Peter Baynham

Born 1963 · Welsh screenwriter and performer

Peter Baynham is a Welsh screenwriter, stand-up comedian and performer. His writing work includes collaborations with comedy figures such as Armando Iannucci, Steve Coogan, Chris Morris, Sacha Baron Cohen and Sarah Smith. Born in Cardiff, Wales, Baynham served in the British Merchant Navy at age 16 with a desire to travel the world after leaving school and later pursued a career in comedy as a stand-up comedian and then he became a writer and a performer for various news and sketch comedies in radio and television. He also became a writer in feature film.

Peter Baynham, in order

1. 1997 I'm Alan Partridge (TV series): created · directed by Dominic Brigstocke
2. 2000 f0bdb7b80abb38ef90dd8f67101e4eea (TV series): acted
3. 2001 Brass Eye (TV series): wrote · directed by Michael Cumming
4. 2002 Cruise of the Gods (TV movie): wrote · directed by Declan Lowney
5. 2006 Borat: wrote, produced · directed by Larry Charles · critics 90%, audiences 79% · streaming on Prime Video
6. 2011 Arthur: wrote · directed by Jason Winer · critics 26%, audiences 44% · streaming on Roku Channel, Plex, Tubi
7. 2011 Arthur Christmas: wrote · directed by Sarah Smith
8. 2012 Hotel Transylvania: wrote · directed by Genndy Tartakovsky
9. 2013 Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa: wrote · directed by Declan Lowney
10. 2016 Grimsby: wrote, acted · directed by Louis Leterrier
11. 2020 Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: wrote · directed by Jason Woliner · critics 85%, audiences 62% · streaming on Prime Video, Prime Video (free), MX Player
12. 2021 Ron's Gone Wrong: wrote · directed by Sarah Smith
13. 2026 Ali G: Who Iz I?: wrote · directed by Sacha Baron Cohen