Rupert Vansittart

Acting

Rupert Vansittart

Born February 10, 1958Cranleigh, Surrey, England, UK77 credits

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.

Known For

Unsinkable
10.0

Unsinkable

TV

2024

Belgravia: The Next Chapter
7.4

Belgravia: The Next Chapter

TV

2024

The Diplomat
7.6

The Diplomat

TV

2023

Andor
8.3

Andor

TV

2022

The Chelsea Detective
6.3

The Chelsea Detective

TV

2022

The Nevers
7.9

The Nevers

TV

2021

Filmography

Unsinkable
2024Unsinkableas Morris HawkinsTV
Belgravia: The Next Chapter
2024Belgravia: The Next Chapteras Lord NetherburyTV
The Diplomat
2023The Diplomatas HoopeTV
Andor
2022Andoras Chief HyneTV
The Chelsea Detective
2022The Chelsea Detectiveas Patrick BlytheTV
The Nevers
2021The Neversas Lord BroughtonTV
Bridgerton
2020Bridgertonas Mr. BrookesTV
Misbehaviour
2020Misbehaviouras Lord BlyMovie
Gentleman Jack
2019Gentleman Jackas Charles LawtonTV
One Red Nose Day and a Wedding
2019One Red Nose Day and a Weddingas George the BoorMovie
The Children Act
2018The Children Actas Sherwood RuncieMovie
A United Kingdom
2016A United Kingdomas Sir Ian FraserMovie
The Crown
2016The Crownas Cecil KingTV
Chewing Gum
2015Chewing Gumas Big BossTV
Outlander
2014Outlanderas Lord William DunsanyTV
Austenland
2013Austenlandas Mr. WattlesbrookMovie
National Theatre Live: This House
2013National Theatre Live: This Houseas Esher / Belfast WestMovie
Father Brown
2013Father Brownas Arthur Le BrocTV
Bad Education
2012Bad Educationas Mr. HumpageTV
The Iron Lady
2011The Iron Ladyas Cabinet MinisterMovie
Death in Paradise
2011Death in Paradiseas Colin CampbellTV
Holy Flying Circus
2011Holy Flying Circusas Bernard Barnard QCMovie
Johnny English Reborn
2011Johnny English Rebornas DerekMovie
World's Craziest Fools
2011World's Craziest FoolsTV
Game of Thrones
2011Game of Thronesas Yohn RoyceTV
Margaret
2009Margaretas Peter MorrisonMovie
How Not to Live Your Life
2008How Not to Live Your Lifeas HarrisonTV
The Bank Job
2008The Bank Jobas Sir Leonard PluggeMovie
Coup!
2006Coup!as Roddy HamiltonMovie
Doctor Who
2005Doctor WhoTV
T
2005The Funny Blokes of British Comedyas Diner (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
Twisted Tales
2005Twisted Talesas Dr MantleTV
Roman Road
2004Roman Roadas FarmerMovie
One Last Chance
2004One Last Chanceas Alisdair RobbMovie
Hustle
2004Hustleas Jonathan Mortimer-HoweTV
Spine Chillers
2003Spine ChillersTV
Foyle's War
2002Foyle's Waras Sir Alec MeyersonTV
C
2002CelebTV
The Falklands Play
2002The Falklands Playas Sir Robert Armstrong (Cabinet Secretary)Movie
Sword of Honour
2001Sword of HonourMovie
Take a Girl Like You
2000Take a Girl Like Youas HeadmasterTV
Black Books
2000Black Booksas Rich GuyTV
My Family
2000My Familyas Mr. DavisTV
Harry Enfield's Brand Spanking New Show
2000Harry Enfield's Brand Spanking New ShowTV
Kevin & Perry Go Large
2000Kevin & Perry Go Largeas Bank ManagerMovie
R
2000Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)TV
Eviction
1999Evictionas The LandlordMovie
CI5: The New Professionals
1999CI5: The New ProfessionalsTV
T
1998The Perfect Blueas Flashback Date #2Movie
Frenchman's Creek
1998Frenchman's Creekas Lord GodolphinMovie
Vanity Fair
1998Vanity Fairas SmithTV
Monk Dawson
1998Monk Dawsonas Fr TimothyMovie
Diana & Me
1997Diana & Meas ChefMovie
Midsomer Murders
1997Midsomer Murdersas Desmond HarcourtTV
Wilderness
1996Wildernessas JeremyTV
Wilderness
1996Wildernessas JeremyMovie
Cutthroat Island
1995Cutthroat Islandas Captain PerkinsMovie
The Thin Blue Line
1995The Thin Blue Lineas Commander CrowTV
Pride and Prejudice
1995Pride and Prejudiceas Mr HurstTV
Braveheart
1995Braveheartas Lord BottomsMovie
Kavanagh Q.C.
1995Kavanagh Q.C.as Timothy EalandTV
Four Weddings and a Funeral
1994Four Weddings and a Funeralas George the Boor at The Boatman - Wedding OneMovie
The Remains of the Day
1993The Remains of the Dayas Sir Geoffrey WrenMovie
Frank Stubbs Promotes
1993Frank Stubbs Promotesas BusinessmanTV
Chef
1993Chefas DinerTV
Heartbeat
1992Heartbeatas Lord AshfordlyTV
The Piglet Files
1990The Piglet Filesas ZemskovTV
Mr. Bean
1990Mr. Beanas HubertTV
Birds of a Feather
1989Birds of a Featheras WayneTV
Buster
1988Busteras FaircloughMovie
Eat the Rich
1987Eat the Richas RupertMovie
Casualty
1986Casualtyas Kenneth StairTV
Half Moon Street
1986Half Moon Streetas Alan Platts-WilliamsMovie
Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)
1986Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)as JeremyMovie
Plenty
1985Plentyas Client's Asst.Movie
The Bill
1984The BillTV
The Comic Strip Presents...
1982The Comic Strip Presents...as JeremyTV