Acting

Robert Lindsay

Born 1949-12-13 · Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England, UK

Robert Lindsay Stevenson, better known as Robert Lindsay, is an English actor known for his stage and television work, including appearances with the Royal Shakespeare Company, and in musical theatre, and his roles as Wolfie Smith in Citizen Smith, Captain Pellew in Hornblower and Ben Harper in My Family. He has won a BAFTA, a Tony Award and three Olivier Awards for his work.

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Missed Call
2026
Generation Z
as Morgan
2024
Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition
as Narrator
2023
A Midsummer Night's Dream
as Oberon
2022
Dodger Special: Christmas
as William Lamb
2022
Sherwood
as Franklin Warner
2022
Anything Goes
as Moonface Martin
2021
The World's Most Beautiful Landscapes
as Narrator
2021
Britain's Most Beautiful Landscapes
as Narrator
2021
McDonald & Dodds
as Max Crockett
2020
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
as King John
2019
Rembrandt: From the National Gallery, London and Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
as Narrator
2018
The Secret Life of Owls
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2018
Movie Musical Greats with Hugh Jackman
2017
Tate Britain's Great Art Walks
as Self
2017
Genius
as Hermann Einstein
2017
Walks with My Dog
as Self
2017
The Marvellous World of Roald Dahl
as Self
2016
The Impressionists: And the Man Who Made Them
2015
Galavant
as Chester Wormwood
2015
Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)
as Self
2014
Grace of Monaco
as Aristotle Onassis
2014
Atlantis
as Daedalus
2013
Richard Wilson - Both Feet In the Army
as (archive footage)
2013
Spy
as The Examiner
2011
Doctors and Nurses at War
2009
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
as Self
2007
The Trial of Tony Blair
as Tony Blair
2007
The One Show
as Self
2006
Gideon's Daughter
as Sneath
2005
Jericho
as D.I. Michael Jericho
2005
A Very Social Secretary
as Tony Blair
2005
Space Race
as Narrator (voice)
2005
Friends & Crocodiles
as William Sneath
2005
Extras
as Robert Lindsay
2005
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
as Bill Snibson (segment "Me and My Girl")
2004
Who Do You Think You Are?
as Self
2004
Wimbledon
as Ian Frazier
2004
Parkinson
as Self - Guest
2004
Brambly Hedge: Classic Collection
as Narrator (Voice)
2004
Seven Wonders of the Industrial World
as Self - Narrator
2003
Hornblower: Duty
as Admiral Sir Edward Pellew
2003
Hornblower: Loyalty
as Admiral Sir Edward Pellew
2003
The Day the Earth was Born
Presenter
2002
Don't Eat the Neighbours
as Rabbit
2001
Hawkins
as Luke Hawkins
2001
Hornblower: Retribution
as Sir Edward Pellew
2001
Hornblower: Mutiny
as Sir Edward Pellew
2001
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
as Various Characters
2000
My Family
as Ben Harper
2000
Babies at 50
as Narrator
2000
Castaway 2000
as Narrator (voice)
2000
The Enchanted World of Brambly Hedge: Poppy's Babies: The Construction of a New Home
as Narrator
2000
Jack the Ripper: An On-Going Mystery
as Narrator
2000
Trouble at the Big Top: Death of the Dome
as Narrator
2000
The Enchanted World of Brambly Hedge: Sea Story: The Adventure to Find More Salt
as Narrator
1999
Oliver Twist
as Fagin
1999
Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters
as Sir Edward Pellew
1999
Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil
as Captain Pellew
1999
The Enchanted World of Brambly Hedge - The Secret Staircase: The Midwinter Festivities
as Narrator
1998
Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant
as Sir Edward Pellew
1998
Hornblower: The Even Chance
as Captain Sir Edward Pellew
1998
Hornblower
as Sir Edward Pellew
1998
Divorcing Jack
as Michael Brinn
1998
Parkinson
as Self
1998
Fierce Creatures
as Sydney Lotterby
1997
Remember Me?
as Jamie
1997
Brambly Hedge: Autumn Story: Primrose's Stormy Night
as Narrator
1996
The Enchanted World of Brambly Hedge
as Narrator (voice)
1996
Brazen Hussies
as Billy Bowman
1996
The Office
as Norman Platt
1996
Jake's Progress
as Jamie Diadoni
1995
The Wimbledon Poisoner
as Henry Farr
1994
Trouble at the Top: Nightmare at Canary Wharf
as Narrator
1994
Genghis Cohn
as Otto Schatz, Commissioner of Police
1993
Absolutely Fabulous
as Pete
1992
The Job
as Narrator (voice)
1992
G.B.H.
as Michael Murray
1991
Have I Got News for You
as Self - Host
1990
Nightingales
as Carter
1990