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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1958-02-10 (67 years old)

Place of Birth

Cranleigh, Surrey, England, UK

Rupert Vansittart

Biography:

Rupert Nicholas Vansittart is an English character actor. He has appeared in a variety of roles in film, television, stage and radio, often playing comic characters. He is best known for his role as Lord Ashfordly in the ITV drama Heartbeat and for playing Lord Yohn Royce in the HBO series Game of Thrones.

Known For

Acting

2024

Belgravia: The Next Chapter as Lord Netherbury
Unsinkable as Morris Hawkins

2023

The Diplomat as Hoope

2022

The Chelsea Detective as Patrick Blythe
Sister Boniface Mysteries as Sir Swinton Usher
Star Wars: Andor as Chief Hyne

2021

The Nevers as Lord Broughton

2020

Misbehaviour as Lord Bly
Bridgerton as Mr. Brookes

2019

Gentleman Jack as Charles Lawton

2018

The Children Act as Sherwood Runcie

2016

A United Kingdom as Sir Ian Fraser
The Crown as Cecil King

2015

Chewing Gum as Big Boss

2014

Outlander as Lord William Dunsany

2013

Austenland as Mr. Wattlesbrook
National Theatre Live: This House as Esher / Belfast West
Father Brown as Arthur Le Broc

2012

Bad Education as Mr. Humpage

2011

The Iron Lady as Cabinet Minister
Game of Thrones as Yohn Royce
Death in Paradise as Colin Campbell

2009

2008

The Bank Job as Sir Leonard Plugge

2006

Coup! as Roddy Hamilton

2005

Doctor Who as General Asquith

2004

One Last Chance as Alisdair Robb
Roman Road as Farmer
Hustle as Jonathan Mortimer-Howe

2003

2002

The Falklands Play as Sir Robert Armstrong (Cabinet Secretary)

2001

2000

Kevin & Perry Go Large as Bank Manager
Black Books as Rich Guy
My Family as Mr. Davis

1999

Eviction as The Landlord

1998

Monk Dawson as Fr Timothy
The Perfect Blue as Flashback Date #2
Frenchman's Creek as Lord Godolphin
Vanity Fair as Smith

1997

Diana & Me as Chef
Midsomer Murders as Desmond Harcourt
Midsomer Murders as Alistair Kingslake

1996

Wilderness as Jeremy
Wilderness as Jeremy

1995

Braveheart as Lord Bottoms
Cutthroat Island as Captain Perkins
The Thin Blue Line as Commander Crow
Kavanagh Q.C. as Timothy Ealand

1994

Four Weddings and a Funeral as George the Boor at The Boatman - Wedding One

1993

The Remains of the Day as Sir Geoffrey Wren
Chef as Diner
Frank Stubbs Promotes as Businessman

1992

Heartbeat as Lord Ashfordly

1990

Mr. Bean as Hubert
Mr. Bean as Guardsman

1989

1988

Buster as Fairclough

1987

Eat the Rich as Rupert

1986

Half Moon Street as Alan Platts-Williams
Casualty as Kenneth Stair

1985

Plenty as Client's Asst.

1984

1982