Hugh Bonneville
Nov 10, 1963 (61 years old) in Paddington, London, England, UK
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.
Known For

Doctor Who
Henry Avery

Midsomer Murders
Hugh Barton

Agatha Christie's Poirot
Edward Masterman

Peak Practice
Dominic Kent

Great Performances
Self

Downton Abbey
Robert Crawley

Sofia the First
Book Narrator (voice)

DuckTales
Santa Claus (voice)

Paddington in Peru
Henry Brown

Amphibia
Wigbert (voice)
Credits
-
Narrator★ NR
-
Go Away! Future★ NR
-
Legally Mad FutureGordan Hamm★ NR
-
Christmas Karma 2025★ NR
-
Robert Crawley★ NR
-
Narrator (voice)★ 7
-
Sir Charles★ 6.2
-
JAMES & Co 2025Self - Video message★ NR
-
Narrator★ NR
-
Self - Narrator (voice)★ 7.9
-
James Richardson★ 7.3
-
Paddington in Peru 2024Henry Brown★ 6.8
-
Douglas Is Cancelled 2024Douglas★ 7.2
-
Jonathan Wilde★ 6.4
-
Narrator★ NR
-
Self- Presenter★ 6
-
Narrator★ NR
-
Bank of Dave 2023Sir Charles★ 7.1
-
The Gold 2023DCI Brian Boyce★ 7.2
-
Dead Cat Film 2023Clio★ NR
-
The Amazing Maurice 2022The Mayor (voice)★ 6.8
-
I Came By 2022Hector Blake★ 6.3
-
Robert Crawley★ 7.2
-
Narrator★ NR
-
Narrator (voice)★ 7.6
-
Narrator★ NR
-
Narrator (Voice)★ NR
-
Vypravěč★ NR
-
Silent Hours 2021Commander William Calthorpe★ 5.2
-
Self★ NR
-
To Olivia 2021Roald Dahl★ 6.9
-
Dancing Nation 2021Narrator ("States of Mind")★ NR
-
Narrateur★ NR
-
Self★ 6.4
-
Mr. Delacroix★ 6.6
-
Self - Narrator (voice)★ NR
-
Staged 2020Hugh★ 7.9
-
Sandylands 2020One-eyed man★ 6.2
-
Self★ 6.3
-
Himself - Presenter★ NR
-
DNA Journey 2019★ 6
-
Self★ 7.1
-
Downton Abbey 2019Robert Crawley★ 7.1
-
Downton Abbey Live! 2019Self★ 6.5
-
Amphibia 2019Wigbert (voice)★ 8.6
-
Narrator - Self★ NR
-
The Corrupted 2019Hammond★ 6.1
-
The Narrator★ NR
-
Voice of the Library/The First Storykeeper (voice)★ 9.5
-
Countdown to Calvary 2018Self★ 8
-
Wild Great Britain 2018Narrator★ 10
-
Wild Britain 2018Narrator★ 10
-
Paddington 2 2017Henry Brown★ 7.5
-
Breathe 2017Teddy Hall★ 7.4
-
Merlin (voice)★ 6.9
-
DuckTales 2017Santa Claus (voice)★ 7.8
-
Viceroy's House 2017Lord Mountbatten★ 6.7
-
Narrator (voice)★ 7
-
Narrator★ 10
-
Our Ex-Wife 2016Narrator★ 6
-
Stick Man 2015Santa (voice)★ 6.8
-
Narrator★ NR
-
Narration★ 8.1
-
Galavant 2015Pirate King★ 7.4
-
A Life on Screen 2014Self★ 8
-
Paddington 2014Henry Brown★ 7.1
-
Narrator★ NR
-
Self★ NR
-
Muppets Most Wanted 2014Irish Journalist★ 6.3
-
W1A 2014Ian Fletcher★ 7.8
-
Himself★ 4
-
The Monuments Men 20142nd Lt. Donald Jeffries★ 6.1
-
The Dinner Party 2014The Host★ NR
-
Himself★ 6
-
Self★ NR
-
Leonard Orlov★ NR
-
Da Vinci's Demons 2013★ 7.5
-
Sofia the First 2013Book Narrator (voice)★ 7.2
-
Mr. Stink 2012Mr. Stink★ 6.3
-
The Hollow Crown 2012Gloucester★ 7.3
-
Just a Minute 2012Self★ 9.5
-
★ 7.1
-
Captain Henry Avery★ 10
-
The Hotel 2011Himself - Narrator★ 8
-
Twenty Twelve 2011Ian Fletcher★ 7.3
-
Turn Back Time 2010Narrator (voice)★ 8.5
-
Burke & Hare 2010Lord Harrington★ 6.1
-
The Silence 2010★ 6.2
-
Shanghai 2010Ben Sanger★ 6.1
-
Third Star 2010Beachcomber★ 7
-
Ben Hur 2010Pilate★ 6.3
-
Critical Eye 2010Brian★ NR
-
Glorious 39 2009Gilbert★ 6
-
Knife Edge 2009Charles Pollock★ 4.5
-
From Time to Time 2009Captain Oldknow★ 6.3
-
Getting On 2009Philip Moore★ 7
-
Hunter 2009DSI Iain Barclay★ 7.3
-
French Film 2008Jed★ 6.2
-
Lost in Austen 2008Mr. Bennet★ 7.2
-
Bonekickers 2008Gregory Parton★ 5.6
-
Sir Hugh Carleton Greene★ 6.3
-
Freezing 2008★ 5.5
-
Miss Austen Regrets 2008Rev Brook Bridges★ 6.1
-
One of Those Days 2008Mr. Burrell★ 7.3
-
Five Days 2007DSI Iain Barclay★ 5.7
-
Four Last Songs 2007Sebastian Burrows★ 5.8
-
Pooter★ 8
-
Tony Whittaker★ 6.1
-
Gerry★ 5.3
-
Prince Regent★ 5.7
-
Asylum 2005Max Raphael★ 5.8
-
Underclassman 2005Headmaster Felix Powers★ 4.9
-
The Robinsons 2005★ 6
-
Man to Man 2005Fraser McBride★ 6.2
-
Doctor Who 2005Henry Avery★ 7.5
-
The Rotters' Club 2005Voice of Adult Ben★ NR
-
Inspector Hewitt★ 7.6
-
Piccadilly Jim 2004Lord Wisbeach★ 6.3
-
Stage Beauty 2004Samuel Pepys★ 6.7
-
Hear the Silence 2003Dr. Andrew Wakefield★ NR
-
Love Again 2003Philip Larkin★ NR
-
★ 4.6
-
Thursday the 12th 2003Brin Hopper★ NR
-
The Commander 2003★ 6.5
-
Tipping the Velvet 2002Ralph Banner★ 7
-
Doctor Zhivago 2002Yevgraf Zhivago★ 6.6
-
Daniel Deronda 2002Henleigh Grandcourt★ 7.7
-
The Biographer 2002Eric★ NR
-
Right Under My Eyes 2002James★ 4
-
The Gathering Storm 2002Ivo Pettifer★ 6.6
-
Iris 2001Young John Bayley★ 6.4
-
Bertrand★ 6.7
-
Farmer★ 6
-
The Cazalets 2001Hugh Cazalet★ 8
-
Blow Dry 2001Louis★ 5.9
-
Himself★ 9
-
Take a Girl Like You 2000Julian Ormerod★ NR
-
Madame Bovary 2000Charles Bovary★ 6.3
-
Mansfield Park 1999Mr. Rushworth★ 6.7
-
Notting Hill 1999Bernie★ 7.3
-
The Scold's Bridle 1998Tim Duggan★ 7
-
Mosley 1998Bob Boothby★ 6
-
Tomorrow Never Dies 1997Air Warfare Officer - HMS Bedford★ 6.4
-
Get Well Soon 1997Norman Tucker★ 6
-
Ferdinand Fitzgerald★ 2
-
See You Friday 1997Daniel★ 6
-
Breakout 1997Peter Schneider★ 6
-
Midsomer Murders 1997Hugh Barton★ 7.5
-
Holding The Baby 1997Gordon Muir★ NR
-
Married for Life 1996Steve Hollingsworth★ 4
-
Bugs 1995★ 6.8
-
Schiller★ 6.4
-
Fair Game 1994Gerry (as Richard Bonneville)★ 3.5
-
Cadfael 1994Daniel Aurifaber★ 7.3
-
Stalag Luft 1993Sqdn. Ldr. Barton (as Richard Bonneville)★ 6.8
-
Peak Practice 1993Dominic Kent★ 6.1
-
Between the Lines 1992★ 5.6
-
Murder Most Horrid 1991Inspector Dawson★ 6.6
-
★ 4
-
Dodgem 1991Rick Bayne★ NR
-
Chancer 1990Jas★ 6.8
-
Edward Masterman★ 8.1
-
Sherlock Holmes 1984Victor Savage★ 8.1
-
Great Performances 1971Self★ 5.6