The Haunting of Bly Manor
2020
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Matthew James Holness (born 1975) is an English comedian, director, author, plus actor. He created and played the fictional horror author Garth Marenghi.
Matthew Holness is a British comedian and actor who created and starred in Garth Marenghi's Darkplace, a parody of horror shows. He also wrote and produced Possum, a horror film, and appeared in The Haunting of Bly Manor, Doctor Who and other shows.
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Oct 23, 2018 · Matthew Holness, best known for his role in Garth Marenghi's Darkplace, talks about his debut horror film Possum, inspired by Jimmy Savile and his own phobias. He explains how he transitioned from comedy to serious filmmaking and why he chose a 1970s aesthetic.
Oct 12, 2018 · Matthew Holness won the Perrier award at 26, made a much-loved series for Channel 4 and then … almost nothing. Now, at 43, he has made his first film, Possum, inspired by Jimmy...
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Feb 9, 2021 · Matthew Holness’s fictional horror author is on the road reading from his novel – prepare to be terrified at the tills while we dream of his full return to the stage
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Jan 31, 2024 · Comedian and author Matthew Holness played Garth Marenghi, a leather jacket-wearing, holier-than-thou fictional horror writer who proudly claims to have “written more books than he’s read.”
Born in Whitstable, Kent in 1975, Matthew Holness is an English comedian, actor, writer and director. He is best known for his comic creation, the fictional horror novelist Garth Marenghi. He read English at Trinity College, Cambridge and was vice-president of the Cambridge Footlights.
