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Reginald (Reggie) Yates (born 31 May 1983) is a British writer and director with a career spanning three decades on screen as an actor, television presenter and radio DJ. Yates played Leo Jones in ''
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in radio and television–presenting various shows for
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for a decade as well as hosting the
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singing show ''
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'', hosting the first two series with
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. Yates co-presented the prime-time
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game show ''
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,'' alongside
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, The
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reality show ''
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'' from 2013 until 2017 and was also the presenter of the
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documentary series ''Reggie Yates' Extreme Russia,'' ''Extreme South Africa'' and ''Extreme UK'' as well as featuring as lead voice actor ''for BBC animation
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.'' In 2021, Yates released his first feature film as writer/director, ''
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''.


Early life

Yates' parents, Felicia Asante and Reginald "Jojo" Yates,"Reggie Yates – A tale of complicated relationships in the Ghana goldrush of the early 20th Century..."
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, 24 September 2014. were both born in
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; however, his paternal grandfather Harry was the son of an English accountant, George Yates, who worked in the gold mining industry. Harry Yates' mother Dorothy was also a member of Ghana's Euro-African community: her father was a British colonial administrator, Augustus George Lloyd, while her mother Sarah was an ethnic Fante, who worked as a farmer and trader in
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, Ghana. Yates grew up in
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, and attended
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in Cowper Street,
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.


Career

Yates made his first television appearance in ''
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'' at the age of eight. He also appeared in ''
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'', as Robbie. In 1998, Yates appeared as a guest presenter on ''
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'' on
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also under the name Robbie. In 2002, he played Carl Fenton in the popular children's series ''
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''. From 2002 to 2004, he presented the Sunday morning programme ''
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'', and then went on to present ''
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'' with former ''Smile'' co-host
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before the final episode broadcast on
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on 30 July 2006. He also created and starred in the series ''
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'' and presented '' Dance Factory'' and his own radio show on
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. In 2005, Yates appeared in the BBC singing contest '' Comic Relief Does Fame Academy'' in aid of
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, finishing in fourth place. On the show, his songs included " Boombastic", "
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", "It Ain't Over Til It's Over", "
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" and "
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". He also sang a duet, " It Takes Two", with
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, the eventual winner of the show. He dyed his hair red for his performance of "
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". On 10 March 2006, Yates appeared on '' Stars in Fast Cars'' and won his heat to get into the final, beating Elton Welsby and
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in the last round. Yates presented '' Mighty Truck of Stuff'' and '' Only in America'' with Fearne Cotton on
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as well as a programme on
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. They presented a breakfast show on Saturday and Sunday mornings, taking over from
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. They played from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 am. The duo then went on to present ''
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'' starting on 14 October 2007 until Sunday 20 September 2009. Cotton left following her promotion to weekday mornings on Radio 1 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:45 pm, leaving Yates to present on his own. In addition to the chart show, Yates also presented a request show on Saturday afternoons, known as ''The Radio 1 Request Show'', where listeners could send in a text or phone in to request a song. In April 2012, it was announced that Yates would finish the request show and continue with only ''
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''. He announced in November 2012 that he would leave
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, and his last show aired on 23 December that year. In 2006 Yates appeared on a Reality TV Special of ''
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'' and was voted off in the fourth round. In 2007, Yates appeared in the third series of revived science-fiction series ''
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'' as Leo Jones, brother of the
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's companion
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. Yates also presented
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of ''
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'' with co-presenter
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on BBC 1 between 3 and 21 September 2007. He also appeared on
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's 2007 single "
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" music video as one of the judges in a parody TV show called "Flex Factor". Yates co-hosted the
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2009 with Keri Hilson at the SECC, Glasgow. He has also presented live coverage of the
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and
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music festivals for
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, and interviewed stars such as Estelle and 50 Cent for MTV specials. Yates also made a cameo appearance in '' Jack Osbourne's Celebrity Adrenaline Junkie'' with
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and
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. Yates appeared in a special ''
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'' episode on
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, counting down the top 20 characters of the show as part of a special ''Family Guy'' weekend. In 2011, Yates voiced the main character, Rastamouse, in the
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television show ''
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''. In March 2011, he appeared with
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,
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and
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in the BBC fundraising documentary for
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called ''
Rich, Famous and in the Slums ''Rich, Famous and in the Slums'' is a TV programme broadcast by the BBC on 3 and 10 March 2011 for Comic Relief. Plot Four famous personalities, Lenny Henry, Reggie Yates, Samantha Womack and Angela Rippon, were sent by the BBC to live for sever ...
'', where the four celebrities were sent to Kibera in Kenya, Africa's largest
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. In October 2011, Yates starred in Arjun Rose's UK slasher ''
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'' as Officer Mason. In 2012, as part of
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's Criminal Britain Season, Yates explored the culture of fear, anger and violence that drives the dangerous world of teen gangs. The show, ''Reggie Yates: Teen Gangs'', involved Yates speaking to current and former gang members to find out why and how teens get into gangs. He also investigated ways in which gang members can escape the life of violence and anger. In 2012 and 2013, Yates hosted the
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singing show ''
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'', hosting the first two series with
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. They were replaced by
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and
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in 2013. 2013 saw Yates travel to South Africa to shoot a series about extreme communities entitled ''Reggie Yates: Extreme South Africa'', which aired in Spring 2014 on BBC Three. It was successful enough for Yates to return with ''Reggie Yates' Extreme Russia'' in April 2015 for BBC Three. Yates is also a writer and director. In 2013, his first short film ''Patriarch'' aired on
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as part of their "Random Acts" season and he has just completed his second short called ''Date Night'' starring Daniel Kaluuya and Tony Way which won 'Best UK Short Film' at the
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. Yates hosted the
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programme ''
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'' from 2013 until 2017. He was replaced by
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in 2017. Yates appeared in an episode of '' Who Do You Think You Are?'', which aired on 25 September 2014. Yates, along with
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presented the Saturday-night game show ''
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'' on
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in 2015. The show was axed shortly after. In 2016, Yates was awarded Best Presenter for his critically acclaimed series Extreme Russia at the Royal Television Society Awards and Best Multi-channel Programme at the Broadcast Awards. Continuing his documentarian journey, in 2016 Yates's BBC Three series The Insider saw the presenter spend time behind bars in Texas and join Unit 27 of the 56th Infantry Battalion in Acapulco to live the life of an ordinary soldier fighting on the front line of the brutal war against the country's powerful and violent drug cartels. In 2018, Yates was the themed category judge for
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's ''I'm Still Here'' at the
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, London, an exhibition of art works by prisoners, detainees and ex-offenders. The theme was 'connections'. Yates has also been listed in the ''
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'', as one of the most influential people in the UK from African/African-Caribbean descent, most recently making the 2019,
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editions. In 2020, Yates' television film ''
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'' premiered on
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. The film stars an ensemble cast including
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,
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, Aiysha Hart,
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and
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. Yates released his debut feature film ''
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'' in 2021. This BBC Film/BFI coming-of-age comedy is a love letter to the UK Garage scene and a time capsule for 90's London. Recently acquired by Netflix UK, Pirates is now streaming and officially selected a
South By South West Film Festival


Controversies

In 2017, the BBC was forced to apologise for a Yates (and independent production company, Sundog Pictures) piece on Australia's indigenous communities called ''Hidden Australia: Black in the Outback'', filmed in
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, New South Wales. The aboriginal people Yates interviewed and filmed for the documentary said they were misled by Yates and the production crew. They accused Yates of portraying them in a negative light when Yates had promised them the story would be fair. In November 2017, Yates stated on a podcast: "The thing that makes it great about this new generation of artists is that they ain't signing to majors. They're independent, they're not managed by some random fat Jewish guy from north west London, they're managed by their brethren". His remarks were condemned by the
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's
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''. In 2019, when filming for his MTV television series ''Reggie Yates vs The World'' in
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was murdered. "Detective Superintendent Jason Murphy of the Police Service of Northern Ireland said that those claims were untrue, as did MTV."


Filmography


Television

*''
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'' (BBC One; 2004–2016) – Co-presenter, with
Fearne Cotton Fearne Wood ( Cotton; born 3 September 1981) is an English broadcaster and author''.'' She began her career in the late 1990s presenting various children's television shows for GMTV, CITV and CBBC. In 2007, she presented '' The Xtra Factor'', a ...
*'' Mighty Truck of Stuff'' (CBBC Channel; 2005) – Presenter *'' Only in America'' (
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; 2005) – Co-presenter, with
Fearne Cotton Fearne Wood ( Cotton; born 3 September 1981) is an English broadcaster and author''.'' She began her career in the late 1990s presenting various children's television shows for GMTV, CITV and CBBC. In 2007, she presented '' The Xtra Factor'', a ...
*'' Dance Factory '' *''Beckham's Hotshots'' *''
Smile A smile is a facial expression formed primarily by flexing the muscles at the sides of the mouth. Some smiles include a contraction of the muscles at the corner of the eyes, an action known as a Duchenne smile. Among humans, a smile expresses ...
'' (BBC Two) *''Bring It On'' (BBC One) *''
UGetMe ''UGetMe'' was an interactive comedy/drama series centering on three best friends Joe, Kit and Carly and the radio station they run called "UGetMe". Written by Adrian Hewitt, Stuart Kenworthy and Steve Turner, directed by Otto Bathurst and Maddy ...
'' (CBBC & BBC One) *''Trevor Nelson's Lowdown'' (BBC Three) *''The Big C Concert'' (BBC) *''Blue Peter Jubilee Special'' (BBC) *''Kids Passport to London'' (Miramax) *''Disney Club'' *''
Diggit The following details are for the programmes that GMTV (Good Morning Television) broadcast on ITV. GMTV is the former breakfast television franchise for the UK's ITV network. It began broadcasting on Friday 1 January 1993 and finished on Frida ...
'', ''RoadHog'' (Buena Vista) *''
Get 100 ''Get 100'' is a British television children's quiz programme that was broadcast by CBBC between 16 April 2007 and 26 February 2009. It was originally hosted by Reggie Yates for the first series, then Hardeep Singh Kohli Hardeep Singh Kohli ( ...
'' (
BBC Two BBC Two is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network owned and operated by the BBC. It covers a wide range of subject matter, with a remit "to broadcast programmes of depth and substance" in contrast to the more mainstream an ...
; 2007) *''
Escape from Scorpion Island ''Escape from Scorpion Island'' is a BBC children's TV adventure game show in which contestants try to 'escape from an exotic island with a mind of its own' by doing various challenges to improve their chances of escaping. Series 1 was made by ...
'' (CBBC Channel; 2007) – Co-presenter, with
Caroline Flack Caroline Louise Flack (9 November 1979 – 15 February 2020) was an English television and radio presenter and actress. She won the twelfth series of BBC’s ''Strictly Come Dancing'' in 2014 and presented '' The X Factor'' and later ''Love Is ...
*''The Almost Perfect Guide to Life'' (
BBC Switch BBC Switch was the brand for BBC content aimed at UK teenagers. The brand was launched on Saturday 20 October 2007 on BBC Two and ceased broadcasting on 18 December 2010. It included a block of television programmes on BBC Two, an online porta ...
) *''MTV Base Backstage EMA 2007'' (MTV Base) *''
MOBO Awards The MOBO Awards (Music of Black Origin, also known as the MOBOs) are an annual British music award presentation honouring achievements in " music of black origin", including hip hop, grime, UK Drill, R&B, soul, reggae, jazz, gospel, and ...
'' (BBC; 2009) *''School for Stars (CBBC) – Narrator *''Autistic Superstars 2010'' (BBC Three) *''Frankenstein's Wedding... Live in Leeds'' (BBC Three) *''Reggie Yates: Teen Gangs'' (BBC Three) – Presenter *'' This is Justin Bieber'' (ITV; 2011) – Presenter *''
The Voice UK ''The Voice UK'' is a British singing competition television series. Created by John de Mol, it premiered on BBC One during the spring television cycle on 24 March 2012. Based on the original ''The Voice of Holland'', and part of ''The Voice ...
'' (BBC One; 2012–2013) – Co-presenter, with
Holly Willoughby Holly Marie Willoughby ( ; born 10 February 1981) is an English television presenter, author and model. She is currently the co-presenter of ITV's '' This Morning'' (2009–present) and '' Dancing on Ice'' (2006–2011, 2018–present) alongsi ...
*''Unity: A Concert for Stephen Lawrence'' (BBC One) *''
Release the Hounds ''Release the Hounds'' was a British television game show broadcast on ITV2 from October 2013 to February 2018. The show, hosted first by Reggie Yates and later by Matt Edmondson, culminates in the participants attempting to complete scary gru ...
'' (ITV2; 2013–2017) – Presenter *'' Who Do You Think You Are?'' (BBC One; 2014) – Subject *''Reggie Yates: Extreme South Africa'' (BBC Three) – Presenter *''Reggie & Thunderbirds: No Strings Attached'' (ITV2; 2015) – Presenter *'' Thunderbirds Are Go'' – Ellis the Security Guard (voice) *''Reggie Yates: Extreme Russia'' (BBC Three; 2015–) – Presenter *''
Prized Apart ''Prized Apart'' is an adventure game show presented by Emma Willis and Reggie Yates that began airing on 13 June 2015 on BBC One. Ten men and women compete for the chance to win £100,000; supervised by Yates and, where necessary, a safety tea ...
'' (BBC One; 2015) – Co-presenter, with
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*''Reggie Yates: Race Riots USA'' – Presenter *''Reggie Yates Extreme Countries'' (BBC Three; 2015–) – Presenter *''Reggie Yates: The Insider'' (BBC Three; 2016–) – Presenter *''Special Forces: Ultimate Hell Week'' (BBC Two; series 2, 2017–) – Presenter *''Reggie in China '' (BBC Two; series 1, 2019) – Presenter


Radio

*''Fearne & Reggie'' (BBC Radio 1) *''The Trevor Nelson Show'' (BBC Radio 1) *''Reg & Dev'' (BBC Radio 1Xtra) *''Smile Radio'' (Smile Website) *''The UK Top 40 (Formally known as Radio 1's Chart Show)'' (BBC Radio 1) *''The Fearne & Reggie Saturday request show'' (BBC Radio 1) *''The Request Show with Reggie Yates'' (BBC Radio 1) *''The Official Chart with Reggie Yates'' (BBC Radio 1)


Television acting

*''Thunderbirds Are Go'' (ITV) *''
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'' (Archie) *''UGetMe'' (Calvin) *''
Grange Hill ''Grange Hill'' is a British children's television drama series, originally produced by the BBC and portraying life in a typical comprehensive school. The show began its run on 8 February 1978 on BBC1, and was one of the longest-running progra ...
'' (BBC) *''
The Bill ''The Bill'' is a British police procedural television series, first broadcast on ITV from 16 August 1983 until 31 August 2010. The programme originated from a one-off drama, '' Woodentop'', broadcast in August 1983. The programme focused on ...
'' (ITV) *''Priest'' (Screen Two) *''
Family Affairs ''Family Affairs'' is a British soap opera that aired on Channel 5. It debuted on 30 March 1997, the day of the launch of said channel and was the first programme broadcast on the channel. It was screened as five thirty-minute episodes per w ...
'' (Five) *''I Bring You Frankincense'' (Crucial Films) *''Ghostbusters of East Finchley'' (BBC) *''Agent Z and the Penguin from Mars'' (Jenks) (BBC) *''Focus'' (Harrison) (BBC Schools) *''Pirates'' (Child's Play) *''Children's Society'' (Breechhurst) *''Between the Lines'' (BBC) *''
Desmond's ''Desmond's'' is a British television situation comedy broadcast by Channel 4 from 1989 to 1994. Conceived and co-written by Trix Worrell, and produced by Charlie Hanson and Humphrey Barclay, ''Desmond's'' stars Norman Beaton as barber Des ...
'' (Humphrey Barclay) *''Promotional Advert'' (Trouble TV) *'' Stars in Fast Cars'' (BBC) *''
Doctor Who ''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series depicts the adventures of a Time Lord called the Doctor, an extraterrestrial being who appears to be human. The Doctor explores the u ...
'' (BBC) (as Leo Jones) *''
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'' (ITV2) *''
Rastamouse ''Rastamouse'' is a stop motion animated children's television series created by Genevieve Webster and Michael De Souza and produced by Three Stones Media/The Rastamouse Company and DHX Media for CBeebies. The show follows crime busting mouse reg ...
''(CBeebies) *''
Playhouse Presents ''Playhouse Presents'' is an anthology series of self-contained TV plays, made by British broadcaster Sky Arts. The series started airing on 12 April 2012, on Sky Arts 1. Each episode is written by a different writer and stars a different cast. ...
'' – Episode: "The Pavement Psychologist" (Sky Arts), Series 2 2013 (as Tommy) *''
Release the Hounds ''Release the Hounds'' was a British television game show broadcast on ITV2 from October 2013 to February 2018. The show, hosted first by Reggie Yates and later by Matt Edmondson, culminates in the participants attempting to complete scary gru ...
'' (ITV) 2013–2017 *''Reggie Yates: Outside Man'' (Netflix) 2017


Writing and directing

*''Patriarch'' (2013). Cast was just three performers:
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,
Ansu Kabia Ansu Kabia is a British actor. He attended the Drama Centre London and was a former member of the Royal Shakespeare Company Ensemble. He is best known for his starring role in the British period detective series '' Miss Scarlet & the Duke'' as th ...
and Kareem Onyiukah. *''Date Night'' (2014) – Won Best UK Short Film at the London Independent Film Festival *''Shelter'' (2015) *''Roadkill'' (2016) *''
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'' (2020)"Make Me Famous"
BBC iPlayer website, 20 June 2020. * ''
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'' (2021)


Awards


National Television Awards


Royal Television Society Television Awards


Broadcast Awards


Broadcast Digital Awards


Edinburgh TV Awards


Attitude Pride Awards


London Independent Film Awards


Children's BAFTA Awards


References


External links

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Production company - FIVE7

Reggie Yates Photography
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