Hugo Myatt

Hugo Myatt
Born (1945-09-13) 13 September 1945 (age 79)
Hendon, London, England
Occupations
  • Actor
  • presenter
  • theatre director
Years active1979–present
Spouse
Christine Webber
(divorced)

Hugo Myatt (born 13 September 1945) is a British actor, presenter and theatre director, best known for his role as the dungeon master Treguard in the children's game show Knightmare.

Knightmare

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Myatt played the role of Treguard of Dunshelm, the dungeon master and presenter of the Children's ITV game series Knightmare throughout all eight series,[1] between 1987 and 1994.[2]

Myatt met Tim Child, the creator of Knightmare, while Child was working as line producer on Anglia Television's regional news programme About Anglia with his wife, presenter Christine Webber. Child believed that Myatt was ideal for a dungeon master role, and arranged to make a pilot, Dungeon Doom. A few months after the first pilot a second pilot was made, which was renamed Knightmare. The second pilot was successful and a series was commissioned. Myatt's Treguard became the only character to appear throughout all 112 episodes that were made over Knightmare's eight series.[1] Myatt ad-libbed some dialogue, with "Ooh, nasty!" becoming a series catchphrase.[1][3][4]

In February 2004, Myatt reprised his role of Treguard for the first time in 10 years with a single appearance in the television series Dick and Dom in da Bungalow. Myatt remained locked in a cage for the entire production, and did not speak during the episode, except for a single line, "Ooh, nasty!", at the end. A few months later he returned to the role of Treguard once more with an appearance in the pilot episode of VR, an intended update of the original Knightmare television series. On this occasion Treguard's role was reduced: he was no longer the presenter of the show, and was present only as a disembodied avatar of Myatt that assisted the dungeoneer with snippets of advice.[1][5][6] In 2013, he played Treguard again in a 2013 YouTube exclusive episode.[7]

Other roles

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Myatt continued to appear in a variety of roles in television, movies, audio productions, computer games and pantomime. In 1996 he played the character of Stephanos in the Ancient Greece unit of the BBC Schools series Zig Zag, and in February 2000 he played "The Count" in an episode of the BBC television series ChuckleVision entitled "Out for the Count". He also provided several voices for the English version of the Dutch children's animated series Alfred J. Kwak.[1]

Outside children's television, Myatt has produced numerous computer security training videos, and has appeared in a crime reconstruction on Crimewatch. In 2005, he appeared as Leon Bank in Snuff-Movie, and he also played the role of Bob Snatcher in the short film Snatching Time. In 2007 Myatt played the role of Mr Aston in The House on Straw Hill (also known as Rogue), and in 2010 he played the role of a vicar in Dead Cert.[1][8][9] In 2016 Myatt appeared as the character "Dr Wilder" in "Bewilder Box" a live action, immersive escape room located in the seaside resort of Brighton.[10]

Myatt has provided voices for a number of computer games including Black and White, Magic Carpet 2: The Netherworlds, and the original Fable where he provided the voice of the guild master Weaver. He has also performed roles for the Doctor Who audio dramas Omega, Weapon of Choice, A Blind Eye and Panacea (part of the Gallifrey audio series), and has also provided voice acting for the Sapphire & Steel audio drama The Passenger.[9][11][12][13][14][15][16] He has more recently lent his voice to the Evil Scarecrow album Galactic Hunt in the song "Enter the Knightmare", which has lyrics based on Knightmare, and voiced General Khazimov in the mobile running game Zombies, Run![17]

Filmography

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Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1979 Park Ranger Reverend Bultitude Episode: "Fire!"
1987–1994 Knightmare Treguard of Dunshelm, the dungeon master 112 episodes
1996 Strange but True? Leading Seaman Articifer Episode: "Life Beyond Death/The Haunted Bomber"
2000 ChuckleVision Master Episode: "Out for the Count"
2001 Life as We Know It Vicar Episode: "The Election"
2004 Dick and Dom in da Bungalow Treguard Episode: #3.45
2007 Children's TV on Trial Himself Episode: "1980s"
2012 30 Years of CITV Himself Television film

Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1999 Human Traffic Taxi Driver
2004 Strings Hebalonian
2005 Snuff-Movie Leon Blanc
2005 Red Mercury PC Proctor
2010 Dead Cert Rev. Vester
2013 Vendetta Carter
2013 The Shadow of Bigfoot Richard Byrne

Video games

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Year Title Role Notes
2001 Black & White God
2004 Fable The Guildmaster (Weaver)
2005 Fable: The Lost Chapters Various

Audio

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Year Title Role Notes
2003 Doctor Who: The Monthly Adventures Daland Episode: "Omega"
2019 Geeky Retro News Show Pop Culture Podcast Himself Episode: "Hugo Myatt - Knightmare"

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Interactive Knightmare Lexicon: Hugo Myatt". Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  2. ^ "Interactive Knightmare Lexicon: Knightmare". Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  3. ^ "Television Tropes & Idioms: Knightmare". Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  4. ^ "Knightmare – UK Gameshows". Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  5. ^ "Celebrities that have appeared in Dick and Dom". Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  6. ^ "Interactive Knightmare Lexicon: Knightmare VR". Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  7. ^ Dredge, Stuart (24 July 2013). "Knightmare children's TV show to be revived for YouTube Geek Week". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  8. ^ "MComet: Rogue – Movie Plot Outlines". Archived from the original on 22 August 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  9. ^ a b "IMDb – Hugo Myatt". IMDb. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  10. ^ "bewilderbox". bewilderbox. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  11. ^ "Moby Games – Hugo Myatt". Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  12. ^ "Big Finish Audio – The Passenger". Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  13. ^ "Big Finish Audio – Omega". Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  14. ^ "Big Finish Audio – Weapon of Choice". Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  15. ^ "Big Finish Audio – A Blind Eye". Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  16. ^ "Big Finish Audio – Panacea". Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  17. ^ "Recording the Spring Virtual Race". 17 March 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
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