Julian Barratt
Known for: Acting
Julian Barratt Pettifer (born 4 May 1968) is an English comedian, actor and musician. As a comedian and comic actor, he is known for his use of surreal humour and black comedy. During the 2000s he was part of The Mighty Boosh comedy troupe alongside comedy partner Noel Fielding. Born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, Barratt attended the University of Reading and first performed stand up comedy whilst at the University of Reading. In 1997 he first met Mighty Boosh collaborator Noel Fielding when they both appeared on the same comedy bill at a pub in north London. Sometime in around 1998 they then performed their first comedy show together in London which was a mix of both stand up and sketch comedy and then in 1998 they took the show, The Mighty Boosh, to the Edinburgh fringe festival and returned again in 1999 with Arctic Boosh and in 2000 with Autoboosh. In 2001 The Mighty Boosh became a six-part radio show on BBC London Live, called The Boosh later transferring to BBC radio 4. This was followed by the television show The Mighty Boosh, which ran for three series on BBC Three from 2004 to 2007. The show generated a cult following and won a variety of awards. From February to April 2006 they went on tour around the UK with the stage show The Mighty Boosh Live and then toured the UK for a second time from September 2008 to January 2009 with The Mighty Boosh Live: Future Sailors Tour. Alongside Fielding, he has starred in Unnatural Acts, Nathan Barley and Garth Marenghi's Darkplace. Barratt also co-wrote and starred in the 2017 film Mindhorn. He starred in the Channel 4 black comedy-drama sitcom Flowers.
Filmography
Series
Bob's Burgers
Ian (voice)
2011
Series
Regular Show: The Lost Tapes
VHS Man (voice)
2026
Series
Summer Camp Island
Sandwich Monk (voice)
2018
Series
Summer Camp Island
Poppawoppa (voice)
2018
Series
We Baby Bears
Monkey (voice)
2022
Series
Killing Eve
Julian
2018
Series
The Great
Doctor Vinodel
2020
Series
Soccer AM
Self
1995
Series
Being Human
Larry Chrysler
2009
Series
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Self
2001
Series
Knuckles
Jack Sinclair
2024
Series
The Mighty Boosh
Howard Moon
2004
Series
Moominvalley
Mr Brisk
2019
Series
Look Around You
Man with cigarette
2002
Series
Flowers
Maurice Flowers
2016
Series
Ultra City Smiths
The Most Dangerous Man in the World (voice)
2021
Series
Mao Mao: Heroes of Pure Heart
Rufus (voice)
2019
Series
Mid Morning Matters with Alan Partridge
Blackbird Goodbrooke
2010
Series
Truth Seekers
Dr. Peter Toynbee
2020
Series
Nathan Barley
Dan Ashcroft
2005
Series
How Not to Live Your Life
Jackson
2008
Series
Garth Marenghi's Darkplace
Padre
2004
Series
Treasure Island
Thomas Redruth
2012
Series
Europe from Above
Self - Narrator (voice)
2019
Series
Sally4Ever
Nigel
2018
Film
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
Dr Elphick
2021
Series
White Heat
Derek Bowden
2012
Series
Asylum
Victor Munro
1996
Series
Long Live the Royals
Harold the Guard, Ace
2015
Series
Lost Treasures of Egypt
Self - Narrator (voice)
2019
Film
In Fabric
Stash
2018
Series
The Witchfinder
Fake Hopkins
2022
Series
Super Happy Magic Forest
Hoofius (voice)
2024
Series
Bloods
Lawrence
2021
Series
The Following Events Are Based on a Pack of Lies
Benjy Dhillon
2023
Film
Mindhorn
Richard Thorncroft
2016
Film
The Reckoning
Gravedigger
2004
Series
Hunderby
Himself - Narrator
2012
Film
A Field in England
Trower
2013
Film
Rogue Agent
Phil
2022
Series
Lost Treasures Of The Bible
Narrator
2024
Series
Building Giants
Narrator
2018
Series
Lost Treasures of Rome
Narrator (voice)
2022
Kill Jackie
Tucker
Film
Lucky Break
Paul Dean
2001
Film
The Principles of Lust
Phillip
2003
Film
ABCs of Death 2
Peter Toland (Segment "Badger")
2014
Film
The Harry Hill Movie
Conch
2013
The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Ball in the Hall
Self
2006
Series
Unnatural Acts
1998
Series
The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway
Himself - Narrator
2014
Series
Engineering Europe
Narrator
2025
The Boosh
Howard Moon
2001
Film
Sweet
Stitch
2001
Series
Miriam’s Big American Adventure
Narrator
2018
Series
Europa: le meraviglie dall'alto
Narrador
2020
Series
New York Super Airport
Narrator (voice)
2021
Series
Egypt From Above
Narrator (voice)
2019
Film
Brakes
Elliot
2017
Film
AD/BC: A Rock Opera
Tony Iscariot
2004
Film
Aaaaaaaah!
Jupiter
2015
Film
Bunny and the Bull
Atilla
2009
Film
Surrealissimo: The Trial of Salvador Dali
Rosey
2002
Film
Building the Channel Tunnel
Narrator (voice)
2019
Film
The Mighty Boosh: Journey of the Childmen
Himself
2010
Film
The Mighty Boosh: Inside the Zooniverse
Self
2005
Film
The Mighty Boosh: A Journey Through Time and Space
Himself
2008
Film
The Mighty Boosh Live: Future Sailors Tour
Howard
2009
Curtains
Waiter
2009
Film
The Mighty Boosh Live
Howard Moon
2006
Film
The Curse of Tutankhamun
Self - Narrator (voice)
2020
Mint Royale: Blue Song
Bank Robber
2003
Film
Uncle Wormsley's Christmas
Uncle Wormsley
2012
Hell Bent for Leather
The Real Seb Hunter
2007
Film
The Mighty Boosh: The Making of Series 2
Self / Howard Moon
2006
Cluub Zarathustra
Various (Scenes Deleted)
1996
Film
The Mighty Boosh Unseen: Boosh in the USA
Film
The Tube: An Underground History
Voiceover
2013
Film
The Mighty Boosh: Making Boosh 3
Self / Howard Moon
2008
Film
Building the Channel Tunnel: 25 Years On
2019
Film
The External World
(voice)
2010
Film
The Clearing
Bill
2021
Film
Dick & Stewart: I Spy with My Little Eye
Narrator
2018
Film
HIV: The Musical
Myles Davies
2009
The Savage Canvas
Danny Drake
2010
Film
The Mighty Boosh: In Search of the Porcelain Fox
2006