Biography
Paul Kaye is an English comedian and actor. He is known for his portrayals of shock interviewer Dennis Pennis on The Sunday Show, New York lawyer Mike Strutter on MTV's Strutter, Thoros of Myr in HBO's Game of Thrones, and Vincent the Fox on the BBC comedy Mongrels.
Kaye was born in Clapham, London, on December 15, 1965. He and his twin sister were adopted by Jackie and Ivan Kaye and raised in Wembley, where his adoptive parents ran a sportswear shop. He is of Jewish background. He was a promising schoolboy athlete who achieved an impressive time in the 100-metre race. He later became a fan of punk rock, particularly the Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious.
After graduating from Trent Polytechnic (now Nottingham Trent University) with a degree in Theatre Design in 1987, Kaye designed theatre posters for the King's Head, the Bush Theatre, and the Gate Theatre, Notting Hill. He was a scene painter at the Old Vic Theatre in Waterloo and illustrated regularly for the NME, i-D, Literary Review, Time Out and International Musician magazines between 1987 and 1989. He had two exhibitions of illustration and poster work between 1989 and 1990, firstly at the Soho House Theatre, and then at The Drill Hall.
In 1992, Kaye created the character of Dennis Pennis, a fictional shock interviewer who was known for his outrageous and offensive behavior. Pennis first appeared on the Channel 4 comedy show The Sunday Show, and he later starred in his own sketch show, Dennis Pennis Unleashed. The character was a critical and commercial success, and it helped to establish Kaye as a rising star in British comedy.
In the 1990s, Kaye also appeared in a number of films, including Twin Town (1997), The Full Monty (1997), and Notting Hill (1999). In 2000, he starred in the BBC comedy series My Beautiful Son, and he later had recurring roles in the American television series The IT Crowd (2007-2013) and Game of Thrones (2011-2014).
In recent years, Kaye has continued to work in both comedy and drama. He has starred in the BBC comedy series Mongrels (2009-2018), the ITV drama series Vera (2014-present), and the Netflix film The Stranger (2020). He is also a regular voice actor, and he has lent his voice to characters in a number of animated films and television series, including Shaun the Sheep Movie (2015) and Danger Mouse (2015-present).
Kaye supports the Zionist occupation of Palestine and advocates for the continuation of the Israeli state, through a two-state plan.
Kaye is married to Orly Katz, and they have two sons. They live in Hendon, London.
Filmography
all 110
TV Shows 57
Movies 53
self 4
Voice 2
Creator 1
Seize Them! (2024)
Sexy Beast (2024)
Black Dog (2023)
The Puppet Asylum (2023)
Nandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose (2023)
Bank of Dave (2023)
Catherine Called Birdy (2022)
The Offering (2022)
Mood (2022)
The House (2022)
The Toll (2021)
Creation Stories (2021)
The Watch (2021)
Petrichor (2020)
The Third Day: Autumn (2020)
The Third Day (2020)
Ernie (2020)
The Stranger (2020)
The Making of Anna and the Apocalypse (2019)
Catherine the Great (2019)
Tomorrow (2019)
Beforeigners (2019)
Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler (2019)
I Am... (2019)
Year of the Rabbit (2019)
Good Omens (2019)
Sliced (2019)
After Life (2019)
Anna and the Apocalypse (2018)
Deep Clean (2018)
The Ghoul (2017)
Three Girls (2017)
Terry Pratchett: Back in Black (2017)
Urban Myths (2017)
The Comedian's Guide to Survival (2016)
Zapped (2016)
Fungus the Bogeyman (2015)
Fungus The Bogeyman (2015)
Pan (2015)
Humans (2015)
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (2015)
Funny Valentines (2015)
Drunk History (2015)
Dracula Untold (2014)
Blackwood (2014)
Inside No. 9 (2014)
The Whale (2013)
Pieces (2013)
Common Ground (2013)
Ripper Street (2012)
Pusher (2012)
8 Minutes Idle (2012)
Lilyhammer (2012)
Stella (2012)
Lucky Fred (2011)
Vera (2011)
Game of Thrones (2011)
Candy Cabs (2011)
Anuvahood (2011)
Friday Night Dinner (2011)
Mongrels (2010)
The Big I Am (2010)
The Infidel (2010)
Malice in Wonderland (2010)
A Child's Christmases in Wales (2009)
Gunrush (2009)
Personal Affairs (2009)
Being Human (2009)
Chop Socky Chooks (2008)
Cass (2008)
Angelo's (2007)
WΔZ (2007)
Kingdom (2007)
Pulling (2006)
Strutter (2006)
Not Going Out (2006)
Modern Toss (2006)
Pickles: The Dog Who Won the World Cup (2006)
Match Point (2005)
8 Out of 10 Cats (2005)
Pennis from Heaven (2005)
Doctor Who (2005)
Short Order (2005)
Agatha Christie's Marple (2004)
Top of the Pops: 40th Anniversary 1964 - 2004 (2004)
It's All Gone Pete Tong (2004)
Spivs (2004)
Spaced: Skip to the End (2004)
Shaun of the Dead (2004)
Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London (2004)
Hustle (2004)
A Star is Porn (2003)
Blackball (2003)
Waking the Dead (2001)
Two Thousand Acres of Sky (2001)
2000 Acres Of Sky (2001)
Perfect World (2000)
yOORinal (2000)
Spaced (1999)
You Are Here (1998)
Midsomer Murders (1997)
Anyone for Pennis? (1995)
Shooting Stars (1993)
The Word (1990)
The Sunday Show
Missing You
The Funeral
And Mrs
Shardlake
That Christmas
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GenderMale
Birthday1964-12-15 (59 years old)
Birth PlaceUpper Clapton, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
Also Known As폴 케이
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