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