ACTOR
Hugh Bonneville
Known for Doctor Who · The Gentlemen · Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Hugh Richard Bonneville Williams (born 10 November 1963) is an English stage, film, television and radio actor. He was born in Paddington in west London in 1963. He was educated at Dulwich College Preparatory School in south-east London and at Sherborne School in Dorset. After reading theology at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, he studied acting at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London.
Snapshot 2026-10-15
- Born
- Nov 10, 1963
- Birthplace
- Paddington, London, England, UK
- Known For
- Acting
Biography
Hugh Richard Bonneville Williams (born 10 November 1963) is an English stage, film, television and radio actor. He was born in Paddington in west London in 1963.
He was educated at Dulwich College Preparatory School in south-east London and at Sherborne School in Dorset. After reading theology at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, he studied acting at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London.
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Known For
TV
Doctor WhoHenry Avery · 2005
★ 7.6
★ 7.6
TV
The GentlemenLord Hawthorne · 2024
★ 7.9
★ 7.9
TV
Last Week Tonight with John OliverNarrator (voice) · 2014
★ 7.8
★ 7.8
TV
Agatha Christie's PoirotEdward Masterman · 1989
★ 8.2
★ 8.2
TV
Midsomer MurdersHugh Barton · 1997
★ 7.5
★ 7.5
TV
The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf · 2015
★ 6.1
★ 6.1
TV
AmphibiaWigbert (voice) · 2019
★ 8.6
★ 8.6
TV
The Graham Norton ShowSelf · 2007
★ 7.2
★ 7.2
Filmography
Movies
Stalag LuftSqdn. Ldr. Barton (as Richard Bonneville)
1993
Fair GameGerry (as Richard Bonneville)
1994
Mary Shelley's FrankensteinSchiller
1994
The Sanctuary SparrowDaniel Aurifaber
1994
BreakoutPeter Schneider
1997
Tomorrow Never DiesHMS Bedford Air Warfare Officer
1997
MosleyBob Boothby
1998
The Scold's BridleTim Duggan
1998
Mansfield ParkMr. Rushworth
1999
Notting HillBernie
1999
Blow DryLouis
2001
High Heels and Low LifesFarmer
2001
IrisYoung John Bayley
2001
The Emperor's New ClothesBertrand
2001RU
Right Under My EyesJames
2002
The BiographerEric
2002
The Gathering StormIvo Pettifer
2002
Conspiracy of SilenceFr. Jack Dowling
2003
Hear the SilenceDr. Andrew Wakefield
2003I
ImpactPhil Epson
2003
Love AgainPhilip Larkin
2003
Thursday the 12thBrin Hopper
2003
Piccadilly JimLord Wisbeach
2004
Stage BeautySamuel Pepys
2004
AsylumMax Raphael
2005
Man to ManFraser McBride
2005
UnderclassmanHeadmaster Felix Powers
2005
Beau Brummell: This Charming ManPrince Regent
2006
Scenes of a Sexual NatureGerry
2006
Four Last SongsSebastian Burrows
2007
The Diary of a NobodyPooter
2007
Filth: The Mary Whitehouse StorySir Hugh Carleton Greene
2008
French FilmJed
2008
Miss Austen RegretsRev Brook Bridges
2008
One of Those DaysMr. Burrell
2008
From Time to TimeCaptain Oldknow
2009
Glorious 39Gilbert
2009
Knife EdgeCharles Pollock
2009
Burke & HareLord Harrington
2010
Critical EyeBrian
2010
ShanghaiBen Sanger
2010
Third StarBeachcomber
2010
Doctor Who: The Curse of the Black Spot PrequelCaptain Henry Avery
2011
Mr. StinkMr. Stink
2012TM
The Magnificent Lion BoyLeonard Orlov
2013
The Sarah Millican Television Programme - Best of Series 1-2Self
2013
Muppets Most WantedIrish Journalist
2014
Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi DramaSelf
2014
PaddingtonHenry Brown
2014
TB: Return of the PlagueHimself
2014
The Dinner PartyThe Host
2014
The Monuments Men2nd Lt. Donald Jeffries
2014AC
All Change at LongleatNarrator
2015
Girl with a Pearl Earring: And Other Treasures from the Mauritshuis
2015
Stick ManSanta (voice)
2015
The Secret World of LEGONarration
2015
Sofia the First: The Secret LibraryBook Narrator (voice)
2016
A Return to Grace: Luther's Life and LegacyNarrator
2017
BreatheTeddy Hall
2017
Martin Luther: The Idea that Changed the WorldNarrator (voice)
2017
Paddington 2Henry Brown
2017
Sofia the First: The Mystic IslesNarrator (voice)
2017
Thomas & Friends: Journey Beyond SodorMerlin (voice)
2017
Viceroy's HouseLord Mountbatten
2017
A Merry Little Christmas with Sutton Foster and Hugh BonnevilleSelf
2018
Countdown to CalvarySelf
2018
Sofia the First: Forever RoyalVoice of the Library/The First Storykeeper (voice)
2018
Downton AbbeyRobert Crawley
2019
Downton Abbey Live!Self
2019
Odilo Fabian or (the Possibility of Impossible Dreams)The Narrator
2019
Paddington: The Man Behind the BearHimself - Presenter
2019
Return to Downton Abbey: A Grand EventSelf
2019
The CorruptedHammond
2019
Thomas & Friends: Monkey Trouble!Merlin (voice)
2019
Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for ChristmasSelf
2020
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas JourneyMr. Delacroix
2020MI
Men in BrownSelf
2020
Miranda: My Such Fun CelebrationSelf
2020TL
The Life and Times of Captain Sir TomSelf - Narrator (voice)
2020
Madame Tussauds: The Full WaxNarrator
2021
Silent HoursCommander William Calthorpe
2021
The Crown's Ancient ForestNarrator
2021
The Vicar of Dibley: Inside OutSelf
2021
To OliviaRoald Dahl
2021
Downton Abbey: A New EraRobert Crawley
2022
I Came ByHector Blake
2022
The Amazing MauriceThe Mayor (voice)
2022
The Marvellous Maggie Smith: A CelebrationSelf - Narrator
2022
Bank of DaveSir Charles
2023
Dead Cat FilmClio
2023
MummiesLord Sylvester Carnaby (voice)
2023
Peter Sellers: Genius at WorkNarrator
2023
The Coronation ConcertSelf- Presenter
2023
Alpine Train at ChristmasNarrator
2024
Dame Maggie Smith - A CelebrationRobert Crawley (archive footage)
2024
OZI: Voice of the ForestThe Narrator (voice)
2024
Paddington in PeruHenry Brown
2024
A Sisyphean TaskThe Headmaster
2025
Bank of Dave 2: The Loan RangerSir Charles
2025
Christmas KarmaMarley
2025
Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand FinaleSelf
2025
Downton Abbey: The Grand FinaleRobert Crawley
2025NT
Nordic Train at ChristmasSelf - Narrator (voice)
2025
The Simpson: Yellow PlanetNarrador
2025
Cold War 1994Chris Hughes
2026
Everybody to Kenmure StreetExecutive Producer
2026
From Vienna: The New Year’s Celebration 2026Himself - Host
2026
Cold War 1995Chris Hughes
DP
Dog Person
GA
Go Away!
Restoring Genius: The Art of Agnolo BronzinoNarrator
Television
Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Nominee · 1 eps
1944
Great PerformancesSelf · 9 eps
1971
Sherlock HolmesVictor Savage · 1 eps
1984
DispatchesSelf - Narrator · 1 eps
1987Dispatches1 eps
1987
Agatha Christie's PoirotEdward Masterman · 1 eps
1989
ChancerJas · 2 eps
1990D
DodgemRick Bayne · 5 eps
1991
Murder Most HorridInspector Dawson · 1 eps
1991
Paul Merton: The Series1 eps
1991
Between the Lines1 eps
1992
GMTVSelf · 2 eps
1993
Peak PracticeDominic Kent · 1 eps
1993
CadfaelDaniel Aurifaber · 1 eps
1994
The Memoirs of Sherlock HolmesVictor Savage · 1 eps
1994
Bugs1 eps
1995TV
The VetAlan Sinclair · 6 eps
1995
Married for LifeSteve Hollingsworth · 7 eps
1996
Get Well SoonNorman Tucker · 6 eps
1997HT
Holding The BabyGordon Muir · 5 eps
1997
Midsomer MurdersHugh Barton · 1 eps
1997SY
See You FridayDaniel · 6 eps
1997
The Man Who Made Husbands JealousFerdie Fitzgerald · 3 eps
1997
The ViewSelf · 1 eps
1997
MosleyBob Boothby · 4 eps
1998
Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle ChoirHimself · 1 eps
2000
Madame BovaryCharles Bovary · 2 eps
2000
Take a Girl Like YouJulian Ormerod · 3 eps
2000
The CazaletsHugh Cazalet · 6 eps
2001
Daniel DerondaHenleigh Mallinger Grandcourt · 4 eps
2002
Doctor ZhivagoYevgraf Andreyevich Zhivago · 3 eps
2002
Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale2 eps
2002
Tipping the VelvetRalph Banner · 1 eps
2002
Top GearSelf · 1 eps
2002
Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self - Guest · 1 eps
2003
The CommanderJames Lampton (uncredited) · 3 eps
2003
Agatha Christie's MarpleInspector Hewitt · 1 eps
2004
Doctor WhoHenry Avery · 2 eps
2005
The RobinsonsGeorge Robinson · 6 eps
2005
The Rotters' ClubAdult Ben (voice) · 2 eps
2005
Courting AlexJulian · 12 eps
2006
Rachael Ray1 eps
2006
The One ShowSelf - Guest · 1 eps
2006The One ShowSelf · 1 eps
2006
Tsunami: The AftermathTony Whittaker · 2 eps
2006
Five DaysDSI Iain Barclay · 10 eps
2007
The Graham Norton ShowSelf · 5 eps
2007
BonekickersGregory Parton · 6 eps
2008
Freezing3 eps
2008
Lost in AustenMr Bennet · 4 eps
2008
Getting OnPhilip Moore · 1 eps
2009
HunterDSI Iain Barclay · 2 eps
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSelf - Guest · 1 eps
2009
Ben HurPilate · 2 eps
2010
Downton AbbeyRobert Crawley · 47 eps
2010
The Silence4 eps
2010
Turn Back TimeNarrator (voice) · 11 eps
2010
The HotelHimself - Narrator · 25 eps
2011
The Jonathan Ross ShowSelf · 2 eps
2011
Twenty TwelveIan Fletcher · 13 eps
2011
World's Most Dangerous Roads1 eps
2011
Just a MinuteSelf · 1 eps
2012
The Hollow CrownGloucester · 1 eps
2012
Da Vinci's Demons1 eps
2013
Sofia the FirstBook Narrator (voice) · 3 eps
2013Sofia the FirstSecret Library (voice) · 1 eps
2013
A Life on ScreenSelf · 1 eps
2014
Jamie and Jimmy's Friday Night FeastHimself · 1 eps
2014
Last Week Tonight with John OliverNarrator (voice) · 1 eps
2014Last Week Tonight with John OliverSelf - Guest Star · 1 eps
2014
Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf - Guest · 1 eps
2014
Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)Narrator · 5 eps
2014
W1AIan Fletcher · 14 eps
2014
GalavantPirate King · 2 eps
2015
The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf · 1 eps
2015
Our Ex-WifeNarrator · 1 eps
2016
The Grand TourSelf · 1 eps
2016
DuckTalesSanta Claus (voice) · 1 eps
2017
Silent HoursCommander William Calthorpe · 3 eps
2017
Wild BritainNarrator · 8 eps
2018
Wild Great BritainNarrator · 4 eps
2018
A Little Late with Lilly SinghSelf · 1 eps
2019
AmphibiaWigbert (voice) · 1 eps
2019
DNA Journey1 eps
2019
Her Majesty's CavalryNarrator - Self · 1 eps
2019
SandylandsOne-eyed man · 6 eps
2020
StagedHugh · 1 eps
2020
Dancing NationNarrator ("States of Mind") · 1 eps
2021
Inside the Forest Seasons of WonderVypravěč · 4 eps
2021
Secret Life of the ForestNarrator (Voice) · 4 eps
2021
Wild Tales from the FarmNarrateur · 4 eps
2021
Secrets of the Royal GardensNarrator · 4 eps
2022
Sunday with Laura KuenssbergSelf · 1 eps
2022
The Secret Life of Our PetsNarrator (voice) · 4 eps
2022
The GoldDCI Brian Boyce · 12 eps
2023
The Wonders of EuropeNarrator · 12 eps
2023
Douglas Is CancelledDouglas · 4 eps
2024
The AgencyJames Richardson · 12 eps
2024
The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick TurpinJonathan Wilde · 3 eps
2024
The GentlemenLord Hawthorne · 3 eps
2024
The Real History of Communismالراوي · 2 eps
2024
The Secret Lives of AnimalsSelf - Narrator (voice) · 10 eps
2024
Born to Be WildSelf - Narrator (voice) · 6 eps
2025
Great British Train Journeys from AboveSelf - Narrator (voice) · 4 eps
2025
JAMES & coSelf - Video message · 1 eps
2025
Twenty Twenty SixIan Fletcher · 6 eps
2026LM
Legally MadGordan Hamm · 1 eps
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