List of Horrible Histories cast members


This is a list of actors who have appeared in the BBC children's series Horrible Histories, its 2015 reboot, and game show spin off, . They are based on the popular British book series of the same name by Terry Deary.
Across the programme's ten-year run, dozens of British actors and actresses have appeared. The show initially consisted of seven main actors; Mathew Baynton, Simon Farnaby, Sarah Hadland, Martha Howe-Douglas, Jim Howick, Laurence Rickard, and Ben Willbond. Hadland left the show as a regular after the first series though continued make intermittent appearances after that. The remaining six headed up the first five seasons and went on to form a comedy troupe producing their own sitcoms; Yonderland and Ghosts, as well as the feature film Bill. In addition to the six main actors, a large supporting cast filled many of the other roles. Most prominently Lawry Lewin, Alice Lowe, and Dominique Moore appear frequently throughout the run.
After the fifth series ended the main six ceased to appear on the show. The rebooted series featured largely new cast while some supporting actors from previous seasons were promoted to main cast. In addition several well known British comedians have made guest appearances on the show, including Meera Syal, Al Murray, and David Baddiel. The show is always been presented by Rattus Rattus, a puppet rat voiced and operated by John Eccleston. Jon Culshaw and Jess Robinson, provide additional voices in most episodes. Several child actors appear across the series however, with the exception of Bertie Gilbert, they all remain uncredited until the fifth series.

Cast members

Original principal cast

! Mathew Baynton
! Simon Farnaby
! Martha Howe-Douglas
! Jim Howick
! Laurence Rickard
! Ben Willbond
! Sarah Hadland
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Original supporting cast

! Lawry Lewin
! Alice Lowe
! Dominique Moore
! Katy Wix
! Giles Terera
! Terry Deary
! Jalaal Hartley
! Jessica Ransom
! Susie Donkin
! Katherine Jakeways
! Steve Punt
! Rhashan Stone
! Javone Prince
! Lisa Devlin
! George Sawyer
! Nathaniel Martello-White
! Jason Lewis
! Daniel Taylor
! Gerard Foster
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Reboot principal cast

! Tom Stourton
! Richard David-Caine
! Gemma Whelan
! James McNicholas
! Naz Osmanoglu
! Adam Riches
! Thom Tuck
! Michael Abubakar
! Emily Lloyd Saini
! Harrie Hayes
! Ryan Sampson
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Reboot supporting cast

! Ellie White
! Sanjeev Bhaskar
! Louise Ford
! Dan Li
! Sophie Wu
! Lolly Adefope
! Samson Kayo
! Tom Palmer
! Bhavna Limbachia
! Phil Wang
! Mike Wozniak
! Natalie Walter
! Danielle Vitalis
! Rachel Cash
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Guest stars

! Meera Syal
! David Baddiel
! Mark Gatiss
! Reece Shearsmith
! Steve Pemberton
! Mel Giedroyc
! Al Murray
! Alexei Sayle
! Chris Addison
! Miles Jupp
! Rowan Atkinson
! Kathryn Drysdale
! Ben Miller
! Tom Rosenthal
! Kevin Eldon
! Lorna Watson
! Robert Webb
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As themselves

! Dave Lamb
! Fred Sirieix
! Tanni Grey-Thompson
! Dara Ó Briain
! Dani Dyer
! Bradley Simpson
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Puppeteers and voice artists

! John Eccleston
! Jon Culshaw
! Jess Robinson
! Richie Webb
! Scott Brooker
! Iain Stirling
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Child actors

! Bertie Gilbert
! Matthew Fenton
! Harley Johnston
! Molly Conlin
! Elliot Reeve
! Samson Read
! Mabel Read