Michael Smiley

Michael Smiley
Born	1963 Belfast
Nationality	British
Occupation	Actor
Known for	Spaced Outpost Burke & Hare Luther Kill List

Michael Smiley is a British comic and actor currently living in England.

Biography

Smiley was born in 1963 in Belfast, and moved to London in his 20s with his wife. He became well-known for his role as Tyres O'Flaherty the bicycle riding raver in two episodes of Simon Pegg and Jessica Stevenson's television series Spaced, and for his appearances at the Edinburgh Fringe and the Melbourne Comedy Festival.^[1] He also played Jordan, a former member of the British Army's Parachute Regiment in the 2008 horror film Outpost as well as a zombie in Shaun of the Dead.

He began doing stand-up in 1993, after accepting a bet at an open-mic night. He had worked previously as a cycle courier (like his character in Spaced, Tyres O'Flaherty) and as a DJ.^[1]

In 2003, he guest starred in the Doctor Who audio drama Creatures of Beauty. In 2004 he appeared in season 2, episode 4 of Hustle as Max the forger. He also was a small character in episode 2 "The Model" of 15 Storeys High.

He has also appeared in all three series of The Maltby Collection on Radio 4 as Des Wainwright, an eccentric security Guard who keeps repeating himself and reminding people he was in the SAS. He is presently playing the part of Benny "Deadhead" Silver in the BBC drama series Luther.

He appears as "Smiley" in the latest Betfair "Front Room" adverts.

In 2010 he had a major role in the film Burke & Hare, also starring Pegg and Stevenson (now Hynes after her marriage).

He is married to the journalist and broadcaster Miranda Sawyer.

Filmography

Television

• Spaced (1999-2001)
• Time Gentleman Please (2000-2002)
• Murder Prevention (2004)
• Bleak House (2005)
• The Wrong Door (2008)
• Wire in the Blood (2008)
• Luther (2010-2011)

Films

• Shaun of the Dead (Cameo) (2004) Cameo as a Zombified version of Tyres, his Character in TV sitcom Spaced
• Outpost (2008)
• Burke & Hare (2010)
• Kill List (2011)

Radio

• Eye Witness (2007) Eye
• The Maltby Collection (2007-2009) Des Wainwright

References

1. ^ ^{a b} BBC News | Edinburgh Festival | Living the life of Smiley

External links

• Michael Smiley at the Internet Movie Database

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