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Hugh Richard Bonneville Williams, known professionally as Hugh Bonneville, (born 10 November 1963 in London, England) is an acclaimed English stage, film and television actor. is the 314th day of the year (315th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() â€“ on the European continent() â€“ in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto)1 Unified - by Athelstan 927 AD Area - Total... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() â€“ on the European continent() â€“ in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto)1 Unified - by Athelstan 927 AD Area - Total... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ...

Early life

Bonneville studied at Sherborne School and read theology at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge before training for the stage at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London. Sherborne School is an English public school for boys in the town of Sherborne in north-west Dorset, England. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The University of Cambridge (often Cambridge University), located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world and has a reputation as one of the worlds most prestigious universities. ... The Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London was a drama school in the UK which offers comprehensive training for those intending to pursue a professional career. ...

Acting career

Stage

His first professional stage appearance was at the Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park. In 1987 he joined the National Theatre where he appeared in several plays, then the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1991, where he played Laertes to Kenneth Branagh's Hamlet (1992 — 1993). He was also Valentine in The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Bergetto in 'Tis Pity She's a Whore, Kastril and later Surly in The Alchemist. He worked with Sam Mendes, a contemporary of his at Cambridge. The Open Air Theatre in Regents Park London is a permanent venue with a three to four month summer season. ... This article is about Regents Park in London. ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... The Royal National Theatre from Waterloo Bridge The Royal National Theatre is a building complex and theatre company located on the South Bank in London, England immediately east of the southern end of Waterloo Bridge. ... Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) is a British theatre company. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... Kenneth Charles Branagh (born December 10, 1960) is an Emmy Award-winning, Academy Award-nominated Northern Irish-born actor and film director. ... Hamlet and Horatio in the cemetery by EugÃ¨ne Delacroix For other uses, see Hamlet (disambiguation). ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... The Two Gentlemen of Verona is a comedy by William Shakespeare from early in his career. ... Extract from Act V - Scene VI. Tis Pity Shes A Whore was written by John Ford in the early 17th century. ... David Garrick as Abel Drugger in Jonsons The Alchemist by Johann Zoffany. ... Sam Mendes Samuel Alexander Mendes, CBE (born August 1, 1965) is an English stage and film director born in Reading, Berkshire, England. ...

Film/Television

He made his television debut in 1991, billed as Richard Bonneville. His early roles were usually good-natured bumbling characters like Bernie in Notting Hill and Mr. Rushworth in Mansfield Park. In the BBC television series, Take A Girl Like You (2000) and Armadillo (2001), he played more villainous characters, leading up to the domineering Henleigh Grandcourt in Daniel Deronda (2002) and the psychopathic killer James Lampton in The Commander (2003). In Love Again, he played the poet Philip Larkin. In 2004, he played Sir Christopher Wren in the docudrama Wren – The Man Who Built Britain. Notting Hill is a 1999 romantic comedy film set in the Notting Hill district of London, England, UK. The screenplay was written by Richard Curtis who had previously written Four Weddings and a Funeral. ... Mansfield Park is a UK film loosely based on Jane Austens novel of the same name, written and directed by Patricia Rozema in 1999. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation, which is usually known as the BBC, is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GBÂ£4 billion. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Daniel Deronda is a novel by George Eliot, first published in 1876. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Binomial name Cramer, 1777 Synonyms Moduza procris (Cramer, 1777) The Commander (Limenitis procris) is a medium sized, strikingly coloured Nymphalid butterfly found in Asia. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 2003 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Philip Arthur Larkin, CH, CBE, FRSL, (9 August 1922 â€“ 2 December 1985) was an English poet, novelist and jazz critic. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Christopher Wren. ...

Personal life

He has been married to artist Lulu Evans since 4 November 1998, and they have one child together. is the 308th day of the year (309th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ...

Selected filmography

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External links

Categories: 1963 births | English actors | English film actors | English television actors | English stage actors | English character actors | British actors | Living people | Old Shirburnians | Alumni of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge | Alumni of the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art | People from London | Royal Shakespeare Company members | Royal National Theatre Company members The British Film Institute (BFI) is a charitable organisation established by Royal Charter to encourage the development of the arts of film, television and the moving image throughout the United Kingdom, to promote their use as a record of contemporary life and manners, to promote education about film, television and... screenonline is a website devoted to the history of British film and television, and to social history as revealed by film and television. ... The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) is an online database of information about movies, actors, television shows, production crew personnel, and video games. ...

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