Mike Kinsey

Michael Kinsey (born 5 December 1943 ) is an English former actor and politician. He is best known for portraying Gunner "Nosher" Evans in the comedy series It Ain't Half Hot Mum. Kinsey was the councillor in the ward of Greenhill in the London Borough of Harrow from 2002 to 2006.

Early life Kinsey was born in Bilston and was raised in Birmingham. He attended Birmingham School of Speech Training and Dramatic Art for three years and from 1969 to 1972 was involved with musical theatre.

Acting

Television His first television work was as a fisherman in a 1971 episode of Coopers End.

Amongst other roles, he has also played a reporter in the 1975 drama Nightmare for a Nightingale. He appeared as a guest in two episodes of This Is Your Life, appearing with all of his It Ain't Half Hot Mum co-stars for Windsor Davies' episode in 1976 and appearing with Kenneth MacDonald, Michael Knowles and Don Estelle for George Layton's episode in 1999.

Kinsey acted as a farmer in an episode of Dangerfield in 1997. He returned to acting in 2016 to shoot the independent film My Day, as elderly man Frank, which was released in 2019.

Theatre Kinsey's theatre debut was in the stage show "Beware of the Dog", which ran at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre from 11—29 June 1968. A stage show of It Ain't Half Hot Mum featuring most of the shows cast ran from 1982 to 1983, however did not feature Mike in the ensemble. Kinsey was in a production of Once a Catholic at the Theatre Royal in Nottingham from 3—8 September 1984. Kinsey was also in a production of Cinderella, starring Sally Thomsett, the first show to be played out at the Harlequin Theatre in Redhill, Surrey from December 1986 to January 1987.

Politics Kinsey started working as a businessman in London and became more involved in politics in the late 1980s. He was a governor for St Theresa's Catholic school in Finchley until before 2002. In the 2002 Harrow London Borough Council election, Kinsey was elected as a Labour Party councillor in the ward of Greenhill in the London Borough of Harrow; he won the election on 2 May 2002, with a total of 908 votes and served four years, taking over from Anastasia Altiki, during which he was present at twenty-four meetings. He stood down from Greenhill at the 2006 local elections on 4 May 2006. His role was succeeded by Golam Chowdhury.

Personal life Kinsey is married and has two children.

Filmography

Film