Rik Mayall: movies and TV shows
Rik Mayall has 180 credits in the archive: 122 films and 58 TV series, from 1979 to 2026. Highest rated: Bad News (8.7/10).
Career timeline
1979 – 2026 · busiest year: 1982 (22 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Rik Mayall's Sketches: Rare And Unseen | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 68 |
| 2026 | Rik Mayall: Magnificent B'Stard | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.3 | 68 |
| 2026 | Partridge and Moulding Want To Get Laid | Film | — | 68 | |
| 2024 | Bottom: Exposed | Himself (Archive footage) | Film | 5.5 | 66 |
| 2019 | Completely Bad News | Colin Grigson | Film | — | 61 |
| 2018 | How The Young Ones Changed Comedy | (Archive Footage) | Film | 7.0 | 60 |
| 2016 | Roald Dahl's Most Marvellous Book | Self | Film | 8.0 | 58 |
| 2015 | One by One | Ernest | Film | 5.4 | 57 |
| 2015 | The Escape | Eddie | Film | 4.8 | 57 |
| 2014 | Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule | Self | Film | 7.5 | 56 |
| 2013 | Man Down | Dad | TV | 6.7 | 55 |
| 2013 | Crackanory | Self | TV | 6.8 | 55 |
| 2013 | Don't Fear Death | Film | 7.0 | 55 | |
| 2012 | Eldorado | Chef Mario | Film | 3.1 | 54 |
| 2012 | Errors of the Human Body | Samuel Mead | Film | 5.2 | 54 |
| 2012 | Five Go to Rehab | Mr. McVitty | Film | — | 54 |
| 2012 | 30 Years of Comic Strip | Film | 5.0 | 54 | |
| 2011 | The Hunt for Tony Blair | Professor Predictor | Film | 7.8 | 53 |
| 2011 | The Itch of the Golden Nit | President Pinky (voice) | Film | 7.7 | 53 |
| 2010 | Just for the Record | Andy Wiseman | Film | 4.5 | 52 |
| 2008 | Blackadder Rides Again | Self | Film | 7.5 | 50 |
| 2008 | The Legend of Harrow Woods | Winston Junior | Film | 2.1 | 50 |
| 2008 | Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments | Lord Flashheart/Self | Film | 4.5 | 50 |
| 2008 | The Dangerous Brothers - Dangervision | Richard Dangerous | Film | — | 50 |
| 2008 | Me & My Goldfish | Narrator (voice) | Film | — | 50 |
| 2008 | Me & My Goldfish | Film | — | 50 | |
| 2007 | Snow White: The Sequel | The Seven Dwarves (voice) | Film | 4.4 | 49 |
| 2007 | The Making of 'The Young Ones' | Self (Archived Footage) | Film | — | 49 |
| 2006 | Sindy The Fairy Princess | Film | — | 48 | |
| 2005 | Valiant | Cufflingk (voice) | Film | 5.6 | 47 |
| 2005 | King Arthur's Disasters | TV | 5.5 | 47 | |
| 2005 | All About George | George Kinsey | TV | — | 47 |
| 2005 | Sex Actually | Bilbo | Film | 6.5 | 47 |
| 2005 | All About George | George Kinsey | Film | 5.5 | 47 |
| 2004 | The Paul O'Grady Show | TV | 5.1 | 46 | |
| 2004 | Agatha Christie's Marple | Alec Nicholson | TV | 7.8 | 46 |
| 2004 | Shoebox Zoo | Edwin the Eagle (voice) | TV | 7.7 | 46 |
| 2004 | Churchill: The Hollywood Years | Baxter | Film | 5.3 | 46 |
| 2004 | Churchill: The Hollywood Years | Film | 5.3 | 46 | |
| 2004 | ABBA - The Last Video | Record Producer | Film | 5.8 | 46 |
| 2004 | Bottom Mindless Violence | Rick / Richie Rich / Richard Dangerous / Dreamy Time Escort / Richie Richard / Richard Twat (archive footage) | Film | 10.0 | 46 |
| 2003 | Oh Marbella! | Greg Dubois | Film | 3.9 | 45 |
| 2003 | Chaos and Cadavers | Lennox Crowley | Film | 6.8 | 45 |
| 2003 | Bottom Live 2003: Weapons Grade Y-Fronts Tour | Richard Richard | Film | 7.5 | 45 |
| 2002 | Believe Nothing | Professor Adonis Cnut | TV | 6.8 | 44 |
| 2002 | Believe Nothing | Adonis Cnut | Film | — | 44 |
| 2002 | Day of the Sirens | Domo Childs | Film | 10.0 | 44 |
| 2001 | Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes | Lt. Daniel Blaney | TV | 7.9 | 43 |
| 2001 | Chilly Dogs | Carter | Film | 5.4 | 43 |
| 2001 | Tales of Uplift and Moral Improvement | Mrs. Ffine Carmody | TV | 10.0 | 43 |
| 2001 | Bottom Live 2001: An Arse Oddity | Richie | Film | 7.4 | 43 |
| 2001 | Bottom Live 2001: An Arse Oddity | Film | 7.4 | 43 | |
| 2000 | Jesus Christ Superstar | King Herod | Film | 7.0 | 42 |
| 2000 | Merlin: The Return | Merlin | Film | 5.0 | 42 |
| 2000 | Four Men in a Plane | Alan Sellars | Film | — | 42 |
| 2000 | Jellikins: Christmas Special | Narrator (voice) | Film | — | 42 |
| 2000 | Making of Jesus Christ Superstar | self | Film | — | 42 |
| 1999 | SpongeBob SquarePants | Lord Reginald (voice) | TV | 7.7 | 41 |
| 1999 | Watership Down | Kehaar (voice) | TV | 7.2 | 41 |
| 1999 | Guest House Paradiso | Richie Twat | Film | 6.1 | 41 |
| 1999 | Guest House Paradiso | Film | 6.1 | 41 | |
| 1999 | Blackadder: Back & Forth | Robin Hood | Film | 7.0 | 41 |
| 1999 | The Making of 'Guest House Paradiso' | Self | Film | 5.0 | 41 |
| 1999 | Big Bottom Live - The Best of Bottom Live | Film | 7.3 | 41 | |
| 1998 | In the Red | Dominic De'Ath | TV | 6.1 | 40 |
| 1998 | What's a Carry On? | Sultan Abdul the Benevolent (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film | 7.7 | 40 |
| 1998 | Four Men in a Car | Alan | Film | — | 40 |
| 1998 | Jellabies | Narrator (Voice) | TV | 7.0 | 40 |
| 1997 | Midsomer Murders | David Roper | TV | 7.5 | 39 |
| 1997 | Remember Me? | Ian | Film | 6.5 | 39 |
| 1997 | The Canterville Ghost | Reverend Dampier | Film | — | 39 |
| 1997 | Bottom Live 3: Hooligan's Island | Richie Richard | Film | 7.3 | 39 |
| 1997 | Bring Me the Head of Mavis Davis | Marty Starr | Film | 4.6 | 39 |
| 1996 | The Willows in Winter | Toad | Film | 6.7 | 38 |
| 1996 | The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Two Bad Mice and Johnny Town-Mouse | Tom Thumb (voice) | Film | — | 38 |
| 1996 | Bottom Fluff | Film | — | 38 | |
| 1995 | Look at the State We're In! | Rattner | TV | — | 37 |
| 1995 | The Wind in the Willows | Toad | Film | 7.1 | 37 |
| 1995 | How to be a Little Sod | TV | 6.0 | 37 | |
| 1995 | The Snow Queen | Robber King | Film | 6.5 | 37 |
| 1995 | Rik Mayall Presents: Dirty Old Town | Raymond | Film | 8.0 | 37 |
| 1995 | Bottom Live 2: The Big Number 2 Tour | Richie | Film | 7.7 | 37 |
| 1995 | Rik Mayall Presents: The Big One | Lewis Fox | Film | 8.0 | 37 |
| 1995 | Rik Mayall Presents: Clair de Lune | Toby | Film | 7.0 | 37 |
| 1995 | Out Of My Head | Ricky / The Doctor / Tobi | Film | 7.5 | 37 |
| 1993 | Rik Mayall Presents | TV | 7.3 | 35 | |
| 1993 | The Thief and the Cobbler | Brigand (uncredited) | Film | 7.1 | 35 |
| 1993 | Rik Mayall Presents: Micky Love | Micky Love | Film | 7.0 | 35 |
| 1993 | Rik Mayall Presents: Briefest Encounter | Greg | Film | 6.9 | 35 |
| 1993 | Rik Mayall Presents: Dancing Queen | Neil | Film | 6.3 | 35 |
| 1993 | Bottom Live: The Stage Show | Richie | Film | 8.0 | 35 |
| 1993 | Horse Opera | Wyatt Earp | Film | 10.0 | 35 |
| 1992 | Carry On Columbus | The Sultan | Film | 3.9 | 34 |
| 1992 | Little Noises | Mathias Liechstenstein | Film | 5.9 | 34 |
| 1992 | Red Nose of Courage | James Huntington | Film | 8.0 | 34 |
| 1992 | Holy - Bottom: Christmas Special | Richard Richard | Film | — | 34 |
| 1992 | Holy - Bottom: Christmas Special | Film | — | 34 | |
| 1991 | Bottom | Richard Richard | TV | 7.9 | 33 |
| 1991 | Bottom | TV | 7.9 | 33 | |
| 1991 | Bottom | TV | 7.9 | 33 | |
| 1991 | Drop Dead Fred | Drop Dead Fred | Film | 5.8 | 33 |
| 1991 | The Princess and the Goblin | Prince Froglip (voice) | Film | 5.8 | 33 |
| 1990 | GLC: The Carnage Continues | Lord Mayor of London | Film | — | 32 |
| 1990 | Who Shot Alan B'Stard? | Alan B'Stard | Film | — | 32 |
| 1990 | The Turnip | Film | — | 32 | |
| 1989 | Grim Tales | TV | 7.3 | 31 | |
| 1989 | Employees From Hell | Film | — | 31 | |
| 1989 | Oh No, Not Them | Film | — | 31 | |
| 1989 | Kevin Turvey Investigates | Kevin Turvey | Film | 6.7 | 31 |
| 1989 | Kevin Turvey Investigates | Film | 6.7 | 31 | |
| 1988 | Mr Jolly Lives Next Door | Dreamy Time Escort | Film | 9.0 | 30 |
| 1988 | Mr Jolly Lives Next Door | Film | 9.0 | 30 | |
| 1988 | More Bad News | Colin Grigson | Film | 9.8 | 30 |
| 1988 | Jake's Journey | Troll | Film | 7.0 | 30 |
| 1988 | The Strike | Speaker/Hunchback | Film | 7.0 | 30 |
| 1987 | French & Saunders | Cameo | TV | 7.5 | 29 |
| 1987 | The New Statesman | Alan B'Stard | TV | 7.5 | 29 |
| 1987 | Filthy Rich & Catflap | Richard Rich | TV | 6.7 | 29 |
| 1987 | Filthy Rich & Catflap | TV | 6.7 | 29 | |
| 1987 | Hardwicke House | Lenny | TV | 5.2 | 29 |
| 1987 | Eat the Rich | Micky | Film | 6.2 | 29 |
| 1987 | Filthy Rich & Catflap | Richard Rich | Film | 5.0 | 29 |
| 1987 | Filthy Rich & Catflap | Film | 5.0 | 29 | |
| 1986 | The Dangerous Brothers | Richard Dangerous | TV | 7.0 | 28 |
| 1986 | The Dangerous Brothers | TV | 7.0 | 28 | |
| 1986 | Saturday Live | TV | 7.0 | 28 | |
| 1986 | Omnibus Presents Comic Relief | TV | 4.0 | 28 | |
| 1986 | Whoops Apocalypse | S.A.S Commander | Film | 5.7 | 28 |
| 1986 | Dangerous Brothers Present: World of Danger | Richard Dangerous | Film | 6.6 | 28 |
| 1986 | Private Enterprise | Ali Kitson | Film | — | 28 |
| 1986 | Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders) | Richard | Film | — | 28 |
| 1985 | Happy Families | Priest | TV | 7.3 | 27 |
| 1985 | Happy Families | Nazi Pastor | Film | — | 27 |
| 1985 | The Best of Cannon & Ball | Self | Film | — | 27 |
| 1984 | Gino: Full Story and Pics | Tim | Film | — | 26 |
| 1984 | Dirty Movie | Toadstool | Film | — | 26 |
| 1984 | Dirty Movie | Film | — | 26 | |
| 1984 | A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques | Carlos | Film | 7.0 | 26 |
| 1984 | A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques | Film | 7.0 | 26 | |
| 1983 | Blackadder | Squadron Commander Lord Flasheart | TV | 8.0 | 25 |
| 1983 | Blackadder | Mad Gerald | TV | 8.0 | 25 |
| 1983 | Summer School | Tark | Film | — | 25 |
| 1983 | Bad News | Colin Grigson | Film | 8.7 | 25 |
| 1983 | The Beat Generation | Jeremy | Film | — | 25 |
| 1983 | War | Various Roles | Film | 10.0 | 25 |
| 1982 | Wogan | Self | TV | 5.3 | 24 |
| 1982 | The Comic Strip Presents... | Jeremy | TV | 7.4 | 24 |
| 1982 | The Comic Strip Presents... | Tark | TV | 7.4 | 24 |
| 1982 | The Comic Strip Presents... | Colin Grigson | TV | 7.4 | 24 |
| 1982 | The Comic Strip Presents... | Slug/General Erwin/Hovis | TV | 7.4 | 24 |
| 1982 | The Comic Strip Presents... | Speaker/Hunchback | TV | 7.4 | 24 |
| 1982 | The Comic Strip Presents... | Toadstool | TV | 7.4 | 24 |
| 1982 | The Comic Strip Presents... | Tim | TV | 7.4 | 24 |
| 1982 | The Comic Strip Presents... | Carlos | TV | 7.4 | 24 |
| 1982 | The Comic Strip Presents... | Ali Kitson | TV | 7.4 | 24 |
| 1982 | The Comic Strip Presents... | Richard | TV | 7.4 | 24 |
| 1982 | The Comic Strip Presents... | Dreamy Time Escort | TV | 7.4 | 24 |
| 1982 | The Comic Strip Presents... | Lord Mayor | TV | 7.4 | 24 |
| 1982 | The Comic Strip Presents... | TV | 7.4 | 24 | |
| 1982 | The Comic Strip Presents... | TV | 7.4 | 24 | |
| 1982 | The Young Ones | Rick | TV | 7.9 | 24 |
| 1982 | The Young Ones | TV | 7.9 | 24 | |
| 1982 | The Young Ones | TV | 7.9 | 24 | |
| 1982 | Wood and Walters | TV | 7.5 | 24 | |
| 1982 | Northern Lights | Chris | Film | — | 24 |
| 1982 | Kevin Turvey: The Man Behind the Green Door | Kevin Turvey | Film | 6.6 | 24 |
| 1982 | Kevin Turvey: The Man Behind the Green Door | Film | 6.6 | 24 | |
| 1981 | An American Werewolf in London | Second Chess Player | Film | 7.4 | 23 |
| 1981 | Eye of the Needle | Sailor #2 | Film | 6.7 | 23 |
| 1981 | A Kick Up the Eighties | TV | 6.6 | 23 | |
| 1981 | Wolcott | PC Fell | TV | 6.0 | 23 |
| 1981 | Shock Treatment | 'Rest Home' Ricky | Film | 5.8 | 23 |
| 1981 | The Comic Strip | Film | 8.0 | 23 | |
| 1981 | The Comic Strip | Film | 8.0 | 23 | |
| 1981 | The Rocky Horror Treatment | (archive footage) | Film | — | 23 |
| 1981 | The Orchard End Murder | Policeman | Film | 5.8 | 23 |
| 1981 | Couples and Robbers | Morris David Boyd | Film | 5.0 | 23 |
| 1980 | The Squad | Supporter | TV | 9.0 | 22 |
| 1980 | Boom Boom... Out Go the Lights | TV | 6.5 | 22 | |
| 1979 | The Cannon & Ball Show | Clerk | TV | — | 21 |