Hugh Bonneville
Acting
Born: November 10, 1963 (age 62) · Paddington, London, England, UK
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
Notting Hill
1999
Paddington
2014
The Monuments Men
2014
Tomorrow Never Dies
1997
Doctor Who
2005
Paddington 2
2017
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
1994
Downton Abbey
2019
Downton Abbey
2010
Muppets Most Wanted
2014
I Came By
2022
Breathe
2017
Photos (2)
Movies (84)
Paddington in Peru
Henry Brown
The Monuments Men
2nd Lt. Donald Jeffries
Mummies
Lord Sylvester Carnaby (voice)
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
Robert Crawley
Tomorrow Never Dies
HMS Bedford Air Warfare Officer
Downton Abbey: A New Era
Robert Crawley
I Came By
Hector Blake
Downton Abbey
Robert Crawley
OZI: Voice of the Forest
The Narrator (voice)
Paddington
Henry Brown
Paddington 2
Henry Brown
Notting Hill
Bernie
The Amazing Maurice
The Mayor (voice)
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
Mr. Delacroix
Breathe
Teddy Hall
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
Schiller
Iris
Young John Bayley
The Corrupted
Hammond
Burke & Hare
Lord Harrington
Muppets Most Wanted
Irish Journalist
Stage Beauty
Samuel Pepys
High Heels and Low Lifes
Farmer
From Time to Time
Captain Oldknow
Stick Man
Santa (voice)
Man to Man
Fraser McBride
Cold War 1994
Chris Hughes
Asylum
Max Raphael
To Olivia
Roald Dahl
Mansfield Park
Mr. Rushworth
Glorious 39
Gilbert
Viceroy's House
Lord Mountbatten
Miss Austen Regrets
Rev Brook Bridges
Shanghai
Ben Sanger
Bank of Dave
Sir Charles
Blow Dry
Louis
The Gathering Storm
Ivo Pettifer
Thomas & Friends: Journey Beyond Sodor
Merlin (voice)
Scenes of a Sexual Nature
Gerry
Silent Hours
Commander William Calthorpe
Third Star
Beachcomber
Christmas Karma
Marley
Conspiracy of Silence
Fr. Jack Dowling
The Scold's Bridle
Tim Duggan
Four Last Songs
Sebastian Burrows
French Film
Jed
Fair Game
Gerry (as Richard Bonneville)
The Biographer
Eric
The Emperor's New Clothes
Bertrand
Piccadilly Jim
Lord Wisbeach
Sofia the First: Forever Royal
Voice of the Library/The First Storykeeper (voice)
Peter Sellers: Genius at Work
Narrator
Bank of Dave 2: The Loan Ranger
Sir Charles
Underclassman
Headmaster Felix Powers
Knife Edge
Charles Pollock
Sofia the First: The Mystic Isles
Narrator (voice)
Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story
Sir Hugh Carleton Greene
Doctor Who: The Curse of the Black Spot Prequel
Captain Henry Avery
Breakout
Peter Schneider
Sofia the First: The Secret Library
Book Narrator (voice)
Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration
Robert Crawley (archive footage)
Beau Brummell: This Charming Man
Prince Regent
Alpine Train at Christmas
Narrator
The Simpson: Yellow Planet
Narrador
Thursday the 12th
Brin Hopper
A Sisyphean Task
The Headmaster
Thomas & Friends: Monkey Trouble!
Merlin (voice)
The Secret World of LEGO
Narration
One of Those Days
Mr. Burrell
Mr. Stink
Mr. Stink
Love Again
Philip Larkin
Girl with a Pearl Earring: And Other Treasures from the Mauritshuis
2015
Madame Tussauds: The Full Wax
Narrator
The Sanctuary Sparrow
Daniel Aurifaber
Odilo Fabian or (the Possibility of Impossible Dreams)
The Narrator
The Crown's Ancient Forest
Narrator
Martin Luther: The Idea that Changed the World
Narrator (voice)
Mosley
Bob Boothby
Hear the Silence
Dr. Andrew Wakefield
Stalag Luft
Sqdn. Ldr. Barton (as Richard Bonneville)
A Return to Grace: Luther's Life and Legacy
Narrator
The Diary of a Nobody
Pooter
Dead Cat Film
Clio
The Dinner Party
The Host
Critical Eye
Brian
TV Shows (74)
Doctor Who
Henry Avery · 2 eps
Midsomer Murders
Hugh Barton · 1 eps
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Edward Masterman · 1 eps
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Narrator (voice) · 1 eps
The Gentlemen
Lord Hawthorne · 3 eps
DuckTales
Santa Claus (voice) · 1 eps
Downton Abbey
Robert Crawley · 47 eps
Sofia the First
Book Narrator (voice) · 3 eps
Sofia the First
Secret Library (voice) · 1 eps
Peak Practice
Dominic Kent · 1 eps
Amphibia
Wigbert (voice) · 1 eps
Agatha Christie's Marple
Inspector Hewitt · 1 eps
Sherlock Holmes
Victor Savage · 1 eps
The Agency
James Richardson · 12 eps
The Gold
DCI Brian Boyce · 12 eps
Dispatches
1 eps
DNA Journey
1 eps
The Hollow Crown
Gloucester · 1 eps
Rachael Ray
1 eps
The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin
Jonathan Wilde · 3 eps
Da Vinci's Demons
1 eps
Between the Lines
1 eps
Galavant
Pirate King · 2 eps
Cadfael
Daniel Aurifaber · 1 eps
Murder Most Horrid
Inspector Dawson · 1 eps
Twenty Twelve
Ian Fletcher · 13 eps
Bugs
1 eps
Tsunami: The Aftermath
Tony Whittaker · 2 eps
Staged
Hugh · 1 eps
The Commander
James Lampton (uncredited) · 3 eps
Tipping the Velvet
Ralph Banner · 1 eps
W1A
Ian Fletcher · 14 eps
World's Most Dangerous Roads
1 eps
Doctor Zhivago
Yevgraf Andreyevich Zhivago · 3 eps
Five Days
DSI Iain Barclay · 10 eps
Lost in Austen
Mr Bennet · 4 eps
Daniel Deronda
Henleigh Mallinger Grandcourt · 4 eps
Sandylands
One-eyed man · 6 eps
Twenty Twenty Six
Ian Fletcher · 6 eps
The Cazalets
Hugh Cazalet · 6 eps
Getting On
Philip Moore · 1 eps
Douglas Is Cancelled
Douglas · 4 eps
Ben Hur
Pilate · 2 eps
Take a Girl Like You
Julian Ormerod · 3 eps
Chancer
Jas · 2 eps
The Rotters' Club
Adult Ben (voice) · 2 eps
Madame Bovary
Charles Bovary · 2 eps
The Robinsons
George Robinson · 6 eps
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
Victor Savage · 1 eps
Bonekickers
Gregory Parton · 6 eps
Mosley
Bob Boothby · 4 eps
The Silence
4 eps
Paul Merton: The Series
1 eps
The Wonders of Europe
Narrator · 12 eps
Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)
Narrator · 5 eps
The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous
Ferdie Fitzgerald · 3 eps
Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale
2 eps
Courting Alex
Julian · 12 eps
Get Well Soon
Norman Tucker · 6 eps
Hunter
DSI Iain Barclay · 2 eps
Married for Life
Steve Hollingsworth · 7 eps
Dancing Nation
Narrator ("States of Mind") · 1 eps
Silent Hours
Commander William Calthorpe · 3 eps
Turn Back Time
Narrator (voice) · 11 eps
Freezing
3 eps
Wild Britain
Narrator · 8 eps
Our Ex-Wife
Narrator · 1 eps
Secret Life of the Forest
Narrator (Voice) · 4 eps
The Secret Life of Our Pets
Narrator (voice) · 4 eps
Wild Tales from the Farm
Narrateur · 4 eps
Secrets of the Royal Gardens
Narrator · 4 eps
Inside the Forest Seasons of Wonder
Vypravěč · 4 eps
Wild Great Britain
Narrator · 4 eps
The Real History of Communism
الراوي · 2 eps
Self / Appearances (43)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self · 1 eps
The View
Self · 1 eps
The Graham Norton Show
Self · 5 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Self - Guest Star · 1 eps
The One Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The One Show
Self · 1 eps
Top Gear
Self · 1 eps
Great Performances
Self · 9 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee · 1 eps
GMTV
Self · 2 eps
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
Self · 1 eps
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
Self · 1 eps
The Grand Tour
Self · 1 eps
The Jonathan Ross Show
Self · 2 eps
Dispatches
Self - Narrator · 1 eps
The Secret Lives of Animals
Self - Narrator (voice) · 10 eps
A Life on Screen
Self · 1 eps
Born to Be Wild
Self - Narrator (voice) · 6 eps
JAMES & co
Self - Video message · 1 eps
Just a Minute
Self · 1 eps
Jamie and Jimmy's Friday Night Feast
Himself · 1 eps
The Hotel
Himself - Narrator · 25 eps
Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
Self
Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Himself · 1 eps
The Coronation Concert
Self- Presenter
Miranda: My Such Fun Celebration
Self
Return to Downton Abbey: A Grand Event
Self
The Sarah Millican Television Programme - Best of Series 1-2
Self
Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi Drama
Self
Downton Abbey Live!
Self
The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out
Self
The Marvellous Maggie Smith: A Celebration
Self - Narrator
From Vienna: The New Year’s Celebration 2026
Himself - Host
Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale
Self
Countdown to Calvary
Self
Her Majesty's Cavalry
Narrator - Self · 1 eps
TB: Return of the Plague
Himself
A Merry Little Christmas with Sutton Foster and Hugh Bonneville
Self
Great British Train Journeys from Above
Self - Narrator (voice) · 4 eps
Paddington: The Man Behind the Bear
Himself - Presenter
