Tim Renkow | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1989 (age 36–37) Mexico City, Mexico |
| Education | art school |
| Occupations | Actor, comedian, writer |
| Years active | 2010 – present |
Tim Renkow (born 1989) is an American actor, writer and comedian.
He is best known for playing the leading role of Tim in the British black comedy television series Jerk (2019–2023), which he also co-wrote. In 2022, Renkow received a nomination for the British Academy Television Award for Best Male Comedy Performance.1
Early life
Renkow was born in Mexico City,2 and grew up in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. He later attended art school in Memphis, Tennessee.3
Career
Pre-2019
In Memphis, at age nineteen, Renkow began performing stand-up comedy. He continued in this activity in New York City, before moving to the United Kingdom to study creative writing in 2012.3
He participated in the Chortle Student Comedy Award Final at 2013's Edinburgh Festival Fringe.4
In 2014, Renkow performed his debut show, At Least Hell Has Ramps,5 and was nominated for Chortle's Best Newcomer Award.6
Renkow's first television appearance was in 2016, in an episode of the BBC Three sketch show Comedy Feeds, "A Brief History of Tim".
In 2017, Renkow appeared in four episodes of Bobby & Harriet Get Married, Bobby Mair and Harriet Kemsley's comedic television series about their wedding.
Since 2019
In February 2019, Series 1 of Renkow's comedy television series, Jerk, was released by BBC Three.7 It was subsequently replayed on BBC One, and its approval for a second series was announced in September 2019.8 The series is largely built on the characters established in A Brief History of Tim. The show's second series aired in 2021.
In April 2019, Renkow performed a one-man show at London's Soho Theatre entitled Tim Renkow Tries to Punch Down.9
In 2021, Renkow was announced as a member of the U.K. jury for the British Academy of Film and Television Arts's BAFTA Breakthrough Initiative.10
Renkow appears in two episodes of BBC's Live at the Apollo, in series 16 and as host in series 19.1112
Personal life
Renkow has cerebral palsy.2
In September 2020, he married fellow comedian Spring Day.13
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | BBC Comedy Feeds episode "A Brief History of Tim" | Tim | television movie |
| 2017 | Bobby & Harriet Get Married | Tim | 4 episodes |
| 2019–2023 | Jerk | Tim | television series |
| 2021–2025 | Live at the Apollo | himself | 2 episodes |
References
References
- "Bafta TV awards 2022: full list of nominations". The Guardian. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- Jonze, Tim (4 March 2019). "'I use cerebral palsy to get away with a lot': the shameless star of sitcom Jerk". The Guardian.
- Saunders, Tristram Fane (25 March 2019). "Jerk star Tim Renkow: 'I'm a disabled redneck Mexican Jew – I can make fun of anyone'". The Telegraph.
- Bennett, Steve. "Chortle Student Comedy Award Final 2013 : Reviews 2013 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- Richardson, Jay. "Tim Renkow: At Least Hell Has Ramps : Reviews 2014 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- Bennett, Steve. "Tim Renkow gets a Bafta booster : News 2019 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- "Series 1, Jerk". BBC.
- "Tim Renkow comedy Jerk to return". British Comedy Guide. 5 September 2019.
- "Tim Renkow Tries to Punch Down". Soho Theatre.
- Ramachandran, Naman (26 October 2021). "Fiona Lamptey, Colin Trevorrow Among BAFTA Breakthrough 2021 Jurors". Variety. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- "Live At The Apollo Series 16, Episode 5 - Angela Barnes, Sarah Keyworth, Tim Renkow". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- "Live at the Apollo Series 19, Episode 7". British Comedy Guide.
- "Tim Renkow - Got married yesterday!! Photo by @stevebestpics". Facebook.