| Tim Renkow | |
| Birth Place: | Mexico City |
| Occupation: | Actor, comedian, writer |
| Years Active: | 2010–present |
Tim Renkow (born 1989, Mexico City)[1] is an American actor, writer and comedian. He plays the leading role of Tim in the TV series Jerk, which he also co-wrote.
Renkow was born in Mexico City, and grew up in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. He later attended art school in Memphis, Tennessee.[2]
In Memphis, at the age of 19, 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. He participated in the Chortle Student Comedy Award Final at 2013's Edinburgh Fringe.[3] In 2014, Renkow performed his debut show, At Least Hell Has Ramps,[4] and was nominated for Chortle
Renkow's first television appearance was in 2016, in an episode of BBC 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 TV series about their wedding.
In February 2019, Series 1 of Renkow's television series, Jerk, was released by BBC Three.[6] It was subsequently replayed on BBC One, and its approval for a second series was announced in September 2019.[7] The series 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.[8]
In 2021, Renkow was announced as a member of the UK jury for the BAFTA Breakthrough Initiative.[9] He appeared in an episode of BBC's Live At the Apollo Series 16.[10]
Renkow has cerebral palsy.[1] In September 2020 he married fellow comedian Spring Day.[11]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | BBC Comedy Feeds episode A Brief History of Tim | Tim | TV movie | |
| 2017 | Bobby & Harriet Get Married | Tim | 4 episodes | |
| 2019 | Jerk | Tim | TV series | |
| 2021 | Live at the Apollo | Tim | 1 episode |