Acting · Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland, UK · Born January 11, 1953
Actor, comedian and impressionist who was better known for his improvisation comedy.
MovieBelfast
2021
as Joseph Tomelty as Marley
TVThe Great
2020
as Bishop Tarcinkus
MovieIntrigo: Dear Agnes
2019
as Pumpermann
MovieLoving Vincent: The Impossible Dream
2019
as Self
MovieBalls
2018
as Brownlow
MovieThe Town That Floored the World
2018
as Presenter
MovieFinding Your Feet
2017
as Mike Abbott
MovieLoving Vincent
2017
as Pere Tanguy
TVThe Loch
2017
as DCI Frank Smilie
MovieDenial
2016
as Prof. Richard Evans
TVVictoria
2016
as Lord John Russell
MovieWhisky Galore
2016
as Doctor McLaren
TVUpstart Crow
2016
as Lord Inquisitor
MovieFlorence Foster Jenkins
2016
as Dr. Hermann
MovieRed Top
2016
as The Accountant
MovieThe Rack Pack
2016
as Ted Lowe
MovieWe're Doomed! The Dad's Army Story
2015
as Arthur Lowe
MovieLegend
2015
as Lord Boothby
MovieSean Connery: In His Own Words
2015
as Narrator
MovieMr. Holmes
2015
as Mycroft Holmes
MovieHiroshima: The Aftermath
2015
as Self - Narrator (voice)
TVJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
2015
as John Murray
MovieThe Silent Storm
2014
as Mr. Smith
TVOutlander
2014
as Arthur Duncan
MoviePudsey the Dog: The Movie
2014
as Thorne
MovieFilth
2013
as Toal
TVFather Brown
2013
as Reverend Adam Gillespie
TVBlandings
2013
as Lord Didcot
Movie30 Years of Comic Strip
2012
MovieThe Domino Effect
2012
as Talk Show Host
TVMoone Boy
2012
TVDead Boss
2012
as Sir Humphreys
MovieThe Iron Lady
2011
as Edward Heath
TVDeath in Paradise
2011
as Hugh Davenport
MovieThe Hunt for Tony Blair
2011
as Norman Tebbit
MovieThe Real American: Joe McCarthy
2011
as Joe McCarthy
TVFriday Night Dinner
2011
as Mr. Murray
MovieGerard Kelly: A Celebration
2010
as Self
MovieSpies and Lies
2010
as Folkes
TVMid Morning Matters with Alan Partridge
2010
MovieMade in Dagenham
2010
as Harold Wilson
TVSherlock
2010
as Kenny Prince
MovieThe Making of Plus One
2010
as Derek - the line producer
MovieNativity!
2009
as Mr. Lore
MovieThe Last Station
2009
as Dushan
MovieBreaking the Mould
2009
as Edward Mellanby
MovieMargaret
2009
as Geoffrey Howe
MovieInconceivable
2008
as Finbar 'Finn' Darrow
TVOliver Twist
2007
as Mr Sowerberry
TVBritish Film Forever
2007
Ronni Ancona & Co
2007
Reichenbach Falls
2007
as Professor Bell
TVLewis
2007
as Professor Rufus Strickfaden
TVSkins
2007
as Geoff Fitzgerald
MovieThe Good Shepherd
2006
as Valentin Mironov #1/Yuri Modin
MovieLow Winter Sun
2006
as Prof Barry Lennox
MovieScoop
2006
as Strombel's Co-Worker (uncredited)
TVHotel Babylon
2006
The English Harem
2005
as Ridley
MovieRag Tale
2005
as Felix Miles Sty
TVDoctor Who
2005
as Gus
MovieHawking
2004
as Dennis Sciama
MovieThe Merchant of Venice
2004
as Salerio
MovieFive Children and It
2004
as Peasemarsh
MovieLighthouse Hill
2004
as Mr. Reynard
MovieThe Legend of the Tamworth Two
2004
as Rival Newspaper Editor
MovieStella Street
2004
TVShameless
2004
as Father McGinn
TVNew Tricks
2004
TVCelebrity Mastermind
2003
as Himself
MovieThe Key
2003
TVQI
2003
as Self
MovieGangs of New York
2002
as Harry Watkins / Lincoln
George Eliot: A Scandalous Life
2002
as George Henry Lewes
MovieOne of the Hollywood Ten
2002
as Paul Jarrico
MovieDoctor Who: Death Comes to Time
2002
as General Tannis
TVThe Inspector Lynley Mysteries
2002
as John Corntel
TVJudge John Deed
2001
TVMurder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
2001
as Prof. Rutherford
MovieHigh Heels and Low Lifes
2001
as Director
MovieDavid Macaulay: Mill Times
2001
as Shadrack Moore (voice)
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
2000
TVGormenghast
2000
as Dr Alfred Prunesquallor
MovieAround The World In 80 Days
2000
as Jean Passepartout (voice)
MovieA Profile of 'Brief Encounter'
2000
as Self
MovieA Midsummer Night's Dream
1999
as Philostrate
The Man
1999
as Jerry Barnes
MovieFaeries
1999
as Chudley (voice)
MovieThe Scarlet Tunic
1998
as Humphrey Gould
MovieCousin Bette
1998
as Musical Director
TVIn the Red
1998
as Hercules Fortescue
MovieFaith
1998
as Brian
MovieQueen's Park Story
1998
TVStella Street
1997
TVThe History of Tom Jones: A Foundling
1997
as Henry Fielding
TVMidsomer Murders
1997
as Barrett Filby
MovieMy Night with Reg
1997
as Daniel
MovieThe Treasure Seekers
1996
as Redman
MovieThe Adventures of Pinocchio
1996
as Schoolmaster
MovieIn the Bleak Midwinter
1995
as Terry Du Bois
Nice Day at the Office
1994
MoviePrincess Caraboo
1994
as Prince Regent
TVJohn Sessions' Likely Stories
1994
Citizen Locke
1994
as John Locke
MovieDavid Macaulay: Roman City
1994
as Laurens / Acco Bouvaix (voice)
MovieBoswell and Johnson's Tour of the Western Isles
1993
as James Boswell
MovieFreddie As F.R.O.7.
1992
as Scotty / Additional voices (voice)
MovieSellers' Best
1992
as Self
TVPerformance
1991
as Daniel
MovieThe Pope Must Die
1991
as Dino
TVJohn Sessions' Tall Tales
1991
TVHave I Got News for You
1990
as Self
TVRab C. Nesbitt
1990
as Chief Inspector Haggerty
MovieSweet Revenge
1990
as John
MovieSome Enchanted Evening
1990
as Bobby Buffet
Plunder
1990
TVOne Foot in the Grave
1990
MovieHenry V
1989
as Macmorris
John Sessions On The Spot
1989
MovieSpitting Image: Bumbledown – The Life and Times of Ronald Reagan
1988
as Various Roles
TVWhose Line Is It Anyway?
1988
as Self
Menace Unseen
1988
as Larry Knight
MovieSpitting Image: The Ronnie & Nancy Show
1988
as Laurence Olivier (Voice)
TVThe New Statesman
1987
as Lord Penistone
MovieSpitting Image: Election Special '87
1987
as Various Characters
TVPorterhouse Blue
1987
as Zipser
MovieSpitting Image: The 1987 Movie Awards
1987
as Various Roles
MovieGramsci: Everything that Concerns People
1987
as Antonio Gramsci
MovieSky Bandits
1986
as Flight
TVScreenPlay
1986
as James Boswell
MovieSpitting Image: Down And Out In The White House
1986
as Various Roles
MovieWhoops Apocalypse
1986
as Mr. Sweetzer
MovieCastaway
1986
as Man in Pub
TVBoon
1986
as Barney Spitz
TVGirls On Top
1985
as Rodney
TVHappy Families
1985
as Dean
MovieThe Bounty
1984
as John Smith
TVSpitting Image
1984
MovieThe Sender
1982
as Patient
TVWogan
1982
as Self
TVQuestion Time
1979
as Self - Panellist
