Matthew Holness is an actor and comedian, best known for his role as a fictional horror writer and actor Garth Marenghi, who he co-created with Richard Ayoade. The character has appeared in two stage shows, the Perrier Award-nominated Garth Marenghi’s Fright Knight and Perrier Award-winning Garth Marenghi’s Netherhead, alongside the cult Channel 4 TV series Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace and Man To Man With Dean Learner. Most recently Matthew as Garth has written the hugely popular books Terrortome, Incarcerat and the recently released This Bursted Earth, all having sold out book tours all over the UK and Ireland, including selling out London’s Palladium multiple times.
