Les Bubb

Les Bubb is a British mime artist.

Career

Les Bubb who was born in Sticklepath, Barnstaple (March 16, 1961) He started his miming career in 1982, performing in pubs and cabaret clubs.

In 1988, he appeared on Jim Davidson Introduces: New Entertainers, Friday Night Live twice, and on the BBC kids' shows Going Live! and “What's All This Then” in 1987. Les also appeared on The Famous Compere's Police Ball in 1990.

In 1996, Les was approached by the BBC to write a format for a children's television show, which later became Hububb. Les starred alongside Elaine C Smith, Miltos Yerolemou, Ben Keaton and Nicola Park, with fellow mime artist Emil Wolk.

Les then appeared in the films Invincible, Yam and three Harry Potter films as a voice artist and actor trainer.

He also appeared at Glastonbury 2000, Jim Davidson Presents, I'd Do Anything, Max Headroom, Paramount City, Talking Telephone Numbers, The Slammer and most recently Andy's Adventures. Les still performs on stage.

Les performed with pop band Take That in the role of a professor in the Take That Progress tour of 2011. Les is performed with Take That for most of summer 2011.

Les has a son called Ben Bubb.

In 2021 with Camilla Halford, Les Bubb started teaching mime online through the Les Bubb School of Mime to develop the next generation of mime artists around the world.

Filmography Year Film Role Notes 1986 The Max Headroom Show Mime Artist 2 shows 1987 Eat The Rich Waiter 1987 Danny Bakers Londoners Performer One show, episode: Performers 1988 Going Live! Guest 1 show 1988 Friday Night Live Guest 2 shows 1988 Jim Davidson Introduces: New Entertainers Mime Artist 1988 After Ten With Tarbuck Mime Artist 1990 Paramount City Guest 1990 The Famous Compere's Police Dog Mime Artist 1995 Paul Daniels' Secrets Mime Artist 1995 Talking Telephone Numbers Performer 1997 Hububb Les/Captain Katang 1999 The Mummy Extra 2000 Glastonbury Mime Artist 2001 Jim Davidson Presents Mime Artist 2001 Invincible Mime Artist 2001 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Voice Artist 2002 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Reader 2003 I'd Do Anything Mime Artist 2003 Raymann is laat Himself 2003 Levanta-te E Ri Himself 2004 Yam Wildlife Presenter 2004 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Voice Artist 2006 The Slammer Performer 2009 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Reader 2014 Room 101 Himself 2015 Get Your Act TogetherMentor 2016 Andy's Prehistoric Adventures Cleaner 2019 Pokémon Detective Pikachu Mime Artist