Hugh Bonneville

Acting

Born: 1963-11-10 in Paddington, London, England, UK

Biography

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.

Acting

Right Under My Eyes

James

Man to Man

Fraser McBride

Mansfield Park

Mr. Rushworth

Silent Hours

Commander William Calthorpe

Asylum

Max Raphael

Iris

Young John Bayley

Stage Beauty

Samuel Pepys

Beau Brummell: This Charming Man

Prince Regent

Knife Edge

Charles Pollock

Glorious 39

Gilbert

The Gathering Storm

Ivo Pettifer

The Crown's Ancient Forest

Narrator

One of Those Days

Mr. Burrell

Four Last Songs

Sebastian Burrows

Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi Drama

Self

Blow Dry

Louis

French Film

Jed

Scenes of a Sexual Nature

Gerry

Miss Austen Regrets

Rev Brook Bridges

Burke & Hare

Lord Harrington

The Coronation Concert

Self- Presenter

All Change at Longleat

Narrator

Conspiracy of Silence

Fr. Jack Dowling

Third Star

Beachcomber

The Sarah Millican Television Programme - Best of Series 1-2

Self

Paddington in Peru

Henry Brown

Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story

Sir Hugh Carleton Greene

Mr. Stink

The Monuments Men

2nd Lt. Donald Jeffries

Paddington

Henry Brown

Stalag Luft

Sqdn. Ldr. Barton (as Richard Bonneville)

The Diary of a Nobody

Pooter

Peter Sellers: Genius at Work

Narrator

Thomas & Friends: Journey Beyond Sodor

Merlin (voice)

Doctor Who: The Curse of the Black Spot Prequel

Captain Henry Avery

Muppets Most Wanted

Irish Journalist

A Merry Little Christmas with Sutton Foster and Hugh Bonneville

Self

Notting Hill

Bernie

Tomorrow Never Dies

HMS Bedford Air Warfare Officer

Breakout

Peter Schneider

Restoring Genius: The Art of Agnolo Bronzino

Narrator

The Secret World of LEGO

Narration

Fair Game

Gerry (as Richard Bonneville)

Paddington 2

Henry Brown

Girl with a Pearl Earring: And Other Treasures from the Mauritshuis

Shanghai

Ben Sanger

Bank of Dave

Sir Charles

Stick Man

Santa (voice)

From Time to Time

Captain Oldknow

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

Robert Crawley

Hear the Silence

Dr. Andrew Wakefield

Bank of Dave 2: The Loan Ranger

Sir Charles

Go Away!

Breathe

Teddy Hall

Christmas Karma

Marley

The Magnificent Lion Boy

Leonard Orlov

Viceroy's House

Lord Mountbatten

The Scold's Bridle

Tim Duggan

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

Schiller

Mosley

Bob Boothby

Martin Luther: The Idea that Changed the World

Narrator (voice)

Piccadilly Jim

Lord Wisbeach

Critical Eye

Brian

The Corrupted

Hammond

The Emperor's New Clothes

Bertrand

Downton Abbey

Robert Crawley

A Return to Grace: Luther's Life and Legacy

Narrator

Countdown to Calvary

Self

Underclassman

Headmaster Felix Powers

TB: Return of the Plague

Himself

Love Again

Philip Larkin

Thursday the 12th

Brin Hopper

Downton Abbey Live!

Self

Return to Downton Abbey: A Grand Event

Self

Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey

Mr. Delacroix

To Olivia

Roald Dahl

Paddington: The Man Behind the Bear

Himself - Presenter

Miranda: My Such Fun Celebration

Self

The Dinner Party

The Host

The Biographer

Eric

High Heels and Low Lifes

Farmer

The Amazing Maurice

The Mayor (voice)

Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas

Self

The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out

Self

Downton Abbey: A New Era

Robert Crawley

I Came By

Hector Blake

The Life and Times of Captain Sir Tom

Self - Narrator (voice)

Dead Cat Film

Clio

Odilo Fabian or (the Possibility of Impossible Dreams)

The Narrator

Sofia the First: Forever Royal

Voice of the Library/The First Storykeeper (voice)

Alpine Train at Christmas

Narrator

The Marvellous Maggie Smith: A Celebration

Self - Narrator

Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration

Robert Crawley (archive footage)

Madame Tussauds: The Full Wax

Narrator

A Sisyphean Task

The Headmaster

Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale

Self

The Sanctuary Sparrow

Daniel Aurifaber

Nordic Train at Christmas

Narrator

From Vienna: The New Year’s Celebration 2026

Himself - Host

OZI: Voice of the Forest

Erzähler

Cold War 1994

Right Under My Eyes

James

Man to Man

Fraser McBride

Mansfield Park

Mr. Rushworth

Silent Hours

Commander William Calthorpe

Asylum

Max Raphael

Iris

Young John Bayley

Stage Beauty

Samuel Pepys

Beau Brummell: This Charming Man

Prince Regent

Knife Edge

Charles Pollock

Glorious 39

Gilbert

The Gathering Storm

Ivo Pettifer

The Crown's Ancient Forest

Narrator

One of Those Days

Mr. Burrell

Four Last Songs

Sebastian Burrows

Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi Drama

Self

Blow Dry

Louis

French Film

Jed

Scenes of a Sexual Nature

Gerry

Miss Austen Regrets

Rev Brook Bridges

Burke & Hare

Lord Harrington

The Coronation Concert

Self- Presenter

All Change at Longleat

Narrator

Conspiracy of Silence

Fr. Jack Dowling

Third Star

Beachcomber

The Sarah Millican Television Programme - Best of Series 1-2

Self

Paddington in Peru

Henry Brown

Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story

Sir Hugh Carleton Greene

Mr. Stink

The Monuments Men

2nd Lt. Donald Jeffries

Paddington

Henry Brown

Stalag Luft

Sqdn. Ldr. Barton (as Richard Bonneville)

The Diary of a Nobody

Pooter

Peter Sellers: Genius at Work

Narrator

Thomas & Friends: Journey Beyond Sodor

Merlin (voice)

Doctor Who: The Curse of the Black Spot Prequel

Captain Henry Avery

Muppets Most Wanted

Irish Journalist

A Merry Little Christmas with Sutton Foster and Hugh Bonneville

Self

Notting Hill

Bernie

Tomorrow Never Dies

HMS Bedford Air Warfare Officer

Breakout

Peter Schneider

Restoring Genius: The Art of Agnolo Bronzino

Narrator

The Secret World of LEGO

Narration

Fair Game

Gerry (as Richard Bonneville)

Paddington 2

Henry Brown

Girl with a Pearl Earring: And Other Treasures from the Mauritshuis

Shanghai

Ben Sanger

Bank of Dave

Sir Charles

Stick Man

Santa (voice)

From Time to Time

Captain Oldknow

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

Robert Crawley

Hear the Silence

Dr. Andrew Wakefield

Bank of Dave 2: The Loan Ranger

Sir Charles

Go Away!

Breathe

Teddy Hall

Christmas Karma

Marley

The Magnificent Lion Boy

Leonard Orlov

Viceroy's House

Lord Mountbatten

The Scold's Bridle

Tim Duggan

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

Schiller

Mosley

Bob Boothby

Martin Luther: The Idea that Changed the World

Narrator (voice)

Piccadilly Jim

Lord Wisbeach

Critical Eye

Brian

The Corrupted

Hammond

The Emperor's New Clothes

Bertrand

Downton Abbey

Robert Crawley

A Return to Grace: Luther's Life and Legacy

Narrator

Countdown to Calvary

Self

Underclassman

Headmaster Felix Powers

TB: Return of the Plague

Himself

Love Again

Philip Larkin

Thursday the 12th

Brin Hopper

Downton Abbey Live!

Self

Return to Downton Abbey: A Grand Event

Self

Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey

Mr. Delacroix

To Olivia

Roald Dahl

Paddington: The Man Behind the Bear

Himself - Presenter

Miranda: My Such Fun Celebration

Self

The Dinner Party

The Host

The Biographer

Eric

High Heels and Low Lifes

Farmer

The Amazing Maurice

The Mayor (voice)

Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas

Self

The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out

Self

Downton Abbey: A New Era

Robert Crawley

I Came By

Hector Blake

The Life and Times of Captain Sir Tom

Self - Narrator (voice)

Dead Cat Film

Clio

Odilo Fabian or (the Possibility of Impossible Dreams)

The Narrator

Sofia the First: Forever Royal

Voice of the Library/The First Storykeeper (voice)

Alpine Train at Christmas

Narrator

The Marvellous Maggie Smith: A Celebration

Self - Narrator

Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration

Robert Crawley (archive footage)

Madame Tussauds: The Full Wax

Narrator

A Sisyphean Task

The Headmaster

Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale

Self

The Sanctuary Sparrow

Daniel Aurifaber

Nordic Train at Christmas

Narrator

From Vienna: The New Year’s Celebration 2026

Himself - Host

OZI: Voice of the Forest

Erzähler

Cold War 1994

Other Credits

Everybody to Kenmure Street

Executive Producer

Everybody to Kenmure Street

Executive Producer