Robert Lindsay

Acting

Born December 13, 1949 (age 76)

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.

Filmography

Missed Call

Missed Call2026

Generation Z

Generation Z2024 · Morgan

Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition

Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition2023 · Narrator

A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream2022 · Oberon

Dodger Special: Christmas

Dodger Special: Christmas2022 · William Lamb

Sherwood

Sherwood2022 · Franklin Warner

Anything Goes

Anything Goes2021 · Moonface Martin

The World's Most Beautiful Landscapes

The World's Most Beautiful Landscapes2021 · Narrator

Inch'Allah

Inch'Allah2021 · Narrator

McDonald & Dodds

McDonald & Dodds2020 · Max Crockett

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil2019 · King John

Rembrandt: From the National Gallery, London and Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Rembrandt: From the National Gallery, London and Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam2018 · Narrator

Hollis & Rae

Hollis & Rae2018 · Self - Narrator (voice)

Movie Musical Greats with Hugh Jackman

Movie Musical Greats with Hugh Jackman2017

Tate Britain's Great Art Walks

Tate Britain's Great Art Walks2017 · Self

Genius

Genius2017 · Hermann Einstein

Walks with My Dog

Walks with My Dog2017 · Self

Bounty Hunters

Bounty Hunters2017 · Nigel Walker

The Marvellous World of Roald Dahl

The Marvellous World of Roald Dahl2016 · Self

The Impressionists: And the Man Who Made Them

The Impressionists: And the Man Who Made Them2015

Galavant

Galavant2015 · Chester Wormwood

Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)

Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)2014 · Self

Grace of Monaco

Grace of Monaco2014 · Aristotle Onassis

Atlantis

Atlantis2013 · Daedalus

Richard Wilson - Both Feet In the Army

Richard Wilson - Both Feet In the Army2013 · (archive footage)

Spy

Spy2011 · The Examiner

Doctors and Nurses at War

Doctors and Nurses at War2009

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas2007 · Self

Breathless

Breathless2007 · Tony Blair

The One Show

The One Show2006 · Self

Gideon's Daughter

Gideon's Daughter2005 · Sneath

Jericho

Jericho2005 · D.I. Michael Jericho

A Very Social Secretary

A Very Social Secretary2005 · Tony Blair

Space Race

Space Race2005 · Narrator (voice)

Friends & Crocodiles

Friends & Crocodiles2005 · William Sneath

Extras

Extras2005 · Robert Lindsay

Broadway's Lost Treasures II

Broadway's Lost Treasures II2004 · Bill Snibson (segment "Me and My Girl")

Who Do You Think You Are?

Who Do You Think You Are?2004 · Self

Wimbledon

Wimbledon2004 · Ian Frazier

Parkinson

Parkinson2004 · Self - Guest

Brambly Hedge: Classic Collection

Brambly Hedge: Classic Collection2004 · Narrator (Voice)

Hornblower: Loyalty

Hornblower: Loyalty2003

My Family

My Family2000 · Ben Harper

Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters

Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters1999

Hornblower: The Even Chance

Hornblower: The Even Chance1998

Hornblower

Remember Me?

Remember Me?1997

The Enchanted World of Brambly Hedge

The Enchanted World of Brambly Hedge1996

The Office

Brambly Hedge: Autumn Story: Primrose's Stormy Night

Brambly Hedge: Autumn Story: Primrose's Stormy Night1996

Brazen Hussies

Brazen Hussies1996

G.B.H.

Nightingales

Nightingales1990 · Carter

Bert Rigby, You're a Fool

Bert Rigby, You're a Fool1989

Bosses From Hell

Bosses From Hell1989

Lusting Hours

Lusting Hours1967