channel 4 Blap |
| Trying
|Jared |1 episode |
| Ghosts
|Toby |Episode "Gone Gone" |
| Murder, They Hope
|Priest |Episode "A Midsummer Night's Scream" |
| It's What She Would Have Wanted
|Gary | |
| 2022-23
|Tom Taylor / Matthew / Unknown Caller |3 episodes |
| rowspan="3" |2023
|Producer |1 episode |
| The Beaker Girls
|Scott |Episode "The Last Straw"{{Citation |title=The Beaker Girls - Series 2: 10. The Last Straw |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001k4vl/the-beaker-girls-series-2-10-the-last-straw |access-date=2023-03-25 |language=en-GB}} |
| Good Omens
|Mr Arnold |Episode "The Ball" |
| 2023-25
|Trevor |4 episodes |
| rowspan="4" |2024
|Estate Agent |1 episode |
| Meet the Richardsons
|Rich - Jon's Dentist |2 episodes |
| Kaos
|Man in Booth |2 episodes |
| Rivals
| |
= Video games =
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year !Title !Role !Notes |
| 2015
|Anarchic Flight Control / USA Crew / Audio Logs | |
| 2016
|US Captain / Pilots / Crew | |
| rowspan="2" |2017
|Ungrol Stoneheart |Call of the Beastmen DLC |
| Crimson Saga: Dragonore
| | |
| rowspan="4" |2018
|Battle Boom |Various | |
| Warhammer: Vermintide 2
|The Blightreaper |Shadows Over Bögenhafen DLC |
| League of Angels III
|King of Darkness / Lightning Ghost / Blood Prince | |
| Strange Brigade
|Frank Fairburne | |
| rowspan="6" |2019
|Crusader Knight / Crusader Sergeant / Spy / Hassassin / Balian |Saladin's Conquest DLC |
| Astrologaster
| |
| War Song
|Horton / Gatlin / Bangar / Robin |English version |
| Don't Even Think
|DET-i CEO | |
| Rise of Kingdoms
|Julius Caesar |English version |
| Game of Survival
| | |
| rowspan="3" |2020
|Nurgloth The Eternal | |
| Old Gods Rising
|Professor Martin Lewis | |
| Spellforce 3: Fallen God
|The Fial Darg | |
| rowspan="4" |2021
|Dead Man's Phone |Home Secretary | |
| Coffin Valley
|Judge / Priest / Brute | |
| Georgiana Bones and the Hapless Heist
|Narrator / The Guardian | |
| Devil May Cry: Peak of Combat
|Griffon / Phantom / Lucifer |English version |
| 2022
|Bloodthirster | |
| 2023
|The Lord of the Rings: Gollum |The Mouth of Sauron | |
| 2024
| |
| rowspan="3" |2025
|Fenrico |
| Split Fiction
|Board Member / Additional Voices | |
| Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
|Monoco / François / Mask Keeper / Simon / Additional Voices{{Cite web |date=2025-01-24 |title=Release Date Trailer |url=https://www.expedition33.com/post/release-date-announce |access-date=2025-01-29 |website=Expedition 33 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250125202107/https://www.expedition33.com/post/release-date-announce |archive-date=2025-01-25 |url-status=live}} | |
Discography
- Rich Keeble & The More Accomplished Musicians (2017)
- In The Bath (2018)
- Lazy (2018)
- I Hope Every Special Day You Have Is Ruined in Some Way (2020)
References
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External links
- [http://www.richkeeble.com/ Official Site]
- {{IMDb name|3899669}}
- [http://cherylhayes.co.uk// Agent's Website]
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Category:English male film actors
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