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20 Facts About Renton Skinner

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Daniel Renton Skinner was born on 25 January 1973 and is an English actor and comedy writer, working in stage, film and television.

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Renton Skinner's credits include the 24-hour play The Warp with Ken Campbell.

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Renton Skinner has appeared in numerous TV comedies, including Mike Bassett: Manager, The Office Christmas specials, My Family, Yonderland and Coupling.

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Renton Skinner was a regular writer and performer on Katy Brand's Big Ass Show for ITV2.

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Renton Skinner played Reggie's chauffeur in the remake of Reggie Perrin.

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Renton Skinner has appeared twice in BBC1's sitcom My Family, both as a policeman in series 5's "The Mummy Returns" and in series 10's "Desperately Stalking Susan".

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Renton Skinner had a part in episode 4 of series one of Mongrels as an American reporter, and appeared as Captain Length-Width with his Shooting Stars host, Vic Reeves in the CBBC show The Ministry of Curious Stuff.

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In 2018, Renton Skinner appeared in the second episode of series 9 of Not Going Out as a madman hellbent on revenge.

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In 2019, Renton Skinner had a recurring role in Channel 5 first homegrown drama "Cold Call" alongside Sally Lindsay.

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10.

Renton Skinner appeared as Angelos Epithemiou on series 6 of Shooting Stars as a permanent member of Team B, replacing Johnny Vegas.

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Renton Skinner appeared in a series of YouTube clips alongside David Earl whose character Brian Gittins employed him at his cafe, and who was increasingly envious of the fame Epithemiou was gaining on Shooting Stars.

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Renton Skinner appeared on BBC Three show World Cup 2010's Most Shocking Moments with other celebrities, reviewing and making jokes about incidents in the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

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Renton Skinner appeared four times on Soccer AM during 2011 and 2012, and was a guest panellist on the BBC music quiz show Never Mind the Buzzcocks in December 2011.

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Renton Skinner ended each of the shows with a HARDtalk-style interview.

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In December 2011, Renton Skinner won the Best Comedy Breakthrough Artist at The British Comedy Awards for his work as Epithemiou over the previous year.

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16.

Renton Skinner served tinned mushroom soup with white sliced bread for the starter and employed a burger van to cook his main dish.

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17.

Renton Skinner played several roles in the BBC Radio 4 comedy series Deep Trouble, written by Ben Willbond and Jim Field Smith.

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18.

Renton Skinner can be seen in Tim Plester's 2006 short film World of Wrestling as a fictionalised version of wrestler Dave "Fit" Finlay.

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19.

Renton Skinner appeared in Swallows and Amazons alongside Andrew Scott and Rafe Spall as a Russian Agent.

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Renton Skinner appears in the 2016 documentary Notes on Blindness as the subject, John M Hull, in recreations.

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