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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1953-10-11 (71 years old)

Place of Birth

Kettering, Northamptonshire, East Midlands, England, UK

Richard Hope

Biography:

Richard Hope is a British actor who gained recognition from Brideshead Revisited as the doltish junior officer, Hooper, under Jeremy Irons charge. He is best known for playing Harris Pascoe in the UK TV drama Poldark.

Known For

Acting

2025

Cleaner as Alistair Lawson

2023

Hijack as Philip Paxton

2022

The Chelsea Detective as Andrew Knightley
1899 as Dr. Reginald Murray

2021

2020

We All Just Want to Be Mad as The Wide(r) Man

2019

2017

Finding Your Feet as Care Home Manager

2015

Poldark as Harris Pascoe

2013

Mr. Morgan's Last Love as Stamp Collector
Father Brown as Sir St. John Pryde
The Great Train Robbery as DCS Malcolm Fewtrell
Broadchurch as Arthur Tamworth
Endeavour as Ted / Sergeant Wilkins

2012

King Lear as Duke of Albany

2007

The Shell Seekers as George Chamberlaine

2006

The Thieving Headmistress as Auditor Andy Pert
Chromophobia as Simon Whitemore

2005

Riot at the Rite as Grigoriev
The Government Inspector as Richard Sambrook
Doctor Who as Dr Malokeh
Doctor Who as Bleytal
Jericho as TV Interviewer

2004

2003

Murder Investigation Team as DS Barry Purvis

2002

A Is for Acid as Dr. Archie Henderson
The Honeytrap as Detective Fowler
Tipping the Velvet as Mr. Astley

2001

My Brother Tom as Jessica's Dad
In Deep as Dr. Kingswood

1998

The Sea Change as Alistair

1997

Midsomer Murders as Gordon Brierly
Midsomer Murders as Neville Hayward

1996

Alive and Kicking as Karaoke Doctor
The Demon Headmaster as Professor Tim Dexter

1995

Feast of July as Squire Wyman
Bramwell as George Talbot
Tears Before Bedtime as Stuart Freeman

1993

Peak Practice as Roy Shearer
The Riff Raff Element as Mortimer Tundish

1992

Heartbeat as James Vincent

1991

'Itch as Geoff

1990

Antonia and Jane as Norman Beer

1989

A Casualty of War as Donald Spry
Agatha Christie's Poirot as Supt. Harold Spence
Victoria Wood as Alan Warburton

1988

Burning Ambition as Martin's Father / Mr. Saunders / Motorway Buff
Piece of Cake as 'Skull' Skelton

1987

1985

The Innocent as Mouth Organ Player
Plenty as Alistair

1984

Scandalous as Young Detective
Laughterhouse as Hubert

1983

Wayne and Albert as Second ambulanceman

1981

Brideshead Revisited as Lieutenant Hooper

1980

Bloody Kids as Police 2
Breaking Glass as Audition Musician

1978

1977

Secret Army as Sgt. Hose

1976

1975

By Common Consent as Security Official