Comedian, actor, film director, writer, politician
Glen Maney (born 13 October 1964, in Battersea) is a comedian, actor, writer,[1] film director, and politician.
In 2011, he became National Secretary of the National Liberal Party.[2] He has conducted several undercover investigations into the effect European Unionmigration is having on British workers.[3] In April 2014, he resigned as the National Secretary of The National Liberal Party citing a difference of opinion in how to move the party forward with other executive committee members and an increasing workload.[citation needed]
He wrote, directed and acted in a film called The Limelight (2012).[4][5][6] He sold the rights to the script in 2001, though the film initially fell through due to financing problems and reverted to him.[7] It is the story of a comedian named Gary Shand, trying to make a career of his avocation while revealing his personal struggles with addictions. The low-budget work has been characterized as a "black comedy".[7][8] One review said it was an uneven mess ("more miss than hit") with an unblinking and unremitting downbeat portrayal of its subject.[9] Other reviews stated that it was "part tear-jerker, part life-affirming comedy".[10] On 21 May 2012, The Limelight was a hit at The London Independent Film Festival where it sold out and was a featured film.[11]
He appears opposite Timothy Spall, as Bus Driver Ken in the 2021 drama film The Last Bus, directed by Gillies MacKinnon.