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Steve Coogan is one of the icons of British comedy. He has created some of British television's most loved comedy characters, including the inimitable Alan Partridge, for which he received several BAFTA Awards. A prolific writer and producer who has been called a comic genius, Coogan is becoming increasingly well known as a comic and dramatic actor. He will be seen this fall in Sofia Coppola's Marie Antoinette and on BBC America's Saxondale, a comedy about a former rock-show roadie who becomes an exterminator. His recent film credits also include the starring role in Michael Winterbottom's acclaimed comedy Tristram Shandy: A Cock And Bull Story, as well as Don Roos's Happy Endings, Around The World In 80 Days and Jim Jarmusch's Coffee and Cigarettes. He'll next be seen in Hot Fuzz with Jim Broadbent, Nick Frost and Timothy Dalton.

Coogan began doing stand up and skits in his native Manchester after graduating from drama school. For years he was a regular voice on Spitting Image, a hugely popular puppet show that lampooned famous political and cultural figures. He soon moved on to creating his own characters,who immediately became a part of the British cultural landscape and inspired programs such as The Office and Little Britain. In 1992 he won the respected Perrier Award for his show Steve Coogan In Character With John Thompson, where he launched Paul Calf, a foul-mouthed, beer swilling Northerner who was soon joined by his sex-mad sister Pauline. But it was to be Alan Partridge, the nerdy radio DJ from Norfolk with a terrible taste in sweaters and an inflated ego who thrust Coogan into celebrity status.

Coogan created his first big screen vehicle with writing partner Harry Normal in 2001 with The Parole Officer, which received acclaim and went on to be the one of the top grossing British films of the year. He received rave reviews for his portrayal of Tony Wilson in Michael Winterbottom's sleeper hit 24 Hour Party People, about the rise and fall of Factory Records. His production company, Baby Cow Productions, has continually come up with award-winning programs including Rob Brydon's Marion and Geoff and Human Remains. The company's animated series I Am Not an Animal, featuring Coogan in two roles, has been seen in the U.S. on the Sundance Channel.