Matt Lucas

Matthew Richard Lucas (born 5 March 1974) is a British actor, comedian and writer. He is best known for Little Britain, a comedy sketch programme he and David Walliams wrote and performed.

Matt Lucas
Lucas at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con
Birth name	Matthew Richard Lucas
Born	(1974-03-05) 5 March 1974 (age 51) Paddington, London, England
Medium	Actor, comedian, writer
Years active	1994–present
Genres	Black comedy, sketch comedy
Influences	Barry Humphries Vic Reeves Bob Mortimer David Walliams
Spouse	Kevin McGee ​ (m. 2006⁠–⁠2008)​ (divorced)
Notable works and roles	Little Britain Come Fly with Me Alice in Wonderland Paddington Wonka

Life

Lucas was born and raised in London. He is from a Jewish family and is openly gay.^[1] He has alopecia.

On 16 June 2022, he appeared on the BBC television programme Who Do You Think You Are? and discovered that many of his grandmother's cousins had been killed in the Holocaust. In Amsterdam in 1942, his grandmother's cousin Werner Goldschmidt rented a room from Anne Frank's father, Otto Frank. He was living with them just before the family went into hiding.^[2][3]