Robert Bathurst
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Robert Guy Bathurst (born 22 February 1957) is an English actor. Bathurst was born in the Gold Coast in 1957, where his father was working as a management consultant. His family moved to Dublin, Ireland, in 1959 and Bathurst was enrolled at an Anglican boarding school. In 1966, the family moved to England, and Bathurst transferred to another boarding school, where he took up amateur dramatics. At the age of 18, he read law at the University of Cambridge and joined the Cambridge Footlights group. After graduating, he took up acting full time. He made his professional stage debut in 1983, playing Tim Allgood in Michael Frayn's Noises Off, which ran for a year at the Savoy Theatre. To broaden his knowledge of working on stage, he joined the National Theatre. He supplemented his stage roles in the 1980s with television roles, appearing in comedies such as the aborted pilot episode of Blackadder, The Lenny Henry Show, and the first episode of Red Dwarf. In 1991, he won his first major television role playing Mark Taylor in Steven Moffat's semi-autobiographical BBC sitcom Joking Apart. Although only thirteen episodes were made between 1991 and 1995, the role remains Bathurst's favourite of his whole career. After Joking Apart concluded, he was cast as pompous management consultant David Marsden in the ITV comedy drama Cold Feet, which ran for five series from 1998 to 2003. Since 2003, Bathurst has played a fictional prime minister in the BBC sitcom My Dad's the Prime Minister, Mark Thatcher in the fact-based drama Coup!, and a man whose daughter goes missing in the ITV thriller The Stepfather. He also made a return to theatre roles, playing Vershinin in The Three Sisters (2003), Adrien in the two-hander Members Only (2006), government whip Alistair in Whipping it Up (2006โ2007), and Alex in Alex (2007, 2008). In 2010 he starred in the The Pillars of the Earth and had a recurring role in Downton Abbey. Bathurst appeared in in his first Noรซl Coward play, Present Laughter, in 2010 and followed it with a role in Blithe Spirit in 2010 and 2011. He is married and has four children. Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Bathurst, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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- 2024 ยทChristmas at the Four Seasons: Park Laneas Narrator
- 2023 ยทBlackadder: The Lost Pilotas Prince Henry
- 2022 ยทMunich: The Edge of Waras Sir Neville Henderson
- 2022 ยทMunich: The Edge of Waras Sir Nevile Henderson
- 2022 ยทToast of Tinseltownas Ed Howzer-Black
- 2021 ยทA Ghost Story for Christmas: The Mezzotintas Garwood
- 2021 ยทThe Larkinsas Johnny Delamere
- 2021 ยทThe Fallas Michael Hamilton
- 2019 ยทDad's Army: The Lost Episodesas Sgt Wilson
- 2018 ยทDave Allen at Peaceas Charles Curran
- 2016 ยทAgatha Raisinas Andy Cummings-Browne
- 2015 ยทNarcopolisas Nolan
- 2015 ยทAbsolutely Anythingas James Cleverill
- 2014 ยทMrs. Brown's Boys D'Movieas Maydo Archer
- 2013 ยทDraculaas Lord Thomas Davenport
- 2013 ยทToast of Londonas Ed Howzer-Black
- 2013 ยทBlandingsas Sir Gregory Parsloe-Parsloe
- 2011 ยทCelebrity Antiques Road Tripas Self - Participant
- 2011 ยทHattieas John Le Mesurier
- 2011 ยทMrs Brown's Boysas William Hunt
- 2010 ยทDownton Abbeyas Sir Anthony Strallan
- 2010 ยทThe Pillars of the Earthas Percy Hamleigh
- 2009 ยทThe Queenas
- 2009 ยทEmmaas Mr. Weston
- 2009 ยทA Family Portraitas Robert (voice)
- 2008 ยทMonty Python: Before the Flying Circusas Narrator (voice)
- 2008 ยทRaising Sanchoas Narrator
- 2007 ยทKingdomas Philip Collins
- 2007 ยทSnow White: The Sequelas Additional voices (voice)
- 2006 ยทThe One Showas Self - Guest
- 2006 ยทScoopas Strombel's Co-Worker
- 2006 ยทCoup!as Mark Thatcher
- 2006 ยทThe Thief Lordas Dottor Massimo
- 2005 ยทSex Actuallyas Charles
- 2005 ยทHeidias Mr. Sessemann
- 2005 ยทDoctor Whoas Farquhar
- 2005 ยทThe Stepfatheras Christopher Veazey
- 2003 ยทMy Dad's the Prime Ministeras Prime Minister
- 2003 ยทThree Sistersas Vershinin
- 2002 ยทThe Safe Houseas Dr. Adam Daley
- 2002 ยทWhite Teethas Marcus Malfen
- 2002 ยทWhite Teethas Marcus Malfen
- 2002 ยทRI:SEas
- 2002 ยทThe Secretas Alex Faraday
- 2000 ยทMy Familyas
- 1998 ยทCold Feetas David Marsden
- 1998 ยทHornbloweras Lieutenant Ecclestone
- 1998 ยทHornblower: The Even Chanceas Lieutenant Eccleston
- 1997 ยทGet Well Soonas Squadron Leader Fielding
- 1997 ยทMidsomer Murdersas Perry Darnley
- 1996 ยทThe Wind in the Willowsas St John Weasel
- 1994 ยทA Breed of Heroesas Maj. Edward Lumley
- 1993 ยทThe Detectivesas Thomas
- 1993 ยทJoking Apartas
- 1991 ยทTwenty-oneas Mr. Metcalfe
- 1991 ยทThe House of Eliottas Hector Furneux
- 1991 ยทLazarus and Dingwallas
- 1990 ยทNo Job for a Ladyas
- 1989 ยทAbout Faceas
- 1989 ยทAnything More Would Be Greedyas
- 1989 ยทAgatha Christie's Poirotas Gilbert Entwhistle
- 1988 ยทJust Ask for Diamondas Vicar
- 1988 ยทRed Dwarfas Todhunter
- 1986 ยทWhoops Apocalypseas Damien
- 1983 ยทBlackadderas
- 1982 ยทThe Comic Strip Presents...as Charles