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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Robert Guy Bathurst (born 22 February 1957) is an English actor. Bathurst was born in the Gold Coast in 1957, where his father was working as a management consultant. His family moved to Dublin, Ireland, in 1959 and Bathurst was enrolled at an Anglican boarding school. In 1966, the family moved to England, and Bathurst transferred to another boarding school, where he took up amateur dramatics. At the age of 18, he read law at the University of Cambridge and joined the Cambridge Footlights group. After graduating, he took up acting full time. He made his professional stage debut in 1983, playing Tim Allgood in Michael Frayn's Noises Off, which ran for a year at the Savoy Theatre. To broaden his knowledge of working on stage, he joined the National Theatre. He supplemented his stage roles in the 1980s with television roles, appearing in comedies...
Known for
Doctor WhoSeries • 2005
Midsomer MurdersSeries • 1997
Agatha Christie's PoirotSeries • 1989
CasualtySeries • 1986
Downton AbbeySeries • 2010
Red DwarfSeries • 1988
My FamilySeries • 2000
KingdomSeries • 2007
The House of EliottSeries • 1991
The DetectivesSeries • 1993
HornblowerSeries • 1998
Cold FeetSeries • 1998
The Pillars of the EarthSeries • 2010
The HackSeries • 2025
DraculaSeries • 2013
Man vs BabySeries • 2025
Toast of LondonSeries • 2013
ScoopMovie • 2006
A Ghost Story for ChristmasSeries • 1971
The LarkinsSeries • 2021
EmmaSeries • 2009
Munich - The Edge of WarMovie • 2021
Absolutely AnythingMovie • 2015
Savage HouseMovie • 2026