Rasmus Hardiker
Encyclopedia
Rasmus Kip Hardiker is an English actor from Sutton Coldfield
. He is best known for his roles as Raymond in Steve Coogan
's sitcom Saxondale
and Ben in the Jack Dee
comedy Lead Balloon
. Hardiker was also in the BBC3 sketch series The Wrong Door
.
as Willy Wonka
. He also attended The Arthur Terry School where he played main parts in several productions. He is a former member of the National Youth Theatre
.
and Sarah Lancashire
, the latter then paying for his entry in Spotlight actor's directory. After a series of minor roles in popular UK TV series such as ITV1's The Bill
and afterlife
as well as the BBC's Funland
and Doctors.
Hardiker also appeared in the David Mitchell
and Robert Webb
comedy film Magicians and in I Want Candy
, both in 2007. In 2008 he appeared opposite Charity Wakefield
in the short film Beachcombers, and Lecture 21
, an Italian-made English-Language film.
Film
Sutton Coldfield
Sutton Coldfield is a suburb of Birmingham, in the West Midlands of England. Sutton is located about from central Birmingham but has borders with Erdington and Kingstanding. Sutton is in the northeast of Birmingham, with a population of 105,000 recorded in the 2001 census...
. He is best known for his roles as Raymond in Steve Coogan
Steve Coogan
Stephen John "Steve" Coogan is a British comedian, actor, writer and producer. Born in Manchester, he began his career as a standup comedian and impressionist, working as a voice artist throughout the 1980s on satirical puppet show Spitting Image. In the early nineties, Coogan began creating...
's sitcom Saxondale
Saxondale
Saxondale is a British television situation comedy programme, starring Steve Coogan and co-written by Steve Coogan and Neil Maclennan. The series is directed by Matt Lipsey and produced by Ted Dowd. Coogan and Henry Normal served as executive producers...
and Ben in the Jack Dee
Jack Dee
James Andrew Innes "Jack" Dee is an English stand-up comedian, actor and writer known for his sardonic, curmudgeonly, and deadpan style.-Early life:...
comedy Lead Balloon
Lead Balloon
Lead Balloon is a British television series produced by Open Mike Productions for BBC Four. The series was created and is co-written by comedian Jack Dee and...
. Hardiker was also in the BBC3 sketch series The Wrong Door
The Wrong Door
The Wrong Door is a comedy sketch show, first aired on BBC Three on 28 August 2008. The programme is the first comedy show in which almost all of the sketches have a CGI element. As such, it was produced under the working title of The CGI Sketch Show...
.
Personal life
Hardiker was born in Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, England. He attended Mere Green Combined School as a young child and performed in the School's production of Charlie and the Chocolate FactoryCharlie and the Chocolate Factory
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a 1964 children's book by British author Roald Dahl. The story features the adventures of young Charlie Bucket inside the chocolate factory of the eccentric chocolatier, Willy Wonka....
as Willy Wonka
Willy Wonka
This article is about the fictional character. For the candy company, see, The Willy Wonka Candy Company.Willy Wonka is a fictional character in the 1964 Roald Dahl novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and the film adaptations that followed. The book and the 1971 film adaption both vividly...
. He also attended The Arthur Terry School where he played main parts in several productions. He is a former member of the National Youth Theatre
National Youth Theatre
The National Youth Theatre is a registered charity in London, Great Britain, committed to creative, personal and social development of young people through the medium of creative arts....
.
Career
He began his professional career as Philip Chase in the BBC's adaptation of The Rotters' Club, playing the son of Mark WilliamsMark Williams (actor)
Mark Williams is an English actor, comedian, screenwriter and presenter. He is best known as one of the stars of the popular BBC sketch show The Fast Show, as well as for his role as Arthur Weasley in the Harry Potter films....
and Sarah Lancashire
Sarah Lancashire
Sarah Lancashire is an English actress, probably best recognised for her role as Raquel Watts in Coronation Street. She graduated from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 1986.-Television:...
, the latter then paying for his entry in Spotlight actor's directory. After a series of minor roles in popular UK TV series such as ITV1's The Bill
The Bill
The Bill is a police procedural television series that ran from October 1984 to August 2010. It focused on the lives and work of one shift of police officers, rather than on any particular aspect of police work...
and afterlife
Afterlife (TV series)
Afterlife is a British television drama series, produced by independent production company Clerkenwell Films for the ITV network...
as well as the BBC's Funland
Funland
Funland is a comedy / thriller serial, produced by the BBC that was first screened from Sunday 23 October 2005 to Monday 7 November 2005 , on the digital channel BBC Three...
and Doctors.
Hardiker also appeared in the David Mitchell
David Mitchell (actor)
David James Stuart Mitchell is a British actor, comedian and writer. He is half of the comedy duo Mitchell and Webb, alongside Robert Webb, whom he met at Cambridge University. There they were both part of the Cambridge Footlights, of which Mitchell became President. Together the duo star in the...
and Robert Webb
Robert Webb (actor)
Robert Webb is an English actor, comedian and writer, and one half of the double act Mitchell and Webb, alongside David Mitchell.-Early life:...
comedy film Magicians and in I Want Candy
I Want Candy (film)
I Want Candy is a 2007 British comedy film from Ealing Studios.-Plot:A group of film students at Leatherhead University in search of funding for their feature film "The Love Storm" end up having to rewrite and make it into a porno...
, both in 2007. In 2008 he appeared opposite Charity Wakefield
Charity Wakefield
-Background:Wakefield was born in Sussex, England in September 1980. At a couple of months old she moved with her mother, Caroline, to L'Ampolla in Catalonia, Spain. They returned to England when Wakefield was four. She has a half-sister, Olivia...
in the short film Beachcombers, and Lecture 21
Lecture 21
Lecture 21 is a 2008 British-Italian film written and directed by Alessandro Baricco and starring John Hurt, Noah Taylor and Leonor Watling...
, an Italian-made English-Language film.
Filmography
Television- The Rotters' Club (2005)....Philip Chase
- Afterlife (2005) .... James (1 episode: More Than Meets the Eye)
- ShakespeaRe-Told: Much Ado About Nothing (2005) .... Vince
- Funland (2005) .... Hitman 2 (4 episodes)
- A Waste of Shame: The Mystery of Shakespeare and His Sonnets (2005).... Ned Bounty
- The Bill .... Martin (1 episode, 2005)
- Doctors (2006) .... Josh Parrish (1 episode: "Fiddler on the Roof")
- Lead Balloon (2006–present) ....Ben
- Saxondale (2006–2007).... Raymond
- The Lift (2007).... Rocco
- The Good Samaritan (2007) .... Phil
- New Tricks (2007).... Sean (1 episode: "Father's Pride")
- Christmas at the Riviera (2007) .... Luke
- The Wrong Door (2008) .... Various
- Micro Men (2009) .... Shop assistant
Film
- Starter for 10 (2006) .... University Challenge Competitor
- Magicians (2007) .... Dwight
- I Want Candy (2007) .... Christi
- The Beachcombers (2008)
- Lezione 21 (2008) .... Broderip
- Faintheart (2008)
- Huge (2009) .... Josh
- Your HighnessYour HighnessYour Highness is a 2011 fantasy comedy film directed by David Gordon Green, written by Danny McBride and Ben Best, and starring McBride, James Franco, Natalie Portman, and Zooey Deschanel. Filming began in the summer of 2009 in Northern Ireland and concluded in October 2009...
(2011) .... Courtney - Cockneys Vs Zombies (2011) (in production) .... Terry Macguire