Acting

Christopher Ravenscroft

Born March 24, 1946 · Hampstead, London, England, UK (age 80)

Christopher Ravenscroft (born 1946) is an English actor renowned for his extensive work in stage, film, and television, most notably for his portrayal of the principled Detective Inspector Mike Burden in the long-running ITV crime drama series The Ruth Rendell Mysteries (also known as The Inspector Wexford Mysteries), where he appeared opposite George Baker from 1987 to 2000. After earning a law …

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The Man Who Knew Infinity

The Man Who Knew Infinity · 2016

The Man Who Knew Infinity

MovieDramaHistory

Growing up poor in Madras, India, Srinivasa Ramanujan Iyengar earns admittance to Cambridge University during WWI, where he becomes a pioneer in mathematical theories with the guidance of his professor, G.H. Hardy.

Henry V

Henry V · 1989

In 1415, in the midst of the Hundred Years' War, the young King Henry V of England embarks on the conquest of France.

Another Mother's Son

Another Mother's Son · 2017

Another Mother's Son

The true story of Louisa Gould, a widow living in Nazi occupied Jersey, who takes in a Russian prisoner of war.

The Shell Seekers

The Shell Seekers · 2007

The Shell Seekers

MovieDramaRomance

Penelope Keeling, a sixty-four-year-old daughter of a famous artist, reflects on her life, and the fate and choices that defined it, when she arrives in the Mediterranean to stay with her headstrong daughter. Shifting through time, and falling into place like the pieces of a jigsaw, the truth of Penelope's rich, heartbreaking and surprising life unfolds.

Tom & Thomas

Tom & Thomas · 2002

MovieDramaFamily

A young boy thinks he's got a lookalike around him, but nobody believes him. Then, he meets Thomas and they switch homes.

The Vicar's Wife

The Vicar's Wife

The Vicar's Wife

MovieComedyMystery

In a small parish village in England, a handsome yet socially challenged Anglican Vicar starts getting hit on by a young woman who believes he's the love of her life. All the while, a killer is afoot -- and is killing vicars' wives.

Twelfth Night, or What You Will

Twelfth Night, or What You Will · 1988

Twelfth Night, or What You Will

MovieDramaComedy

The tale begins when a brother and sister are separated in a shipwreck, but survive to be washed up on the shore of Illyria. The sister, Viola, disguises herself as a man and takes service with Duke Orsino, who has fallen in love with Lady Olivia. Entrusted with pleading on her master's behalf, Viola is utterly disconcerted to find that Olivia has fallen in love with her. Thus begins the confusion of this delightful comedy.

Pericles, Prince of Tyre

Pericles, Prince of Tyre · 1984

Pericles, Prince of Tyre

MovieDramaTV Movie

When Prince Pericles, visiting Antioch, discovers the dreaded answer to King Antiochus's riddle, he flees for his life straight into famine, shipwreck, love, fatherhood, and another shipwreck. He loses his wife and daughter, and doesn't find them again until the story moves us through resurrection, attempted murder, pirates, prostitution, and divine revelation.

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The Man Who Knew Infinity

The Man Who Knew Infinity · 2016

The Man Who Knew Infinity

MovieDramaHistory

Growing up poor in Madras, India, Srinivasa Ramanujan Iyengar earns admittance to Cambridge University during WWI, where he becomes a pioneer in mathematical theories with the guidance of his professor, G.H. Hardy.

J. J. Thompson

Henry V

Henry V · 1989

In 1415, in the midst of the Hundred Years' War, the young King Henry V of England embarks on the conquest of France.

Montjoy

Another Mother's Son

Another Mother's Son · 2017

Another Mother's Son

The true story of Louisa Gould, a widow living in Nazi occupied Jersey, who takes in a Russian prisoner of war.

The Shell Seekers

The Shell Seekers · 2007

The Shell Seekers

MovieDramaRomance

Penelope Keeling, a sixty-four-year-old daughter of a famous artist, reflects on her life, and the fate and choices that defined it, when she arrives in the Mediterranean to stay with her headstrong daughter. Shifting through time, and falling into place like the pieces of a jigsaw, the truth of Penelope's rich, heartbreaking and surprising life unfolds.

Colonel Mellaby

Tom & Thomas

Tom & Thomas · 2002

MovieDramaFamily

A young boy thinks he's got a lookalike around him, but nobody believes him. Then, he meets Thomas and they switch homes.

Frederick Lord

The Vicar's Wife

The Vicar's Wife

The Vicar's Wife

MovieComedyMystery

In a small parish village in England, a handsome yet socially challenged Anglican Vicar starts getting hit on by a young woman who believes he's the love of her life. All the while, a killer is afoot -- and is killing vicars' wives.

The Reverend Charles Merriwether

Twelfth Night, or What You Will

Twelfth Night, or What You Will · 1988

Twelfth Night, or What You Will

MovieDramaComedy

The tale begins when a brother and sister are separated in a shipwreck, but survive to be washed up on the shore of Illyria. The sister, Viola, disguises herself as a man and takes service with Duke Orsino, who has fallen in love with Lady Olivia. Entrusted with pleading on her master's behalf, Viola is utterly disconcerted to find that Olivia has fallen in love with her. Thus begins the confusion of this delightful comedy.

Orsino

Pericles, Prince of Tyre

Pericles, Prince of Tyre · 1984

Pericles, Prince of Tyre

MovieDramaTV Movie

When Prince Pericles, visiting Antioch, discovers the dreaded answer to King Antiochus's riddle, he flees for his life straight into famine, shipwreck, love, fatherhood, and another shipwreck. He loses his wife and daughter, and doesn't find them again until the story moves us through resurrection, attempted murder, pirates, prostitution, and divine revelation.

First Knight / Gentleman of Ephesus

A Mind to Murder

A Mind to Murder · 1995

A Mind to Murder

MovieMysteryCrime

Scotland Yard Commander Adam Dalgliesh has been on leave following the death on duty of a member of his team, DS Sarah Hillier. His superiors order him back to work to investigate the murder of the Director of the Steen Clinic, which specializes in psychiatric cases.

Dr. Robert Baguley

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders · 1997

Midsomer Murders

SeriesCrimeDrama

The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed under suspicion, and it is up to a veteran DCI and his young sergeant to calmly and diligently eliminate the innocent and ruthlessly pursue the guilty.

Dr. Bradshaw

Coronation Street

Coronation Street · 1960

Coronation Street

The residents of Coronation Street are ordinary, working-class people, and the show follows them through regular social and family interactions at home, in the workplace, and in their local pub, the Rovers Return Inn. Britain's longest-running soap.

Police Sergeant

The Crown

The Crown · 2016

The gripping, decades-spanning inside story of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the Prime Ministers who shaped Britain's post-war destiny. The Crown tells the inside story of two of the most famous addresses in the world – Buckingham Palace and 10 Downing Street – and the intrigues, love lives and machinations behind the great events that shaped the second half of the 20th century. Two houses, two courts, one Crown.

Page (Buckingham)

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries · 1987

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

SeriesDramaMystery

The Ruth Rendell mysteries is a British television series made by TVS and Meridian Television for ITV between 2 August 1987 and 11 October 2000.

Det. Insp. Burden

The Fourth Arm

The Fourth Arm · 1983

SeriesDramaWar & Politics

Starring Paul Shelley in a role reminiscent of his Secret Army character in all but name, this 12-part serial follows a team of secret agents parachuted into occupied Europe during World War II, exploring their recruitment, training, and first mission behind enemy lines.

Küpper

The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Hound of the Baskervilles · 1982

The Hound of the Baskervilles

SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyDrama

When a nobleman is threatened by a family curse on his newly inherited estate, detective Sherlock Holmes is hired to investigate. A British television serial based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's novel.

Stapleton