Acting · Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England, UK · Born December 13, 1949
Robert Lindsay Stevenson, better known as Robert Lindsay, is an English actor known for his stage and television work, including appearances with the Royal Shakespeare Company, and in musical theatre, and his roles as Wolfie Smith in Citizen Smith, Captain Pellew in Hornblower and Ben Harper in My Family. He has won a BAFTA, a Tony Award and three Olivier Awards for his work.
TVMissed Call
2026
TVGeneration Z
2024
as Morgan
MovieVermeer: The Greatest Exhibition
2023
as Narrator
MovieA Midsummer Night's Dream
2022
as Oberon
MovieDodger Special: Christmas
2022
as William Lamb
TVSherwood
2022
as Franklin Warner
MovieAnything Goes
2021
as Moonface Martin
TVThe World's Most Beautiful Landscapes
2021
as Narrator
Britain's Most Beautiful Landscapes
2021
as Narrator
TVMcDonald & Dodds
2020
as Max Crockett
MovieMaleficent: Mistress of Evil
2019
as King John
MovieRembrandt: From the National Gallery, London and Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
2018
as Narrator
TVThe Secret Life of Owls
2018
as Self - Narrator (voice)
MovieMovie Musical Greats with Hugh Jackman
2017
TVTate Britain's Great Art Walks
2017
as Self
TVGenius
2017
as Hermann Einstein
TVWalks with My Dog
2017
as Self
The Marvellous World of Roald Dahl
2016
as Self
MovieThe Impressionists: And the Man Who Made Them
2015
TVGalavant
2015
as Chester Wormwood
TVMonty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)
2014
as Self
MovieGrace of Monaco
2014
as Aristotle Onassis
TVAtlantis
2013
as Daedalus
MovieRichard Wilson - Both Feet In the Army
2013
as (archive footage)
TVSpy
2011
as The Examiner
Doctors and Nurses at War
2009
MovieThe 50 Greatest Television Dramas
2007
as Self
MovieThe Trial of Tony Blair
2007
as Tony Blair
TVThe One Show
2006
as Self
MovieGideon's Daughter
2005
as Sneath
TVJericho
2005
as D.I. Michael Jericho
MovieA Very Social Secretary
2005
as Tony Blair
TVSpace Race
2005
as Narrator (voice)
MovieFriends & Crocodiles
2005
as William Sneath
TVExtras
2005
as Robert Lindsay
MovieBroadway's Lost Treasures II
2004
as Bill Snibson (segment "Me and My Girl")
TVWho Do You Think You Are?
2004
as Self
MovieWimbledon
2004
as Ian Frazier
MovieBrambly Hedge: Classic Collection
2004
as Narrator (Voice)
TVSeven Wonders of the Industrial World
2003
as Self - Narrator
MovieHornblower: Duty
2003
as Admiral Sir Edward Pellew
MovieHornblower: Loyalty
2003
as Admiral Sir Edward Pellew
Don't Eat the Neighbours
2001
as Rabbit
MovieHawkins
2001
as Luke Hawkins
MovieHornblower: Retribution
2001
as Sir Edward Pellew
MovieHornblower: Mutiny
2001
as Sir Edward Pellew
MovieVictoria Wood with All the Trimmings
2000
as Various Characters
TVMy Family
2000
as Ben Harper
MovieBabies at 50
2000
as Narrator
TVCastaway 2000
2000
as Narrator (voice)
MovieJack the Ripper: An On-Going Mystery
2000
as Narrator
MovieTrouble at the Big Top: Death of the Dome
2000
as Narrator
TVOliver Twist
1999
as Fagin
MovieHornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters
1999
as Sir Edward Pellew
MovieHornblower: The Duchess and the Devil
1999
as Captain Pellew
MovieHornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant
1998
as Sir Edward Pellew
MovieHornblower: The Even Chance
1998
as Captain Sir Edward Pellew
TVHornblower
1998
as Sir Edward Pellew
MovieDivorcing Jack
1998
as Michael Brinn
TVParkinson
1998
as Self
MovieFierce Creatures
1997
as Sydney Lotterby
MovieRemember Me?
1997
as Jamie
MovieBrambly Hedge: Autumn Story: Primrose's Stormy Night
1996
as Narrator
TVThe Enchanted World of Brambly Hedge
1996
as Narrator (voice)
MovieBrazen Hussies
1996
as Billy Bowman
MovieThe Office
1996
as Norman Platt
TVJake's Progress
1995
as Jamie Diadoni
TVThe Wimbledon Poisoner
1994
as Henry Farr
MovieTrouble at the Top: Nightmare at Canary Wharf
1994
as Narrator
MovieGenghis Cohn
1993
as Otto Schatz, Commissioner of Police
TVAbsolutely Fabulous
1992
as Pete
MovieThe Job
1992
as Narrator (voice)
TVG.B.H.
1991
as Michael Murray
TVHave I Got News for You
1990
as Self - Host
TVNightingales
1990
as Carter
MovieStrike It Rich
1990
as Bertram
TVConfessional
1989
as Thomas Kelly
TVTales from the Crypt
1989
as Glynn Fennell
MovieBert Rigby, You're a Fool
1989
as Bert Rigby
MovieBosses From Hell
1989
MovieCommunicators From Hell
1989
MovieEmployees From Hell
1989
MovieTeams from Hell
1989
MovieSales People from Hell
1989
MovieColleagues From Hell
1989
TVScreen Two
1985
as Otto Schatz
MovieGive Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle
1984
as Mickey Noades
MovieMuch Ado About Nothing
1984
as Benedick
MovieRoyal Variety Performance 1984
1984
TVNatural World
1983
TVGive us a Break
1983
as Mickey Noades
MovieCymbeline
1983
as Iachimo
MovieKing Lear
1983
as Edmund
TVWogan
1982
as Self
MovieA Midsummer Night's Dream
1981
as Lysander
TVSeconds Out
1981
as Pete Dodds
MovieAll's Well That Ends Well
1981
as First French Lord
MovieThe Best of the Adventures
1981
as Tom (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieTwelfth Night
1980
as Fabian
TVThe BBC Television Shakespeare
1978
as Fabian
TVAn Audience with...
1978
as Self
TVCitizen Smith
1977
as Wolfie Smith
The Val Doonican Music Show
1977
MovieAdventures of a Taxi Driver
1976
as Tom
TVGet Some In!
1975
as Jakey Smith
MovieThree for All
1975
as Tom
TVThe Good Life
1975
as Reform School Youth
MovieThe Crazy Kill
1975
as Policeman at Roadblock
TVCentre Play
1973
as Toby
MovieThat'll Be The Day
1973
as Terry Sutcliffe
Film '72
1971
as Self
TVITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as Sam
TVOmnibus
1967
TVTony Awards
1956
as Self - Winner / Performer
TVThe BAFTA Awards
1949
as Self - Nominee
MovieTrouble at the Top: Century 105 FM Launch
as Narrator
TVHave I Got a Bit More News for You
as Self - Presenter
