Martin Trenaman

In 2020 he appears as DS Ferguson in ITV Drama ‘The Quiz’ based on the true story of Major Charles Ingram’s attempt to cheat his way to £1million pounds on quiz show ‘Who Wants to be a Millionaire’

In 2019, Trenaman appeared in the Acorn TV series Queens of Mystery as Derek Thorne.

In 2004 Trenaman appeared as a Locksmith in the first series of The Mighty Boosh. He played the role of Lance, the manager, in E4's Phoneshop. He appeared in CBBC's All at Sea, and in Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy.

Trenaman has been credited with writing material for Is It Bill Bailey? and Never Mind the Buzzcocks. He appeared in two of Bailey's live shows; with Phil Whelans in Bill Bailey's Cosmic Jam (1996) as part of the band "The Stan Ellis Experiment", and in Part Troll (2004) with Kevin Eldon and John Moloney in Kraftwerk spoof, "Das Hokey Kokey". He also appears on Bailey's Bewilderness DVD in the spoof interview Legacy of Dreams: With Martin Trenaman. Along with Bill Bailey, Phil Whelans, and Kevin Eldon, he is a member of the punk rock cover band Beergut 100.

Trenaman won So You Think You're Funny? in 1994 and went on to write additional material for shows such as Head on Comedy, Lenny Henry in Pieces and Haywire, and for comedians such as Harry Enfield, Johnny Vaughan and Phil Kay. The Lenny Henry special which he contributed to was winner of the Golden Rose of Montreaux in 2001.

Martin Trenaman (born 1962) is an English comedy writer and actor, who has contributed to many modern comedy series. He is known for playing Simon's father, Alan Cooper in The Inbetweeners.