
Hugh Bonneville
Known for Acting · 205 credits
- Born
- 1963-11-10 (age 62)
- Place of birth
- Paddington, London, England, UK
- Also known as
- Hugh Richard Bonneville Williams · Richard Bonneville · 휴 본빌 · هیو بونویل
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
TV Shows (99)

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest

Midsomer Murders
1997
as Hugh Barton

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self

Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest

Doctor Who
2005
as Henry Avery

The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self

Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
as Edward Masterman

Top Gear
2002
as Self

The View
1997
as Self

Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014
as Narrator (voice) / Self - Guest Star

The One Show
2006
as Self - Guest

Great Performances
1971
as Self

Downton Abbey
2010
as Robert Crawley

Peak Practice
1993
as Dominic Kent

Agatha Christie's Marple
2004
as Inspector Hewitt

Amphibia
2019
as Wigbert (voice)

DuckTales
2017
as Santa Claus (voice)

Sherlock Holmes
1984
as Victor Savage

Sofia the First
2013
as Book Narrator (voice) / Secret Library (voice)

GMTV
1993
as Self

The Jonathan Ross Show
2011
as Self

The Agency
2024
as James Richardson

A Little Late with Lilly Singh
2019
as Self

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
2022
as Self

The Grand Tour
2016
as Self

Dispatches
1987
as Self - Narrator

The Gold
2023
as DCI Brian Boyce

Da Vinci's Demons
2013

Between the Lines
1992

The Hollow Crown
2012
as Gloucester

Rachael Ray
2006

Murder Most Horrid
1991
as Inspector Dawson

Bugs
1995

Cadfael
1994
as Daniel Aurifaber

Galavant
2015
as Pirate King

Staged
2020
as Hugh

The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin
2024
as Jonathan Wilde

Twenty Twelve
2011
as Ian Fletcher

Five Days
2007
as DSI Iain Barclay

W1A
2014
as Ian Fletcher

The Commander
2003
as James Lampton (uncredited)

Tipping the Velvet
2002
as Ralph Banner

Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)
2014
as Narrator

Ben Hur
2010
as Pilate

Doctor Zhivago
2002
as Yevgraf Andreyevich Zhivago

World's Most Dangerous Roads
2011

Born to Be Wild
2025
as Self - Narrator (voice)

Tsunami: The Aftermath
2006
as Tony Whittaker

Bonekickers
2008
as Gregory Parton

The Secret Lives of Animals
2024
as Self - Narrator (voice)

DNA Journey
2019

Paul Merton: The Series
1991

Douglas Is Cancelled
2024
as Douglas

The Cazalets
2001
as Hugh Cazalet

Getting On
2009
as Philip Moore

Daniel Deronda
2002
as Henleigh Mallinger Grandcourt

Chancer
1990
as Jas

JAMES & Co
2025
as Self - Video message
Movies (106)

Paddington in Peru
2024
as Henry Brown

Paddington
2014
as Henry Brown

Notting Hill
1999
as Bernie

Paddington 2
2017
as Henry Brown

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
2025
as Robert Crawley

Tomorrow Never Dies
1997
as HMS Bedford Air Warfare Officer

Downton Abbey
2019
as Robert Crawley

The Monuments Men
2014
as 2nd Lt. Donald Jeffries

Downton Abbey: A New Era
2022
as Robert Crawley

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
1994
as Schiller

Shanghai
2010
as Ben Sanger

Mummies
2023
as Lord Sylvester Carnaby (voice)

Cold War 1994
2026
as Chris Hughes

I Came By
2022
as Hector Blake

Blow Dry
2001
as Louis

Muppets Most Wanted
2014
as Irish Journalist

Stage Beauty
2004
as Samuel Pepys

Asylum
2005
as Max Raphael

Breathe
2017
as Teddy Hall

OZI: Voice of the Forest
2024
as Erzähler

Iris
2001
as Young John Bayley

Mansfield Park
1999
as Mr. Rushworth

Burke & Hare
2010
as Lord Harrington

The Amazing Maurice
2022
as The Mayor (voice)

Piccadilly Jim
2004
as Lord Wisbeach

Glorious 39
2009
as Gilbert

Stick Man
2015
as Santa (voice)

Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
2020
as Mr. Delacroix

The Gathering Storm
2002
as Ivo Pettifer

The Corrupted
2019
as Hammond

Third Star
2010
as Beachcomber

Silent Hours
2021
as Commander William Calthorpe

Underclassman
2005
as Headmaster Felix Powers

Scenes of a Sexual Nature
2006
as Gerry

Bank of Dave 2: The Loan Ranger
2025
as Sir Charles

Christmas Karma
2025
as Marley

Sofia the First: Forever Royal
2018
as Voice of the Library/The First Storykeeper (voice)

Mosley
1998
as Bob Boothby

Miss Austen Regrets
2008
as Rev Brook Bridges

The Emperor's New Clothes
2001
as Bertrand

Viceroy's House
2017
as Lord Mountbatten

Conspiracy of Silence
2003
as Fr. Jack Dowling

Bank of Dave
2023
as Sir Charles

Miranda: My Such Fun Celebration
2020
as Self

Thomas & Friends: Journey Beyond Sodor
2017
as Merlin (voice)

High Heels and Low Lifes
2001
as Farmer

To Olivia
2021
as Roald Dahl

Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
2020
as Self

Man to Man
2005
as Fraser McBride

From Time to Time
2009
as Captain Oldknow

Beau Brummell: This Charming Man
2006
as Prince Regent

The Coronation Concert
2023
as Self- Presenter

Mr. Stink
2012
as Mr. Stink

Thursday the 12th
2003
as Brin Hopper

The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out
2021
as Self

Knife Edge
2009
as Charles Pollock

Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi Drama
2014
as Self

Return to Downton Abbey: A Grand Event
2019
as Self

The Sarah Millican Television Programme - Best of Series 1-2
2013
as Self

Breakout
1997
as Peter Schneider

Fair Game
1994
as Gerry (as Richard Bonneville)

Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story
2008
as Sir Hugh Carleton Greene

The Marvellous Maggie Smith: A Celebration
2022
as Self - Narrator

Odilo Fabian or (the Possibility of Impossible Dreams)
2019
as The Narrator

Four Last Songs
2007
as Sebastian Burrows

Stalag Luft
1993
as Sqdn. Ldr. Barton (as Richard Bonneville)

Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale
2025
as Self

French Film
2008
as Jed

One of Those Days
2008
as Mr. Burrell

The Biographer
2002
as Eric
Right Under My Eyes
2002
as James

Girl with a Pearl Earring: And Other Treasures from the Mauritshuis
2015

The Secret World of LEGO
2015
as Narration

Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration
2024
as Robert Crawley (archive footage)

Sofia the First: The Secret Library
2016
as Book Narrator (voice)

Downton Abbey Live!
2019
as Self

Sofia the First: The Mystic Isles
2017
as Narrator (voice)

Martin Luther: The Idea that Changed the World
2017
as Narrator (voice)

The Scold's Bridle
1998
as Tim Duggan
Go Away!

Restoring Genius: The Art of Agnolo Bronzino
as Narrator

Alpine Train at Christmas
2024
as Narrator
The Magnificent Lion Boy
2013
as Leonard Orlov

Peter Sellers: Genius at Work
2023
as Narrator

Hear the Silence
2003
as Dr. Andrew Wakefield

Critical Eye
2010
as Brian

Countdown to Calvary
2018
as Self

The Sanctuary Sparrow
1994
as Daniel Aurifaber

Dead Cat Film
2023
as Clio
Dog Person

Love Again
2003
as Philip Larkin

Doctor Who: The Curse of the Black Spot Prequel
2011
as Captain Henry Avery

TB: Return of the Plague
2014
as Himself

The Diary of a Nobody
2007
as Pooter

From Vienna: The New Year’s Celebration 2026
2026
as Himself - Host

A Sisyphean Task
2025
as The Headmaster

Madame Tussauds: The Full Wax
2021
as Narrator

Paddington: The Man Behind the Bear
2019
as Himself - Presenter

A Return to Grace: Luther's Life and Legacy
2017
as Narrator

The Dinner Party
2014
as The Host
All Change at Longleat
2015
as Narrator
Nordic Train at Christmas
2025
as Narrator

A Merry Little Christmas with Sutton Foster and Hugh Bonneville
2018
as Self
The Life and Times of Captain Sir Tom
2020
as Self - Narrator (voice)

The Crown's Ancient Forest
2021
as Narrator
Men in Brown
2020
as Self
About Hugh Bonneville
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. With 205 credits spanning from 1944 to 2026, Hugh Bonneville has appeared in 106 films and 99 TV shows.
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Most Popular Hugh Bonneville Movies
- Paddington in Peru (2024) — as Henry Brown
- Paddington (2014) — as Henry Brown
- Notting Hill (1999) — as Bernie
- Paddington 2 (2017) — as Henry Brown
- Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (2025) — as Robert Crawley
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