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Kiell Smith-Bynoe
British actor From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kiell Smith-Bynoe (/kaɪˌɛl smɪθ ˈbaɪnoʊ/ ky-EL smith BY-noh: born 5 March 1989) is an English actor, comedian and presenter. He is best-known for his acting roles including Ghosts, Stath Lets Flats, Man Like Mobeen and Enterprice.[1][2] He has also appeared on various television panel shows including Taskmaster and Would I Lie to You?.
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Born in the London Borough of Newham on 5 March 1989,[3] Smith-Bynoe attended St Bonaventure's, an all-boys secondary school in Forest Gate.[4] He trained in the Joan Littlewood improvisation style as part of the junior group at Theatre Royal Stratford East and similarly as an adult at the East 15 Acting School.[3][5] He is still part of improv comedy troupes such as BattleActs[6] with whom he has performed at festivals including the Edinburgh Festival.[7]
One of Smith-Bynoe's early acting roles was in 2012 in the YouTube web series Diary of a Bad Man as a gangster called Klayze, and his first professional role was in the 2012 crime drama series Whitechapel. He was previously known for the novelty grime hit "Junior Spesh" under the name MC Klayze Flaymz.[8]
In 2021, Smith-Bynoe appeared in the first series of the radio comedy series Michael Spicer: Before Next Door, playing various characters, including the titular character’s boss.[9]
From 2019 to 2023, he appeared in BBC's hit sitcom Ghosts as Mike Cooper.
He appeared on the 2021 BBC Christmas special of The Great British Sewing Bee.
In April 2022, Smith-Bynoe popularised the term "Platty Joobs" as a nickname for the Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II, having been the first to use the phrase on Twitter.[10][11][12][13]
On 6 May 2022, his Channel 4 Comedy Blap (short form presentation) Red Flag was released.[14]
He was a contestant in Series 15 of Taskmaster broadcast in 2023,[15] finishing as runner-up. He returned for the "Champion of Champions" special in 2024, filling in for Series 15 winner Mae Martin, who had a scheduling conflict.
In October 2023, it was announced that he would host the 2023 Christmas special edition of The Great British Sewing Bee and that he would also host the programme's tenth series in 2024.[16]
In September and October 2024, Smith-Bynoe was a guest panellist in two episodes of series 93 of the BBC Radio 4 comedy game show Just a Minute.
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He grew up in East Ham. His mother Jen worked for the NHS in the London Ambulance Service. His father Fitzburn was a semi-professional cricketer and died in 2018. He lives in London with his girlfriend.[17] Kiell has 12 paternal half siblings.[18][19]
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