Credits

• 2021 · The Souvenir: Part II as Narrator Patrick's Musical
• 2018 · Surviving Christmas with the Relatives as Uncle John
• 2018 · Alien Abduction: A True Story as Himself
• 2015 · London Spy as James
• 2014 · 1864 as Lord Palmerton
• 2014 · Unknown Heart as Ludlow
• 2014 · The Double as The Colonel
• 2014 · Effie Gray as Sir Charles Eastlake
• 2013 · The Great Train Robbery as Henry Brooke, Home Secretary
• 2013 · A Long Way From Home as Joseph
• 2013 · Utopia as The Assistant
• 2012 · Wide Blue Yonder as George
• 2012 · Cleanskin as Scott Catesby
• 2011 · Death in Paradise as Martin Goodman QC (voice) (uncredited)
• 2011 · Death in Paradise as Martin Goodman QC
• 2011 · W.E. as King George V
• 2010 · Downton Abbey as Lord Aysgarth
• 2010 · The Kid as Alan
• 2009 · Sherlock Holmes as Sir Thomas Rotheram
• 2009 · Bunny and the Bull as Narrator
• 2009 · Margaret as
• 2009 · Red Riding as
• 2009 · Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980 as Philip Evans
• 2008 · Merlin as King Rodor
• 2008 · Mister Lonely as The Pope
• 2007 · Celebration as Richard
• 2007 · Lewis as
• 2006 · Goodbye Mr Snuggles as Mr. Tomly
• 2005 · Charlie and the Chocolate Factory as Mr. Salt
• 2005 · Colditz as Lt. Colonel Fordham
• 2005 · Colditz as Lt. Colonel Fordham
• 2004 · Agatha Christie's Marple as Colonel Arthur Bantry
• 2004 · The Prince & Me as King Haraald
• 2004 · New Tricks as
• 2003 · Cambridge Spies as Lord Halifax
• 2003 · Doctor Who: Shada as Professor Chronotis (voice)
• 2002 · Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale as Jonas Collin
• 2002 · Hideous Man as
• 2002 · The Falklands Play as Rt Hon Peter, 6th Baron Carrington KCMG MC (Foreign Secretary)
• 2001 · The Lost World as Professor Summerlee
• 2001 · The Lost World as Prof. Summerlee
• 2001 · The Mystic Masseur as Mr. Stewart
• 2001 · Lover's Prayer as Old Vladimir (voice)
• 2001 · Waking the Dead as Dr Bruno Rivelli
• 2001 · Sexy Beast as Harry
• 2001 · The Remains of the Day: The Filmmaker's Journey as Self
• 2001 · Blind Loyalty, Hollow Honor: England's Fatal Flaw as Self
• 2000 · The Golden Bowl as Colonel Bob Assingham
• 2000 · Up at the Villa as Sir Edgar Swift
• 1999 · Mickey Blue Eyes as Philip Cromwell
• 1999 · The Making of a Mobster: 'Mickey Blue Eyes' as Self
• 1998 · Jinnah as Mountbatten
• 1998 · Kings in Grass Castles as Longman
• 1998 · Shadow Run as Landon-Higgins
• 1997 · Trial & Retribution as
• 1997 · Never Ever as Arthur Trevane
• 1997 · Anna Karenina as Karenin
• 1997 · Midsomer Murders as Sir Michael Fielding
• 1996 · Gulliver's Travels as Dr. Bates
• 1995 · The Choir as Hugh Cavendish
• 1995 · The Old Curiosity Shop as Single Gentleman
• 1994 · An Audience with Ken Dodd as Himself
• 1994 · Doomsday Gun as Sir James Whittington
• 1994 · The Dwelling Place as Lord Fischel
• 1993 · The Remains of the Day as Lord Darlington
• 1993 · Heart of Darkness as Gosse
• 1993 · Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties as Self
• 1992 · As You Like It as Jaques
• 1992 · Patriot Games as Lord William Holmes
• 1992 · Hostage as Hugo Paynter
• 1991 · A Question of Attribution as Sir Anthony Blunt
• 1991 · Afraid of the Dark as Frank
• 1991 · A Perfect Hero as Angus Meikle
• 1990 · The Russia House as Ned
• 1990 · Chillers as Skipperton
• 1989 · She's Been Away as Hugh Ambrose
• 1989 · Farewell to the King as Col. Ferguson
• 1989 · These Foolish Things as Nick Verney
• 1989 · The Mighty Quinn as Thomas Elgin
• 1989 · Agatha Christie's Poirot as Colonel Race
• 1989 · Boys in the Island as George Farrell
• 1988 · Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun as Mansfield Markham
• 1988 · The Play on One as Nick Verney
• 1987 · High Season as Patrick
• 1987 · Comrades as William Norfolk, Governor of New South Wales
• 1986 · The Whistle Blower as Lord
• 1986 · Absolute Beginners as Henley of Mayfair, Dressmaker to the Queen
• 1984 · A Passage to India as Richard Fielding
• 1984 · Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes as Lord Charles Esker
• 1983 · Runners as Tom Lindsay
• 1983 · Anna Pavlova as Victor d'André
• 1982 · Wogan as Self
• 1982 · Nancy Astor as Waldorf Astor
• 1981 · Country as Philip Carlion
• 1978 · An Audience with... as Self
• 1973 · The American Film Institute Salute to ... as Self
• 1970 · Play for Today as
• 1970 · Performance as Chas Devlin
• 1968 · Sympathy for the Devil as Self (uncredited)
• 1968 · Duffy as Stefane Calvert
• 1968 · Isadora as Gordon Craig
• 1967 · Arabella as Giorgio
• 1967 · Thoroughly Modern Millie as Jimmy Smith
• 1966 · The Chase as Jason 'Jake' Rogers
• 1965 · King Rat as Peter Marlowe
• 1965 · Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes as Richard Mays
• 1963 · The Servant as Tony
• 1963 · Tamahine as Oliver
• 1962 · The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner as Willy Gunthorpe - Ranley School Runner (uncredited)
• 1951 · One Wild Oat as Porter
• 1950 · The Miniver Story as Toby Miniver
• 1950 · The Magnet as Johnny Brent