Jim Piddock

British actor (b. 1956)

Jim Piddock (born April 8, 1956) is an English actor, producer and writer who began his career on the stage in the United Kingdom before immigrating to the United States in 1981.

Piddock was born on April 8, 1956, in Rochester, Kent, the son of Celia Mary (née O'Callaghan) and Charles Frederick Piddock.

Piddock began his acting career on the stage in the UK before immigrating to the US in his early twenties. He made his US theatrical debut in a one man show, The Boy's Own Story, in 1982. He also appeared in Lethal Weapon 2, Independence Day, The Prestige, Austin Powers in Goldmember, The Five Year Engagement, Think Like a Man Too, and several Christopher Guest films, including Best in Show and A Mighty Wind.

Piddock made his theatrical debut in the US in The Boy's Own Story, a one man show about a football goalkeeper, at the Julian Theatre in San Francisco. That same year (1982), he was cast in Noël Coward's Present Laughter, and other Broadway and Off Broadway shows followed, including the original US production of Noises Off, The Knack at the Roundabout Theatre, Make and Break, and Design For Living.</blockquote>

In November 2007, he appeared at the Ricardo Montalbán Theatre in Hollywood, starring on stage in a production of What About Dick? alongside an all British expat cast, including Billy Connolly, Tim Curry, Eric Idle, Eddie Izzard, Jane Leeves, Emily Mortimer and Tracey Ullman. When the play officially premiered in 2012, with the addition of Russell Brand, he was again in the cast. He also appeared in 2009 at the Montalban Theatre and on Broadway in An Evening Without Monty Python.</blockquote>

He has appeared in close to a hundred TV shows, including The Haunting of Bly Manor, Modern Family, A Confession, Designated Survivor, Get Shorty, Training Day, Mom, Childrens Hospital, The Royals, Touch, Two and a Half Men, Castle, ER, Law & Order: LA, Party Down, Chuck, Dollhouse, Without a Trace, Monk, Lost, Crossing Jordan, Citizen Baines, Friends, Yes, Dear, Angel, The Geena Davis Show, Murder She Wrote, Coach, Tour of Duty, Max Headroom, and The Twilight Zone. He has also appeared in several TV films and mini series, including From The Earth to the Moon, A Mom for Christmas, She Creature on HBO, and The Women of Windsor.

Year Title Role Notes1989 Lethal Weapon 2 Consulate Envoy 1992 Traces of Red Mr. Martyn Also writer1996 Independence Day Reginald1996 Multiplicity Maitre d' 1997 Burn Hollywood Burn Attendant #1 2000 Best in Show Trevor Beckwith 2002 Austin Powers in Goldmember Headmaster 2003 A Mighty Wind Leonard Crabbe 2004 See This Movie Martin Hughes 2004 A Different Loyalty George Quennell Also writer and co producer2005 Love for Rent Frank Bauman 2005 Death to the Supermodels Self help Ryan Voice, direct to video2006 Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties Bolero Voice2006 For Your Consideration Simon Whitset 2006 The Prestige Prosecutor 2007 Epic Movie Magneto2007 Who's Your Caddy? Harrington 2007 The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising Old George 2008 Meet the Spartans Loyalist / Simon Cowell Look Alike 2008 Dead Space: Downfall Chic Voice, direct to video2004 Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater Major Zero English dub2006 Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops 2010 The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest Elrond, Bilbo Baggins 2011 The Lord of the Rings: War in the North 2012 Lego The Lord of the Rings 2013 Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure Alfred Pennyworth