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• Best known in the UK for his role as Tyres O'Flaherty the bicycle riding raver in the sitcom Spaced.
• Before finding fame, his previous jobs included cycle courier and club DJ.
• Shared an apartment with Spaced co-stars Simon Pegg and Nick Frost in the 1990s.
• Began doing stand-up in 1993, after accepting a bet at an open-mic night. He then became a regular at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
• Has two children with his second wife, English journalist and broadcaster Miranda Sawyer.
• Won Best Supporting Actor at the 2011 British Independent Film Awards for his role in Kill List.