Hugh Bonneville
Acting • Born 1963-11-10
Biography
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.
Filmography
202 credits
Right Under My Eyes
Movie • 2002
James
Man to Man
Movie • 2005
Fraser McBride
Mansfield Park
Movie • 1999
Mr. Rushworth
Silent Hours
Movie • 2021
Commander William Calthorpe
Asylum
Movie • 2005
Max Raphael
Iris
Movie • 2001
Young John Bayley
Stage Beauty
Movie • 2004
Samuel Pepys
Beau Brummell: This Charming Man
Movie • 2006
Prince Regent
Knife Edge
Movie • 2009
Charles Pollock
Glorious 39
Movie • 2009
Gilbert
The Gathering Storm
Movie • 2002
Ivo Pettifer
The Crown's Ancient Forest
Movie • 2021
Narrator
One of Those Days
Movie • 2008
Mr. Burrell
Four Last Songs
Movie • 2007
Sebastian Burrows
Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi Drama
Movie • 2014
Self
Blow Dry
Movie • 2001
Louis
French Film
Movie • 2008
Jed
Scenes of a Sexual Nature
Movie • 2006
Gerry
Miss Austen Regrets
Movie • 2008
Rev Brook Bridges
Burke & Hare
Movie • 2010
Lord Harrington
The Coronation Concert
Movie • 2023
Self- Presenter
All Change at Longleat
Movie • 2015
Narrator
Conspiracy of Silence
Movie • 2003
Fr. Jack Dowling
Third Star
Movie • 2010
Beachcomber
The Sarah Millican Television Programme - Best of Series 1-2
Movie • 2013
Self
Paddington in Peru
Movie • 2024
Henry Brown
Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story
Movie • 2008
Sir Hugh Carleton Greene
Mr. Stink
Movie • 2012
Mr. Stink
The Monuments Men
Movie • 2014
2nd Lt. Donald Jeffries
Paddington
Movie • 2014
Henry Brown
Stalag Luft
Movie • 1993
Sqdn. Ldr. Barton (as Richard Bonneville)
The Diary of a Nobody
Movie • 2007
Pooter
Peter Sellers: Genius at Work
Movie • 2023
Narrator
Thomas & Friends: Journey Beyond Sodor
Movie • 2017
Merlin (voice)
Doctor Who: The Curse of the Black Spot Prequel
Movie • 2011
Captain Henry Avery
Muppets Most Wanted
Movie • 2014
Irish Journalist
A Merry Little Christmas with Sutton Foster and Hugh Bonneville
Movie • 2018
Self
Notting Hill
Movie • 1999
Bernie
Tomorrow Never Dies
Movie • 1997
HMS Bedford Air Warfare Officer
Breakout
Movie • 1997
Peter Schneider
Restoring Genius: The Art of Agnolo Bronzino
Movie
Narrator
The Secret World of LEGO
Movie • 2015
Narration
Fair Game
Movie • 1994
Gerry (as Richard Bonneville)
Paddington 2
Movie • 2017
Henry Brown
Girl with a Pearl Earring: And Other Treasures from the Mauritshuis
Movie • 2015
Shanghai
Movie • 2010
Ben Sanger
Bank of Dave
Movie • 2023
Sir Charles
Stick Man
Movie • 2015
Santa (voice)
From Time to Time
Movie • 2009
Captain Oldknow
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
Movie • 2025
Robert Crawley
Hear the Silence
Movie • 2003
Dr. Andrew Wakefield
Bank of Dave 2: The Loan Ranger
Movie • 2025
Sir Charles
Go Away!
Movie
Breathe
Movie • 2017
Teddy Hall
Christmas Karma
Movie • 2025
Marley
The Magnificent Lion Boy
Movie • 2013
Leonard Orlov
Viceroy's House
Movie • 2017
Lord Mountbatten
The Scold's Bridle
Movie • 1998
Tim Duggan
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
Movie • 1994
Schiller
Mosley
Movie • 1998
Bob Boothby
Martin Luther: The Idea that Changed the World
Movie • 2017
Narrator (voice)
Piccadilly Jim
Movie • 2004
Lord Wisbeach
Critical Eye
Movie • 2010
Brian
The Corrupted
Movie • 2019
Hammond
The Emperor's New Clothes
Movie • 2001
Bertrand
Downton Abbey
Movie • 2019
Robert Crawley
A Return to Grace: Luther's Life and Legacy
Movie • 2017
Narrator
Countdown to Calvary
Movie • 2018
Self
Underclassman
Movie • 2005
Headmaster Felix Powers
TB: Return of the Plague
Movie • 2014
Himself
Love Again
Movie • 2003
Philip Larkin
Thursday the 12th
Movie • 2003
Brin Hopper
Downton Abbey Live!
Movie • 2019
Self
Return to Downton Abbey: A Grand Event
Movie • 2019
Self
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
Movie • 2020
Mr. Delacroix
To Olivia
Movie • 2021
Roald Dahl
Paddington: The Man Behind the Bear
Movie • 2019
Himself - Presenter
Miranda: My Such Fun Celebration
Movie • 2020
Self
The Dinner Party
Movie • 2014
The Host
The Biographer
Movie • 2002
Eric
High Heels and Low Lifes
Movie • 2001
Farmer
The Amazing Maurice
Movie • 2022
The Mayor (voice)
Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
Movie • 2020
Self
The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out
Movie • 2021
Self
Downton Abbey: A New Era
Movie • 2022
Robert Crawley
I Came By
Movie • 2022
Hector Blake
The Life and Times of Captain Sir Tom
Movie • 2020
Self - Narrator (voice)
Dead Cat Film
Movie • 2023
Clio
Odilo Fabian or (the Possibility of Impossible Dreams)
Movie • 2019
The Narrator
Sofia the First: Forever Royal
Movie • 2018
Voice of the Library/The First Storykeeper (voice)
Alpine Train at Christmas
Movie • 2024
Narrator
The Marvellous Maggie Smith: A Celebration
Movie • 2022
Self - Narrator
Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration
Movie • 2024
Robert Crawley (archive footage)
Madame Tussauds: The Full Wax
Movie • 2021
Narrator
A Sisyphean Task
Movie • 2025
The Headmaster
Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale
Movie • 2025
Self
The Sanctuary Sparrow
Movie • 1994
Daniel Aurifaber
Nordic Train at Christmas
Movie • 2025
Narrator
From Vienna: The New Year’s Celebration 2026
Movie • 2026
Himself - Host
OZI: Voice of the Forest
Movie • 2024
Erzähler
Bugs
TV • 1995
Midsomer Murders
TV • 1997
Hugh Barton
Murder Most Horrid
TV • 1991
Inspector Dawson
The One Show
TV • 2006
Self - Guest
Staged
TV • 2020
Hugh
Dancing Nation
TV • 2021
Narrator ("States of Mind")
Between the Lines
TV • 1992
Sherlock Holmes
TV • 1984
Victor Savage
Five Days
TV • 2007
DSI Iain Barclay
DuckTales
TV • 2017
Santa Claus (voice)
The Commander
TV • 2003
Bonekickers
TV • 2008
Gregory Parton
Great Performances
TV • 1971
Self
Doctor Zhivago
TV • 2002
Yevgraf Zhivago
Get Well Soon
TV • 1997
Norman Tucker
Hunter
TV • 2009
DSI Iain Barclay
The Robinsons
TV • 2005
Legally Mad
TV
Gordan Hamm
Freezing
TV • 2008
The Jonathan Ross Show
TV • 2011
Self
See You Friday
TV • 1997
Daniel
Take a Girl Like You
TV • 2000
Julian Ormerod
GMTV
TV • 1993
Self
The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous
TV • 1997
Ferdinand Fitzgerald
Married for Life
TV • 1996
Steve Hollingsworth
Cadfael
TV • 1994
Daniel Aurifaber
The Silence
TV • 2010
Downton Abbey
TV • 2010
Robert Crawley
Doctor Who
TV • 2005
Henry Avery
The Cazalets
TV • 2001
Hugh Cazalet
Twenty Twelve
TV • 2011
Ian Fletcher
Daniel Deronda
TV • 2002
Henleigh Grandcourt
Ben Hur
TV • 2010
Pilate
Tsunami: The Aftermath
TV • 2006
Tony Whittaker
Lost in Austen
TV • 2008
Mr Bennet
The Hotel
TV • 2011
Himself - Narrator
Galavant
TV • 2015
Pirate King
W1A
TV • 2014
Ian Fletcher
The Wonders of Europe
TV • 2023
Narrator
Agatha Christie's Marple
TV • 2004
Inspector Hewitt
DNA Journey
TV • 2019
Secret Life of the Forest
TV • 2021
Narrator (Voice)
Chancer
TV • 1990
Jas
Getting On
TV • 2009
Philip Moore
Peak Practice
TV • 1993
Dominic Kent
Paul Merton: The Series
TV • 1991
Da Vinci's Demons
TV • 2013
Our Ex-Wife
TV • 2016
Narrator
Mosley
TV • 1998
Bob Boothby
Just a Minute
TV • 2012
Self
Dodgem
TV • 1991
Rick Bayne
The Rotters' Club
TV • 2005
Voice of Adult Ben
The Grand Tour
TV • 2016
Self
Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale
TV • 2002
Douglas Is Cancelled
TV • 2024
Douglas
Turn Back Time
TV • 2010
Narrator (voice)
Wild Great Britain
TV • 2018
Narrator
Wild Britain
TV • 2018
Narrator
Sofia the First
TV • 2013
Book Narrator (voice)
World's Most Dangerous Roads
TV • 2011
Tipping the Velvet
TV • 2002
Ralph Banner
Her Majesty's Cavalry
TV • 2019
Narrator - Self
Jamie and Jimmy's Friday Night Feast
TV • 2014
Himself
Top Gear
TV • 2002
Self
A Life on Screen
TV • 2014
Self
Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir
TV • 2000
Himself
The Secret Life of Our Pets
TV • 2022
Narrator (voice)
Inside the Forest Seasons of Wonder
TV • 2021
Vypravěč
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
TV • 2014
Narrator (voice)
The Hollow Crown
TV • 2012
Gloucester
Sofia the First
TV • 2013
Secret Library (voice)
The View
TV • 1997
Self
Rachael Ray
TV • 2006
Wild Tales from the Farm
TV • 2021
Narrateur
The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin
TV • 2024
Jonathan Wilde
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
TV • 2019
Self
The Gold
TV • 2023
DCI Brian Boyce
The Graham Norton Show
TV • 2007
Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV • 2009
Self - Guest
Secrets of the Royal Gardens
TV • 2022
Narrator
Sandylands
TV • 2020
One-eyed man
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
TV • 2014
Self - Guest Star
Amphibia
TV • 2019
Wigbert (voice)
Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)
TV • 2014
Narrator
Dispatches
TV • 1987
Self - Narrator
Agatha Christie's Poirot
TV • 1989
Edward Masterman
The Secret Lives of Animals
TV • 2024
Self - Narrator (voice)
The Agency: Central Intelligence
TV • 2024
James Richardson
Golden Globe Awards
TV • 1944
Self - Nominee
JAMES & Co
TV • 2025
Self - Video message
Holding The Baby
TV • 1997
Gordon Muir
The One Show
TV • 2006
Self
The Real History of Communism
TV • 2024
الراوي
Great British Train Journeys from Above
TV • 2025
Self - Narrator (voice)
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
TV • 1994
Victor Savage
Madame Bovary
TV • 2000
Charles Bovary
Born to Be Wild
TV • 2025
Self - Narrator (voice)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV • 2014
Self - Guest
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV • 2015
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self - Guest
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
TV • 2022
Self
Dispatches
TV • 1987