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 DONEJohn BurkeRough Cut/BBC3Jack Clough
FUNNY PARTSMark HaklobbBBC Digital/ Daddy's SuperYachtBenjamin Sutton
A WHOLE LIFETIME WITH JAMIE DEMETRIOU: NETFLIX SPECIAL
Various
Netflix/BBC StudiosAndrew Gaynord
ONE NIGHT IN SLUGLAND
Gideon
John Pocock/BBCRashida Seriki
DREAMLAND
LiamSKY/Merman
Ellie Heydon
BAD EDUCATION
Anthony GilmarshBBC/Tiger Aspect
Freddie Syborn
THE EMILY ATACK SHOW
BradITV2/Monkey KingdomTommy Forbes
GREY DOGSAnthonySkyKate Herron
AUTOPSY: THE LAST DAYS OF JOHNNY CARSONJohnny CarsonITVSean Grundy
FILM
FIVE BLIND DATESMamilAmazon StudiosPrarthana Mohan
STAGE
STRING V SPITTASilvester StringSoho Theatre/ Edinburgh FringeGeorge Chilcott
15 MINUTES LIVEMr. ArmstrongSlung Low/The UnicornAlan Lane/Justin Audibert
ED MACARTHUR: HUMORESQUEHimselfDugOut TheatreGeorge Chilcott
MURDER AT THE GATES
NedDEM ProductionsJonathan O'Boyle
MURDER FOR TWO
MarcusPaul Taylor-Mills/The WatermillLuke Sheppard
TASH DEMETRIOU & ELLIE WHITE'S SKETCH SHOWHimselfSoho TheatreHarry Hill
SHAKSPEARE FESTIVAL, MINKS
Romeo/Benedict/DemetriusUKFONatalie Denton
MR STRINGS V MC SPITTABartyDugOut TheatreGeorge Chilcott
RADIO
IAN SMITH IS STRESSEDMeditation GuruBBC Radio 4Benjamin Sutton
The NOW SHOW Series 64Himself BBC Radio 4Rajiv Karia
The NOW SHOW Series 63Himself BBC Radio 4Rajiv Karia
The NOW SHOW Series 62HimselfBBC Radio 4Pete Strauss
The NOW SHOW Series 61HimselfBBC Radio 4Sasha Bobak