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Robert Webb

Robert Webb

Actor · Born September 29, 1972 (54) · Lincolnshire, England, UK

Robert Patrick Webb (born 29 September 1972) is an English comedian, actor and writer. He rose to prominence alongside David Mitchell as the comedy duo Mitchell and Webb. Mitchell and Webb starred in the Channel 4 sitcom Peep Show, in which Webb plays Jeremy "Jez" Usbourne. The two also starred in the sketch show That Mitchell and Webb Look, for which they then performed a stage adaptation, The Two Faces of Mitchell and Webb. The duo starred in the 2007 film Magicians, and in the short-lived series Ambassadors in 2013. Webb headed the critically acclaimed sitcom The Smoking Room and was a performer in the sketch show Bruiser. From 2017 to 2021, he starred alongside Mitchell in the Channel 4 comedy-drama Back. Webb is also a regular comedy panellist, appearing on shows such as The Bubble, Have I Got News for You, Never Mind the Buzzcocks, QI, Mastermind, Argumental, and Was It Something I Said? He has also hosted and narrated several programmes. His other sitcom appearances include Blessed, The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff, and Fresh Meat. Robert Patrick Webb was born on 29 September 1972 in Boston, Lincolnshire, and grew up in Woodhall Spa. His parents divorced when he was five years old, with his mother remarrying a year or so later. He has two older brothers and a younger half-sister. He grew up on a council estate, and was educated at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School in Horncastle. Having grown up watching the sitcoms The Young Ones, Blackadder, and Only Fools and Horses, he became interested in drama and poetry while in school, and began writing parodies. At the age of 13, partly because of resentment towards his father, he made a conscious effort to lose his native Lincolnshire accent and now speaks with a more neutral English accent. When he was 17 and in the lower sixth form preparing for his A-levels, his mother died of breast cancer, and he moved in with his father and re-sat his A-levels. In 1992, Webb attended Robinson College, Cambridge, where he studied English and became vice-president of the Footlights, where he met David Mitchell. The two met at an audition for a Footlights production of Cinderella in 1993.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 29, 1972 (54)
From
Lincolnshire, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
16 on MovieCove · 45 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 65 days to Oct 28Down 13% in 30 days

What are Robert Webb's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
30%
Bonds
24%
Society
20%
Power
15%
Morality
10%
Purpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles

Usually the Trickster: 4 of 5 analyzed roles.

Trickster
4 of 5
Shapeshifter
1 of 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Absurd
5
Warm
4
Bittersweet
2
Joyful
2
Contemplative
2
Other
3

How their films linger

Feel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet5
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Robert Webb's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Robert Webb's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

45 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page; 28 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Antiques Riviera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 6 episodes · as Narrator (voice)

  • Mitchell and Webb Are Not Helping (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer · Actor

  • High Hoops (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 20 episodes · as Mr. Holt

  • Blood Actually: A Murder, They Hope Mystery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Martin

  • Whitstable Pearl(2021)

    Show 9 episodes · as Tom Grant

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Guest

  • Frayed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 4 episodes · as Rufus

  • Back(2017)

    Show 12 episodes · as Andrew

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows

  • National Treasure(2016)

    Show 4 episodes · as Robert Webb

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Our Ex-Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Jack

  • Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie(2016)

    as Nick

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Duck Quacks Don't Echo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Rick and Morty(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Knight of the Sun (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Ambassadors(2013)

    Show 3 episodes · as Neil Tilly

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Gadget Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Wedding Video (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Tim

  • The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff(2011)

    Show 3 episodes · as Jedrington Secret-Past

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • Death in Paradise(2011)

    Show 2 episodes · as Justin West

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Fresh Meat(2011)

    Show 5 episodes · as Dan

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Peep Show: Seasonal Beatings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Jeremy "Jez" Usborne

  • Robert's Web (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • Channel 4's Comedy Gala (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • Argumental (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 47 episodes · Actor

  • The Secret Policeman's Ball 2008 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • All Star Mr & Mrs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Magicians (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Karl Allen

  • The Two Faces of Mitchell and Webb (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • That Mitchell and Webb Look (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 24 episodes · Creator · Writer · as Various Characters

  • Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Confetti(2006)

    as Michael

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Blessed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 8 episodes · Actor

  • Doctor Who(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Robot 2 (voice)

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Twisted Tales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Writer · as Colin

  • Agatha Christie's Marple(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Tim Kendall

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • The Smoking Room(2004)

    Show 16 episodes · as Robin

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Celebrity Mastermind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Peep Show(2003)

    Show 54 episodes · as Jeremy Usborne

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Spine Chillers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Mitchell and Webb Situation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 6 episodes · Creator · Writer · Actor

  • Fun at the Funeral Parlour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Aqua Teen Hunger Force(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Glorfinoid (voice)

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Urban Gothic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Bentley Kaye

  • Bruiser (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 6 episodes · Creator · Writer · Actor

  • People Like Us(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Tom Wolfson

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Comic Act (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Mario

Career shape

Star power in the 94th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 45 titles from 1998 to 2026; peak year 2006.

Biggest box office

Confetti (2006)

$4.9M worldwide

Highest rated

Peep Show (2003)

Midcredits 98th

Film career

19982026

Peak 2006 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 2 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 2001Screen debut· The Mitchell and Webb Situation
  • 2006First film· Confetti
  • 2007First top-billed film· Magicians

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting45 of 45: 40 only acting, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score79thWriting5 of 45: 0 only writing, 5 with another roleProducing1 of 45: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew4 of 45: 0 only other crew, 4 with another role

45 titles, 5 with more than one role — acting and writing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

1990s2 · acting2000s21 · 21 acting · 4 crew2010s16 · acting2020s6 · 6 acting · 1 crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Is Robert Webb's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 56 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Robert Webb work with?

People who share at least 2 of Robert Webb's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; David Mitchell shares the most, 3.

Actors