Hugh Bonneville

Hugh Bonneville

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.

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Known For

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009 • as Self - Guest

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

2005 • as Henry Avery

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

2014 • as Narrator (voice)

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

2014 • as Self - Guest Star

The One Show

The One Show

2006 • as Self - Guest

The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show

2007 • as Self

Filmography

2025

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
as Robert Crawley
Movie - Released: 9/10/2025
Bank of Dave 2: The Loan Ranger
Bank of Dave 2: The Loan Ranger
as Sir Charles
Movie - Released: 1/10/2025
Movie
Christmas Karma
Movie - Released: 12/19/2025
JAMES & Co
JAMES & Co
as Self - Video message
TV - Released: 1/7/2025

2024

Paddington in Peru
Paddington in Peru
as Henry Brown
Movie - Released: 11/8/2024
Alpine Train at Christmas
Alpine Train at Christmas
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 12/22/2024
Douglas Is Cancelled
Douglas Is Cancelled
as Douglas
TV - Released: 6/27/2024
The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin
The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin
as Jonathan Wilde
TV - Released: 3/1/2024
The Secret Lives of Animals
The Secret Lives of Animals
as Self - Narrator (voice)
TV - Released: 12/18/2024
The Agency: Central Intelligence
The Agency: Central Intelligence
as James Richardson
TV - Released: 12/1/2024

2023

The Coronation Concert
The Coronation Concert
as Self- Presenter
Movie - Released: 5/7/2023
Peter Sellers: Genius at Work
Peter Sellers: Genius at Work
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 9/21/2023
Bank of Dave
Bank of Dave
as Sir Charles
Movie - Released: 3/10/2023
Dead Cat Film
Dead Cat Film
as Clio
Movie - Released: 1/19/2023
The Wonders of Europe
The Wonders of Europe
as Narrator
TV - Released: 4/8/2023
The Gold
The Gold
as DCI Brian Boyce
TV - Released: 2/12/2023

2022

The Amazing Maurice
The Amazing Maurice
as The Mayor (voice)
Movie - Released: 12/16/2022
Downton Abbey: A New Era
Downton Abbey: A New Era
as Robert Crawley
Movie - Released: 4/27/2022
I Came By
I Came By
as Hector Blake
Movie - Released: 8/19/2022
The Secret Life of Our Pets
The Secret Life of Our Pets
as Narrator (voice)
TV - Released: 1/11/2022
Secrets of the Royal Gardens
Secrets of the Royal Gardens
as Narrator
TV - Released: 3/2/2022

2021

Silent Hours
Silent Hours
as Commander William Calthorpe
Movie - Released: 9/1/2021
The Crown's Ancient Forest
The Crown's Ancient Forest
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 12/1/2021
To Olivia
To Olivia
as Roald Dahl
Movie - Released: 2/19/2021
The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out
The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out
as Self
Movie - Released: 3/6/2021
Dancing Nation
Dancing Nation
as Narrator ("States of Mind")
TV - Released: 1/28/2021
Secret Life of the Forest
Secret Life of the Forest
as Narrator (Voice)
TV - Released: 11/16/2021
Inside the Forest Seasons of Wonder
Inside the Forest Seasons of Wonder
as Vypravěč
TV - Released: 11/16/2021
Wild Tales from the Farm
Wild Tales from the Farm
as Narrateur
TV - Released: 1/4/2021

2020

Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
as Mr. Delacroix
Movie - Released: 11/6/2020
Miranda: My Such Fun Celebration
Miranda: My Such Fun Celebration
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/2020
Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/24/2020
Movie
The Life and Times of Captain Sir Tom
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 8/13/2020
Staged
Staged
as Hugh
TV - Released: 6/10/2020
Sandylands
Sandylands
as One-eyed man
TV - Released: 3/4/2020

2019

The Corrupted
The Corrupted
as Hammond
Movie - Released: 5/10/2019
Downton Abbey
Downton Abbey
as Robert Crawley
Movie - Released: 9/12/2019
Downton Abbey Live!
Downton Abbey Live!
as Self
Movie - Released: 8/18/2019
Return to Downton Abbey: A Grand Event
Return to Downton Abbey: A Grand Event
as Self
Movie - Released: 9/19/2019
Paddington: The Man Behind the Bear
Paddington: The Man Behind the Bear
as Himself - Presenter
Movie - Released: 12/26/2019
Odilo Fabian or (the Possibility of Impossible Dreams)
Odilo Fabian or (the Possibility of Impossible Dreams)
as The Narrator
Movie - Released: 1/3/2019
DNA Journey
DNA Journey
TV - Released: 11/10/2019
Her Majesty's Cavalry
Her Majesty's Cavalry
as Narrator - Self
TV - Released: 6/4/2019
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
as Self
TV - Released: 9/16/2019
Amphibia
Amphibia
as Wigbert (voice)
TV - Released: 6/17/2019

2018

A Merry Little Christmas with Sutton Foster and Hugh Bonneville
A Merry Little Christmas with Sutton Foster and Hugh Bonneville
as Self
Movie - Released: 10/12/2018
Countdown to Calvary
Countdown to Calvary
as Self
Movie - Released: 3/31/2018
Sofia the First: Forever Royal
Sofia the First: Forever Royal
as Voice of the Library/The First Storykeeper (voice)
Movie - Released: 9/8/2018
Wild Britain
Wild Britain
as Narrator
TV - Released: 3/6/2018
Wild Great Britain
Wild Great Britain
as Narrator
TV - Released: 3/6/2018

2017

Thomas & Friends: Journey Beyond Sodor - The Movie
Thomas & Friends: Journey Beyond Sodor - The Movie
as Merlin (voice)
Movie - Released: 8/22/2017
Paddington 2
Paddington 2
as Henry Brown
Movie - Released: 11/9/2017
Breathe
Breathe
as Teddy Hall
Movie - Released: 10/13/2017
Viceroy's House
Viceroy's House
as Lord Mountbatten
Movie - Released: 3/3/2017
Martin Luther: The Idea that Changed the World
Martin Luther: The Idea that Changed the World
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 2/15/2017
A Return to Grace: Luther's Life and Legacy
A Return to Grace: Luther's Life and Legacy
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 2/15/2017
DuckTales
DuckTales
as Santa Claus (voice)
TV - Released: 8/12/2017

2016

Our Ex-Wife
Our Ex-Wife
as Narrator
TV - Released: 9/1/2016
The Grand Tour
The Grand Tour
as Self
TV - Released: 11/17/2016

2015

Movie
All Change at Longleat
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 9/14/2015
The Secret World of LEGO
The Secret World of LEGO
as Narration
Movie - Released: 6/14/2015
Girl with a Pearl Earring: And Other Treasures from the Mauritshuis
Girl with a Pearl Earring: And Other Treasures from the Mauritshuis
Movie - Released: 1/12/2015
Stick Man
Stick Man
as Santa (voice)
Movie - Released: 12/7/2015
Galavant
Galavant
as Pirate King
TV - Released: 1/4/2015

2014

Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi Drama
Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi Drama
as Self
Movie - Released: 10/3/2014
The Monuments Men
The Monuments Men
as 2nd Lt. Donald Jeffries
Movie - Released: 1/24/2014
Paddington
Paddington
as Henry Brown
Movie - Released: 11/24/2014
Muppets Most Wanted
Muppets Most Wanted
as Irish Journalist
Movie - Released: 3/20/2014
TB: Return of the Plague
TB: Return of the Plague
as Himself
Movie - Released: 3/17/2014
The Dinner Party
The Dinner Party
as The Host
Movie - Released: 1/14/2014
W1A
W1A
as Ian Fletcher
TV - Released: 3/19/2014
Jamie and Jimmy's Friday Night Feast
Jamie and Jimmy's Friday Night Feast
as Himself
TV - Released: 1/10/2014
A Life on Screen
A Life on Screen
as Self
TV - Released: 12/24/2014
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
as Narrator (voice)
TV - Released: 4/27/2014
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
as Self - Guest Star
TV - Released: 4/27/2014
Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)
Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)
as Narrator
TV - Released: 11/3/2014

2013

The Sarah Millican Television Programme - Best of Series 1-2
The Sarah Millican Television Programme - Best of Series 1-2
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/11/2013
Movie
The Magnificent Lion Boy
as Leonard Orlov
Movie - Released: 5/21/2013
Da Vinci's Demons
Da Vinci's Demons
TV - Released: 4/12/2013
Sofia the First
Sofia the First
as Book Narrator (voice)
TV - Released: 1/11/2013
Sofia the First
Sofia the First
as Secret Library (voice)
TV - Released: 1/11/2013

2012

Mr. Stink
Mr. Stink
as Mr. Stink
Movie - Released: 12/23/2012
The Sarah Millican Television Programme
The Sarah Millican Television Programme
TV - Released: 3/8/2012
Just a Minute
Just a Minute
as Self
TV - Released: 3/26/2012
The Hollow Crown
The Hollow Crown
as Gloucester
TV - Released: 6/30/2012

2011

Doctor Who: The Curse of the Black Spot Prequel
Doctor Who: The Curse of the Black Spot Prequel
as Captain Henry Avery
Movie - Released: 4/30/2011
The Jonathan Ross Show
The Jonathan Ross Show
as Self
TV - Released: 9/3/2011
Twenty Twelve
Twenty Twelve
as Ian Fletcher
TV - Released: 3/14/2011
The Hotel
The Hotel
as Himself - Narrator
TV - Released: 4/17/2011
World's Most Dangerous Roads
World's Most Dangerous Roads
TV - Released: 9/4/2011

2010

Burke & Hare
Burke & Hare
as Lord Harrington
Movie - Released: 10/29/2010
Third Star
Third Star
as Beachcomber
Movie - Released: 6/1/2010
Shanghai
Shanghai
as Ben Sanger
Movie - Released: 6/10/2010
Critical Eye
Critical Eye
as Brian
Movie - Released: 3/9/2010
The Silence
The Silence
TV - Released: 7/12/2010
Downton Abbey
Downton Abbey
as Robert Crawley
TV - Released: 9/26/2010
Ben Hur
Ben Hur
as Pilate
TV - Released: 4/4/2010
Turn Back Time
Turn Back Time
as Narrator (voice)
TV - Released: 11/2/2010

2009

Knife Edge
Knife Edge
as Charles Pollock
Movie - Released: 10/23/2009
Glorious 39
Glorious 39
as Gilbert
Movie - Released: 11/20/2009
From Time to Time
From Time to Time
as Captain Oldknow
Movie - Released: 10/15/2009
Hunter
Hunter
as DSI Iain Barclay
TV - Released: 1/18/2009
Getting On
Getting On
as Philip Moore
TV - Released: 7/8/2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
TV - Released: 7/16/2009

2008

One of Those Days
One of Those Days
as Mr. Burrell
Movie - Released: 1/1/2008
French Film
French Film
as Jed
Movie - Released: 12/5/2008
Miss Austen Regrets
Miss Austen Regrets
as Rev Brook Bridges
Movie - Released: 2/3/2008
Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story
Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story
as Sir Hugh Carleton Greene
Movie - Released: 5/27/2008
Bonekickers
Bonekickers
as Gregory Parton
TV - Released: 7/8/2008
Freezing
Freezing
TV - Released: 2/20/2008
Lost in Austen
Lost in Austen
as Mr. Bennet
TV - Released: 9/3/2008

2007

Four Last Songs
Four Last Songs
as Sebastian Burrows
Movie - Released: 1/11/2007
The Diary of a Nobody
The Diary of a Nobody
as Pooter
Movie - Released: 1/1/2007
Five Days
Five Days
as DSI Iain Barclay
TV - Released: 1/23/2007
The Graham Norton Show
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
TV - Released: 2/22/2007

2006

Beau Brummell: This Charming Man
Beau Brummell: This Charming Man
as Prince Regent
Movie - Released: 6/19/2006
Scenes of a Sexual Nature
Scenes of a Sexual Nature
as Gerry
Movie - Released: 11/3/2006
The One Show
The One Show
as Self - Guest
TV - Released: 8/14/2006
Tsunami: The Aftermath
Tsunami: The Aftermath
as Tony Whittaker
TV - Released: 12/10/2006
Rachael Ray
Rachael Ray
TV - Released: 9/18/2006

2005

Man to Man
Man to Man
as Fraser McBride
Movie - Released: 4/13/2005
Asylum
Asylum
as Max Raphael
Movie - Released: 9/9/2005
Underclassman
Underclassman
as Headmaster Felix Powers
Movie - Released: 9/2/2005
The Robinsons
The Robinsons
TV - Released: 5/5/2005
Doctor Who
Doctor Who
as Henry Avery
TV - Released: 3/26/2005
The Rotters' Club
The Rotters' Club
as Voice of Adult Ben
TV - Released: 1/26/2005

2004

Stage Beauty
Stage Beauty
as Samuel Pepys
Movie - Released: 9/3/2004
Piccadilly Jim
Piccadilly Jim
as Lord Wisbeach
Movie - Released: 11/1/2004
Agatha Christie's Marple
Agatha Christie's Marple
as Inspector Hewitt
TV - Released: 12/12/2004

2003

Conspiracy of Silence
Conspiracy of Silence
Movie - Released: 5/15/2003
Conspiracy of Silence
Conspiracy of Silence
as Fr. Jack Dowling
Movie - Released: 5/15/2003
Hear the Silence
Hear the Silence
as Dr. Andrew Wakefield
Movie - Released: 12/15/2003
Love Again
Love Again
as Philip Larkin
Movie - Released: 7/26/2003
Thursday the 12th
Thursday the 12th
as Brin Hopper
Movie - Released: 4/6/2003
The Commander
The Commander
TV - Released: 2/16/2003

2002

Movie
Right Under My Eyes
as James
Movie - Released: 6/23/2002
The Gathering Storm
The Gathering Storm
as Ivo Pettifer
Movie - Released: 4/22/2002
The Biographer
The Biographer
as Eric
Movie - Released: 9/1/2002
Doctor Zhivago
Doctor Zhivago
as Yevgraf Zhivago
TV - Released: 11/24/2002
Daniel Deronda
Daniel Deronda
as Henleigh Grandcourt
TV - Released: 11/23/2002
Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale
Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale
TV - Released: 9/8/2002
Tipping the Velvet
Tipping the Velvet
as Ralph Banner
TV - Released: 12/9/2002
Top Gear
Top Gear
as Self
TV - Released: 10/20/2002

2001

Iris
Iris
as Young John Bayley
Movie - Released: 12/14/2001
Blow Dry
Blow Dry
as Louis
Movie - Released: 3/1/2001
The Emperor's New Clothes
The Emperor's New Clothes
as Bertrand
Movie - Released: 8/11/2001
High Heels and Low Lifes
High Heels and Low Lifes
as Farmer
Movie - Released: 7/16/2001
The Cazalets
The Cazalets
as Hugh Cazalet
TV - Released: 6/22/2001

2000

Madame Bovary
Madame Bovary
as Charles Bovary
Movie - Released: 6/2/2000
Take a Girl Like You
Take a Girl Like You
as Julian Ormerod
TV - Released: 11/26/2000
Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir
as Himself
TV - Released: 12/17/2000

1999

Mansfield Park
Mansfield Park
as Mr. Rushworth
Movie - Released: 11/12/1999
Notting Hill
Notting Hill
as Bernie
Movie - Released: 5/21/1999

1998

Movie
The Scold's Bridle
as Tim Duggan
Movie - Released: 4/10/1998
Mosley
Mosley
as Bob Boothby
Movie - Released: 2/12/1998
Mosley
Mosley
as Bob Boothby
TV - Released: 2/12/1998

1997

Tomorrow Never Dies
Tomorrow Never Dies
as Air Warfare Officer - HMS Bedford
Movie - Released: 12/11/1997
Breakout
Breakout
as Peter Schneider
Movie - Released: 4/22/1997
Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders
as Hugh Barton
TV - Released: 3/23/1997
TV
Get Well Soon
as Norman Tucker
TV - Released: 11/2/1997
See You Friday
See You Friday
as Daniel
TV - Released: 5/9/1997
The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous
The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous
as Ferdinand Fitzgerald
TV - Released: 6/6/1997
The View
The View
as Self
TV - Released: 8/11/1997
TV
Holding The Baby
as Gordon Muir
TV - Released: 1/24/1997

1996

Married for Life
Married for Life
as Steve Hollingsworth
TV - Released: 3/5/1996

1995

Bugs
Bugs
TV - Released: 4/1/1995

1994

Fair Game
Fair Game
as Gerry (as Richard Bonneville)
Movie - Released: 6/11/1994
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
as Schiller
Movie - Released: 11/4/1994
Cadfael
Cadfael
as Daniel Aurifaber
TV - Released: 5/29/1994

1993

Stalag Luft
Stalag Luft
as Sqdn. Ldr. Barton (as Richard Bonneville)
Movie - Released: 10/27/1993
GMTV
GMTV
as Self
TV - Released: 1/1/1993
Peak Practice
Peak Practice
as Dominic Kent
TV - Released: 5/10/1993

1992

Between the Lines
Between the Lines
TV - Released: 9/4/1992

1991

Murder Most Horrid
Murder Most Horrid
as Inspector Dawson
TV - Released: 11/14/1991
Paul Merton: The Series
Paul Merton: The Series
TV - Released: 9/25/1991
TV
Dodgem
as Rick Bayne
TV - Released: 2/20/1991

1990

Chancer
Chancer
as Jas
TV - Released: 3/6/1990

1989

Agatha Christie's Poirot
Agatha Christie's Poirot
as Edward Masterman
TV - Released: 1/8/1989

1987

Dispatches
Dispatches
as Self - Narrator
TV - Released: 10/30/1987

1984

Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes
as Victor Savage
TV - Released: 4/24/1984

1971

Great Performances
Great Performances
as Self
TV - Released: 1/28/1971

1944

Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
TV - Released: 1/20/1944

Unknown

Restoring Genius: The Art of Agnolo Bronzino
Restoring Genius: The Art of Agnolo Bronzino
as Narrator
Movie
Movie
Go Away!
Movie
TV
Legally Mad
as Gordan Hamm
TV