Ed Gaughan is a director, comedian, actor, voice actor and jazz musician. He is best known for his starring role in the BAFTA-nominated 2010 film ''

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'' and for voicing Baron von Greenback in '' Danger Mouse'' and Q Pootle 5 in '' Q Pootle 5''.

Career

He grew up in

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and went to Pilton Community College. 2000-2010 he formed a

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double-act with Andrew Buckley. He was nominated for The Peter Sellers Award For Comedy in 2011 for his role in the film

. Gaughan has been a voice over artist since 2007. His most famous roles include ''Q Pootle 5'' on CBeebies and Baron von Greenback in ''Danger Mouse'' on CBBC. Acting roles in movies have included

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, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. Ed Gaughan has also starred in several episodes of the TV show Brassic. He played guitar for the album Let's Do It - Jazz Classics With a Twist with Danusia Samal.

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* Living people English male voice actors Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century English male actors Place of birth missing (living people) English male comedians Comedians from Devon People from Barnstaple {{UK-voice-actor-stub