Hugh Bonneville
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009
Series
Midsomer Murders
Hugh Barton
1997
Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
2015
Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014
Series
Doctor Who
Henry Avery
2005
Series
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
Series
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Edward Masterman
1989
Series
The View
Self
1997
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
1944
Series
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Narrator (voice)
2014
Series
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Self - Guest Star
2014
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
Series
Top Gear
Self
2002
Series
Great Performances
Self
1971
Series
Downton Abbey
Robert Crawley
2010
Series
The One Show
Self - Guest
2006
Series
The One Show
Self
2006
Series
Agatha Christie's Marple
Inspector Hewitt
2004
Series
Peak Practice
Dominic Kent
1993
Series
DuckTales
Santa Claus (voice)
2017
Series
Sherlock Holmes
Victor Savage
1984
Series
Amphibia
Wigbert (voice)
2019
Series
Sofia the First
Book Narrator (voice)
2013
Series
Sofia the First
Secret Library (voice)
2013
Series
The Jonathan Ross Show
Self
2011
Series
GMTV
Self
1993
Series
The Agency
James Richardson
2024
Series
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
Self
2019
Series
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
Self
2022
Series
The Grand Tour
Self
2016
Series
The Hollow Crown
Gloucester
2012
Series
Dispatches
Self - Narrator
1987
Series
Dispatches
1987
Series
Bugs
1995
Series
The Gold
DCI Brian Boyce
2023
Series
Rachael Ray
2006
Series
Da Vinci's Demons
2013
Film
Paddington
Henry Brown
2014
Film
Notting Hill
Bernie
1999
Series
Cadfael
Daniel Aurifaber
1994
Series
Between the Lines
1992
Series
The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin
Jonathan Wilde
2024
Series
Galavant
Pirate King
2015
Series
Murder Most Horrid
Inspector Dawson
1991
Series
Staged
Hugh
2020
Film
Tomorrow Never Dies
HMS Bedford Air Warfare Officer
1997
Film
Paddington 2
Henry Brown
2017
Film
Paddington in Peru
Henry Brown
2024
Film
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
Robert Crawley
2025
Series
Five Days
DSI Iain Barclay
2007
Series
W1A
Ian Fletcher
2014
Series
The Commander
James Lampton (uncredited)
2003
Film
Downton Abbey
Robert Crawley
2019
Film
Cold War 1994
Chris Hughes
2026
Series
Twenty Twelve
Ian Fletcher
2011
Series
Ben Hur
Pilate
2010
Series
Doctor Zhivago
Yevgraf Andreyevich Zhivago
2002
Film
The Monuments Men
2nd Lt. Donald Jeffries
2014
Film
Mummies
Lord Sylvester Carnaby (voice)
2023
Series
Tipping the Velvet
Ralph Banner
2002
Film
Downton Abbey: A New Era
Robert Crawley
2022
Series
Daniel Deronda
Henleigh Mallinger Grandcourt
2002
Series
Bonekickers
Gregory Parton
2008
Series
JAMES & Co
Self - Video message
2025
Series
Douglas Is Cancelled
Douglas
2024
Series
Tsunami: The Aftermath
Tony Whittaker
2006
Series
World's Most Dangerous Roads
2011
Series
Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)
Narrator
2014
Film
Muppets Most Wanted
Irish Journalist
2014
Film
The Amazing Maurice
The Mayor (voice)
2022
Film
Breathe
Teddy Hall
2017
Series
DNA Journey
2019
Film
Iris
Young John Bayley
2001
Film
Shanghai
Ben Sanger
2010
Series
Chancer
Jas
1990
Series
The Secret Lives of Animals
Self - Narrator (voice)
2024
Film
I Came By
Hector Blake
2022
Series
Born to Be Wild
Self - Narrator (voice)
2025
Series
Lost in Austen
Mr Bennet
2008
Series
The Cazalets
Hugh Cazalet
2001
Film
Asylum
Max Raphael
2005
Series
Mosley
Bob Boothby
1998
Film
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
Schiller
1994
Series
Getting On
Philip Moore
2009
Film
Burke & Hare
Lord Harrington
2010
Film
The Corrupted
Hammond
2019
Series
Twenty Twenty Six
Ian Fletcher
2026
Film
Blow Dry
Louis
2001
Series
The Rotters' Club
Voice of Adult Ben
2005
Film
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
Mr. Delacroix
2020
Series
A Life on Screen
Self
2014
Film
OZI: Voice of the Forest
Erzähler
2024
Series
Just a Minute
Self
2012
Film
Mansfield Park
Mr. Rushworth
1999
Series
Paul Merton: The Series
1991
Series
The Silence
2010
Film
Stage Beauty
Samuel Pepys
2004
Series
Courting Alex
Julian
2006
Dodgem
Rick Bayne
1991
Film
Bank of Dave
Sir Charles
2023
Film
Stick Man
Santa (voice)
2015
Series
The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous
Ferdinand Fitzgerald
1997
Series
The Robinsons
2005
Series
Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale
2002
Film
Underclassman
Headmaster Felix Powers
2005
Film
Third Star
Beachcomber
2010
Film
Piccadilly Jim
Lord Wisbeach
2004
Series
The Secret Life of Our Pets
Narrator (voice)
2022
Series
Sandylands
One-eyed man
2020
Film
Christmas Karma
Marley
2025
Series
Dancing Nation
Narrator ("States of Mind")
2021
Series
Jamie and Jimmy's Friday Night Feast
Himself
2014
Series
Freezing
2008
Series
Take a Girl Like You
Julian Ormerod
2000
Legally Mad
Gordan Hamm
Film
Glorious 39
Gilbert
2009
Film
Fair Game
Gerry (as Richard Bonneville)
1994
Series
Hunter
DSI Iain Barclay
2009
Film
Bank of Dave 2: The Loan Ranger
Sir Charles
2025
Film
Scenes of a Sexual Nature
Gerry
2006
Film
Miss Austen Regrets
Rev Brook Bridges
2008
Film
Thomas & Friends: Journey Beyond Sodor
Merlin (voice)
2017
Film
Sofia the First: Forever Royal
Voice of the Library/The First Storykeeper (voice)
2018
Series
Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Himself
2000
See You Friday
Daniel
1997
Film
Mosley
Bob Boothby
1998
Film
The Gathering Storm
Ivo Pettifer
2002
Series
The Hotel
Himself - Narrator
2011
Film
Silent Hours
Commander William Calthorpe
2021
Series
Get Well Soon
Norman Tucker
1997
Film
Conspiracy of Silence
Fr. Jack Dowling
2003
Series
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
Victor Savage
1994
Series
The Wonders of Europe
Narrator
2023
Series
Secret Life of the Forest
Narrator (Voice)
2021
Film
Viceroy's House
Lord Mountbatten
2017
Film
The Emperor's New Clothes
Bertrand
2001
Film
To Olivia
Roald Dahl
2021
Series
Her Majesty's Cavalry
Narrator - Self
2019
Film
High Heels and Low Lifes
Farmer
2001
Film
From Time to Time
Captain Oldknow
2009
Series
Madame Bovary
Charles Bovary
2000
Series
Our Ex-Wife
Narrator
2016
Series
Turn Back Time
Narrator (voice)
2010
Film
Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi Drama
Self
2014
Film
Miranda: My Such Fun Celebration
Self
2020
Series
Married for Life
Steve Hollingsworth
1996
Film
The Coronation Concert
Self- Presenter
2023
Film
Man to Man
Fraser McBride
2005
The Vet
Alan Sinclair
1995
Film
Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
Self
2020
Film
Four Last Songs
Sebastian Burrows
2007
Holding The Baby
Gordon Muir
1997
Series
Wild Great Britain
Narrator
2018
Film
Knife Edge
Charles Pollock
2009
Film
Mr. Stink
Mr. Stink
2012
Film
The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out
Self
2021
Series
Wild Tales from the Farm
Narrateur
2021
Film
French Film
Jed
2008
Film
Beau Brummell: This Charming Man
Prince Regent
2006
Film
Sofia the First: The Mystic Isles
Narrator (voice)
2017
Film
Thursday the 12th
Brin Hopper
2003
Film
The Biographer
Eric
2002
Film
The Sanctuary Sparrow
Daniel Aurifaber
1994
Right Under My Eyes
James
2002
Film
Breakout
Peter Schneider
1997
Series
Wild Britain
Narrator
2018
Film
Return to Downton Abbey: A Grand Event
Self
2019
Film
Stalag Luft
Sqdn. Ldr. Barton (as Richard Bonneville)
1993
Film
Odilo Fabian or (the Possibility of Impossible Dreams)
The Narrator
2019
Film
Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story
Sir Hugh Carleton Greene
2008
Film
Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale
Self
2025
Film
Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration
Robert Crawley (archive footage)
2024
Series
Inside the Forest Seasons of Wonder
Vypravěč
2021
Series
Secrets of the Royal Gardens
Narrator
2022
Film
Hear the Silence
Dr. Andrew Wakefield
2003
Film
The Secret World of LEGO
Narration
2015
Go Away!
Film
Girl with a Pearl Earring: And Other Treasures from the Mauritshuis
2015
Film
Sofia the First: The Secret Library
Book Narrator (voice)
2016
Film
Alpine Train at Christmas
Narrator
2024
Series
The Real History of Communism
الراوي
2024
Film
One of Those Days
Mr. Burrell
2008
Film
A Merry Little Christmas with Sutton Foster and Hugh Bonneville
Self
2018
Film
The Sarah Millican Television Programme - Best of Series 1-2
Self
2013
Film
The Marvellous Maggie Smith: A Celebration
Self - Narrator
2022
Film
Peter Sellers: Genius at Work
Narrator
2023
Film
The Scold's Bridle
Tim Duggan
1998
Film
Critical Eye
Brian
2010
Film
Downton Abbey Live!
Self
2019
The Magnificent Lion Boy
Leonard Orlov
2013
Film
The Diary of a Nobody
Pooter
2007
Film
Countdown to Calvary
Self
2018
Film
Martin Luther: The Idea that Changed the World
Narrator (voice)
2017
Film
Restoring Genius: The Art of Agnolo Bronzino
Narrator
Film
Madame Tussauds: The Full Wax
Narrator
2021
Film
A Return to Grace: Luther's Life and Legacy
Narrator
2017
Film
Doctor Who: The Curse of the Black Spot Prequel
Captain Henry Avery
2011
Series
Great British Train Journeys from Above
Self - Narrator (voice)
2025
Film
TB: Return of the Plague
Himself
2014
Film
Love Again
Philip Larkin
2003
Dog Person
Film
From Vienna: The New Year’s Celebration 2026
Himself - Host
2026
Film
A Sisyphean Task
The Headmaster
2025
Film
Dead Cat Film
Clio
2023
Film
The Dinner Party
The Host
2014
Men in Brown
Self
2020
Film
The Crown's Ancient Forest
Narrator
2021
Film
Paddington: The Man Behind the Bear
Himself - Presenter
2019
Nordic Train at Christmas
Narrator
2025
The Life and Times of Captain Sir Tom
Self - Narrator (voice)
2020
All Change at Longleat
Narrator
2015