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He studied at Manchester Metropolitan School of Theatre.
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Colin Hoult
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His recent television work includes Russell Howard"s Good News (British Broadcasting Corporation Three, 2009), First Rate (at Lloyd's) Murray"s Multiple Personality Disorder (ITV1, 2009), Angelo"s (Five, 2007), Edinburgh and Beyond (Paramount Comedy Channel, 2007), Comedy Shuffle (British Broadcasting Corporation Three, 2007), The Charlotte Church Show (Channel 4, 2006) and Harry Hill"s television Burp (ITV1). Hoult had a recurring role in series 5 of Being Human in 2013. In the same year he appeared as a life coach in the British Broadcasting Corporation"s Life"s Too Short Easter Special starring Warwick Davis, written by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant.
Hoult"s radio work includes House on Fire (British Broadcasting Corporation Radio 4, 2010), Out to Lunch (British Broadcasting Corporation Radio 2, 2008), Rudy"s Rare Records (British Broadcasting Corporation Radio 4), Agatha Christie"s Crooked House (British Broadcasting Corporation Radio 4)), Colin and Fergus"s Digi Radio (British Broadcasting Corporation Radio 7), Buy Maine Up (British Broadcasting Corporation Radio 2), Regressed (British Broadcasting Corporation Radio 4), 28 Acts In 28 Minutes (British Broadcasting Corporation Radio 4), The Milk Run (British Broadcasting Corporation Radio 1), Nick Mohammed in Bits, and Colin Hoult"s Carnival of Monsters (British Broadcasting Corporation Radio 4, 2013).
Theatre credits include Come Again with Pete and Dud (Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2005, London"s West End and then a tour of New Zealand), and Zimbani (Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2008) with David James McNeil and Claire Warde. Hoult is a regular performer on the London comedy circuit with actor/stand-up comic Fergus Craig in the double act Colin and Fergus.
They performed three shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe between 2004 and 2006: Colin & Fergus, Colin & Fergus 2 and Rutherford Lodge. Hoult performed his own show, Carnival of Monsters, at the 2009 Edinburgh Festival.
The show was directed by Stephen Evans and also featured Evans, Zoe Gardner and Dan Snelgrove.
At the 2011 Edinburgh Festival Coult performed his third solo outing, Inferno. This show featured Gardner and Snelgrove and was directed by Kat Hoult. As of 2014, Hoult is appearing in Ricky Gervais" show Derek as Geoff.
In 2015, Hoult appeared as various characters in ITV2"s sketch/prank show Glitchy.
