William David Hislop (born 1993) is a British actor, writer and stand-up comedian.
Early life and education William David Hislop was born in 1993 in London, the son of Private Eye editor Ian Hislop and his wife novelist Victoria.
He attended Tonbridge School for his secondary education. He then studied history at Jesus College, Oxford, and alongside Barney Fishwick formed a comedy double act called Giants.
Career Hislop is an actor, writer, and stand-up comedian.
He was cast in the 2020 TV series Gangs of London, and played Lewis in the 2023 A24 / BBC series Dreaming Whilst Black.
He also features in a number of videos, such as "When you pretend you're not posh", featuring Hislop as a privately educated individual downplaying his privileged upbringing (reverse snobbery), and "Sexy guy", which is filmed at the Radcliffe Camera at Oxford.
Filmography Film Military Wives (2019), Protestor This Time Next Year (2024), Greg Touchdown (2024), Tom Hunter
Television Year Title Role Notes2019 Drifters Adrian (voice) 2 episodes Doctors Raymond 'Dre' Dreyfuss Episode: "The Butcher's Boy" 2020 Gangs of London Banker 2 episodes2021 Grantchester Maurice St Martin Episode #6.3 The Emily Atack Show 3 episodes Card Postal Martin 12 episodes Black Death Monster / Demon Rabbit 2 episodes2022 Father Brown Sandy Beauchamp Episode: "The Island of Dreams" PRU Noah Episode #1.22023 A Whole Lifetime with Jamie Demetriou Stewart the City Boy Episode #1.1 Dreaming Whilst Black Lewis 3 episodes2024 One Day Toby 2 episodes Death in Paradise Barney Keats Episode #13.7 Baby Reindeer Billy Episode 4
Awards In 2017 he won the UK's Musical Comedy Awards.
Social media In 2020, Hislop's "your aunt on the NHS clap" tweet went viral, gaining 4.2 million views on the platform.
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