Rich Keeble

Rich Keeble is a British actor and voiceover artist.[1] He is known for appearances in TV series including Brian Hetherington in Rivals, Mr Arnold in Good Omens, two series of The Emily Atack Show as well as appearances in Ghosts, The Change, and Meet the Richardsons. His voice acting for video games includes playing The Mouth of Sauron in The Lord of the Rings: Gollum, Frank Fairburne in Strange Brigade, and various characters in the Total War: Warhammer series.

Education

Keeble attended Tiffin School in Kingston upon Thames in the 1990s.

Career

Television, film and online

Between 2010 and 2015, Keeble appeared as various characters in sketches for Lee Nelson's Well Good Show, Alan Carr's Summertime Specstacular, Alan Carr's New Year Specstacular, hidden camera show Fool Britannia (starring Dom Joly), and had small roles in sitcoms Birds of a Feather and The Delivery Man. In 2013, he appeared in a recurring ident on the BBC directed by Victoria Pile, playing the character of Gary whose living room is invaded by a panda played by Steve Marsh.[citation needed]

In 2015 he portrayed Dr. Williams in the drama thriller film Survivors.[2]

Keeble co-writes and stars in the comedy web series Rich Keeble Vanity Project which won the "Best UK Series" award at UK Web Fest,[3] and later won "Best British Web Series" at the 2017 Pilot Light TV Festival,[4] and "Best Supporting Actor (comedy)" (for co-star Sam Legassick) at the Indie Series Awards.[5] It was also nominated for "Best UK Series" and "Best Writing"[6] in the web series competition of the 24th Raindance Film Festival.

In November 2016 he regularly appeared on the entertainment television series Animal Antics on Viasat Nature, directed by Nick Mavroidakis (Rude Tube).[7][8] In March 2017 he appeared in Comedy Central's Bad Snappers[9] and Channel 4's The Last Leg, appearing as a journalist in a sketch with Mr Blobby, and in another episode as an archaeologist discovering the remains of hosts Adam Hills, Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker. He appeared in an episode of The Rebel with Simon Callow in November 2017.[10]

He provided the voice of the radio DJ on the Halloween special live episode of Inside No.9 broadcast on BBC Two on 28 October 2018.[11] He was 'Richard the lawyer' in the 2018 Christmas special of Through the Keyhole, with Keith Lemon and Christopher Biggins.[12]

In March 2019, he portrayed PC Mortimer in Series 2 of Porters (Dave). He also played three characters in the BBC1 sitcom Warren - Shop Assistant and two other voice roles (Radio Presenter and Taxi Operator).[13] Keeble stars as William in the film Criminal Audition, which premiered at London FrightFest 2019. He has received a positive critical reception for his performance.[14][15][16] In December 2019, he appeared as Mark Waddington in the BBC soap opera Doctors.[17]

In 2022 he appeared as Toby in the fourth series of Ghosts.[18] That year he also appeared as Tom Taylor the tree surgeon in Not Going Out, group leader Jared in Trying on Apple TV, and as a priest marrying Johnny Vegas and Sian Gibson's characters in Murder, They Hope. He also appeared in Kiell Smith-Bynoe's Channel 4 Blap, Red Flag.

In 2023 he appeared opposite Matthew Macfadyen in ITV drama, Stonehouse, and in an episode of The Beaker Girls on CBBC, playing Scott, a disgruntled cafe owner who gets Tracey Beaker arrested.[19] Later that year he appeared as a room service waiter in Not Going Out, as Trevor in The Change, and as Mr Arnold in Series 2 of Good Omens.

In 2024 he appeared in Truelove opposite Phil Davis and Lindsay Duncan, Meet the Richardsons playing Jon Richardson's dentist, Kaos, and Rivals playing TV director Brian Hetherington.

Voice work

He played the character Frank Fairburne in Strange Brigade, released 28 August 2018.[citation needed]

In 2023 he portrayed the Mouth of Sauron in The Lords of the Rings: Gollum video game.

Stage

In January 2011 he starred as British double agent Donald MacLean in A Morning with Guy Burgess at the Courtyard Theatre, London,[1][20][21][22] written by John Morrison and based on the life of Guy Burgess.[23] The play was featured on The Review Show on BBC Two.[24] In 2014 he appeared in the comedy sketch show Kaile, Keeble & Kuntz with Luke Kaile at the Edinburgh Fringe.[25]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2010 Made in Dagenham West Ham Supporter
2011 scAIRcrows Ben Short
A Life, Unfulfilled Michael Raznik Short
2012 Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Short
A Slightly Exaggerated Reenactment of a Voicemail I Never Actually Left for Tom Lenk Short
Amina Job Seeker
2013 Eva's Diamond Oregano
You're a Vision Simon Short
Rehab TV Executive
2014 Tunstall Dr. Samuel Johnson Voice
M.O.N.E.Y Frankie
2015 Cato Street to Newgate Judge Voice
Survivors Dr. Williams
2016 The Dependents The Harvester Short
R.U.I. Newsreader / RUI Baby Boy
2017 Finding Fatimah Additional Voices
2018 King of Thieves Security Operative scenes deleted
Rob & Beth Rob Short
2019 Dovetail Harry
Criminal Audition William
2021 The Southampton DNA: The New 21/22 Kit Scientist Short
2022 The People We Hate at the Wedding Rich Setting Candles

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2010-2011 Lee Nelson's Well Good Show Telegraph Reporter / Reporter / General Medical Council Member 3 episodes
2011 Losing the Plot Redders TV movie
2012-2013 All in the Method Rich / Voiceover / Speaking clock / Pablo 5 episodes
2012 Alan Carr's Summertime Specstacular 2 Runner
Muzzle the Pig Presents... Rupert Marigolds / Billy 2 episodes
Alan Carr's New Year Specstacular Rich - Paramedic
2013-2014 The Kaile & Keeble/Keeble & Kaile Show 4 episodes
2013 Fool Britannia Hannibal Lecter / Chugger / Riot Policeman 2 episodes
Hunka Wunda Narrator / Joshua / Doctor 3 episodes
2014 Birds of a Feather Bookshop Manager Episode: "Gimme Shelter"
Against the Clock Rob 2 episodes
The Feeling Nuts Comedy Night Man accosted by Angelos Epithemiou
Alan Carr's New Year Specstacular Officer Steve
2015-2016 Rich Keeble Vanity Project Rich Keeble 13 episodes
2015 The Delivery Man Photographer Episode: "Celebrity"
Rules of Life Stan 5 episodes
Alan Carr's New Year Specstacular Nicole's Date
2016 Animal Antics Himself 13 episodes
The Unusual Suspects Police Chief / Voiceover 4 episodes
Drek Steele: Space Pirate Drek Steele / Ship computer Voice
Sam Delaney's News Thing Simon 1 episode
2017 Bad Snappers Vicar 2 episodes
The Last Leg Archaeologist / Terrence Penfence - Journalist 2 episodes
Last Leg: The Correspondents Hand Sanitiser Man Episode: "Sanitising Period Poverty"
The Rebel Ticket Inspector Episode: "Death"
2018 Tits Up Business Man Episode: "A Problem"
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway Driving Examiner 1 episode
Joe Lycett's Got Your Back Phil - Satanist Episode: "Non-TX pilot"
100mph Tales Narrator / Various Voice. 6 episodes
Inside No. 9 Radio DJ Voice. Episode: "Dead Line"
Through the Keyhole Richard the Lawyer Episode: "Through the Christmas Keyhole"
2019 Porters PC Mortimer Episode: "Halloween"
Warren Shop Assistant / Taxi Operator / Radio Presenter 2 episodes
Doctors Mark 'Masculus' Waddington 1 episode
2020 The Trouble with Maggie Cole Radio DJ / Telephone caller Voice. 2 episodes
In the Long Run[26] Parent 1 episode
The Duchess Ted 1 episode (scene deleted)[27]
Rich Keeble Zoom Chats Rich Keeble 3 episodes
2020-21 The Emily Atack Show Various 5 episodes
2021 Goldie's Oldies Celebrity Shark Bait Announcer / Tim 2 episodes
Ted Lasso Clive Winkleman Episode "Rainbow"
2022 Bloods Paramedic 1 episode
Not Going Out Tom Taylor Episode: "Tent"
Here We Go Dog owner 1 episode
Red Flag Ritchie Porter Channel 4 Blap
Trying Jared 1 episode
Ghosts Toby Episode "Gone Gone"
Murder, They Hope Priest Episode "A Midsummer Night's Scream"
It's What She Would Have Wanted Gary
2023 Stonehouse Producer 1 episode
The Beaker Girls Scott Episode "The Last Straw"[28]
The Change Trevor 2 episodes
Good Omens Mr Arnold Episode "The Ball"
2024 Truelove Estate Agent 1 episode
Meet the Richardsons Rich - Jon's Dentist 2 episodes
Kaos Man in Booth 2 episodes
Rivals Brian Hetherington[29]

Video games

Year Title Role Notes
2015 Elite Dangerous: Horizons Anarchic Flight Control / USA Crew / Audio Logs
2016 Eve: Valkyrie US Captain / Pilots / Crew
2017 Total War: Warhammer Ungrol Stoneheart Call of the Beastmen DLC
Crimson Saga: Dragonore
2018 Battle Boom Various
Warhammer: Vermintide 2 The Blightreaper Shadows Over Bögenhafen DLC
League of Angels III King of Darkness / Lightning Ghost / Blood Prince
Strange Brigade Frank Fairburne
2019 Ancestors Legacy Crusader Knight / Crusader Sergeant / Spy / Hassassin / Balian Saladin's Conquest DLC
Astrologaster Robert Devereux
War Song Horton / Gatlin / Bangar / Robin English version
Don't Even Think DET-i CEO
Rise of Kingdoms Julius Caesar English version
Game of Survival
2020 Warhammer: Vermintide 2 Nurgloth The Eternal
Old Gods Rising Professor Martin Lewis
Spellforce 3: Fallen God The Fial Darg
2021 Dead Man's Phone Home Secretary
Coffin Valley Judge / Priest / Brute
Georgiana Bones and the Hapless Heist Narrator / The Guardian
Devil May Cry: Peak of Combat Griffon / Phantom / Lucifer English version
2022 Total War: Warhammer III Bloodthirster
2023 The Lord of the Rings: Gollum The Mouth of Sauron
2024 New World: Aeternum Marcel Dupont[30]
2025 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 TBA[31]

Discography

  • Rich Keeble & The More Accomplished Musicians (2017)
  • In The Bath (2018)
  • Lazy (2018)
  • I Hope Every Special Day You Have Is Ruined in Some Way (2020)

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