David Bamber

Acting

Born September 19, 1954, Walkden, England, UK

David Bamber is an English actor who has worked in television and theatre. He is an Associate of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). Bamber was born in Walkden, Lancashire, England. He studied drama at Bristol University, continuing his training at RADA where he won the Gold Medal in 1979. Bamber's early television work includes appearances in the BBC series "The Professionals" and "The Gentle Touch". He also starred in the BBC adaptation of Hanif Kureishi's novel "The Buddha of Suburbia". In 1995, Bamber won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor for his performance in the play "My Night with Reg". He has also appeared in numerous other stage productions, including "The Crucible", "The Importance of Being Earnest", and "The Mousetrap". Bamber's film credits include "The Bourne Identity", "Miss Potter", and "Valkyrie". He has also appeared in several television movies, including "The Lost Prince" and "The Sinking of the Titanic". Bamber is married to the actress Julia Swift. They have two sons, Theo and Ethan.

Filmography

• The Regime — Schiff
• Dalgliesh — Edgar Froggart
• 2021End of Term — DI Jim Burman
• 2020Enola Holmes — Sir Whimbrel
• Flesh and Blood — D.I. Doug Lineham
• 2019Abe's Story — Henry (voice)
• A Very English Scandal — Lord Arran
• 2018Peterloo — Magistrate Rev Mallory
• 2018This Weekend Will Change Your Life — David
• Trust — Bela von Block
• 2017Borg vs McEnroe — UK Commentator George Barnes
• 2017Chubby Funny — Mr. White
• 2017Darkest Hour — Admiral Ramsay
• Gunpowder — Lord Northumberland
• 2017Mad to Be Normal — John Meredith
• Tina & Bobby — Alf Ramsey
• Urban Myths — Drunk
• Camping — Noel
• 2016The Limehouse Golem — Mr. Greatorex
• Victoria — Duke of Sussex
• 2015Christmas Eve — Walt
• 2015One Crazy Thing — Michael Steele
• 2015The Sound of Music Live! — Herr Zeller
• 2015The Substitute — Headmaster
• Inside No. 9 — Robin
• Blandings — Herr Schnellhund
• Father Brown — Walter Hubble
• Plebs
• What Remains — Joe
• Call the Midwife — Stanley Hodgkiss
• The Hollow Crown — Shallow
• 2012The Nazi Gospels — Heinrich Himmler
• The Paradise — Charles Chisholm
• Death in Paradise — Alan Butler
• The Borgias — Theo
• 2010The King's Speech — Theatre Director
• 2010The Village — Dr. Wagner
• Collision — Sidney Norris
• Psychoville — Robin
• 2008Valkyrie — Adolf Hitler
• 2007Consenting Adults — Dr. Carl Winter
• 2007I Am Bob — Bob Geldof Lookalike
• 2007The All Together — Robin Swain
• 2007The Amazing Trousers — The Tailor
• Hotel Babylon
• 2006Miss Potter — Fruing Warne
• Robin Hood
• Beethoven — Prince Lichnowsky
• Doctor Who — Captain Quell
• Rome — Marcus Tullius Cicero
• 2005The Clap — Krzysztof Veneer
• New Tricks
• 2003I Capture the Castle — Vicar
• Daniel Deronda — Thomas Cranmer Lush
• 2002Gangs of New York — Passenger on Omnibus
• 2002George Eliot: A Scandalous Life — Gossip
• 2002The Bourne Identity — Consulate Clerk
• 2001The Merchant of Venice — Antonio
• 2000The Railway Children — Dr Forrest
• 1998Neville's Island — Angus
• Chalk — Eric Slatt
• Midsomer Murders — John Starkey, Anthony Prideaux, Daniel Fargo
• 1997My Night with Reg — Guy
• 1995Heavy Weather — P. Frobisher Pilbeam
• Pride and Prejudice — Mr. Collins
• Wycliffe — Guy Bottrell
• 1993Stalag Luft — The Prof
• The Buddha of Suburbia — Shadwell
• 1992Dakota Road — Man on the Train
• Heartbeat — Adrian Shaw
• Murder Most Horrid — Ray
• Performance — Guy
• 1991Seduction — Ted (Segment "Well Wishers")
• The Chief — Philip Garrick
• 1990Who Bombed Birmingham? — David Mellor MP, Home Office
• 4 Play — Ted
• Agatha Christie's Poirot — Bernard Parker
• 1989High Hopes — Rupert Boothe-Brain
• The New Statesman — Julian Whitaker
• Call Me Mister — Fred Hurley
• Casualty — Dr. Martin Campbell
• 1985The Doctor and the Devils — Cronin
• Cockles — Graham
• The Bill
• Brass — Heseltine
• 1983Privates on Parade — Sergeant Charles Bishop
• 1983The Oresteia — Choir, Chorus
• 1980Profiles of Andrea Dunbar and Victoria Wood — The Arbor Cast Member (uncredited)