Gregory Daniel Davies is a Welsh comedian, actor, presenter, and writer. He is best known for his roles as Mr Gilbert in The Inbetweeners (2008-2010), Ken Thompson in Cuckoo (2012-2019), Dan Davies in Man Down (2013-2017), Paul “Wicky” Wickstead in The Cleaner (2021-). He also hosts the comedy panel game show Taskmaster (2015-). He has also appeared on Mock the Week, Fast and Loose, Live at the Apollo, and Would I Lie to You?.
Davies in 2024
The Inbetweeners is a British coming-of-age television teen sitcom, which originally aired on E4 from 2008 to 2010 and was created and written by Damon Beesley and Iain Morris. The series follows the misadventures of suburban teenager William McKenzie and his friends Simon Cooper, Neil Sutherland and Jay Cartwright at the fictional Rudge Park Comprehensive. The programme involves situations of school life, uncaring school staff, friendship, male bonding, lad culture and adolescent sexuality. Despite receiving an initially lukewarm reception, it has been described as a classic and amongst the most successful British sitcoms of the 21st century.
The Inbetweeners cast in 2009. From left to right: Joe Thomas, Simon Bird, James Buckley and Blake Harrison