1. Waen Origen Shepherd was born on 23 October 1971 and is an English composer, actor and comedian.
18 Facts About Waen Shepherd
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Waen Shepherd is best known for his role in The Inbetweeners as Mr Kennedy.
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Waen Shepherd is originally from Yorkshire, he now lives in London.
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Waen Shepherd hosted the underground cabaret Gritty Fingers and smashed up Cornish pasties in the guise of ranting Northern madman William Whicker.
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Waen Shepherd graduated from Oxford University in 1993, with a degree in Philosophy and Psychology.
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Waen Shepherd went on to co-write and narrate award-winning animation The Wolfman, before writing, directing and starring in his own animation Origen's Wake for Channel 4's Comedy Lab series.
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In 2003, Waen Shepherd created a deluded monster in the form of Gary Le Strange, melding his love of composing with that of creating original comedy characters.
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Waen Shepherd went on to win the Perrier Award Best Newcomer for that debut performance.
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Waen Shepherd achieved cult success, hosting a "Club Le Strange" comedy evening at The Albany in London.
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Waen Shepherd enjoys portraying exaggerated or absurd characters, and appeared in two series of BBC2's science fiction comedy, Hyperdrive, as Captain Helix.
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Waen Shepherd has appeared on BBC Radio 2's Out to Lunch programme.
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In 2007, Waen Shepherd appeared in a short film by Tim Plester entitled World of Wrestling, in which he played 'Exotic' Adrian Street, a wrestler with the flamboyance of a drag queen.
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Waen Shepherd has had two roles in Series 1 of We Are Klang as 'The Juggler' and a Hungarian prince.
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Waen Shepherd played the role of peadophillic teacher, Mr Kennedy, in the award-winning second and third series of The Inbetweeners.
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Waen Shepherd was cited as one of the Top 50 British comedians by The Times and he is included as one of the Top 50 Cult Comedian Icons in the Rough Guide series of books.
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Waen Shepherd has written several theme tunes and music for television and radio.
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Waen Shepherd is the series composer for Crackanory and Murder in Successville, both produced by Tiger Aspect.
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Waen Shepherd has composed music for several films, including the 2015 feature-film The Ghoul directed by Gareth Tunley.