years_active birth_place birth_date notable_works article_title name occupation
1986 -- present swansea , wales 9 january 1954 '' fireman sam '' '' peppa pig '' john sparkes
 john sparkes comedian , actor , voice actor
john sparkes

john sparkes -lrb- born 9 january 1954 -rrb- is a welsh comedian , actor and voice actor born in swansea and is more commonly known on welsh television as barry welsh , in the award-winning -lrb- best light entertainment , welsh baftas , 1999 , 2000 , 2001 , 2004 -rrb- series `` barry welsh is coming '' .
he also had major roles in `` naked video '' , `` absolutely '' , `` pub quiz '' , and `` jeff global 's global probe '' , and is the narrator of children 's tv show `` peppa pig '' .
