
Hugh Bonneville
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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.
Known for
Credits

Notting Hill (1999)
as Bernie

Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
as HMS Bedford Air Warfare Officer

Mummies (2023)
as Lord Sylvester Carnaby (voice)

Paddington 2 (2017)
as Henry Brown

Paddington in Peru (2024)
as Henry Brown

Paddington (2014)
as Henry Brown

Breathe (2017)
as Teddy Hall

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (2025)
as Robert Crawley

The Amazing Maurice (2022)
as The Mayor (voice)

Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022)
as Robert Crawley

Stick Man (2015)
as Santa (voice)

Iris (2001)
as Young John Bayley

Muppets Most Wanted (2014)
as Irish Journalist

Downton Abbey (2019)
as Robert Crawley

The Monuments Men (2014)
as 2nd Lt. Donald Jeffries

OZI: Voice of the Forest (2024)
as The Narrator (voice)

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994)
as Schiller

I Came By (2022)
as Hector Blake

Thomas & Friends: Journey Beyond Sodor (2017)
as Merlin (voice)

Bank of Dave (2023)
as Sir Charles

Fair Game (1994)
as Gerry (as Richard Bonneville)

Shanghai (2010)
as Ben Sanger

Sofia the First: The Mystic Isles (2017)
as Narrator (voice)

The Simpson: Yellow Planet (2025)
as Narrador

Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey (2020)
as Mr. Delacroix

Viceroy's House (2017)
as Lord Mountbatten
Impact (2003)
as Phil Epson

Burke & Hare (2010)
as Lord Harrington

The Sanctuary Sparrow (1994)
as Daniel Aurifaber

The Corrupted (2019)
as Hammond

Sofia the First: The Secret Library (2016)
as Book Narrator (voice)

Asylum (2005)
as Max Raphael

High Heels and Low Lifes (2001)
as Farmer

Beau Brummell: This Charming Man (2006)
as Prince Regent

Cold War 1994 (2026)
as Chris Hughes

Four Last Songs (2007)
as Sebastian Burrows

From Time to Time (2009)
as Captain Oldknow

Cold War 1995 (—)
as Chris Hughes

Scenes of a Sexual Nature (2006)
as Gerry

Third Star (2010)
as Beachcomber
The Magnificent Lion Boy (2013)
as Leonard Orlov

Mansfield Park (1999)
as Mr. Rushworth
Dog Person (—)
Actor
Men in Brown (2020)
as Self

The Gathering Storm (2002)
as Ivo Pettifer

Blow Dry (2001)
as Louis

Underclassman (2005)
as Headmaster Felix Powers

Miss Austen Regrets (2008)
as Rev Brook Bridges

Stage Beauty (2004)
as Samuel Pepys

Christmas Karma (2025)
as Marley

To Olivia (2021)
as Roald Dahl

Thursday the 12th (2003)
as Brin Hopper

Bank of Dave 2: The Loan Ranger (2025)
as Sir Charles

Man to Man (2005)
as Fraser McBride

Glorious 39 (2009)
as Gilbert

Madame Tussauds: The Full Wax (2021)
as Narrator

The Emperor's New Clothes (2001)
as Bertrand

Sofia the First: Forever Royal (2018)
as Voice of the Library/The First Storykeeper (voice)

Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale (2025)
as Self

Countdown to Calvary (2018)
as Self

Piccadilly Jim (2004)
as Lord Wisbeach

Silent Hours (2021)
as Commander William Calthorpe

Conspiracy of Silence (2003)
as Fr. Jack Dowling

Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas (2020)
as Self

French Film (2008)
as Jed

One of Those Days (2008)
as Mr. Burrell

The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out (2021)
as Self

Miranda: My Such Fun Celebration (2020)
as Self

Thomas & Friends: Monkey Trouble! (2019)
as Merlin (voice)

A Sisyphean Task (2025)
as The Headmaster

Girl with a Pearl Earring: And Other Treasures from the Mauritshuis (2015)
Actor

The Sarah Millican Television Programme - Best of Series 1-2 (2013)
as Self

A Return to Grace: Luther's Life and Legacy (2017)
as Narrator

Knife Edge (2009)
as Charles Pollock

Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story (2008)
as Sir Hugh Carleton Greene

The Coronation Concert (2023)
as Self- Presenter

Alpine Train at Christmas (2024)
as Narrator

The Scold's Bridle (1998)
as Tim Duggan

Mr. Stink (2012)
as Mr. Stink

From Vienna: The New Year’s Celebration 2026 (2026)
as Himself - Host

Hear the Silence (2003)
as Dr. Andrew Wakefield

Breakout (1997)
as Peter Schneider

The Marvellous Maggie Smith: A Celebration (2022)
as Self - Narrator
Right Under My Eyes (2002)
as James

The Secret World of LEGO (2015)
as Narration

Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration (2024)
as Robert Crawley (archive footage)

Stalag Luft (1993)
as Sqdn. Ldr. Barton (as Richard Bonneville)

The Diary of a Nobody (2007)
as Pooter

Return to Downton Abbey: A Grand Event (2019)
as Self

A Merry Little Christmas with Sutton Foster and Hugh Bonneville (2018)
as Self

Martin Luther: The Idea that Changed the World (2017)
as Narrator (voice)

The Crown's Ancient Forest (2021)
as Narrator

Downton Abbey Live! (2019)
as Self

Doctor Who: The Curse of the Black Spot Prequel (2011)
as Captain Henry Avery

Mosley (1998)
as Bob Boothby

The Biographer (2002)
as Eric

Odilo Fabian or (the Possibility of Impossible Dreams) (2019)
as The Narrator

TB: Return of the Plague (2014)
as Himself

Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi Drama (2014)
as Self

Dead Cat Film (2023)
as Clio

Peter Sellers: Genius at Work (2023)
as Narrator
The Life and Times of Captain Sir Tom (2020)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Nordic Train at Christmas (2025)
as Self - Narrator (voice)

Love Again (2003)
as Philip Larkin

Restoring Genius: The Art of Agnolo Bronzino (—)
as Narrator
Go Away! (—)
Actor
All Change at Longleat (2015)
as Narrator

Critical Eye (2010)
as Brian

Paddington: The Man Behind the Bear (2019)
as Himself - Presenter

The Dinner Party (2014)
as The Host





