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Terry Mynott (born 21 November 1974) is an English comedian, actor, impressionist and singer. He stars as Martin Hurdle in
Channel 4
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’s ''
The Mimic'', having previously appeared in ''
The Morgana Show
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'' and ''
Very Important People''. In 2022, he portrayed the role of
DS Matt Cassidy in the
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Doctors
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''.
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
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for
Faithless
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.
He then moved onto the
stand-up
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Stand-up comedy consists of one-liners, stories, ...
,
before being spotted by
Russell Brand
Russell Edward Brand (born 4 June 1975) is an English comedian and actor known for his flamboyant, loquacious style and manner. Brand has received three British Comedy Awards: Best Newcomer (2006), Best Live Stand-Up (2008), and the award for ...
's agent and getting his television break on the
Channel 4
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sketch comedy
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series ''
The Morgana Show
''The Morgana Show'' is a British television sketch comedy written by Morgana Robinson and James de Frond. Robinson starred in almost all of the show's sketches, which feature a wide range of original character creations and celebrity impressions ...
''.
He appeared in ''
Very Important People''. He has also provided pre-production impressions of
David Attenborough
Sir David Frederick Attenborough (; born 8 May 1926) is an English broadcaster, biologist, natural historian and author. He is best known for writing and presenting, in conjunction with the BBC Natural History Unit, the nine natural histor ...
and
Jean-Claude Van Damme
Jean-Claude Camille François Van Varenberg (, ; born 18 October 1960), known professionally as Jean-Claude Van Damme (, ), is a Belgian actor, martial artist, filmmaker, and fight choreographer. Born and raised in Brussels, Belgium, at the a ...
and many other actors prior to the original artists doing their own voiceovers.
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
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comedy ''
Top Coppers'' as Nolan. He has also appeared in
Channel 4
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's ''
Toast of London
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'' and
BBC2
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sitcom ''
Motherland
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'', as well as providing one of the voiceovers for ''
Bob the Builder
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''. In October 2022, he began portraying the role of
DS Matt Cassidy in the
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...
soap opera ''