"Gary Waldhorn Gary Waldhorn (born 3 July 1943) is an English actor, known chiefly for his performances in British television and theatre. He is particularly known for his work in the main casts of several British sitcoms, including Richard Beamish in ""All at No 20"", Lionel Bainbridge in ""Brush Strokes"", and Councillor David Horton in ""The Vicar of Dibley"". He also starred as Ralph Apsoland in the 1993 miniseries ""Gallowglass"". His other notable television credits include several recurring roles: Caulaincourt in the mini-series ""Napoleon and Love"", Greville in ""The Top Secret Life of Edgar Briggs"", Henry Channon in ""Edward &"
"James Fleet James Edward Fleet (born 11 March 1952) is a British actor. He is most famous for his roles as the bumbling and well-meaning Tom in the 1994 British romantic comedy film ""Four Weddings and a Funeral"" and the dim-witted but kind Hugo Horton in the BBC sitcom television series ""The Vicar of Dibley"". Fleet was born in Bilston, Staffordshire, to a Scottish mother, Christine, and an English father, Jim. He lived in Bilston until he was ten, but when his father died, he moved to Aberdeenshire with his mother. He studied engineering at university in Aberdeen, where he"
"life in Bilston. James Fleet (born 1954) is a British actor. He is most famous for his roles as the bumbling and well-meaning Tom in the 1994 British romantic comedy film ""Four Weddings and a Funeral"", and the dim-witted Hugo Horton in the BBC situation comedy television series ""The Vicar of Dibley"". David Daker, born in Bilston in 1935, is a British actor. His best-known roles are in television. He played PC Owen Culshaw in Z-Cars, Jarvis in Porridge, Captain Nathan Spiker in Dick Turpin and Harry Crawford in Boon. Don Powell, drummer in the band Slade, was born in"
"Trevor Peacock Trevor Peacock (born 19 May 1931) is an English stage and television character actor and former screenwriter and songwriter. He is best known for playing Jim Trott in the BBC comedy series ""The Vicar of Dibley"", alongside Dawn French. He was born in Tottenham, North London, the son of Alexandria and Victor Peacock. His many television roles include Jim Trott in ""The Vicar of Dibley"", Rouault in ""Madame Bovary"" (opposite Keith Barron), Quilp in ""The Old Curiosity Shop"" and Old Bailey in ""Neverwhere"". He appeared in diverse programmes such as ""EastEnders"" (playing Sid, a war veteran Alfie Moon"
"the brewmaster who brewed Castle Lager. He died of cancer at his home in London on 18 November 2013, aged 78. """", ""Z-Cars"", ""Rumpole of the Bailey"", ""Danger UXB"",""Yes Prime Minister"", ""Casualty"", ""Shackleton"", ""Longitude"", ""The Vicar of Dibley, Doctor Who"". He appeared in the British soap ""Emmerdale"" playing George Postlethwaite the fictional bishop of Skipdale. In ""Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix"", he played a wizard, Elphias Doge, part of the Order of the Phoenix, escorting Harry to Grimmauld Place. Other films include ""Wimbledon"", ""Cry Freedom"", ""Gandhi"" and ""The Fourth Protocol"". Sleuth (Fortune Theatre, West End), Habeas Corpus"
"2007 all entering the UK top 10 programmes of the year. ""The Vicar of Dibley"" received multiple British Comedy Awards (including a Best TV Comedy Actress Award for Emma Chambers), two International Emmys, and was a multiple British Academy Television Awards nominee. In 2004, it placed third in a BBC poll of ""Britain's Best Sitcom"". The series also includes six charity special shorts, for Comic Relief, the most recent in 2015. Pam Rhodes, Kylie Minogue, Rachel Hunter, Terry Wogan, Jeremy Paxman, Martyn Lewis, Darcey Bussell and Sean Bean have each appeared as themselves in one episode. Sarah, Duchess of York,"
"Giles Watling Giles Francis Watling (born 18 February 1953) is an English actor and Conservative politician. He has been the Member of Parliament for Clacton since 8 June 2017. Born in Chingford to actor Jack Stanley Watling and actress Patricia (), Watling was educated at Forest School in Walthamstow. He is the younger brother of actresses Dilys Watling and Deborah Watling. Giles Watling is the direct descendant of the 19th century antiquarian/artist Hamlet Watling. Watling has worked extensively in the British theatre and television, but is probably best known for the role of the vicar Oswald in Carla Lane's ""Bread""."
"in ""Neighbours"" playing Boyd Hoyland's first girlfriend Heather. Kevin Harrington (actor) Kevin Harrington (born 1959) is an Australian stage, television and film actor and comedian who is perhaps best known for his roles as Kevin Findlay on the Australian drama ""Seachange"" in the 1990s and as David Bishop on the soap opera Neighbours. Harrington was born 4 September 1959, in Melbourne, Australia. Graduated at Caroline Chisholm Catholic College in 1977. On ""Neighbours"", he first appeared as best man at his father Harold's wedding to Madge in 1988, before becoming a regular in 2003. He was originally chosen partly for his"
"Emma Chambers Emma Gwynedd Mary Chambers (11 March 1964 – 21 February 2018) was an English actress. She was known for playing the role of Alice Tinker in the BBC comedy ""The Vicar of Dibley"" and Honey Thacker in the film ""Notting Hill"" (1999). Chambers was born on 11 March 1964, in Doncaster, the daughter of John Chambers, a consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist, and his wife Noelle, ""née"" Strange. Her siblings are business owners (created Storm Model Management) Sarah and Simon. She attended St. Mary's School and her secondary education was at St Swithun's School, Winchester, Hampshire. She then trained"
"David Paisley David Paisley (born 2 February 1979) is a Scottish actor, especially well known for roles as midwife Ben Saunders in ""Holby City"", Ryan Taylor in ""Tinsel Town"" and most recently Rory Murdoch in ""River City"". Some of his characters have been controversial due to their sexual orientation. Paisley grew up in Glen Village near Falkirk. At 15 he went to a gay youth group where he eventually met his first boyfriend. At 17, he went to Glasgow University to study physics, during which time he appeared in a community workshop (part of theatre company in Glasgow) and then"
"Kevin Harrington (actor) Kevin Harrington (born 1959) is an Australian stage, television and film actor and comedian who is perhaps best known for his roles as Kevin Findlay on the Australian drama ""Seachange"" in the 1990s and as David Bishop on the soap opera Neighbours. Harrington was born 4 September 1959, in Melbourne, Australia. Graduated at Caroline Chisholm Catholic College in 1977. On ""Neighbours"", he first appeared as best man at his father Harold's wedding to Madge in 1988, before becoming a regular in 2003. He was originally chosen partly for his facial resemblance to actor Ian Smith. His character"
"Worm""/""The Oseidon Adventure"" in 2012, and The Fate Of Krelos/Return To Telos in 2015. He was featured in the ITV science fiction series ""The Uninvited"". In 2008, he appeared in the soap opera ""Doctors"" as Daniel's solicitor and in 2009 in ""Margaret"" as MP Alan Clark. He appeared in the sitcom ""Perfect World"" as the sex-obsessed marketing director. He appeared in ""Offending Angels"" (2002). He was seen as the vicar in ""Downton Abbey"" with Hugh Bonneville and Maggie Smith as well as Johnny Darby in the one-off special ""Panto!"" written by John Bishop and Jonathan Harvey. He had a small"
"""The Vicar of Dibley"". His first lead role in a TV series came in 2002 when he played Eddie Chisolm alongside Sally Phillips in ""Rescue Me"" written by David Nicholls. His theatre work includes Howard Davies' production of ""All My Sons"" at The National Theatre and his many rep theatre roles include Nick Bottom in David Farrs' ""A Midsummer Night's Dream"" and The Prince of Wales in ""The Madness of George III"" at the West Yorkshire Playhouse. Wright is perhaps best known to a worldwide audience for his portrayal of PC Mark Mylow in ""Doc Martin"". He has played character"
"comedy – especially the laughs."" In 1998, he appeared in Stephen Daldry's production of ""The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists"" at the Liverpool Playhouse and the Theatre Royal Stratford East theatres. In 1998-9 he portrayed Simon Horton, younger brother of David Horton in the British sitcom ""The Vicar of Dibley"" for two episodes; Stevyn Colgan said that his imposing height was ""used to great comic effect"" in this role when he became the love interest of 5' 0"" (1.52 m) tall Reverend Geraldine Granger (Dawn French). From March 1999, Mantle played Victor in Jan Sargent's production of ""The Price"" at the Bristol"
"Tuc Watkins Charles Curtis ""Tuc"" Watkins III (born September 2, 1966) is an American actor, known for his roles as David Vickers on ""One Life to Live"" and Bob Hunter on ""Desperate Housewives"". Watkins was born in Kansas City, Kansas, to Charles Curtis Watkins II, a salesman, and a photographer mother. He attended Indiana University. He has a younger sister, Courtney, born in 1968. Watkins came out as gay on April 26, 2013 in an interview on ""Marie"" with Marie Osmond. In December 2012, Watkins had twins, Catchen (Catch) and Curtis, via a surrogate named Melissa. Watkins started his career"
"by Owen Newitt. Geraldine Granger Geraldine Kennedy (nee Granger) is a fictional female vicar, the central character to the successful British BBC sitcom ""The Vicar of Dibley"". She is portrayed by Dawn French (who is 8 years older than Granger), described by the British Comedy Guide as ""the jolly, down-to-earth female vicar of Dibley, a small country village inhabited by oddballs. After overcoming the town's initial shock at her gender Geraldine helps to improve the village."" Much of the source of comedy comes from the way French plays the female vicar with her extroverted and fun-loving nature, frequent colourful language,"
"Geraldine Granger Geraldine Kennedy (nee Granger) is a fictional female vicar, the central character to the successful British BBC sitcom ""The Vicar of Dibley"". She is portrayed by Dawn French (who is 8 years older than Granger), described by the British Comedy Guide as ""the jolly, down-to-earth female vicar of Dibley, a small country village inhabited by oddballs. After overcoming the town's initial shock at her gender Geraldine helps to improve the village."" Much of the source of comedy comes from the way French plays the female vicar with her extroverted and fun-loving nature, frequent colourful language, and behaviour as"
"of ""Alice in Wonderland"". The head chef in ""The Witches"" (1990). His television credits include ""Lipstick on Your Collar"" (1993), ""Cracker"", (1994), ""The Way We Live Now"" (2001), ""The Singing Detective"" (1986), ""Arabian Nights"" (2000), ""The Chest"" (1997), ""Red Riding"" (2009), ""A Very British Coup"" (1988), the ""Hornblower"" episode ""Duty"" (2003), and the ""Midsomer Murders"" episode ""The Fisher King"" (2004). He also plays Captain Brown in the five-part BBC series ""Cranford"" (2007) and Mayor Waldo in the US miniseries ""Dinotopia"" (2002). He is best known for his role in ""Downton Abbey"" (2010–2015) playing Mr Carson, a role that has earned"
"Robert Powell Robert Powell (; born 1 June 1944) is an English television and film actor, best known for the title role in ""Jesus of Nazareth"" (1977) and as the fictional secret agent Richard Hannay. He is also known for his roles as Mark Williams in the BBC One medical drama ""Holby City"", as David Briggs in the sitcom ""The Detectives"" alongside Jasper Carrott, and as Tobias 'Toby' Wren in the ""science-fact"" drama ""Doomwatch"". His distinctive voice has become well known in advertisements and documentaries, especially in World War II documentaries including ""World War II in HD Colour"", ""Hitler's Bodyguard"","
"The Vicar of Dibley The Vicar of Dibley is a British sitcom which originally ran on BBC One from 10 November 1994 to 22 January 1998 (with three sets of specials in the Winters of 1999/2000, 2004/2005 and 2006/2007). It is set in a fictional small Oxfordshire village called Dibley, which is assigned a female vicar following the 1992 changes in the Church of England that permitted the ordination of women. In ratings terms, it is among the most successful British programme in the digital era, with the various Christmas and New Year specials in 1999, 2004, 2005, 2006 and"
"Charles Taylor (actor) Charles Taylor (a.k.a. L. Charles Taylor) is an American actor best known for the role of David Dalton in the ""Code of Vengeance"" television series. Taylor was born in the United States but he was an ""air force brat"" who spent his early childhood in Italy and moved frequently around the U.S. A wrestler and football player as a high school student in Detroit, he later attended Oakland University in Michigan where he discovered acting. Taylor studied at the Hedgerow Theatre in Philadelphia for five years before moving to New York City. In New York, he worked"
"David Horne (actor) David Edgar Alderson Horne (14 July 1898 in Balcombe, Sussex – 15 March 1970 in Marylebone, London) was an English film and stage actor. British actor and playwright David Horne began his film career in the 1930s, after a distinguished early career in the theatre. He was generally seen portraying pompous, self-satisfied characters. He never managed to rise to the ""star"" level in his silver screen acting career, but he was an indispensable character actor, and played many utility parts such as desk clerks, newspaper editors, police officials, lawyers and doctors. He continued his theatre work until"
"Neal McDonough Neal P. McDonough (born February 13, 1966) is an American actor and voice actor, known for his portrayal of Lieutenant Lynn ""Buck"" Compton in the HBO miniseries ""Band of Brothers"" (2001), Deputy District Attorney David McNorris on ""Boomtown"" (2002–2003), Sean Cahill on ""Suits"", Robert Quarles on ""Justified"", William Parker in ""Mob City"", and Dave Williams on ABC's ""Desperate Housewives"" (2008–2009). He also appeared in films such as """", ""Minority Report"", ""Walking Tall"", ""The Guardian"", ""Flags of Our Fathers"", ""Red 2"", """", ""Traitor"", ""The Hitcher"", """", ""Proud Mary"", and as Dum Dum Dugan in various Marvel Cinematic Universe films"
"Richard Curtis Richard Whalley Anthony Curtis, (born 8 November 1956), is a British screenwriter, producer, and film director, who was born in New Zealand to Australian parents. One of Britain's most successful comedy screenwriters, he is known primarily for his romantic comedy films, among them ""Four Weddings and a Funeral"" (1994), ""Notting Hill"" (1999), ""Bridget Jones's Diary"" (2001), ""Love Actually"" (2003), and ""About Time"" (2013). He is also known for the drama ""War Horse"" (2011), and for having co-written the hit sitcoms ""Blackadder"", ""Mr. Bean"", and ""The Vicar of Dibley"". In 2007, Curtis received the BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award, the"
"""Entertainment Weekly"" ""The Must List"", which notes the magazine's ten weekly choices among film, television, DVDs, books, music, and online entertainment for ""The Top 10 Things We Love This Week"". Tuc Watkins Charles Curtis ""Tuc"" Watkins III (born September 2, 1966) is an American actor, known for his roles as David Vickers on ""One Life to Live"" and Bob Hunter on ""Desperate Housewives"". Watkins was born in Kansas City, Kansas, to Charles Curtis Watkins II, a salesman, and a photographer mother. He attended Indiana University. He has a younger sister, Courtney, born in 1968. Watkins came out as gay on"
"Dickon Tolson Dickon Tolson is a British actor who started training at the Anna Scher Theatre school when he was 8 years old. Between 1996 and 1998, he appeared as Lee Simms in 12 episodes of ""Peak Practice"". In 1998, he appeared as 'Dirty Dave' in Like It Is (film). In 2005 he appeared in ""EastEnders"" playing a young William Moon who was killed during the war. This special flashback episode was to mark Armistice Day and also featured a guest appearance from ""The Vicar of Dibley"" star Trevor Peacock. Other shows Tolson has appeared include veteran hospital drama ""Casualty"","
"Harley Venton Harley Venton (born December 28, 1952) is an American actor, originally from Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. After graduating from the University of North Dakota and the University of Minnesota, Venton moved to New York City, where he first became known for playing the role of attorney Derek Colby on the long running CBS soap opera, ""Guiding Light"" from 1980 to 1982. While still appearing on ""Guiding Light"" he was also a standby in the original Broadway production of ""Crimes of the Heart"". In 1983, Venton relocated to California permanently, and shortly thereafter, began making frequent appearances on episodic"
"David Fox (actor) David Fox (born 1941) is a Canadian actor. Fox was born in Swastika, Ontario. He is best known for his role as schoolteacher Clive Pettibone in ""Road to Avonlea"", and for a variety of roles on television. He was also the voice of Captain Haddock in ""The Adventures of Tintin"". In 1996 he was nominated for a Genie Award for the film ""When Night is Falling"", and in 2008 he was nominated for a Gemini Award for the television miniseries ""Across the River to Motor City"". Fox has also acted extensively on stage, including productions of ""1837:"
"David Healy (actor) David Healy (May 15, 1929 – October 25, 1995) was an American-born actor who appeared in British and American television shows. Healy was born in New York City. His television credits include voices for the Supermarionation series ""Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons"", ""Joe 90"" and ""The Secret Service"", as well as parts in ""UFO"", ""The Troubleshooters"", ""Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)"", ""Strange Report"", ""Dickens of London"", ""Space Police"" (a TV pilot), ""Space Precinct"" and ""Dallas"". He also starred as Dr. Watson opposite Ian Richardson's Sherlock Holmes in the 1983 TV film of ""The Sign of Four"". His big"
"Alan Rothwell Alan Rothwell (born 9 February 1937) is an English actor and television presenter. He played David Barlow in the ITV soap opera ""Coronation Street"" as a regular from 1960 to 1961, and again from 1964 to 1968. His other acting credits include playing Mike in ""Top Secret"" (1961–62), a recurring role in ""Heartbeat"" (1994–95), and various roles in ""Doctors"" (2004–16). He also presented the children's television series' ""Picture Box"" and ""Hickory House"". Rothwell was born in Oldham, Lancashire. He first came to fame playing the character David Barlow in the then new ITV soap opera ""Coronation Street"" as"
"series ""Gotham"". He also played Senator Ross Garrison in ""Person of Interest"" and Helen's (Maura Tierney) father in the Showtime drama ""The Affair"". He appeared in Season 3 of the Netflix show ""House of Cards"" as Bishop Charles Eddis. He plays the U.S. Ambassador to Germany in Season 2 of ""Berlin Station"". John Doman John Doman (born January 9, 1945) is an American actor best known for playing Deputy Police Commissioner/ Major William Rawls on HBO series ""The Wire"" from 2002 to 2008, Colonel Edward Galson on ""Oz"" in 2001, Rodrigo Borgia in the international television series ""Borgia"" from 2011"
"Jason Durr Jason Durr (born 1967) is an English actor of theatre, television and film, best known for his role as PC/DC Mike Bradley in the Yorkshire-based police drama series ""Heartbeat"" from 1997 until 2003, and his current role as Staff Nurse David Hide in the hospital drama series ""Casualty"". After training at LAMDA Durr attended the Royal Shakespeare Company, working with director Trevor Nunn in ""Measure For Measure"" and ""The Blue Angel"", followed by ""Macbeth"" directed by Adrian Noble. Durr has starred as Sam Howard in the Rosamunde Pilcher dramas ""Winter Solstice"" and ""Summer solstice"". Other notable roles are"
"known for portraying ""Trigger"" in the BBC sitcom ""Only Fools and Horses"". He was also known for his role in ""The Vicar of Dibley"" as Owen Newitt, and to international audiences his greatest fame was as Barty Crouch, Sr. in the film ""Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire"". In 2005, he appeared in the second series of ITV's ""Doc Martin"" as a farmer who held a grudge against Doctor Ellingham for what he believed was the malpractice-related death of his wife. In 2006, he played John Lumic and provided the voice of the Cyber-Controller in two episodes of ""Doctor"