Hugh Richard Bonneville Williams (born 10 November 1963) is an English stage, film, television and radio actor. He was born in Paddington in west London in 1963.
Hugh Richard Bonneville Williams (born 10 November 1963) is an English stage, film, television and radio actor. He was born in Paddington in west London in 1963.
He was educated at Dulwich College Preparatory School in south-east London and at Sherborne School in Dorset. After reading theology at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, he studied acting at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London.
External links
IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/nm0095017
Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q155775
Facebook: https://facebook.com/hughbonneville
Instagram: https://instagram.com/bonhughbon
Filmography (Movies)
From Vienna: The New Year’s Celebration 2026
Character:Himself - Host
Release Date:01/01/2026
Nordic Train at Christmas
Character:Narrator
Release Date:27/12/2025
Christmas Karma
Character:Jacob Marley
Release Date:14/11/2025
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
Character:Robert Crawley
Release Date:10/09/2025
Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale
Character:Self
Release Date:10/09/2025
A Sisyphean Task
Character:The Headmaster
Release Date:01/09/2025
Bank of Dave 2: The Loan Ranger
Character:Sir Charles
Release Date:10/01/2025
Alpine Train at Christmas
Character:Narrator
Release Date:22/12/2024
Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration
Character:Robert Crawley (archive footage)
Release Date:14/12/2024
Paddington in Peru
Character:Henry Brown
Release Date:08/11/2024
Peter Sellers: Genius at Work
Character:Narrator
Release Date:21/09/2023
The Coronation Concert
Character:Self- Presenter
Release Date:07/05/2023
Bank of Dave
Character:Sir Charles
Release Date:10/03/2023
Dead Cat Film
Character:Clio
Release Date:19/01/2023
The Amazing Maurice
Character:The Mayor (voice)
Release Date:16/12/2022
I Came By
Character:Hector Blake
Release Date:19/08/2022
The Marvellous Maggie Smith: A Celebration
Character:Self - Narrator
Release Date:23/07/2022
Downton Abbey: A New Era
Character:Robert Crawley
Release Date:27/04/2022
Madame Tussauds: The Full Wax
Character:Narrator
Release Date:22/12/2021
The Crown's Ancient Forest
Character:Narrator
Release Date:01/12/2021
Silent Hours
Character:Commander William Calthorpe
Release Date:01/09/2021
The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out
Character:Self
Release Date:06/03/2021
To Olivia
Character:Roald Dahl
Release Date:19/02/2021
Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
Character:Self
Release Date:24/12/2020
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
Character:Mr. Delacroix
Release Date:06/11/2020
The Life and Times of Captain Sir Tom
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
Release Date:13/08/2020
Miranda: My Such Fun Celebration
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/2020
Paddington: The Man Behind the Bear
Character:Himself - Presenter
Release Date:26/12/2019
Return to Downton Abbey: A Grand Event
Character:Self
Release Date:19/09/2019
Downton Abbey
Character:Robert Crawley
Release Date:12/09/2019
Downton Abbey Live!
Character:Self
Release Date:18/08/2019
The Corrupted
Character:Hammond
Release Date:10/05/2019
Odilo Fabian or (the Possibility of Impossible Dreams)
Character:The Narrator
Release Date:03/01/2019
A Merry Little Christmas with Sutton Foster and Hugh Bonneville
Character:Self
Release Date:12/10/2018
Sofia the First: Forever Royal
Character:Voice of the Library/The First Storykeeper (voice)
Release Date:08/09/2018
Countdown to Calvary
Character:Self
Release Date:31/03/2018
Paddington 2
Character:Henry Brown
Release Date:09/11/2017
Breathe
Character:Teddy Hall
Release Date:13/10/2017
Thomas & Friends: Journey Beyond Sodor
Character:Merlin (voice)
Release Date:22/08/2017
Viceroy's House
Character:Lord Mountbatten
Release Date:03/03/2017
Martin Luther: The Idea that Changed the World
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:15/02/2017
A Return to Grace: Luther's Life and Legacy
Character:Narrator
Release Date:15/02/2017
Stick Man
Character:Santa (voice)
Release Date:07/12/2015
All Change at Longleat
Character:Narrator
Release Date:14/09/2015
The Secret World of LEGO
Character:Narration
Release Date:14/06/2015
Girl with a Pearl Earring: And Other Treasures from the Mauritshuis
Character:
Release Date:12/01/2015
Paddington
Character:Henry Brown
Release Date:24/11/2014
Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi Drama
Character:Self
Release Date:03/10/2014
Muppets Most Wanted
Character:Irish Journalist
Release Date:20/03/2014
TB: Return of the Plague
Character:Himself
Release Date:17/03/2014
The Monuments Men
Character:2nd Lt. Donald Jeffries
Release Date:24/01/2014
The Dinner Party
Character:The Host
Release Date:14/01/2014
The Sarah Millican Television Programme - Best of Series 1-2
Character:Self
Release Date:11/11/2013
The Magnificent Lion Boy
Character:Leonard Orlov
Release Date:21/05/2013
Mr. Stink
Character:Mr. Stink
Release Date:23/12/2012
Doctor Who: The Curse of the Black Spot Prequel
Character:Captain Henry Avery
Release Date:30/04/2011
Burke & Hare
Character:Lord Harrington
Release Date:29/10/2010
Shanghai
Character:Ben Sanger
Release Date:10/06/2010
Third Star
Character:Beachcomber
Release Date:01/06/2010
Critical Eye
Character:Brian
Release Date:09/03/2010
Glorious 39
Character:Gilbert
Release Date:20/11/2009
Knife Edge
Character:Charles Pollock
Release Date:23/10/2009
From Time to Time
Character:Captain Oldknow
Release Date:15/10/2009
French Film
Character:Jed
Release Date:05/12/2008
Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story
Character:Sir Hugh Carleton Greene
Release Date:27/05/2008
Miss Austen Regrets
Character:Rev Brook Bridges
Release Date:03/02/2008
One of Those Days
Character:Mr. Burrell
Release Date:01/01/2008
Four Last Songs
Character:Sebastian Burrows
Release Date:11/01/2007
The Diary of a Nobody
Character:Pooter
Release Date:01/01/2007
Scenes of a Sexual Nature
Character:Gerry
Release Date:03/11/2006
Beau Brummell: This Charming Man
Character:Prince Regent
Release Date:19/06/2006
Asylum
Character:Max Raphael
Release Date:09/09/2005
Underclassman
Character:Headmaster Felix Powers
Release Date:02/09/2005
Man to Man
Character:Fraser McBride
Release Date:13/04/2005
Piccadilly Jim
Character:Lord Wisbeach
Release Date:01/11/2004
Stage Beauty
Character:Samuel Pepys
Release Date:03/09/2004
Hear the Silence
Character:Dr. Andrew Wakefield
Release Date:15/12/2003
Love Again
Character:Philip Larkin
Release Date:26/07/2003
Conspiracy of Silence
Character:Fr. Jack Dowling
Release Date:15/05/2003
Thursday the 12th
Character:Brin Hopper
Release Date:06/04/2003
The Biographer
Character:Eric
Release Date:01/09/2002
Right Under My Eyes
Character:James
Release Date:23/06/2002
The Gathering Storm
Character:Ivo Pettifer
Release Date:22/04/2002
Iris
Character:Young John Bayley
Release Date:14/12/2001
The Emperor's New Clothes
Character:Bertrand
Release Date:11/08/2001
High Heels and Low Lifes
Character:Farmer
Release Date:16/07/2001
Blow Dry
Character:Louis
Release Date:01/03/2001
Mansfield Park
Character:Mr. Rushworth
Release Date:12/11/1999
Notting Hill
Character:Bernie
Release Date:21/05/1999
The Scold's Bridle
Character:Tim Duggan
Release Date:10/04/1998
Mosley
Character:Bob Boothby
Release Date:12/02/1998
Tomorrow Never Dies
Character:HMS Bedford Air Warfare Officer
Release Date:11/12/1997
Breakout
Character:Peter Schneider
Release Date:22/04/1997
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
Character:Schiller
Release Date:04/11/1994
Fair Game
Character:Gerry (as Richard Bonneville)
Release Date:11/06/1994
The Sanctuary Sparrow
Character:Daniel Aurifaber
Release Date:05/06/1994
Stalag Luft
Character:Sqdn. Ldr. Barton (as Richard Bonneville)
Release Date:27/10/1993
Television Appearances
Born to Be Wild
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
Great British Train Journeys from Above
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
JAMES & Co
Character:Self - Video message
The Secret Lives of Animals
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
The Agency: Central Intelligence
Character:James Richardson
The Real History of Communism
Character:الراوي
Douglas Is Cancelled
Character:Douglas
The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin
Character:Jonathan Wilde
The Wonders of Europe
Character:Narrator
The Gold
Character:DCI Brian Boyce
Secrets of the Royal Gardens
Character:Narrator
The Secret Life of Our Pets
Character:Narrator (voice)
Secret Life of the Forest
Character:Narrator (Voice)
Inside the Forest Seasons of Wonder
Character:Vypravěč
Dancing Nation
Character:Narrator ("States of Mind")
Wild Tales from the Farm
Character:Narrateur
Staged
Character:Hugh
Sandylands
Character:One-eyed man
DNA Journey
Character:
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
Character:Self
Amphibia
Character:Wigbert (voice)
Her Majesty's Cavalry
Character:Narrator - Self
Wild Britain
Character:Narrator
Wild Great Britain
Character:Narrator
DuckTales
Character:Santa Claus (voice)
The Grand Tour
Character:Self
Our Ex-Wife
Character:Narrator
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Character:Self
Galavant
Character:Pirate King
A Life on Screen
Character:Self
Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)
Character:Narrator
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Character:Narrator (voice)
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Character:Self - Guest Star
W1A
Character:Ian Fletcher
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Character:Self - Guest
Jamie and Jimmy's Friday Night Feast
Character:Himself
Da Vinci's Demons
Character:
Sofia the First
Character:Book Narrator (voice)
Sofia the First
Character:Secret Library (voice)
The Hollow Crown
Character:Gloucester
Just a Minute
Character:Self
World's Most Dangerous Roads
Character:
The Jonathan Ross Show
Character:Self
The Hotel
Character:Himself - Narrator
Twenty Twelve
Character:Ian Fletcher
Turn Back Time
Character:Narrator (voice)
Downton Abbey
Character:Robert Crawley
The Silence
Character:
Ben Hur
Character:Pilate
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Character:Self - Guest
Getting On
Character:Philip Moore
Hunter
Character:DSI Iain Barclay
Lost in Austen
Character:Mr. Bennet
Bonekickers
Character:Gregory Parton
Freezing
Character:
The Graham Norton Show
Character:Self
Five Days
Character:DSI Iain Barclay
Tsunami: The Aftermath
Character:Tony Whittaker
Rachael Ray
Character:
The One Show
Character:Self - Guest
The One Show
Character:Self
The Robinsons
Character:
Doctor Who
Character:Henry Avery
The Rotters' Club
Character:Voice of Adult Ben
Agatha Christie's Marple
Character:Inspector Hewitt
The Commander
Character:
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character:Self - Guest
Tipping the Velvet
Character:Ralph Banner
Doctor Zhivago
Character:Yevgraf Zhivago
Daniel Deronda
Character:Henleigh Grandcourt
Top Gear
Character:Self
Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale
Character:
The Cazalets
Character:Hugh Cazalet
Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Character:Himself
Take a Girl Like You
Character:Julian Ormerod
Madame Bovary
Character:Charles Bovary
Mosley
Character:Bob Boothby
Get Well Soon
Character:Norman Tucker
The View
Character:Self
The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous
Character:Ferdinand Fitzgerald
See You Friday
Character:Daniel
Midsomer Murders
Character:Hugh Barton
Holding The Baby
Character:Gordon Muir
Married for Life
Character:Steve Hollingsworth
Bugs
Character:
Cadfael
Character:Daniel Aurifaber
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
Character:Victor Savage
Peak Practice
Character:Dominic Kent
GMTV
Character:Self
Between the Lines
Character:
Murder Most Horrid
Character:Inspector Dawson
Paul Merton: The Series
Character:
Dodgem
Character:Rick Bayne
Chancer
Character:Jas
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Character:Edward Masterman
Dispatches
Character:Self - Narrator
Sherlock Holmes
Character:Victor Savage
Great Performances
Character:Self
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Nominee
Images
