John Bishop
John Joseph Bishop (born 30 November 1966[1]) played Dan Lewis in Doctor Who.
He is an English stand-up comedian and actor. He worked as a salesman before entering the comedy industry in the early 2000s. He rose to fame relatively quickly, achieving national stardom and has fronted various television series of his own, as well as performing multiple arena tours across Britain.
Biography
=Early Life
Bishop was born in Liverpool on 30 November 1966, the son of homemaker Kathleen (née Hackett) and labourer Edward Bishop from nearby Huyton. He has an older brother, Eddie, and two older sisters, Kathy and Carol. Eddie would later become a professional footballer. Bishop grew up mostly in the Cheshire towns of Winsford and Runcorn, and attended Murdishaw West Primary School and Brookvale Academy in the latter. He briefly studied English at Newcastle Polytechnic, and gained a BA in Social Science from Manchester Polytechnic. He later worked as a medical representative for the pharmaceutical company Syntex, leaving in 2006 to pursue a career in comedy.
Career
Credits
Television
Doctor Who
Mini-episodes
As Dan Lewis
Series 13
- The Halloween Apocalypse
- War of the Sontarans
- Once, Upon Time
- Village of the Angels
- Survivors of the Flux
- The Vanquishers
BBC Christmas indents
As himself
Webcasts
As Dan Lewis
Series 13
#FindTheDoctor
External Links
- John Bishop at the Internet Movie Database
- Official Twitter account
- Official Instagram account
- Official YouTube channel
- Official website
