Talent
Ed MacArthur
About Ed
Ed MacArthur is an actor, comedian and musician. He co-wrote and starred in the smash-hit String V Spitta (‘ingenious’ ***** The Independent, ***** The Daily Mail, ****The Guardian, **** Chortle) with Kiell Smith-Bynoe. Following three sellout runs at Soho Theatre and a critically acclaimed run at the Edinburgh Fringe, a TV version is in development.
Recent Film & TV credits include Mamil in Picture This (Amazon Feature Film), John in Things You Should Have Done (BBC3, Roughcut), Liam in Dreamland (Sky, Merman), Anthony Gilmarsh in Bad Education (BBC, Tiger Aspect), Brad in The Emily Atack Show (ITV2, Monkey Kingdom) and Gideon in One Night in Slugland (BBC, John Pocock). He also stars in Jamie Demetriou's Netflix Special.
Ed appears regularly on BBC Radio 4 comedy, most notably with his comedy songs on The Now Show. He has two musical comedy albums on Spotify and Apple Music.
His solo shows at the Fringe include cult-hits Ed MacArthur: Humoresque, and Stack (‘madcap energy, intuitive comic timing and whip-smart script’ Fest). Other acting credits include the critically acclaimed Murder For Two (‘MacArthur has talent in spades’ Dominic Cavendish, The Daily Telegraph, ‘Ed MacArthur has natural charm and considerable skill’ Lyn Gardner, The Guardian).
Credits
| TELEVISION | |||
| THINGS YOU SHOULD HAVE DONE | John Burke | Rough Cut/BBC3 | Jack Clough |
| FUNNY PARTS | Mark Haklobb | BBC Digital/ Daddy's SuperYacht | Benjamin Sutton |
| A WHOLE LIFETIME WITH JAMIE DEMETRIOU: NETFLIX SPECIAL | Various | Netflix/BBC Studios | Andrew Gaynord |
| ONE NIGHT IN SLUGLAND | Gideon | John Pocock/BBC | Rashida Seriki |
| DREAMLAND | Liam | SKY/Merman | Ellie Heydon |
| BAD EDUCATION | Anthony Gilmarsh | BBC/Tiger Aspect | Freddie Syborn |
| THE EMILY ATACK SHOW | Brad | ITV2/Monkey Kingdom | Tommy Forbes |
| GREY DOGS | Anthony | Sky | Kate Herron |
| AUTOPSY: THE LAST DAYS OF JOHNNY CARSON | Johnny Carson | ITV | Sean Grundy |
| FILM | |||
| FIVE BLIND DATES | Mamil | Amazon Studios | Prarthana Mohan |
| STAGE | |||
| STRING V SPITTA | Silvester String | Soho Theatre/ Edinburgh Fringe | George Chilcott |
| 15 MINUTES LIVE | Mr. Armstrong | Slung Low/The Unicorn | Alan Lane/Justin Audibert |
| ED MACARTHUR: HUMORESQUE | Himself | DugOut Theatre | George Chilcott |
| MURDER AT THE GATES | Ned | DEM Productions | Jonathan O'Boyle |
| MURDER FOR TWO | Marcus | Paul Taylor-Mills/The Watermill | Luke Sheppard |
| TASH DEMETRIOU & ELLIE WHITE'S SKETCH SHOW | Himself | Soho Theatre | Harry Hill |
| SHAKSPEARE FESTIVAL, MINKS | Romeo/Benedict/Demetrius | UKFO | Natalie Denton |
| MR STRINGS V MC SPITTA | Barty | DugOut Theatre | George Chilcott |
| RADIO | |||
| IAN SMITH IS STRESSED | Meditation Guru | BBC Radio 4 | Benjamin Sutton |
| The NOW SHOW Series 64 | Himself | BBC Radio 4 | Rajiv Karia |
| The NOW SHOW Series 63 | Himself | BBC Radio 4 | Rajiv Karia |
| The NOW SHOW Series 62 | Himself | BBC Radio 4 | Pete Strauss |
| The NOW SHOW Series 61 | Himself | BBC Radio 4 | Sasha Bobak |
