Robert Lindsay
Acting
Biography
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 117
Movies (63)
Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition2023Narrator
A Midsummer Night's Dream2022Oberon
Dodger Special: Christmas2022William Lamb
Anything Goes2021Moonface Martin
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil2019King John
Rembrandt: From the National Gallery, London and Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam2018Narrator
Movie Musical Greats with Hugh Jackman2017- The Marvellous World of Roald Dahl2016Self
The Impressionists: And the Man Who Made Them2015
Grace of Monaco2014Aristotle Onassis
Richard Wilson - Both Feet In the Army2013(archive footage)
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas2007Self
The Trial of Tony Blair2007Tony Blair
Gideon's Daughter2005Sneath
A Very Social Secretary2005Tony Blair
Friends & Crocodiles2005William Sneath
Broadway's Lost Treasures II2004Bill Snibson (segment "Me and My Girl")
Wimbledon2004Ian Frazier
Brambly Hedge: Classic Collection2004Narrator (Voice)
Hornblower: Duty2003Admiral Sir Edward Pellew
Hornblower: Loyalty2003Admiral Sir Edward Pellew
Hawkins2001Luke Hawkins
Hornblower: Retribution2001Sir Edward Pellew
Hornblower: Mutiny2001Sir Edward Pellew
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings2000Various Characters
Babies at 502000Narrator
Jack the Ripper: An On-Going Mystery2000Narrator
Trouble at the Big Top: Death of the Dome2000Narrator
Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters1999Sir Edward Pellew
Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil1999Captain Pellew
Shows (54)
Missed Call2026
Generation Z2024Morgan
Sherwood2022Franklin Warner
The World's Most Beautiful Landscapes2021Narrator- Britain's Most Beautiful Landscapes2021Narrator
McDonald & Dodds2020Max Crockett
The Secret Life of Owls2018Self - Narrator (voice)
Tate Britain's Great Art Walks2017Self
Genius2017Hermann Einstein
Walks with My Dog2017Self
Galavant2015Chester Wormwood
Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)2014Self
Atlantis2013Daedalus
Spy2011The Examiner- Doctors and Nurses at War2009
The One Show2006Self
Jericho2005D.I. Michael Jericho
Space Race2005Narrator (voice)
Extras2005Robert Lindsay
Who Do You Think You Are?2004Self
Seven Wonders of the Industrial World2003Self - Narrator- Don't Eat the Neighbours2001Rabbit
My Family2000Ben Harper
Castaway 20002000Narrator (voice)
Oliver Twist1999Fagin
Hornblower1998Sir Edward Pellew
Parkinson1998Self
The Enchanted World of Brambly Hedge1996Narrator (voice)
Jake's Progress1995Jamie Diadoni
The Wimbledon Poisoner1994Henry Farr