In Downton Abbey, who plays the Earl of Grantham?
"James Wood and directed and co-produced by her husband Simon Curtis. First broadcast on BBC Four, it was also shown on BBC2 in February 2008. McGovern played an American expatriate actress named Elizabeth, living in Chiswick with her publisher husband, played by Hugh Bonneville, and co-starring Tom Hollander as her theatrical agent. From 2010 to 2015, she portrayed Cora Crawley, Countess of Grantham, wife of Robert Crawley, 7th Earl of Grantham (played by Hugh Bonneville) in the British TV series ""Downton Abbey"". McGovern is also a singer-songwriter. In 2008 she began fronting the band Sadie and the Hotheads at The"
"of Grantham Screenwriter Julian Fellowes used the title, Earl of Grantham — although as a new fictional creation in the Peerage of Great Britain — for one of the main characters, Robert Crawley, in his 2010 ITV1 period drama ""Downton Abbey"". Earl of Grantham Earl of Grantham was a title in the Peerage of England created once on 24 December 1698, along with the titles Viscount Boston, of Boston in the County of Lincoln, and Baron Alford, of Alford in the County of Lincoln, for Henry de Nassau d'Auverquerque. The titles were created with a special remainder, failing heirs male"
"Matthew Goode as Henry Talbot. Downton Abbey's senior staff are portrayed by Jim Carter as Mr Carson, the butler, and Phyllis Logan as Mrs Hughes, the housekeeper. Tensions rise when Rob James-Collier, portraying Mr Barrow, a valet and footman, along with Siobhan Finneran as Miss O'Brien, the personal maid to the Countess of Grantham (up to series three), plot against Brendan Coyle as Mr Bates, the valet to the Earl of Grantham, and his love interest and eventual wife, Anna (Joanne Froggatt), the personal maid to Lady Mary. Kevin Doyle plays the unlucky Mr Molesley, valet to Matthew Crawley; he"
"Jeremy Northam Jeremy Philip Northam (born December 1, 1961) is an English actor. After a number of television roles, he earned attention as Mr. Knightley in the 1996 film adaptation of Jane Austen's ""Emma"". He has appeared in the films ""Gosford Park"", ""Amistad"", ""The Winslow Boy"", ""Enigma"", ""Martin and Lewis"", amongst others. He also played Thomas More in the Showtime series ""The Tudors"". From 2016 to 2017 he appeared as Anthony Eden in the Netflix series ""The Crown"". Northam was born in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, the youngest of four siblings. His mother, Rachel (née Howard), was a potter and professor of"
"an oversight role. Edith and Bertie are married on New Year's Eve. Lady Rose and Atticus return for the wedding. Anna goes into labour during the reception, and she and Bates become parents to a healthy son. The series is set in fictional Downton Abbey, a Yorkshire country house, which is the home and seat of the Earl and Countess of Grantham, along with their children and distant family members. Each series follows the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family, their friends, and their servants during the reign of King George V. The main cast of the Crawley family is"
"Grantham appeared as Ebenezer Scrooge in the Lincoln Theatre Royal's production of ""A Christmas Carol"". He portrayed the main character John in the Bulgarian TV series ""The English Neighbour"", based on the novel of the same name. In 2015 he appeared in the film ""Mob Handed"" (2016 Release) directed by Liam Galvin playing a detective. Grantham returned from Bulgaria for treatment of an undisclosed medical condition. He died in the early hours of 15 June 2018, aged 71. It was reported the cause of death was lung cancer. The episode of ""EastEnders"" broadcast that evening was dedicated to his memory"
"Elizabeth McGovern Elizabeth Lee McGovern (born July 18, 1961) is an American film, television, and theater actress, and musician. She received an Academy Award nomination for her role as Evelyn Nesbit in the 1981 film ""Ragtime"". She is also known for her performance as Cora Crawley, Countess of Grantham in the British drama series ""Downton Abbey"", for which she has been nominated for an Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award. Her other films include ""Ordinary People"" (1980), ""Once Upon a Time in America"" (1984), ""The Handmaid's Tale"" (1990) and ""The Wings of the Dove"" (1997). McGovern was born in Evanston,"
"London children's charity Scene & Heard and an ambassador for WaterAid. Hugh Bonneville Hugh Richard Bonneville Williams (born 10 November 1963), known professionally as Hugh Bonneville, is an English actor. He is best known for playing Robert Crawley in the television series ""Downton Abbey"" (2010–2015), for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and two consecutive Primetime Emmy Awards. Bonneville was born in Paddington, in west London, to a mother who was a nurse and a father who was a urological surgeon. He was educated at Dulwich College Preparatory School and at Sherborne School, an independent school in"
"appeared in the ITV period drama ""Downton Abbey"", as Robert, Earl of Grantham. In early 2010, he appeared in the comedy film ""Burke and Hare"". In 2011 and 2012, he starred as Ian Fletcher in the award-winning BBC comedy series ""Twenty Twelve"", and reprised the role in the 2014 BBC comedy series ""W1A"". In December 2012, he appeared on BBC Two with co-star Jessica Hynes in ""World's Most Dangerous Roads"", travelling through Georgia. He also appeared in the much-delayed film ""Hippie Hippie Shake"" with Cillian Murphy and Sienna Miller. From 2011 until 2014, Bonneville was the narrator of the Channel"
"Andrew Scarborough Andrew Scarborough is an English actor, most widely known for his recent role on screen as Tim Drewe in the multi BAFTA and Emmy award-winning ""Downton Abbey"" and since 2017 as Graham Foster in the television drama series ""Emmerdale"". He is also known for his other roles on screen in ""Hearts and Bones"", ""The Bible"", ""Jamaica Inn"", ""Hidden"" and ""Bad Girls"". He is also a theatre actor, performing in many of London's major theatres, including the West End theatre, and many provincial theatres in the UK, including mainland Europe with the Actors Touring Company—at the Renaissance-Theater Berlin in"
"Laura Carmichael Laura Elizabeth Carmichael (born 16 July 1986) is an English actress, most widely known for her performance as Lady Edith Crawley in the ITV (UK) and PBS (US) television period drama series"" Downton Abbey"". Her other work includes television series ""Marcella"" (2016), and the feature film ""A United Kingdom"" (2016). Carmichael was born in Southampton, England, to Sarah, a radiographer, and Andy Carmichael, a software consultant. She is the middle of three daughters. Her sister Amy works for a software start-up company and her sister Olivia is a charity fundraiser with the NHS. One of Carmichael's paternal great-grandfathers"
"Gyton Grantley Gyton Grantley (born 1 July 1980) is a Logie Award and AFI Award-winning Australian actor, best known for his portrayal of convicted murderer and drug trafficker Carl Williams in the hit Australian television show ""Underbelly"", for which he was nominated for both Most Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series and Most Popular Actor for the 2009 TV Week Logie Awards and the 2008 AFI award (winning for Most Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series). Grantley won the 2009 Logie Award for Most Outstanding Actor. Since 2012 he has portrayed Kane Albert in ""House Husbands"". Grantley was educated at"
"Eden (born 2016), and a son, Aubrey (born 2012). Actress Rebecca Hall is godmother to his daughter Willow. Stevens endorsed Senator Bernie Sanders for President in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Dan Stevens Daniel Jonathan Stevens (born 10 October 1982) is an English actor. He first drew international attention for his role as Matthew Crawley in the ITV acclaimed period drama series ""Downton Abbey"" (2010–12). He also starred as David in the thriller film ""The Guest"" (2014), Sir Lancelot in the adventure film """" (2014), The Beast/Prince in Disney's live action adaptation of ""Beauty and the Beast"" (2017), Lorin Willis"
"John Alderton John Alderton (born 27 November 1940) is an English actor who is best known for his roles in ""Upstairs, Downstairs"", ""Thomas & Sarah"", ""Wodehouse Playhouse"", ""Little Miss"" (original TV series), ""Please Sir!"" and ""Fireman Sam"" (the original series). Alderton has often starred alongside his wife, Pauline Collins. Alderton was born in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, the son of Ivy (née Handley) and Gordon John Alderton. He grew up in Hull where he attended Kingston High School. Alderton first became familiar to television viewers in 1962, when he played Dr Moone in the ITV soap opera, ""Emergency – Ward 10"". He"
"Hotel"" (2012), and ""The Lady in the Van"" (2015). She won an Emmy Award in 2003 for ""My House in Umbria"", to become one of the few actresses to have achieved the Triple Crown of Acting, and starred as Lady Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham, on ""Downton Abbey"" (2010–2015), for which she won three Emmys, her first non-ensemble Screen Actors Guild Award, and her third Golden Globe. Her honorary awards include the BAFTA Special Award in 1993, the BAFTA Fellowship in 1996, and the Special Olivier Award in 2011. She received the Stratford Shakespeare Festival's Legacy Award in 2012,"
"Iain Glen Iain Glen (born 24 June 1961) is a Scottish film, television, and stage actor. Glen is known for his roles as Dr. Alexander Isaacs / Tyrant in the ""Resident Evil"" film series and as Ser Jorah Mormont in the HBO fantasy television series ""Game of Thrones"". Other notable roles include John Hanning Speke in ""Mountains of the Moon"", Sir Richard Carlisle in ""Downton Abbey"", the title role in ""Jack Taylor"", and Jarrod Slade in ""Cleverman"". Iain Glen was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, and educated at the Edinburgh Academy, an independent school for boys (now co-educational), followed by the"
"Matt Barber (actor) Matt Barber (born 26 March 1983) is an English film, television and theatre actor. Born in Hammersmith, London, he grew up in Hampshire, training classically as a chorister at Winchester Cathedral before receiving academic and music scholarships to Bradfield College, where he was head boy. Barber studied Classics and Philosophy at Durham University He trained professionally as an actor at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School graduating in 2007. He is best known for his role as Atticus Aldridge in Downton Abbey. Previous roles include Freddie Eynsford-Hill in Peter Hall's Pygmalion opposite Michelle Dockery at the Old"
"Harry Hadden-Paton Harry Hadden-Paton (born 10 April 1981) is a British actor. He is perhaps best known for his television role as Herbert Pelham, 7th Marquess of Hexham, in the television series ""Downton Abbey"". Hadden-Paton is currently playing the lead role of Henry Higgins in the Lincoln Center Theater revival of ""My Fair Lady"" on Broadway, a performance for which he was nominated for the 2018 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical. Hadden-Paton is the son of former Cavalry officer Nigel Hadden-Paton and the former Sarah Mellor. He has three sisters: Polly, Clementine, and Alice, who is married"
"Richard E. Grant Richard E. Grant (born Richard Grant Esterhuysen; 5 May 1957) is a Swazi-English actor. He made his film debut as Withnail in the drama ""Withnail and I"" (1987). In film, Grant is further recognized as John Seward in ""Bram Stoker's Dracula"" (1992) and Zander Rice in ""Logan"" (2017). In television, he played Bob Cratchit in TNT's ""A Christmas Carol"" (1999), Izembaro in the sixth season of the HBO series ""Game of Thrones"", the Great Intelligence in the seventh series of ""Doctor Who"" and Simon Bricker in the critically acclaimed ITV/Masterpiece program ""Downton Abbey"". He will appear in"
"Hugh Bonneville Hugh Richard Bonneville Williams (born 10 November 1963), known professionally as Hugh Bonneville, is an English actor. He is best known for playing Robert Crawley in the television series ""Downton Abbey"" (2010–2015), for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and two consecutive Primetime Emmy Awards. Bonneville was born in Paddington, in west London, to a mother who was a nurse and a father who was a urological surgeon. He was educated at Dulwich College Preparatory School and at Sherborne School, an independent school in Dorset. Following secondary education, Bonneville read theology at Corpus Christi College,"
"Tobias Menzies Hanan Tobias Simpson Menzies (born 7 March, 1974) is an English stage, television and film actor. While working in theatre, he starred in television shows such as ""Rome"" (2005–2007) where he played Brutus and ""Game of Thrones"" (2013–2016) where he played Edmure Tully. He is probably best known for his dual role as Frank Randall and Jonathan ""Black Jack"" Randall in ""Outlander"" (2014–2018), for which he received a Golden Globe Award nomination. His film work includes ""Casino Royale"" and """". Menzies will portray Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh in the third and fourth seasons of the original Netflix"
"Mark in ""The Innocent"", a film for ITV, Michael Owen in the BBC comedy drama ""Hearts and Bones"" which earned him rave reviews, Joshua in ""The Bible"" (History Channel), Magistrate Bassat in ""Jamaica Inn"" (BBC1) and Tim Drewe in ""Downton Abbey"" (ITV) which earned him more rave reviews. Andrew Scarborough Andrew Scarborough is an English actor, most widely known for his recent role on screen as Tim Drewe in the multi BAFTA and Emmy award-winning ""Downton Abbey"" and since 2017 as Graham Foster in the television drama series ""Emmerdale"". He is also known for his other roles on screen in"
"November 2018, with Mark Gatiss playing the king. It follows Scarborough's role as Fortnum in the 1994 film version of the play. In 1993, he was nominated for the Ian Charleson Award and won the ""Manchester Evening News"" Award for his performance in ""The Comedy of Errors"" at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester. In March 2011 he won a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a revival of the play ""After the Dance"" by Terence Rattigan. Adrian Scarborough Adrian Philip Scarborough (born 10 May 1968) is an English actor, most widely known for film roles"
"had three children, a daughter and two sons. Alderton is also the stepfather of Collins' daughter Louise. Alderton is a fan of Hull City A.F.C.. John Alderton John Alderton (born 27 November 1940) is an English actor who is best known for his roles in ""Upstairs, Downstairs"", ""Thomas & Sarah"", ""Wodehouse Playhouse"", ""Little Miss"" (original TV series), ""Please Sir!"" and ""Fireman Sam"" (the original series). Alderton has often starred alongside his wife, Pauline Collins. Alderton was born in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, the son of Ivy (née Handley) and Gordon John Alderton. He grew up in Hull where he attended Kingston High"
"Nigel Harman Nigel Derek Harman (born 11 August 1973) is a British actor, best known for his role as Dennis Rickman in the BBC soap opera ""EastEnders"". He has worked mostly in theatre, with the stage being described as his ""first love"". He starred in the final series of ""Hotel Babylon"". In early 2013 he started filming for the fourth series of Downton Abbey, playing visiting valet, Mr Green. From 2013 until the series ended in 2017, he played the role of Bradley Dawson in Sky One's ""Mount Pleasant"". In the theatre, he has played various musical roles including Sky"
"Dan Stevens Daniel Jonathan Stevens (born 10 October 1982) is an English actor. He first drew international attention for his role as Matthew Crawley in the ITV acclaimed period drama series ""Downton Abbey"" (2010–12). He also starred as David in the thriller film ""The Guest"" (2014), Sir Lancelot in the adventure film """" (2014), The Beast/Prince in Disney's live action adaptation of ""Beauty and the Beast"" (2017), Lorin Willis in the biographical legal drama ""Marshall"" (2017), and Charles Dickens in the biographical drama ""The Man Who Invented Christmas"" (2017). Since 2017, he has starred as David Haller in the FX"
"a number of projects in development. Fredenburgh was born in Clapham, and raised on a commune. Since the age of 10 he has been a confirmed North Londoner. In 2002, he received an Ian Charleson Award commendation for his work in the title role of the Royal Shakespeare Company production of The Prince Of Homburg Dan Fredenburgh Dan Fredenburgh is a British actor and screenwriter known for ""The Bourne Ultimatum"" (2007), ""Love Actually"" (2003) and the role of John Knightley in the BBC's adaptation of ""Emma"" (2009). Since graduating from The Arts Educational School, he has worked in film, theatre"
"the series premiere, but Robert (Lord Grantham) learns that the bulk of the family's fortune (including Cora's dowry) has been lost, due to his well-intentioned but bad investment in the Grand Trunk Railway. In the meantime, Edith has fallen hard for Sir Anthony Strallen, whom Robert discourages from marrying Edith due to his age and infirm condition. At Edith's insistence, Robert gives in and welcomes Sir Anthony, but the latter cannot accept the fact that there is no reservation from the Grantham family, and at the altar on their wedding day announces that he cannot go through with the marriage,"
"whom he met filming the Channel 4 miniseries ""World Without End"". They reside together in Los Angeles, California. Tom Cullen Tom Cullen (born 17 July 1985) is a Welsh actor. He had roles in the independent film ""Weekend"" (2011), as Anthony ""Tony"" Foyle, Viscount Gillingham in the television series ""Downton Abbey"", and as Sir Landry in the historical drama series ""Knightfall"". Cullen was born in Aberystwyth. His father is Irish and his mother is English. He spent his early years in Llandrindod Wells and moved to Cardiff at age 12, where he attended Llanishen High School. He is the son"
"book, ""EastEnders: The Inside Story"". In this passage, Den will be referred to as Jack, his wife as Pearl, his daughter as Tracey and his dog as Prince (known now as Angie, Sharon and Roly respectively). ""EastEnders""<nowiki>'</nowiki> lead director Matthew Robinson recommended the actor Leslie Grantham for the part. Grantham had previously appeared on the London Fringe in a stage play Robinson had written. His only TV appearance at that point had been as Kiston, a small part in a 1984 ""Doctor Who"" serial ""Resurrection of the Daleks"" directed by Robinson. Julia Smith remembered that she had taught Grantham at"
"Gareth Neame Gareth Elwin Neame (born 8 March 1967) is a British Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning television producer and executive. He was the executive producer of the worldwide phenomenon Downton Abbey, and originally proposed the idea to its writer/creator Julian Fellowes As an executive at the BBC, Neame was responsible for bringing a new wave of popular dramas to the screen including ""Spooks"" (MI5), ""State of Play"", ""Hustle"" and ""New Tricks"". Neame’s strategy significantly enhanced the independent production sector as a source of quality and commercial scripted television programmes. Neame is the fourth generation of a family that has"
"with Des McAleer, Clare Grogan and Steve Sweeney. Andy Beckwith Andy Beckwith is an English actor. He is best known for his role as Errol in Guy Ritchie's ""Snatch"" (2000) and for his portrayal of Rorge in the HBO series ""Game of Thrones"" (2012–2014). He played the role of Clanker, a member of the Flying Dutchman's crew in the ""Pirates of the Caribbean"" franchise. He has appeared in numerous British television and film projects, including feature films ""Hell to Pay"" (2005) and """" (2014), and TV series such as ""EastEnders"", ""By Any Means"" and ""Grantchester"". He featured as a blind"
"David Bradley (English actor) David John Bradley (born 17 April 1942) is an English actor. He is known for playing Argus Filch in the ""Harry Potter"" film series, Walder Frey in the HBO fantasy series ""Game of Thrones"" and Abraham Setrakian in the FX horror series ""The Strain"". He is also an established stage actor with a career that includes a Laurence Olivier Award for his role in a production of ""King Lear"". Other acting credits include the BBC series ""Our Friends in the North"", the ITV series ""Broadchurch"" (for which he won the best supporting actor award at the"