Mathew Pritchard (born 30 March 1973) is a Welsh professional skateboarder, stunt performer, celebrity chef, and triathlon athlete. He is best known as the star and co-creator of MTV UK's Dirty Sanchez. In 2019, he hosted the first BBC vegan cookery show, Dirty Vegan. He authored three cookbooks: Dirty Vegan, Dirty Vegan: Another Bite, and Dirty Vegan: Fast and Easy.
Career
Early career
Pritchard worked for Globe Shoes for six years and later designed his own signature shoe, a Sleep When You're Dead model named after his motto. He began skateboarding at the age of 15. His first sponsor was City Surf skate shop in Cardiff.
Dirty Sanchez and Balls of Steel
Pritchard filmed the skating video Pritchard vs Dainton, in which Pritchard and Lee Dainton skated against, hit, and pranked each other. This formed the basis of Dirty Sanchez, an MTV stunt programme starring Pritchard, Dainton, Michael "Pancho" Locke, and Dan Joyce. This ran from 2003 to 2008, and in 2006 the four released Dirty Sanchez: The Movie, in which they traveled around the globe doing stunts and pranks that related to the Seven Deadly Sins. Pritchard was also involved in multiple spin-off series. Dainton and Pritchard hosted MTV's 2007 stunt-based game show Wrecked, and Sanchez Get High was a spin-off in which Pritchard and Dainton visited indigenous peoples and took traditional medicines.
Dirty Vegan
Pritchard became vegan in 2015 after watching Cowspiracy. In 2017, he launched a YouTube-based cookery series called Proper Vegan Cookin. In 2019, he hosted Dirty Vegan, the BBC's first vegan cookery show. He also produced tie-in cookbooks for the series: Dirty Vegan and Dirty Vegan: Another Bite. His third book, titled Dirty Vegan: Fast and Easy, came out on 7 December 2023.
Other works
In 2018, BBC Wales filmed a documentary titled Wild Man to Ironman in which Pritchard performs a 14-day ironman challenge in Wales.
Personal life
On 7 September 2009, Pritchard was attacked with a set of keys in a supermarket in Toftwood, Norfolk, suffering serious stab wounds to his neck and chest. His assailant was jailed for five years in 2010, after being found guilty of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.
Pritchard had a dog named Lemmy, who made frequent appearances on Pritchard's Instagram posts.
Filmography
thumb|upright=0.9|Pritchard in 2008
Films
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! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
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|2001
|Pritchard vs Dainton
|Himself
|Direct-to-video release
|-
|2003
|Stupidity
|Himself
|Documentary<br>Archive footage
|-
|2006
|Dirty Sanchez: The Movie
|Himself
|Writer<br>Associate producer
|-
|2007
|The Man Who Souled the World
|Himself
|Documentary
|-
|2014
|Pritchard vs Dainton – The Rise and Falls
|Himself
|Documentary
|-
|2019
|Mathew vs Pritchard
|Himself
|Short documentary
|-
|2025
|The Road of Excess
|Himself
|Documentary
|-
|}
Television
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|2003–2007
|Dirty Sanchez
|Himself
|Co-creator<br>Writer<br>29 episodes
|-
|2003
|MTV Video Music Awards Latinoamérica 2003
|Himself
|Presenter
|-
|2005–2008
|Balls of Steel
|Himself
|Segment: "Pain Men"
|-
|2005
|Comedy Lab
|Alice
|Episode 7.7
|-
|2005
|TRL UK
|Himself
|1 episode
|-
|2006
|Death Wish Live
|Himself
|2 episodes
|-
|2007
| Wrecked
|Himself
|Co-host
|-
|2007
|MTV Australia Video Music Awards 2007
|Himself
|Presenter
|-
|2008
|Sanchez Get High
|Himself
|8 episodes
|-
|2008
|Nike: Put It Where You Want It
|Himself
|Commercial series
|-
|2009
|Jailbait
|Himself
|TV special
|-
|2009
|Gumball 3000
|Himself
|TV documentary
|-
|2009
|The Noughties... Was That It?
|Himself
|TV documentary
|-
|2010–2016
|The Dudesons
|Himself
|4 episodes
|-
|2011
|Snog Marry Avoid?
|Himself
|Episode 4.8
|-
|2012
|Rally On
|Himself
|8 episodes
|-
|2012
|Gumball 3000: Number 13
|Himself
|TV documentary
|-
|2018
|Wild Man to Ironman
|Himself
|TV documentary
|-
|2019–2020
|Dirty Vegan
|Himself
|Host<br>Co-creator
|-
|}
Web series
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|2015–2019
|London Real
|Himself
|2 episodes
|-
|2020
|The Sanchez Story Volume 1
|Himself
|Documentary<br>Podcast
|-
|2021
|The Sanchez Story Volume 2
|Himself
|Documentary<br>Podcast
|-
|2021
|The Lazy Generation
|Himself
|1 episode
|-
|}
Music videos
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Artist
! Track
! Role
! Notes
|-
|2006
|Turbonegro
|"All My Friends Are Dead"
|Himself
|
|-
|}
Bibliography
- Dirty Vegan (2018)
- Dirty Vegan: Another Bite (2019)
- Dirty Vegan: Fast and Easy (2023)
References
External links
- Official website
- Biography