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David Haig

David Haig

Known for: Acting

Born 20/09/1955
Place of birth Aldershot, Hampshire, England, UK

David Haig Collum Ward (born 20 September 1955 in Aldershot, Hampshire) is an Olivier Award-winning English actor and FIPA Award-winning writer. He is known for his versatility, having played dramatic, serio-comic and comedic roles, playing characters of varied social classes. He has appeared in top roles in stage productions all over the West End and has done numerous TV and film roles over the past 20 years.

Filmography

Midsomer Murders Series ★ 7,5

Midsomer Murders

George Jeffers

1997

Doctor Who Series ★ 7,9

Doctor Who

Pangol

1963

Agatha Christie's Marple Series ★ 7,9

Agatha Christie's Marple

Major Hugh Horton

2004

Hustle Series ★ 7,7

Hustle

Sir Anthony Reeves

2004

Killing Eve Series ★ 7,9

Killing Eve

Bill

2018

Killing Eve Series ★ 7,9

Killing Eve

Bill Pargrave

2018

Inspector Morse Series ★ 7,9

Inspector Morse

Peter Rhodes

1987

Blake's 7 Series ★ 7,3

Blake's 7

Forres

1978

Penny Dreadful Series ★ 7,8

Penny Dreadful

Oscar Putney

2014

Soldier Soldier Series ★ 6,9

Soldier Soldier

Major Tom Cadman

1991

Cracker Series ★ 6,6

Cracker

Graham

1993

The Thick of It Series ★ 8,1

The Thick of It

Steve Fleming

2005

Boon Series ★ 5,8

Boon

Jim Fisk

1986

Wycliffe Series ★ 6,8

Wycliffe

David Miller

1994

Dramarama Series ★ 7,2

Dramarama

Bill Brock

1983

The Darling Buds of May Series ★ 7,9

The Darling Buds of May

Captain Robert Battersby

1991

The Thin Blue Line Series ★ 7,1

The Thin Blue Line

Detective Inspector Derek Grim

1995

Urban Myths Series ★ 7,3

Urban Myths

George Frideric Handel

2017

COBRA Series ★ 5,9

COBRA

Archie Glover-Morgan

2020

Campion Series ★ 6,5

Campion

Cully Randall

1989

Campion Series ★ 6,5

Campion

Guffy Randall

1989

Four Weddings and a Funeral Film ★ 6,8

Four Weddings and a Funeral

Bernard the Groom - Wedding Two

1994

Downton Abbey Film ★ 7,2

Downton Abbey

Mr Wilson

2019

Étoile Series ★ 7,3

Étoile

Nicholas

2025

Series

The Michael Ball Show

Self

2010

Chancer Series ★ 6,3

Chancer

Dr. Haselden

1990

Two Weeks Notice Film ★ 6,4

Two Weeks Notice

Howard Wade

2002

Hannay Series ★ 6,5

Hannay

1988

The Witness for the Prosecution Series ★ 6,9

The Witness for the Prosecution

Sir Charles Carter

2016

Yes, Prime Minister Series ★ 5,7

Yes, Prime Minister

Prime Minister Jim Hacker

2013

Talking Heads Series ★ 6,7

Talking Heads

Wilfred Paterson

1988

Florence Foster Jenkins Film ★ 6,6

Florence Foster Jenkins

Carlo Edwards

2016

Portrait of a Marriage Series ★ 6,0

Portrait of a Marriage

Harold Nicolson

1990

Keeping Mum Series

Keeping Mum

Richard Beare

1997

Series

Diamonds

Alex Randolph

1981

Love on a Branch Line Series ★ 5,2

Love on a Branch Line

Lionel Virley

1994

Series ★ 9,0

Nice Day at the Office

1994

Chessgame Series ★ 6,5

Chessgame

Colin Jenkins

1983

Dark Enemy Film ★ 4,8

Dark Enemy

Ash

1984

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Tales of Innocence Film ★ 5,8

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Tales of Innocence

Col. Bonnet

1999

One Red Nose Day and a Wedding Film ★ 7,0

One Red Nose Day and a Wedding

Bernard

2019

My Boy Jack Film ★ 6,6

My Boy Jack

Rudyard Kipling

2007

Crime and Punishment Film ★ 6,7

Crime and Punishment

Luzhin

2002

The Moon Stallion Series ★ 7,0

The Moon Stallion

Todman

1978

National Theatre Live: Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead Film ★ 6,4

National Theatre Live: Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

The Player

2017

The Wright Way Series ★ 5,2

The Wright Way

Gerald Wright

2013

The Moon Stallion Film

The Moon Stallion

Todman

1978

Morons from Outer Space Film ★ 4,9

Morons from Outer Space

Palatial House Flunkey

1985

Doctor Who: The Leisure Hive Film ★ 7,0

Doctor Who: The Leisure Hive

Pangol

1980

The 39 Steps Film ★ 6,5

The 39 Steps

Sir George Sinclair

2008

Timequest Film ★ 5,0

Timequest

Clint Hill

2000

Mr. Bean's Wedding Film ★ 7,2

Mr. Bean's Wedding

Bride's Father

2007

There's Something About Romcoms Film ★ 6,0

There's Something About Romcoms

Self

2016

A Flame to the Phoenix Film ★ 8,0

A Flame to the Phoenix

Mirek Grabinski

1983

Station Jim Film ★ 7,5

Station Jim

Riorden Jnr

2001

Dustbin Baby Film ★ 6,1

Dustbin Baby

Elliot

2008

Never Mind the Horrocks Film ★ 7,5

Never Mind the Horrocks

1996

The Cold War Killers Film ★ 8,0

The Cold War Killers

Colin Jenkins

1986

A for Andromeda Film ★ 4,7

A for Andromeda

General Vandenberg

2006

Mo Film ★ 5,8

Mo

Jon Norton

2010

Film ★ 9,0

The Alamut Ambush

Colin Jenkins

1986

Film

Eloise

Film ★ 7,0

Ivor the Invisible

Park Keeper (voice)

2001

Film

Dickens' Secret Lover

Charles Dickens

2008

Talking Heads 2 Film ★ 8,5

Talking Heads 2

1998