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David Haig
ACTOR

David Haig

Known for Doctor Who · Midsomer Murders

David Haig Collum Ward (born 20 September 1955 in Aldershot, Hampshire) is an Olivier Award-winning English actor and FIPA Award-winning writer. He is known for his versatility, having played dramatic, serio-comic and comedic roles, playing characters of varied social classes. He has appeared in top roles in stage productions all over the West End and has done numerous TV and film roles over the past 20 years.

Snapshot 2026-10-15

Born
Sep 20, 1955
Birthplace
Aldershot, Hampshire, England, UK
Known For
Acting

Biography

David Haig Collum Ward (born 20 September 1955 in Aldershot, Hampshire) is an Olivier Award-winning English actor and FIPA Award-winning writer. He is known for his versatility, having played dramatic, serio-comic and comedic roles, playing characters of varied social classes. He has appeared in top roles in stage productions all over the West End and has done numerous TV and film roles over the past 20 years.

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Known For

TVDoctor Who
Doctor WhoPangol · 1963
★ 7.9
TVMidsomer Murders
Midsomer MurdersGeorge Jeffers · 1997
★ 7.5

Filmography

Movies

The Moon StallionTodman
1978
Doctor Who: The Leisure HivePangol
1980
A Flame to the PhoenixMirek Grabinski
1983
Dark EnemyAsh
1984
Morons from Outer SpacePalatial House Flunkey
1985
TA
The Alamut AmbushColin Jenkins
1986
The Cold War KillersColin Jenkins
1986
Four Weddings and a FuneralBernard the Groom - Wedding Two
1994
Never Mind the Horrocks
1996
Talking Heads 2
1998
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Tales of InnocenceCol. Bonnet
1999
TimequestClint Hill
2000
IT
Ivor the InvisiblePark Keeper (voice)
2001
Station JimRiorden Jnr
2001
Crime and PunishmentLuzhin
2002
Two Weeks NoticeHoward Wade
2002
A for AndromedaGeneral Vandenberg
2006
Mr. Bean's WeddingBride's Father
2007
My Boy JackRudyard Kipling
2007
My Boy JackWriter
2007
DS
Dickens' Secret LoverCharles Dickens
2008
Dustbin BabyElliot
2008
The 39 StepsSir George Sinclair
2008
MoJon Norton
2010
Florence Foster JenkinsCarlo Edwards
2016
There's Something About RomcomsSelf
2016
National Theatre Live: Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are DeadThe Player
2017
Downton AbbeyMr Wilson
2019
One Red Nose Day and a WeddingBernard
2019
PressureTheatre Play
2026
PressureWriter
2026
E
Eloise

Television

Doctor WhoPangol · 1 eps
1963
Blake's 7Forres · 1 eps
1978
The Moon StallionTodman · 3 eps
1978
D
DiamondsAlex Randolph · 3 eps
1981
ChessgameColin Jenkins · 1 eps
1983
DramaramaBill Brock · 1 eps
1983
BoonJim Fisk · 1 eps
1986
Inspector MorsePeter Rhodes · 1 eps
1987
Hannay1 eps
1988
Talking HeadsWilfred Paterson · 1 eps
1988
CampionCully Randall · 1 eps
1989
CampionGuffy Randall · 1 eps
1989
ChancerDr. Haselden · 1 eps
1990
Portrait of a MarriageHarold Nicolson · 4 eps
1990
Soldier SoldierMajor Tom Cadman · 7 eps
1991
The Darling Buds of MayCaptain Robert Battersby · 2 eps
1991
CrackerGraham · 2 eps
1993
Love on a Branch LineLionel Virley · 4 eps
1994
ND
Nice Day at the Office6 eps
1994
WycliffeDavid Miller · 1 eps
1994
The Thin Blue LineDetective Inspector Derek Grim · 14 eps
1995
Keeping MumRichard Beare · 16 eps
1997
Midsomer MurdersGeorge Jeffers · 1 eps
1997
Agatha Christie's MarpleMajor Hugh Horton · 1 eps
2004
HustleSir Anthony Reeves · 1 eps
2004
The Thick of ItSteve Fleming · 2 eps
2005
TM
The Michael Ball ShowSelf · 1 eps
2010
The Wright WayGerald Wright · 6 eps
2013
Yes, Prime MinisterPrime Minister Jim Hacker · 6 eps
2013
Penny DreadfulOscar Putney · 4 eps
2014
The Witness for the ProsecutionSir Charles Carter · 2 eps
2016
Urban MythsGeorge Frideric Handel · 1 eps
2017
Killing EveBill · 1 eps
2018
Killing EveBill Pargrave · 3 eps
2018
COBRAArchie Glover-Morgan · 18 eps
2020
ÉtoileNicholas · 8 eps
2025

Photos

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