Terry Mynott

Terry Mynott
Born (1974-11-21) 21 November 1974 (age 50)
Hitchin, England
Medium
  • Actor
  • impressionist
  • comedian
  • singer
Years active1997–present
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Followers2,900
(6 October 2022)

Terry Mynott (born 21 November 1974) is an English comedian, actor, impressionist and singer. He stars as Martin Hurdle in Channel 4’s The Mimic, having previously appeared in The Morgana Show and Very Important People. In 2022, he portrayed the role of DS Matt Cassidy in the BBC soap opera Doctors.

Career

Having left school at 16, Mynott had a variety of jobs; he performed in a band called Kawala, which earned a record deal and appeared as a support act for Faithless.[1][2] He then moved onto the stand-up,[3] before being spotted by Russell Brand's agent and getting his television break on the Channel 4 sketch comedy series The Morgana Show.[2] He appeared in Very Important People. He has also provided pre-production impressions of David Attenborough and Jean-Claude Van Damme and many other actors prior to the original artists doing their own voiceovers.[3] Most recently he took the lead role in the 2013 Channel 4 series The Mimic. In October 2014 he appeared in a comedy sketch for The Feeling Nuts Comedy Night on Channel 4 to raise awareness of testicular cancer.

In September 2015, Mynott appeared in BBC Three comedy Top Coppers as Nolan. He has also appeared in Channel 4's Toast of London and BBC2 sitcom Motherland, as well as providing one of the voiceovers for Bob the Builder. In October 2022, he began portraying the role of DS Matt Cassidy in the BBC soap opera Doctors, a role he portrayed until December of that year.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Terry Mynott". dalzellandberesford.com. Archived from the original on 21 August 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
  2. ^ a b Megan Conner (17 February 2013). "Why we're watching… Terry Mynott | Culture | The Observer". London: Guardian. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
  3. ^ a b "The Mimic - Interviews - Terry Mynott interview - Channel 4". Archived from the original on 12 March 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
  4. ^ Timblick, Simon. "Doctors spoilers: WHO accuses Emma Reid of being unprofessional?". What to Watch. (Future plc). Retrieved 7 October 2022.
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