Jonathan David Harvey, a comedy writer and performer from the United Kingdom, shot to prominence in 2019 when he introduced the character Count Binface. The absurdist candidate, billed as an “intergalactic space warrior,” runs in British elections sporting a helmet fashioned like a dustbin. Before adopting this persona, Harvey portrayed a comparable figure—Lord Buckethead—who challenged Prime Minister Theresa May in the 2017 general election. A legal clash with filmmaker Todd Durham, the owner of the Buckethead trademark, forced him to abandon that role and launch Count Binface instead. Apart from his on‑stage antics, Harvey is known for shunning publicity, rarely granting interviews or appearing publicly without his mask.