Paul Whitehouse
- 20 May 1958
- Welsh actor, writer, presenter and comedian
- In the 1980s he worked as a plasterer with Charlie Higson. They were inspired to write comedy when they were working on the house were Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie were living.
- He was one of the main stars of the BBC sketch comedy series The Fast Show
- He has also starred with Harry Enfield in Harry Enfield & Chums
- He created the characters Stavros, and Loadsamoney
- He was DJ Mike Smash of Smashie and Nicey,
- He has also acted in films including Corpse Bride, Alice in Wonderland, and The Death of Stalin
- Most of his scenes in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban were deleted. In the theatrical cut of the film, he can be glimpsed briefly in the background.
- Together with John Sullivan’s son, Jim he wrote Only Fools and Horses The Musical