Tim Pigott-Smith

Biography

British classical stage and TV actor Tim Pigott-Smith is a familiar face both in America and in his native England. A drama major, he graduated from the University of Bristol (where he later frequently lectured) in 1967 and made his professional debut two years later with the Bristol Old Vic. Predominantly a stage player in both regional and repertory, he made his Broadway debut in "Sherlock Holmes" as Dr. Watson in 1974.

Known For

Midsomer Murders

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

Silent Witness

Tony Awards

Downton Abbey

Play for Today

All Movies (70)

• The Little Vampire 3D2017 · as Frederick Sackville-Bagg (voice)
• Red Trees2017 · as Narrator
• Victoria & Abdul2017 · as Sir Henry Ponsonby
• 6 Days2017 · as William Whitelaw
• King Charles III2017 · as Charles
• Whisky Galore2016 · as Col. Woolsey
• Jupiter Ascending Genetically Spliced2015 · as Self
• The Gospel of Mark2015 · as Narrator (voice)
• Jupiter Ascending2015 · as Malidictes
• Beyond the Pale2014 · as Commissioner Mayne
• How to Be Sherlock Holmes: The Many Faces of a Master Detective2014 · as Self
• RED 22013 · as Director Philips
• The Murder in Angel Lane2013 · as Commissioner Mayne
• Wodehouse In Exile2013 · as P.G. Wodehouse
• The Fall of Singapore: The Great Betrayal2012 · as Narrator (voice)
• The Murder at Road Hill House2011 · as Commissioner Mayne
• My Piece of the Pie2011 · as Mr. Brown
• Alice in Wonderland2010 · as Lord Ascot
• On Expenses2010 · as Alan Keen
• Aileen Wuornos: Angel of Death2009 · as Narrator
• Quantum of Solace2008 · as Foreign Secretary
• The Vienna Strangler2006 · as Self - Narrator (voice)
• Flyboys2006 · as Mr. Lowry
• L'Entente cordiale2006 · as Superintendent Masterson
• V for Vendetta2006 · as Creedy
• The Man Who Broke Britain2004 · as Narrator (voice)
• Alexander2004 · as Omen Reader
• The Other Side of Dunkirk2004 · as Narrator
• The Private Life of Samuel Pepys2003 · as Lord Shaftesbury
• Pompeii: The Last Day2003 · as Pliny the Elder
• Eroica2003 · as Count Dietrichstein
• The Day Britain Stopped2003 · as Narrator (voice)
• Johnny English2003 · as Pegasus
• Gangs of New York2002 · as Calvinist Minister
• The Four Feathers2002 · as General Feversham
• Hanratty: The Whole Truth2002 · as Narrator
• Bloody Sunday2002 · as Major General Ford
• Safe Conduct2002 · as Fleming
• Windscale 1957: The Nuclear Winter1996 · as Self - Narrator (voice)
• Goldeneye: The Secret Files1995 · as Narrator
• Pride and Prejudice: From Page to Screen1995 · as Narrator (voice)
• The Remains of the Day1993 · as Thomas Benn
• The Bullion Boys1993 · as Hubert
• Lucky Village1992
• David Macaulay: Pyramid1989 · as Djedefre / Scout (voice)
• The Case of Sherlock Holmes1987 · as Presenter - Self
• Life Story1987 · as Francis Crick
• A State of Emergency1986 · as Father Joe Ryan
• Dead Man's Folly1986 · as Sir Stubbs
• I Remember Nelson1982 · as Capt. Thomas Hardy
• The Hunchback of Notre Dame1982 · as Philippe
• Escape to Victory1981 · as Rose
• Clash of the Titans1981 · as Thallo
• Richard's Things1980 · as Peter
• 'Tis Pity She's a Whore1980 · as Vasques
• Sweet William1980 · as Gerald
• The Day Christ Died1980 · as Tullius
• In Hiding1980 · as Michael
• Henry IV Part 11979 · as Harry Percy, Hotspur
• No Mama No1979 · as David
• Measure for Measure1979 · as Angelo
• School Play1979 · as Timothy Perkins
• The Lost Boys1978 · as Arthur Llewelyn Davies
• A Choice of Evils1977 · as Consul Vogel
• Joseph Andrews1977 · as Cornet
• Doctor Who: The Masque of Mandragora1976 · as Marco
• Aces High1976 · as Major Stoppard
• Antony and Cleopatra1975 · as Proculeius
• Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos1971 · as Captain Harker
• Hamlet1970 · as Laertes / First Player

All TV Shows (61)

• Decline and Fall2017 · as Sniggs
• Houdini2014 · as William Melville
• 37 Days2014 · as Herbert Henry Asquith
• The Great Train Robbery2013 · as DS Maurice Ray
• Toast of London2013
• Doomsday: World War I2012 · as Narrator - English Release
• The Bletchley Circle2012 · as Colonel
• The Hour2011 · as Lord Elms
• The Little House2010 · as Frederick
• Downton Abbey2010 · as Sir Philip Tapsell
• Money2010 · as Barry Self
• Strike Back2010 · as Patrick Burton
• Miranda2009 · as Valery Jackford
• Holby Blue2007
• Lewis2007 · as Jasper Hammond
• Crimes That Shook the World2006
• Just Jade2006
• North & South2004 · as Richard Hale
• London2004 · as John Evelyn
• Foyle's War2002 · as Brigadier Timothy Wilson
• Spooks2002 · as Hampton Wilder
• The Inspector Lynley Mysteries2002 · as Phillip Weaver
• The Age of Terror2002 · as Himself - Narrator
• The Private Life of a Masterpiece2001 · as Narrator
• Dr Terrible's House of Horrible2001 · as Dr Maitland
• The Vice1999 · as CI Frank Vickers
• The Vice1999 · as DS Frank Vickers
• The 50 Years War: Israel and the Arabs1998 · as Self - Narrator (voice)
• Midsomer Murders1997 · as Matt Parkes
• Silent Witness1996 · as John Briggs
• Nightmares of Nature1995 · as Self - Narrator (voice)
• Ghosts1995 · as Dr Evans / Mr Maradick
• Battlefield1994 · as Narrator
• The Team: A Season With McLaren1993 · as Narrator
• The Chief1990 · as Chief Constable John Stafford
• Screen One1989 · as Hubert
• Agatha Christie's Poirot1989 · as Dr. Lionel Woodward
• The Dame Edna Experience1987 · as Self
• The Gnostics1987 · as Narration
• The Challenge1986 · as Peter De Savary
• The Jewel in the Crown1984 · as Ronald Merrick
• Natural World1983 · as Narrator
• Nature1982 · as Narrator (voice)
• I Remember Nelson1982 · as Capt. Thomas Hardy
• 40 Minutes1981
• 40 Minutes1981 · as Self - Narrator
• Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years1981 · as Brendan Bracken
• Danger UXB1979 · as Harry Winthrop
• The BBC Television Shakespeare1978 · as Angelo
• The Lost Boys1978 · as Arthur Llewelyn Davies
• BBC2 Play of the Week1977 · as Arthur Llewelyn Davies
• Wings1977 · as Major Cashman
• North and South1975 · as Frederick Hale
• Playhouse1974 · as Timothy Perkins
• Playhouse1974 · as Michael
• Play for Today1970 · as Consul Vogel
• ITV Playhouse1967 · as David
• Doctor Who1963 · as Marco
• Doctor Who1963 · as Captain Harker
• Tony Awards1956 · as Self - Nominee
• Hallmark Hall of Fame1951 · as Philippe