Neil Hurst

Neil first came prominence on British television as the comic sidekick of Vernon Kay on ITV's All Star Family Fortunes,[3] but his career has seen him appear in many other TV roles from drama to comedy and even presenting.

In 2016 Neil presented a documentary in the United States called Hopping The Pond. The show was a documentary about craft beers of America. Filming took place in Duluth, Minnesota and Grand Marais, Minnesota[4]

In 2018 Neil played the role of Benny Grew in the 2018 adaptation of Agatha Christie's The A.B.C. Murders alongside John Malkovich and Rupert Grint.[5]

Most recently Neil has been appearing as a series regular on Michael McIntyre's Big Show helping Michael McIntyre prank the Unexpected Star of the show. These episodes were filmed at the London Palladium. [6]

His TV credits include:[7]

In 2018 Neil, and Coronation Street actress Vicky Binns, joined the original cast of Craig Cash's and Phil Mealey's sitcom Early Doors in the live stage version of the show.[8] Neil was playing the role of 'Freddie' (a replacement character for Mark Benton's character, 'Eddie') and toured arenas in the UK after sold out run at The Lowry, Salford.[9] Neil reprised his role at The Lowry for the 2019 production of Early Doors: One More Chance.[10]

In 2017 Neil originated the role of Alan in Kay Mellor's Fat Friends The Musical, the musical premièred at the Grand Theatre, Leeds in November 2017, prior to a UK tour from January to June 2018.[11] While appearing in the musical Neil was nominated for best actor in the Entertainment Views Awards [12]

For a decade, 2009 to 2019, Neil appeared at the Victoria Theatre, Halifax each Christmas in their annual pantomime, clocking up almost 1000 performances on the stage.[13] On 28 February 2019, Hurst announced his departure from the Victoria Theatre pantomime after 10 years.[14] Since his departure from Halifax he has been appearing in pantomime for Qdos Entertainment.

Some theatre roles include:[15]

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