Richard Syms

Richard Syms is a British male actor and vicar born in London , England , UK in 1943. His acting career spans both film and television, with his works covering genres such as fantasy and drama. Richard Syms began his career by appearing in the television series Rumpole of the Bailey in 1980, and subsequently participated in numerous film and television productions. Between 1994 and 1996, he appeared in films such as A Dark Adapted Eye and Secrets & Lies, portraying roles including that of a priest. In 2003, he starred in the television series Horatio Hornblower: Duty, and in 2010, he appeared in Sherlock and Cemetery Junction. In 2016, he featured in works such as Alice Through the Looking Glass , Their Finest, and The Crown . His co-stars have included Martin Freeman and Olivia Colman , among others.

Filmography

• Ann Droid — Lyle
• Sick of It — Marco
• Stath Lets Flats — Sidney Midlow
• 2018The Last Dance
• Taboo — Priest
• 2017The 13th — Frank
• 2017The Time of Their Lives — Reg
• 2017Their Finest — Head Waiter
• 2016Alice Through the Looking Glass — Board Member
• Neil Gaiman's Likely Stories — Mr Durma
• The Crown — Lord Hailsham
• Wolf Hall — Earl of Essex
• 2013Summer in February — Vicar
• The Czech Century — Winston Churchill
• Yonderland — Ensemble Actor
• BBC Comedy Feeds — Cyril
• Call the Midwife — Mr. Roberts
• 2011Johnny English Reborn — Man in Pinstripe
• 2011The Iron Lady — House of Commons Speaker
• Sherlock — Vicar
• 2009Nowhere Boy — Reverend
• 2008Gone Fishing — Vicar
• 2006Dracula — Priest
• 2006Fear of Fanny — Mrs. Beeton Fan
• The Virgin Queen — Courtier
• 2005Mrs. Henderson Presents — Ambrose
• 2004The Life and Death of Peter Sellers — Newscaster #1
• Canterbury Tales — The Vicar
• 2003The Gathering — Churchman
• 2002Ali G Indahouse — Caretaker
• Foyle's War — Vicar
• 2002Gangs of New York — Drunken Repeater
• The Inspector Lynley Mysteries — College Porter
• As If — Cornelius
• The Six Wives of Henry VIII — Stephen Gardiner
• Bad Girls — Humanist Officant
• Oliver Twist — Board Man
• 1998Urban Ghost Story — George
• Midsomer Murders — Mr. Bream
• 1997Stella Does Tricks — Donald
• Hetty Wainthropp Investigates — Rev. Toft
• 1996Secrets & Lies — Vicar
• 1994Staggered — Vicar
• Goodnight Sweetheart — George
• The Detectives — Janitor
• As Time Goes By — Delivery Man
• Gone to Seed — Ballroom MC
• The Camomile Lawn — Parson
• 2Point4 Children — Davis
• 1991Do Not Disturb — Analyst
• 1991Truly Madly Deeply — Symonds
• 1990102 Boulevard Haussmann — Head Waiter
• 1990Can You Hear Me Thinking? — Charge Nurse
• The Paradise Club — Building Society Manager
• Lovejoy — Alwin
• In Sickness and in Health — Tax Man
• Minder — Drummond
• All Creatures Great and Small — Mr. Crawford
• Rumpole of the Bailey — Mr. Myers
• The Last Dance — Hugo, young Hugo