Biografie: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Reeson Wayne "Reece" Shearsmith (born 27 August 1969 in Hull) is an English actor and writer. He is most famous for his work as part of The League of Gentlemen along with fellow performers Steve Pemberton, Mark Gatiss and co-writer Jeremy Dyson. Description above from the Wikipedia article Reece Shearsmith, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.