Greg Larsen

Greg Larsen is an actor, television writer, and comedian from Melbourne, Australia. He is best known for his work portraying Ethan Krum in the BBC One drama thriller series The Tourist; cast member and correspondent in the ABC news comedy show Tonightly with Tom Ballard (in which he created the recurring character "Mr. Oily"); and as writer and cast member of the sketch comedy series At Home Alone Together and We Interrupt This Broadcast on Seven Network.

He is also known for his many years of award-winning stand-up comedy performances, notably at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, which also led to acclaim for his role in the yearly Great Debate event in 2021.

Comedy
Larsen began his career performing stand-up and creating YouTube videos with Henry Stone and Sam Campbell as the sketch group Skills in Time.

In 2014, along with Henry Stone, Stuart Daulman and John Campbell, Larsen was awarded the Golden Gibbo award at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival for the Fancy Boy Variety Show. In 2016, along with Anne Edmonds and Damien Power, Larsen was awarded the Director's Choice Award for their show True Australian Patriots. In 2021 Larsen was again an MICF award recipient with his one-man play This Might Not Be Hell, receiving the Piece of Wood Award. During the 2022 MICF Larsen was nominated for the Most Outstanding Show award for the acclaimed We All Have Bloody Thoughts

In 2023, Larsen received further acclaim for his new comedy special Slurp's Up!!

Acting
Larsen is best known for his performance portraying Ethan Krum in the BBC One series The Tourist, alongside Jamie Dornan and Danielle Macdonald. He returned to the role in Season 2, which premiered on January 1, 2024. His performance in Season 2 drew praise from reviews including Digital Spy as well as fellow cast members including Conor MacNeill, saying "For me, I really love Greg Larsen [who plays Ethan Krum]. I think he's phenomenal and even just how he uses his hands is hilarious. He's a very clever comedic actor."

He also portrayed wrestler Bob Owens in the NBC comedy series Young Rock, and Dave in Ronny Chieng: International Student (which he co-wrote with Ronny Chieng and Declan Fay)

Controversies
In 2017, Larsen was the focus of an Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) investigation based on his on-air conduct in which he called a conservative politician named Kevin Bailey a "cunt" on air during a sketch on the ABC show Tonightly With Tom Ballard. Larsen and the ABC were ultimately cleared of any wrongdoing, as the investigation found that Larsen was playing the character of an "unreasonably angry man" and that the attack would have been considered "comedic" by any reasonable viewer.

Awards and nominations

 * 2022 - MICF: Most Outstanding Show (Nominated)
 * 2021 - MICF: Piece Of Wood (Winner)
 * 2017 - Australian Writer's Guild: Best Sketch Comedy (Winner)
 * 2016 - MICF: Director's Choice (Winner)
 * 2014 - MICF: Golden Gibbo (Winner)