Hugh Bonneville
November 10, 1963 (61 years old) in Paddington, London, England, UK
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.
Known For
Credits
- 2025 · JAMES & Co as Self - Video message
- 2024 · The Secret Lives of Animals as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2024 · The Agency: Central Intelligence as James Richardson
- 2024 · Paddington in Peru as Henry Brown
- 2024 · Douglas Is Cancelled as Douglas
- 2024 · The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin as Jonathan Wilde
- 2023 · The Wonders of Europe as Narrator
- 2023 · The Gold as DCI Brian Boyce
- 2022 · Downton Abbey: A New Era as Robert Crawley
- 2022 · Secrets of the Royal Gardens as Narrator
- 2022 · The Secret Life of Our Pets as Narrator (voice)
- 2021 · Secret Life of the Forest as Narrator (Voice)
- 2021 · Inside the Forest Seasons of Wonder as Vypravěč
- 2021 · Wild Tales from the Farm as Narrateur
- 2020 · Staged as Hugh
- 2019 · DNA Journey as
- 2019 · A Little Late with Lilly Singh as Self
- 2019 · Downton Abbey as Robert Crawley
- 2019 · Amphibia as Wigbert (voice)
- 2019 · Her Majesty's Cavalry as Narrator - Self
- 2018 · Wild Britain as Narrator
- 2018 · Wild Great Britain as Narrator
- 2017 · Paddington 2 as Henry Brown
- 2017 · DuckTales as Santa Claus (voice)
- 2016 · The Grand Tour as Self
- 2016 · Our Ex-Wife as Narrator
- 2015 · Galavant as Pirate King
- 2014 · A Life on Screen as Self
- 2014 · Paddington as Henry Brown
- 2014 · Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly) as Narrator
- 2014 · Last Week Tonight with John Oliver as Narrator (voice)
- 2014 · Last Week Tonight with John Oliver as Self - Guest Star
- 2014 · Muppets Most Wanted as Irish Journalist
- 2014 · W1A as Ian Fletcher
- 2014 · The Monuments Men as 2nd Lt. Donald Jeffries
- 2014 · Jamie and Jimmy's Friday Night Feast as Himself
- 2013 · Da Vinci's Demons as
- 2013 · Sofia the First as Book Narrator (voice)
- 2013 · Sofia the First as Secret Library (voice)
- 2012 · The Hollow Crown as Gloucester
- 2012 · Just a Minute as Self
- 2011 · World's Most Dangerous Roads as
- 2011 · The Jonathan Ross Show as Self
- 2011 · The Hotel as Himself - Narrator
- 2011 · Twenty Twelve as Ian Fletcher
- 2010 · Turn Back Time as Narrator (voice)
- 2010 · Downton Abbey as Robert Crawley
- 2010 · The Silence as
- 2010 · Ben Hur as Pilate
- 2009 · Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- 2009 · Getting On as Philip Moore
- 2008 · Bonekickers as Gregory Parton
- 2008 · Freezing as
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 2007 · Five Days as DSI Iain Barclay
- 2006 · Tsunami: The Aftermath as Tony Whittaker
- 2006 · Rachael Ray as
- 2006 · The One Show as Self - Guest
- 2006 · The One Show as Self
- 2005 · The Robinsons as
- 2005 · Doctor Who as Henry Avery
- 2004 · Agatha Christie's Marple as Inspector Hewitt
- 2003 · The Commander as
- 2002 · Tipping the Velvet as Ralph Banner
- 2002 · Doctor Zhivago as Yevgraf Zhivago
- 2002 · Top Gear as Self
- 2002 · Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale as
- 2000 · Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir as Himself
- 2000 · Take a Girl Like You as Julian Ormerod
- 1999 · Notting Hill as Bernie
- 1998 · Mosley as Bob Boothby
- 1997 · Tomorrow Never Dies as HMS Bedford Air Warfare Officer
- 1997 · Get Well Soon as Norman Tucker
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1997 · The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous as Ferdinand Fitzgerald
- 1997 · See You Friday as Daniel
- 1997 · Midsomer Murders as Hugh Barton
- 1997 · Holding The Baby as Gordon Muir
- 1996 · Married for Life as Steve Hollingsworth
- 1995 · Bugs as
- 1994 · Cadfael as Daniel Aurifaber
- 1993 · Peak Practice as Dominic Kent
- 1993 · GMTV as Self
- 1992 · Between the Lines as
- 1991 · Murder Most Horrid as Inspector Dawson
- 1991 · Paul Merton: The Series as
- 1991 · Dodgem as Rick Bayne
- 1989 · Agatha Christie's Poirot as Edward Masterman
- 1987 · Dispatches as Self - Narrator
- 1984 · Sherlock Holmes as Victor Savage
- 1971 · Great Performances as Self
- Future · Legally Mad as Gordan Hamm
- 2025 · Christmas Karma as
- 2025 · Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale as Robert Crawley
- 2025 · Bank of Dave 2: The Loan Ranger as Sir Charles
- 2024 · Alpine Train at Christmas as Narrator
- 2024 · Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration as Robert Crawley (archive footage)
- 2023 · Peter Sellers: Genius at Work as Narrator
- 2023 · The Coronation Concert as Self- Presenter
- 2023 · Bank of Dave as Sir Charles
- 2023 · Dead Cat Film as Clio
- 2022 · The Amazing Maurice as The Mayor (voice)
- 2022 · I Came By as Hector Blake
- 2022 · The Marvellous Maggie Smith: A Celebration as Self - Narrator
- 2021 · The Crown's Ancient Forest as Narrator
- 2021 · Silent Hours as Commander William Calthorpe
- 2021 · The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out as Self
- 2021 · To Olivia as Roald Dahl
- 2021 · Dancing Nation as Narrator ("States of Mind")
- 2020 · Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas as Self
- 2020 · Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey as Mr. Delacroix
- 2020 · The Life and Times of Captain Sir Tom as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2020 · Sandylands as One-eyed man
- 2020 · Miranda: My Such Fun Celebration as Self
- 2019 · Paddington: The Man Behind the Bear as Himself - Presenter
- 2019 · Return to Downton Abbey: A Grand Event as Self
- 2019 · Downton Abbey Live! as Self
- 2019 · The Corrupted as Hammond
- 2019 · Odilo Fabian or (the Possibility of Impossible Dreams) as The Narrator
- 2018 · A Merry Little Christmas with Sutton Foster and Hugh Bonneville as Self
- 2018 · Sofia the First: Forever Royal as Voice of the Library/The First Storykeeper (voice)
- 2018 · Countdown to Calvary as Self
- 2017 · Breathe as Teddy Hall
- 2017 · Thomas & Friends: Journey Beyond Sodor - The Movie as Merlin (voice)
- 2017 · Viceroy's House as Lord Mountbatten
- 2017 · Martin Luther: The Idea that Changed the World as Narrator (voice)
- 2017 · A Return to Grace: Luther's Life and Legacy as Narrator
- 2015 · Stick Man as Santa (voice)
- 2015 · All Change at Longleat as Narrator
- 2015 · The Secret World of LEGO as Narration
- 2015 · Girl with a Pearl Earring: And Other Treasures from the Mauritshuis as
- 2014 · Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi Drama as Self
- 2014 · TB: Return of the Plague as Himself
- 2014 · The Dinner Party as The Host
- 2013 · The Sarah Millican Television Programme - Best of Series 1-2 as Self
- 2013 · The Magnificent Lion Boy as Leonard Orlov
- 2012 · Mr. Stink as Mr. Stink
- 2011 · Doctor Who: The Curse of the Black Spot Prequel as Captain Henry Avery
- 2010 · Burke & Hare as Lord Harrington
- 2010 · Shanghai as Ben Sanger
- 2010 · Third Star as Beachcomber
- 2010 · Critical Eye as Brian
- 2009 · Glorious 39 as Gilbert
- 2009 · Knife Edge as Charles Pollock
- 2009 · From Time to Time as Captain Oldknow
- 2009 · Hunter as DSI Iain Barclay
- 2008 · French Film as Jed
- 2008 · Lost in Austen as Mr. Bennet
- 2008 · Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story as Sir Hugh Carleton Greene
- 2008 · Miss Austen Regrets as Rev Brook Bridges
- 2008 · One of Those Days as Mr. Burrell
- 2007 · Four Last Songs as Sebastian Burrows
- 2007 · The Diary of a Nobody as Pooter
- 2006 · Scenes of a Sexual Nature as Gerry
- 2006 · Beau Brummell: This Charming Man as Prince Regent
- 2005 · Asylum as Max Raphael
- 2005 · Underclassman as Headmaster Felix Powers
- 2005 · Man to Man as Fraser McBride
- 2005 · The Rotters' Club as Voice of Adult Ben
- 2004 · Piccadilly Jim as Lord Wisbeach
- 2004 · Stage Beauty as Samuel Pepys
- 2003 · Hear the Silence as Dr. Andrew Wakefield
- 2003 · Love Again as Philip Larkin
- 2003 · Conspiracy of Silence as
- 2003 · Conspiracy of Silence as Fr. Jack Dowling
- 2003 · Thursday the 12th as Brin Hopper
- 2002 · Daniel Deronda as Henleigh Grandcourt
- 2002 · The Biographer as Eric
- 2002 · Right Under My Eyes as James
- 2002 · The Gathering Storm as Ivo Pettifer
- 2001 · Iris as Young John Bayley
- 2001 · The Emperor's New Clothes as Bertrand
- 2001 · High Heels and Low Lifes as Farmer
- 2001 · The Cazalets as Hugh Cazalet
- 2001 · Blow Dry as Louis
- 2000 · Madame Bovary as Charles Bovary
- 1999 · Mansfield Park as Mr. Rushworth
- 1998 · The Scold's Bridle as Tim Duggan
- 1998 · Mosley as Bob Boothby
- 1997 · Breakout as Peter Schneider
- 1994 · Mary Shelley's Frankenstein as Schiller
- 1994 · Fair Game as Gerry (as Richard Bonneville)
- 1993 · Stalag Luft as Sqdn. Ldr. Barton (as Richard Bonneville)
- 1990 · Chancer as Jas
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee
- Future · Go Away! as
- Future · Restoring Genius: The Art of Agnolo Bronzino as Narrator