Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Fox | Cliff Ryan | TV series (2 episodes) |
| Flash Gordon | Azurian Man | ||
| 1984 | December Flower | Dentist | TV film |
| Top Secret! | Déjà Vu, Resistance Member | ||
| The Company of Wolves | Second Husband | Uncredited | |
| Hiawatha | Narrator | TV film | |
| A Private Function | Inspector Noble | ||
| 1985 | The Bill | Stan | TV series (1 episode: "Death of a Cracksman") |
| Widows 2 | Det. Insp. Frinton | TV mini-series (2 episodes) | |
| Rustlers' Rhapsody | Blackie | ||
| 1986 | The American Way | Castro | |
| Haunted Honeymoon | Montego | ||
| The Monocled Mutineer | Spencer | TV series (1 episode: "A Dead Man on Leave") | |
| Lost Empires | Inspector Crabbe | TV mini-series (2 episodes) | |
| The Singing Detective | Mr. Marlow | TV series (5 episodes) | |
| 1987 | Harry's Kingdom | Bill | TV film |
| A Month in the Country | Ellerbeck | ||
| 1988 | The First Kangaroos | Arthur Hughes | |
| Star Trap | Dr. Wax | TV film | |
| Soursweet | Mr. Constantinides | ||
| A Very British Coup | The Cabinet - Newsome | TV mini-series (2 episodes) | |
| The Raggedy Rawney | The Soldier | ||
| Christabel | Bausch | TV film | |
| Hallmark Hall of Fame | Pierre | TV series (1 episodes: "The Tenth Man") | |
| Thompson | TV series (1 episode: "Episode No.1.6") | ||
| 1989 | Precious Bane | Sarn | TV film |
| The Rainbow | Mr. Harby | ||
| Erik the Viking | Jennifer the Viking | ||
| Duck | Short | ||
| Screen Two | Father | TV series (2 episodes: 1989-1994) | |
| 1990 | A Sense of Guilt | Richard Murray | TV film |
| Zorro | Colonel Mefisto Palomarez | TV series (2 episodes) | |
| The Witches | Head Chef | ||
| The Gravy Train | Personip | TV series (1 episode: "Episode No.1.3") | |
| Crimestrike | The Detective | ||
| The Fool | Mr. Blackthorn | ||
| 1991 | Incident in Judaea | Afranius | TV film |
| Screen One | Ray Galton | TV series (1 episode: "Hancock") | |
| Casualty | Matthew Charlton | TV series (1 episode: "Dangerous Games") | |
| Murder Most Horrid | Various | TV series (3 episodes: 1991-1999) | |
| 1992 | Blame It on the Bellboy | Rossi | |
| Great Performances | Meinertzhagen | TV series (1 episode: "A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia") | |
| Between the Lines | D.I. Dick Corbett | TV series (1 episode: "Lies and Damned Lies") | |
| Soldier Soldier | Snr. Supt. Derek Tierney, RHKP | TV series (1 episode: "Lifelines") | |
| Stalin | Sergo | TV film | |
| 1993 | Lipstick on Your Collar | Inspector | TV mini-series (1 episode: "Episode No.1.5") |
| A Year in Provence | Ted Hopkins | TV mini-series (1 episode: "Room Service") | |
| The Comic Strip Presents... | Commander | TV series (1 episode: "Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown") | |
| Medica | Hugh Buckley | TV series (1 episode: "Episode No.3.6") | |
| Resnick: Rough Treatment | Grabianski | TV film | |
| The Hour of the Pig | Mathieu | ||
| Minder | Tompkins | TV series (2 episodes: 1993-1994) | |
| 1994 | Pie in the Sky | Alec Bailey | TV series (1 episode: "Passion Fruit Fool") |
| Black Beauty | John Manly | ||
| Cracker | Kenneth Trant | TV series (3 episodes) | |
| Shakespeare: The Animated Tales | Marc Anthony (voice) | TV series (1 episode: "Julius Caesar") | |
| Open Fire | Dept. Chief Supt. Young | TV film | |
| Midnight Movie | Henry Harris | TV film | |
| The Madness of King George | Fox | ||
| 1995 | It Could Be You | Wally "Lottery" Whaley | TV film |
| The Late Show | Albert Knox | TV series documentary (1 episode: "Sophie's World") | |
| Dangerfield | Stephen Millwood | TV series (1 episode: "A Patient's Secret") | |
| Mrs. Hartley and the Growth Centre | Inspector | TV film | |
| Richard III | Lord William Hastings | ||
| The Grotesque | George Lecky | ||
| Coogan's Run | Fraser | TV series (1 episode: "Natural Born Quizzers") | |
| Balto | Voice | Uncredited | |
| 1996 | Brassed Off | Harry | |
| 1997 | Harpur and Iles | Tenderness Mellick | TV film |
| The Missing Postman | DS Lawrence Pitman | TV film | |
| The Chest | Roland Blood | TV film | |
| Alas Smith and Jones | TV series (1 episode: "Episode No.9.5") | ||
| Ain't Misbehavin' | Maxie Morrell | TV series (3 episodes) | |
| Keep the Aspidistra Flying | Erskine | ||
| Bright Hair | Norman Devenish | TV film | |
| 1998 | Bill's New Frock | Mr. Platworthy | Short |
| Vigo: A Passion for Life | Bonaventure | Uncredited | |
| Legionnaire | Lucien Galgani | ||
| Shakespeare in Love | Ralph Bashford | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | |
| 1999 | Trial By Fire | Geoffrey Bailey | TV film |
| Tube Tales | Ticket Inspector | TV film | |
| 2000 | Arabian Nights | Ja'Far | TV film |
| The Little Vampire | Rookery | ||
| The Scarlet Pimpernel | General La Forge | TV series (1 episode: "Friends and Enemies") | |
| 102 Dalmatians | Detective Armstrong | ||
| 2001 | Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story | Odin, Member of Great Council of Mac Slec | TV film |
| The Way We Live Now | Mr. Brehgert | TV mini-series (3 episodes) | |
| 2002 | Inside the Murdoch Dynasty | Narrator | TV film |
| Dinotopia | Mayor Waldo | TV mini-series (3 episodes) | |
| Heartlands | Geoff | ||
| Dalziel and Pascoe | Ted Lowry | TV series (1 episode: "The Unwanted") | |
| 2003 | Hornblower: Duty | Etheridge | TV film |
| Helen of Troy | Pirithous | TV film | |
| Bright Young Things | Chief Customs Officer | ||
| 16 Years of Alcohol | Director | ||
| Strange | Inspector Stuart | TV series (1 episode: "Asmoth") | |
| Trevor's World of Sport | Sir Frank Luckton | TV series (1 episode: "A Man's Game") | |
| Trial & Retribution | Dr. Jenkins | TV series (1 episode: "Suspicion: Part 1") | |
| Pompeii: The Last Day | Polybius | TV film | |
| Cromwell: Warts and All | Oliver Cromwell | TV film | |
| Midsomer Murders | Nathan Green | TV series (1 episode: "The Fisher King") | |
| 2004 | Ella Enchanted | Nish | |
| London | Henry Fielding | TV film | |
| Casablanca Driver | Joe Mateo, l'agent | ||
| Modigliani | Achilles Hébuterne | ||
| Out of Season | Michael Philipps | ||
| Von Trapped | Larry Lavelle | TV film | |
| Blue Murder | Frank Evans | TV series (1 episode: "Up in Smoke") | |
| 2005 | House of 9 | The Watcher | Voice |
| 2006 | The Thief Lord | Victor | |
| Aberfan: The Untold Story | Lord Robens | TV documentary | |
| The Secret Life of Mrs. Beeton | Henry Dorling | TV film | |
| The Wind in the Willows | Engine Driver | TV film | |
| 2007 | Recovery | Mr. Lockwood | TV film |
| Cassandra's Dream | Garage Boss | ||
| Silent Witness | Malcolm Young | TV series (2 episodes) | |
| The Golden Compass | John Faa | ||
| Cranford | Captain Brown | TV mini-series (7 episodes: 2007-2009) | |
| 2008 | The Oxford Murders | Inspector Petersen | |
| Caught in a Trap | Brian Perkins | TV film | |
| 2009 | Red Riding: In the Year of Our Lord 1980 | Harold Angus | |
| Red Riding: In the Year of Our Lord 1983 | Harold Angus | ||
| Creation | Joseph Parslow | ||
| Wish 143 | Priest | Short | |
| 2010 | Punk Strut: The Movie | Skippy | |
| Burlesque Fairytales | The Compere | ||
| Alice in Wonderland | The Executioner | Voice | |
| Downton Abbey | Mr. Carson | TV series (25 episodes: 2010-present) Nominated - Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (2012) |
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