I'm quite a curious person. I don't mind being the one who doesn't know things, a role I often play in QI.
I see myself as a comic but the acting helps sell tickets for gigs.
I like pubs too, but it's hard for me to go and get proper bladdered in the way I used to. I don't want to moan about being recognised but I do get a bit of grief sometimes.
I liked the idea of all of humanity fitting inside a sugar cube because more than 99.9% of matter is space.
I dont drive around London much. Any journey around Islington involves hundreds of speed bumps that seem to tear the bottom of your car off.
A bambiraptor is a savage baby dear.
I'm more inclined to linger in the science pages of 'The Week' magazine. But my principle obsessions are still watching sitcoms and football.
There's a lot to do when you're a kid - spiders to catch, girls to poke in the eye - stuff to be getting on with.
I'm not a great shopper but I do buy a lot of books. I'm the publishers' friend - I buy a hundred books a year and read four.
The thing I'd really like to see is the old London Bridge, with all the old buildings around it like Shakespeare's Globe. I'd like to walk along that. Don't worry, I won't get drunk and fall in.
A foolproof plan for not getting a job - show up for your interview wearing flip flops.
The principle that light can be in two places at the same time is absolutely extraordinary.
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Alan Davies: Biography and Life Work
Alan Davies was a notable English actor. The story of Alan Davies began on 6 March 1966 in Loughton, Essex.
Alan Roger Davies is an English actor, presenter, stand-up comedian , and writer. He is known for his portrayal of the title role in the BBC mystery drama series Jonathan Creek (1997–2016) and as the only permanent panellist on the BBC panel show QI since its premiere in 2003, outlasting its original host Stephen Fry . He began his career as a stand-up comic, and has undertaken several tours performing on stage, most recently in 2025.
Legacy and Personal Influence
Personally, Alan Davies was married to Katie Maskell.
Philosophical Views and Reflections
On 16 May 2010, Davies appeared in "Your Sudden Death Question", an episode of the ITV detective series Lewis , as Marcus Richard, a scamming quizmaster at a competition held in an Oxford college, at which some of the contestants are murdered. In September 2010, he began a three-part documentary series Alan Davies' Teenage Revolution ( Channel 4 ), partly based on his autobiographical book My Favourite People and Me, 1978–88 .
Davies is a supporter of the Labour Party . In 2013, he told Saga magazine : " Social injustice is important to me. Life isn't about every man for himself. Life should be about co-operation and collaboration." Despite initially voting for Jeremy Corbyn to be party leader, at the time of the 2016 Labour leadership election, Davies said in an interview that he supported Owen Smith 's leadership bid, saying Corbyn was an ineffective Leader of the Opposition .
