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{{Short description|English comedian and actor (1963–2021)}}
{{EngvarB|date=August 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{Infobox comedian
| image       = Sean lock the hexagon 08 (crop).jpg
| name        = Sean Lock
| caption     = Lock at [[The Hexagon]], [[Reading, Berkshire|Reading]], 2008
| birth_date  = {{birth date|df=yes|1963|4|22}}
| birth_place = [[Chertsey]], [[Surrey]], England
| death_date  = {{death date and age|2021|8|16|1963|4|22|df=y}}{{efn |name="date"}}
| death_place = [[London]], England
| medium      = {{hlist|Television|stand-up|radio}}
| active      = 1993–2021
| genre       = {{unbulleted list
 |[[deadpan|Dry humour]]
 |[[Deadpan]]
 |[[Surreal humour|Surreal]]}}
| education   = [[Drama Centre London]]
| spouse      = Anoushka Nara Giltsoff
| children    = 3
}}
'''Sean Lock''' (22 April 1963&nbsp;–&nbsp;16 August 2021){{efn |name="date"}} was an English comedian and actor. He began his comedy career as a [[stand-up comedy|stand-up comedian]] and in 2000, he won the [[National Comedy Awards|British Comedy Award]], in the category of [[National Comedy Awards#2000|Best Live Comic]], and was nominated for the [[Edinburgh Comedy Awards|Perrier Comedy Award]]. He was a team captain on the [[Channel 4]] comedy panel show ''[[8 Out of 10 Cats]]'' from 2005 to 2015, and on ''[[8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown]]'' from 2012 until his death in 2021.

Lock frequently appeared on stage, television and radio. His routines were often surreal and delivered in a [[deadpan]] style. He also wrote material for [[Bill Bailey]], [[Lee Evans (comedian)|Lee Evans]] and [[Mark Lamarr]]. Lock was voted the 55th-greatest stand-up comic on Channel 4's ''100 Greatest Stand-Ups'' in 2007, and he was upgraded to 19th in the updated 2010 list. He was a frequent guest on other panel shows, including [[BBC]]'s ''[[Have I Got News for You]]'', ''[[QI]]'' and ''[[They Think It's All Over (TV series)|They Think It's All Over]]''.