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Peter Baynham

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1963Born, Cardiff

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Peter Baynham is a Welsh screenwriter and performer. He is best known for appearing in a series of comedic Pot Noodle television adverts in the 1990s. His work largely represents collaborations with comedy figures such as Armando Iannucci, Steve Coogan, Chris Morris, Sacha Baron Cohen, and Sarah Smith. Born in Cardiff, Baynham served in the Merchant Navy after leaving school and later pursued a career in comedy — first in stand-up, and then as a writer and performer for various news and sketch comedies in radio and television while enjoying personal fame starring in Pot Noodle adverts. He then became a writer in feature film. In television, with Iannucci he is writer for I'm Alan…

Known for

Shaun of the DeadMan in Street (uncredited)

Hotel TransylvaniaScreenplay

The DictatorExecutive Producer

Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of KazakhstanScreenplay

Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of KazakhstanScreenplay

Filmography

All Acting Directing Writing Producing

2026Ali G: Who Iz I?Producer · Screenplay, StoryMovie

2021Ron's Gone WrongExecutive Producer · WriterMovie

2021Borat: VHS Cassette of Material Deemed "Sub-Acceptable" by Kazakhstan Ministry of Censorship and CircumcisionWriter · Executive ProducerMovie

2020Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of KazakhstanScreenplay · Executive ProducerMovie

2016Bob Monkhouse: The Last StandMovie

2016GrimsbyTraffic Warden · Screenplay · ProducerMovie

2013Alan Partridge: Alpha PapaWriter · Executive ProducerMovie

2012Bright DayDaddyMovie

2012Hotel TransylvaniaScreenplayMovie

2012The DictatorExecutive ProducerMovie

2011Arthur ChristmasElf (voice) · Co-Executive Producer · WriterMovie

2011ArthurScreenplayMovie

2009BrünoStory · Associate ProducerMovie

2006Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of KazakhstanScreenplay, StoryMovie

2004I Am Not an AnimalWriter · 6 episodes · Director · 6 episodes · CreatorShow

2004Shaun of the DeadMan in Street (uncredited)Movie

2003Anglian Lives: Alan PartridgeRay Woollard · Writer · Associate ProducerMovie

2002Cruise of the GodsWriterMovie

2001Combat SheepWriterMovie

2001The JunkiesJackieMovie

2000JamWriter · 6 episodesShow

1998Big TrainWriter · 2 episodesShow

1998Still CrazyKevinMovie

1998Bob and Margaret52 episodesShow

1997I'm Alan PartridgeHugh Morris · 1 episode · Writer · 12 episodes · Producer · 12 episodes · CreatorShow

1997Introducing Tony Ferrino: Who and Why? A QuestRoss WoollardMovie

1997Brass EyeSven Yabbsley, Welsh Naval Officer · 1 episode · Additional Writing · 4 episodesShow

1996Lee and Herring LivePeterMovie

1995The Saturday Night Armistice24 episodes · Writer · 3 episodesShow

1995Fist of Fun12 episodes · Writer · 12 episodesShow

1994The Day TodayColin Poppshed · 1 episode · Writer · 6 episodesShow

1984The BillMickey Tulliver · 1 episodeShow

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