Raised in Cheshire and Gloucestershire, he attended Marling School before reading English at Wadham College, Oxford, after a year of world travel. His breakthrough came with the Blackadder series, where he portrayed several aristocratic characters-including Lord Percy and Captain Kevin Darling-across all four original installments and the 1999 special. Film work ranged from supporting parts in Eri… Read more
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Known for Game of Thrones 2011 Notting Hill 1999 Gladiator II 2024 101 Dalmatians 1996 Series ★ 8.2 Sherlock Holmes 1984
John Clay Series ★ 7.8 Hustle 2004
Judge Anthony Kent Series ★ 7.9 Agatha Christie's Marple 2004
Rev Leonard Clement Series ★ 7.9 Inspector George Gently 2008
Geoffrey Pershore Series ★ 8.1 Edge of Darkness 1985
Terry Shields Series ★ 7.3 Harlots 2017
Lord Repton ★ 7.4 The Windermere Children 2020
Leonard Montefiore ★ 7.2 Blackadder: The Cavalier Years 1988
Person Shouting in Crowd (uncredited) ★ 7 Blackadder: Back & Forth 1999
Darling Series ★ 7.4 Twenty Twelve 2011
Tony Ward ★ 7.4 Longitude 2000
Christopher Irwin ★ 6.9 The Emperor's New Clothes 2001
Dr. Lambert Series ★ 6.8 The Line of Beauty 2006
Gerald Fedden Series ★ 6.8 Mrs. Davis 2023
The Apron Man ★ 6.8 The Aeronauts 2019
Airy Series ★ 6.8 The Devil's Whore 2008
Joliffe ★ 6.8 Richard III 1995
William Catesby Series ★ 6.7 The Trial of Christine Keeler 2019
Martin Redmayne MP Series ★ 6.7 Youth 2026
Michael ★ 6.7 Peterloo 2018
Prince Regent Series ★ 6.5 National Treasure 2016
Karl Jenkins Series ★ 6.5 Houdini & Doyle 2016
Chief Inspector Horace Merring ★ 6.3 The Boy in the Dress 2014
Mr Hawthorn Series ★ 6.1 Gunpowder, Treason & Plot 2004
Cecil ★ 6.4 Sometimes Always Never 2019
Arthur ★ 6.2 The Miracle Maker 2000
Barabbas (voice) ★ 6 Wetherby 1985
John Morgan ★ 6.4 FairyTale: A True Story 1997
John Ferret, a Reporter ★ 6.4 Agatha and the Truth of Murder 2018
Randolph ★ 6.3 The Hippopotamus 2017
Oliver Mills ★ 6.5 Casanova 2005
The Doge ★ 5.1 Stromboli 2022
Harold ★ 5.9 Rogue Trader 1999
Tony Hawes ★ 6.3 Severance 2006
Richard ★ 5.9 Erik the Viking 1989
Sven the Berserk ★ 5.1 The End 2024
Butler ★ 4.6 Killers Anonymous 2019
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