James Wilby

Acting

James Wilby

Born February 20, 1958Rangoon, Burma. [now Yangôn, Myanmar]85 credits

James Wilby (born 20 February 1958) is an English actor, known for Maurice (1987), Gosford Park (2001), Howards End (1992), and A Handful of Dust (1988).

Known For

I, Jack Wright
5.5

I, Jack Wright

TV

2025

Mystery at the Prospect Hotel

Mystery at the Prospect Hotel

Movie

2024

Merchant Ivory
7.7

Merchant Ivory

Movie

2024

The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
7.0

The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare

Movie

2024

Vindication Swim
5.2

Vindication Swim

Movie

2024

The Marlow Murder Club
6.3

The Marlow Murder Club

TV

2024

Filmography

I, Jack Wright
2025I, Jack Wrightas Max PrestonTV
Mystery at the Prospect Hotel
2024Mystery at the Prospect Hotelas Mr. VincentMovie
Merchant Ivory
2024Merchant Ivoryas SelfMovie
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
2024The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfareas Viscount AlgernonMovie
Vindication Swim
2024Vindication Swimas Mr. HaversMovie
The Marlow Murder Club
2024The Marlow Murder Clubas Sir Peter BaileyTV
Masquerade
2022Masqueradeas ThomasMovie
The Duke
2021The Dukeas Judge AarvoldMovie
E. M. Forster: His Longest Journey
2019E. M. Forster: His Longest Journeyas NarratorMovie
Salt
2019Saltas ConradMovie
The Sense of an Ending
2017The Sense of an Endingas David FordMovie
ChickLit
2016ChickLitas GeoffreyMovie
Victoria
2016Victoriaas Sir Piers GiffordTV
Churchill's Secret
2016Churchill's Secretas Brendan BrackenMovie
The Nightmare Worlds of H.G. Wells
2016The Nightmare Worlds of H.G. Wellsas PawkinsTV
Poldark
2015Poldarkas Lord FalmouthTV
Legends
2014Legendsas HeadmasterTV
The Great Train Robbery
2013The Great Train Robberyas John WheaterTV
V
2013Vincentas The ManMovie
Father Brown
2013Father Brownas Sefton ScottTV
Ripper Street
2012Ripper Streetas Charles BroadwickTV
Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story
2012Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Storyas Wilfred De'AthMovie
Titanic
2012Titanicas Bruce IsmayTV
Death in Paradise
2011Death in Paradiseas Elias ThomsonTV
We Need to Talk About Kieran
2011We Need to Talk About Kieranas Professor Hugh MerrillMovie
Third Girl
2010Third Girlas Andrew RestarickMovie
Shadows in the Sun
2009Shadows in the Sunas RobertMovie
A Risk Worth Taking
2008A Risk Worth Takingas Patrick TrenchardMovie
Lady Godiva
2008Lady Godivaas Earl of Mercia, LeofricMovie
Secret Diary of a Call Girl
2007Secret Diary of a Call Girlas HenryTV
Clapham Junction
2007Clapham Junctionas Julian RowanMovie
It's Gradiva Who Is Calling You
2007It's Gradiva Who Is Calling Youas John LockeMovie
The Last Days of the Raj
2007The Last Days of the Rajas Lord MountbattenMovie
Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire
2006Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empireas Ofonius TigellinusTV
Jericho
2005Jerichoas Alan MillsTV
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004Agatha Christie's Marpleas Stanley KirkwoodTV
Island at War
2004Island at Waras Sen. James DorrTV
De-Lovely
2004De-Lovelyas Edward ThomasMovie
Sparkling Cyanide
2003Sparkling Cyanideas Stephen FarradayMovie
G
2002George Eliot: A Scandalous Lifeas Herbert SpencerMovie
Foyle's War
2002Foyle's Waras Major CornwallTV
The Making of Gosford Park
2002The Making of Gosford Parkas Self (uncredited)Movie
Bertie and Elizabeth
2002Bertie and Elizabethas King George VI, aka 'Bertie'Movie
Gosford Park
2001Gosford Parkas Freddie NesbittMovie
Jump Tomorrow
2001Jump Tomorrowas NathanMovie
Murder in Mind
2001Murder in Mindas Daniel Morton / Sir Richard MortonTV
Adrian Mole: The Cappuccino Years
2001Adrian Mole: The Cappuccino YearsTV
Cotton Mary
1999Cotton Maryas John MacIntoshMovie
Tom's Midnight Garden
1999Tom's Midnight Gardenas Uncle Alan KitsonMovie
An Ideal Husband
1999An Ideal Husbandas Sir Robert ChilternMovie
The Dark Room
1999The Dark Roomas Dr Alan ProtheroeMovie
The Dark Room
1999The Dark Roomas Dr. Alan ProtheroeTV
Trial & Retribution
1997Trial & RetributionTV
Regeneration
1997Regenerationas 2nd Lt. Siegfried SassoonMovie
Midsomer Murders
1997Midsomer Murdersas Edward MiltonTV
The Woman In White
1997The Woman In Whiteas Sir Percival GlydeMovie
The Treasure Seekers
1996The Treasure Seekersas Henry CarlisleMovie
Witness Against Hitler
1996Witness Against Hitleras Helmuth James von MoltkeMovie
Silent Witness
1996Silent WitnessTV
The Chess Game
1994The Chess Gameas Lord StauntonMovie
Crocodile Shoes
1994Crocodile ShoesTV
Lady Chatterley
1993Lady Chatterleyas Sir Clifford Chatterley, BtTV
Immaculate Conception
1992Immaculate Conceptionas AlistairMovie
Howards End
1992Howards Endas Charles WilcoxMovie
Adam Bede
1992Adam Bedeas Arthur DonnithorneMovie
The Siege of Venice
1991The Siege of VeniceMovie
Tell Me That You Love Me
1991Tell Me That You Love Meas Michael EvansMovie
C
1989ConspiracyMovie
Mother Love
1989Mother Loveas Christopher "Kit" VeseyTV
Screen One
1989Screen Oneas Arthur DonnithorneTV
Tales from the Crypt
1989Tales from the Cryptas Nick MarvinTV
A Tale of Two Cities
1989A Tale of Two Citiesas Sydney CartonTV
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989Agatha Christie's Poirotas Andrew RestarickTV
A Summer Story
1988A Summer Storyas Frank AshtonMovie
A Handful of Dust
1988A Handful of Dustas Tony LastMovie
The Storyteller
1988The Storytelleras PrinceTV
Maurice
1987Mauriceas Maurice HallMovie
Casualty
1986Casualtyas Archie GraylingTV
A Room with a View
1986A Room with a Viewas Party Guest (uncredited)Movie
Dutch Girls
1985Dutch Girlsas DundineMovie
Dreamchild
1985Dreamchildas BakerMovie
The Bill
1984The BillTV
Sherlock Holmes
1984Sherlock Holmesas Young BarclayTV
Privileged
1982Privilegedas JamieMovie
The Storyteller: Sapsorrow
—The Storyteller: Sapsorrowas PrinceMovie