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.

Filmography

• Ann Droid — Jeffrey
• Belgravia: The Next Chapter — Lord Netherbury
• Unsinkable — Morris Hawkins
• The Diplomat — Hoope
• Andor — Chief Hyne
• The Chelsea Detective — Patrick Blythe
• The Nevers — Lord Broughton
• Bridgerton — Mr. Brookes
• 2020Misbehaviour — Lord Bly
• Gentleman Jack — Charles Lawton
• 2019One Red Nose Day and a Wedding — George the Boor
• 2018The Children Act — Sherwood Runcie
• 2016A United Kingdom — Sir Ian Fraser
• The Crown — Cecil King
• Chewing Gum — Big Boss
• Outlander — Lord William Dunsany
• 2013Austenland — Mr. Wattlesbrook
• Father Brown — Arthur Le Broc
• 2013National Theatre Live: This House — Esher / Belfast West
• Bad Education — Mr. Humpage
• Death in Paradise — Colin Campbell
• Game of Thrones — Yohn Royce
• 2011Holy Flying Circus — Bernard Barnard QC
• 2011Johnny English Reborn — Derek
• 2011The Iron Lady — Cabinet Minister
• The Royal Bodyguard — Roderick Finch
• World's Craziest Fools
• 2009Margaret — Peter Morrison
• How Not to Live Your Life — Harrison
• 2008The Bank Job — Sir Leonard Plugge
• 2006Coup! — Roddy Hamilton
• Doctor Who — General Asquith
• 2005The Funny Blokes of British Comedy — Diner (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Twisted Tales — Dr Mantle
• Hustle — Jonathan Mortimer-Howe
• 2004One Last Chance — Alisdair Robb
• 2004Roman Road — Farmer
• Spine Chillers
• Celeb
• Foyle's War — Sir Alec Meyerson, Sir Alec Myerson
• 2002The Falklands Play — Sir Robert Armstrong (Cabinet Secretary)
• 2001Sword of Honour
• Black Books — Rich Guy
• Harry Enfield's Brand Spanking New Show
• 2000Kevin & Perry Go Large — Bank Manager
• My Family — Mr. Davis
• Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
• Take a Girl Like You — Headmaster
• CI5: The New Professionals
• 1999Eviction — The Landlord
• 1998Frenchman's Creek — Lord Godolphin
• 1998Monk Dawson — Fr Timothy
• 1998The Perfect Blue — Flashback Date #2
• Vanity Fair — Smith
• 1997Diana & Me — Chef
• Midsomer Murders — Desmond Harcourt, Alistair Kingslake
• 1996Wilderness — Jeremy
• Wilderness — Jeremy
• 1995Braveheart — Lord Bottoms
• 1995Cutthroat Island — Captain Perkins
• Kavanagh Q.C. — Timothy Ealand
• Pride and Prejudice — Mr Hurst
• The Thin Blue Line — Commander Crow
• 1994Four Weddings and a Funeral — George the Boor at The Boatman - Wedding One
• Headhunters — Michael Best
• Chef — Diner
• Frank Stubbs Promotes — Businessman
• 1993The Remains of the Day — Sir Geoffrey Wren
• Heartbeat — Lord Ashfordly
• Mr. Bean — Hubert, Guardsman
• The Piglet Files — Zemskov, KGB Officer
• Birds of a Feather — Wayne
• 1988Buster — Fairclough
• 1987Eat the Rich — Rupert
• Casualty — Kenneth Stair
• 1986Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders) — Jeremy
• 1986Half Moon Street — Alan Platts-Williams
• 1985Plenty — Client's Asst.
• The Bill
• The Comic Strip Presents... — Jeremy

Appearances as themselves (1)

• 2015Foyle's War Revisited — Self