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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

77

Gender

Male

Birthday

1958-02-10 (67 years old)

Place of Birth

Cranleigh, Surrey, England, UK

Also Known As

Rupert Vansittart

Biography

Rupert Nicholas Vansittart is an English character actor. He has appeared in a variety of roles in film, television, stage and radio, often playing comic characters. He is best known for his role as Lord Ashfordly in the ITV drama Heartbeat and for playing Lord Yohn Royce in the HBO series Game of Thrones.

Known For

Acting

Braveheart

1995

Braveheart

as

Lord Bottoms

Four Weddings and a Funeral

1994

Four Weddings and a Funeral

as

George the Boor at The Boatman - Wedding One

Coup!

2006

Coup!

as

Roddy Hamilton

Monk Dawson

1998

Monk Dawson

as

Fr Timothy

Austenland

2013

Austenland

as

Mr. Wattlesbrook

The Bank Job

2008

The Bank Job

as

Sir Leonard Plugge

The Remains of the Day

1993

The Remains of the Day

as

Sir Geoffrey Wren

Half Moon Street

1986

Half Moon Street

as

Alan Platts-Williams

Eviction

1999

Eviction

as

The Landlord

Eat the Rich

1987

Eat the Rich

as

Rupert

Margaret

2009

Margaret

as

Buster

1988

Buster

as

Fairclough

Wilderness

1996

Wilderness

as

Jeremy

One Last Chance

2004

One Last Chance

as

Alisdair Robb

The Perfect Blue

1998

The Perfect Blue

as

Flashback Date #2

Roman Road

2004

Roman Road

as

Farmer

Cutthroat Island

1995

Cutthroat Island

as

Captain Perkins

A United Kingdom

2016

A United Kingdom

as

Sir Ian Fraser

The Children Act

2018

The Children Act

as

Sherwood Runcie

The Iron Lady

2011

The Iron Lady

as

Cabinet Minister

Kevin & Perry Go Large

2000

Kevin & Perry Go Large

as

Bank Manager

One Red Nose Day and a Wedding

2019

One Red Nose Day and a Wedding

as

George the Boor

Plenty

1985

Plenty

as

Client's Asst.

Misbehaviour

2020

Misbehaviour

as

Lord Bly

National Theatre Live: This House

2013

National Theatre Live: This House

as

Esher / Belfast West

The Falklands Play

2002

The Falklands Play

as

Sir Robert Armstrong (Cabinet Secretary)

Diana & Me

1997

Diana & Me

as

Chef

Frenchman's Creek

1998

Frenchman's Creek

as

Lord Godolphin

Holy Flying Circus

2011

Holy Flying Circus

as

Bernard Barnard QC

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

as

Desmond Harcourt

Chef

Chef

as

Diner

The Thin Blue Line

The Thin Blue Line

as

Commander Crow

Heartbeat

Heartbeat

as

Lord Ashfordly

Mr. Bean

Mr. Bean

as

Hubert

The Nevers

The Nevers

as

Lord Broughton

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

as

General Asquith

Casualty

Casualty

as

Kenneth Stair

Father Brown

Father Brown

as

Arthur Le Broc

Hustle

Hustle

as

Jonathan Mortimer-Howe

Wilderness

Wilderness

as

Jeremy

Game of Thrones

Game of Thrones

as

Yohn Royce

Outlander

Outlander

as

Lord William Dunsany

Bridgerton

Bridgerton

as

Mr. Brookes

The Chelsea Detective

The Chelsea Detective

as

Patrick Blythe

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

as

Alistair Kingslake

Black Books

Black Books

as

Rich Guy

Bad Education

Bad Education

as

Mr. Humpage

Gentleman Jack

Gentleman Jack

as

Charles Lawton

Andor

Andor

as

Chief Hyne

My Family

My Family

as

Mr. Davis

The Crown

The Crown

as

Cecil King

Kavanagh Q.C.

Kavanagh Q.C.

as

Timothy Ealand

Chewing Gum

Chewing Gum

as

Big Boss

Death in Paradise

Death in Paradise

as

Colin Campbell

Unsinkable

Unsinkable

as

Morris Hawkins

Mr. Bean

Mr. Bean

as

Guardsman

Foyle's War

Foyle's War

as

Sir Alec Meyerson

Foyle's War

Foyle's War

as

Sir Alec Myerson

Production

Crew

Directing