Phil Cornwell

ActorCrewWriter Oct 5 (age 68) Southend, Essex, England, UK 1986–2026 (40 year career)

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Biography

Philip Cornwell (born 5 October 1957) is an English comedian, actor, impressionist and writer. He is well known in the UK as being part of the Dead Ringers television and radio series, and achieved international recognition as the voice of Murdoc Niccals in the virtual band Gorillaz. Cornwell has co-written and performed principal roles in The Glam Metal Detectives and Stella Street. He is also well known as DJ Dave Clifton from I'm Alan Partridge and Alpha Papa. From Wikipedia, the free encycl…

Known For

Film

Napoleon

Sanson the Bourreau

Film

Scoop

Tenant

Film

Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa

Dave Clifton

Film

Made in Dagenham

Dave

Film

I'm Alan Partridge

Dave Clifton

Film

I Could Never Be Your Woman

Cameraman

Film

Cockneys vs Zombies

Grainger

Film

Gorillaz: Reject False Icons

Murdoc Niccals [Gorillaz] (voice)

Filmography

Acting (110)

Movies (58)

Gorillaz Present: The Mountain, The Moon Cave and The Sad God

2026

as Murdoc Faust Niccals (voice)

8.5

Napoleon

2023

as Sanson the Bourreau

6.3

Gorillaz | MTV World Stage

2023

as Murdoc Niccals [Gorillaz]

8.0

Gorillaz | Flow Festival 2022

2022

as Murdoc Niccals

Gorillaz | Song Machine Live From Kong

2021

as Murdoc Niccals [Gorillaz]

5.5

Gorillaz Present: Song Machine LIVE

2020

as Murdoc Niccals [Gorillaz]

Gorillaz: Reject False Icons

2019

as Murdoc Niccals [Gorillaz] (voice)

7.6

Gorillaz | Sziget Festival 2018 (ARTE Concert)

2018

as Murdoc Niccals

9.5

Gorillaz | Live Rock Am Ring

2018

as Murdoc Niccals

10.0

Gorillaz: Demon Dayz Festival

2017

as Murdoc Niccals [Gorillaz]

Gorillaz at Zénith 2017

2017

as Murdoc Niccals

7.0

Gorillaz | Humanz Live in Cologne

2017

as Murdoc Niccals [Gorillaz]

10.0

Alan Partridge: Why, When, Where, How And Whom?

2017

as Himself

8.2

Inside Buckingham Palace

2015

as Narrator

The Comedy Vaults: BBC2's Hidden Treasure

2014

as Self

4.0

Ye Olde Dragons' Den

2013

as Theo Paphitis

Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa

2013

as Dave Clifton

6.6

30 Years of Comic Strip

Cockneys vs Zombies

as Grainger

Mrs Biggs

as DS Jack Slipper

Five Go to Rehab

as Rooky

Made in Dagenham

2010

as Dave

6.7

Gorillaz: Live at Roundhouse in London

2010

as Murdoc Niccals

Gorillaz: Plastic Beach Live at La Musicale

2010

as Murdoc Niccals [Gorillaz]

Bananaz

2008

as Self / Murdoc Niccals

7.3

I Could Never Be Your Woman

2007

as Cameraman

5.8

The Shadow in the North

2007

as Harris

6.5

Lady Godiva: Back in the Saddle

2007

as Mayor Osbourne

5.0

Gorillaz | Phase Two: Slowboat to Hades

as Murdoc Niccals

Scoop

as Tenant

Chromophobia

as Murray

On The Island

as Murdoc Niccals (voice)

Best Ever Spitting Image

2006

as Dec

Gorillaz: Demon Days Live at the Manchester Opera House

2006

as Murdoc Niccals [Gorillaz]

Colour Me Kubrick

as Police Sgt

Sex Actually

as Roy

Gorillaz Talent Quest

2005

as Murdoc Niccals (voice)

Churchill: The Hollywood Years

as Martin Boorman

Stella Street

My Wrongs #8245–8249 & 117

2002

as Gerbil (voice)

6.1

The Eel

2002

as Murdoc Niccals (voice)

Fancy Dress

2002

as Murdoc Niccals (voice)

Gorillaz | Phase One: Celebrity Take Down

2002

as Murdoc Niccals [Gorillaz]

8.3

Hey! Our Toys Have Arrived!

2002

as Murdoc Niccals (voice)

Hey! Our Toys Have Arrived.

2002

as Murdoc Niccals (voice)

Large

2001

as Barry 'Blaze' Mouseley

Out of Depth

as Ed

Blood

The Imitators

as Lard

Space Virgins from Planet Sex

1993

as Professor / Jerry the Driver

Gregory: Diary of a Nutcase

1993

as Charlie

Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown

1993

as Dave Spanker

The Crying Game

1992

as Jimmy Twizzle/Wiggy

Wild Turkey

1992

as Turkey

Red Nose of Courage

1992

as MP with Dog

Amnesty International's Big 30

as Self

JerUSAlem

as Hooligan

Scotty

as Matio (voice)

Television (52)

Sister Boniface Mysteries

as Len Shepherd

Man vs Bee

as Armstrong

Murder, They Hope

as Tony

Strike

as Carl Oakden

Urban Myths

as Mick Jagger (voice)

Damned

as 'Animal' Hames

Jericho

as Joe Capstick

Puppy Love

Father Brown

as Kount Volker

Call the Midwife

as Bernard

Mrs Biggs

as DS Jack Slipper

Pramface

Mrs Brown's Boys

as Boris

Mid Morning Matters with Alan Partridge

as Dave Clifton

Misfits

as Geoff

Headcases

Phoo Action

as Jimmy Freebie (voice)

5.0

CelebAir

2008

as Self

Skins

2007

as Diesel

8.1

M.I. High

2007

as Reverend Nye / Von Quark

Ronni Ancona & Co

Not Going Out

as Police Officer

Doctor Who

as Stallholder

Twisted Tales

as Doc

Harry & Paul

King Arthur's Disasters

Hustle

as Seedy Bob

Stupid!

as King Stupid

Dunkirk

as Harry Noakes

55 Degrees North

as DI Simpkins

The Terry and Gaby Show

2003

5.0

Meg and Mog

2003

as Mog

Spine Chillers

Dead Ringers

Murder in Mind

as Jim Broutaby

World of Pub

Gormenghast

as Professor Shred

Black Cab

as Dave

Sunburn

1999

as Delegate

3.5

Big Train

1998

as Stare-Out Commentator

Big Train

Midsomer Murders

as Eddie Rayner

Trial & Retribution

I'm Alan Partridge

as Dave Clifton

Stella Street

Soccer AM

as Self

The Glam Metal Detectives

1995

2.0

Ready, Steady, Cook

1994

as Self - Guest

Frank Sidebottom's Fantastic Shed Show

as PC

Lovejoy

as Syd Bishop

Get Fresh

as Gilbert (voice)

Get Fresh

1986

as The Alien (voice)

Crew (2)

Movies (2)

Churchill: The Hollywood Years

Additional Dialogue

Stella Street

Writer