Richard Syms
- Acting
- January 1, 1943 · England, UK
Biography
Richard Syms is a British male actor and vicar born in London , England , UK in 1943. His acting career spans both film and television, with his works covering genres such as fantasy and drama. Richard Syms began his career by appearing in the television series Rumpole of the Bailey in 1980, and subsequently participated in numerous film and television productions. Between 1994 and 1996, he appeared in films such as A Dark Adapted Eye and Secrets & Lies, portraying roles including that of a priest. In 2003, he starred in the television series Horatio Hornblower: Duty, and in 2010, he appeared in Sherlock and Cemetery Junction. In 2016, he featured in works such as Alice Through the Looking Glass , Their Finest, and The Crown . His co-stars have included Martin Freeman and Olivia Colman , among others.
Known for
Filmography
- Ann Droid · Lyle
- Sick of It · Marco
- The Last Dance
- Stath Lets Flats · Sidney Midlow
- The 13th · Frank
- The Time of Their Lives · Reg
- Their Finest · Head Waiter
- Taboo · Priest
- The Crown · Lord Hailsham
- Neil Gaiman's Likely Stories · Mr Durma
- Alice Through the Looking Glass · Board Member
- Wolf Hall · Earl of Essex
- Yonderland · Ensemble Actor
- The Czech Century · Winston Churchill
- Summer in February · Vicar
- BBC Comedy Feeds · Cyril
- Call the Midwife · Mr. Roberts
- The Iron Lady · House of Commons Speaker
- Johnny English Reborn · Man in Pinstripe
- Sherlock · Vicar
- Nowhere Boy · Reverend
- Gone Fishing · Vicar
- Dracula · Priest
- Fear of Fanny · Mrs. Beeton Fan
- The Virgin Queen · Courtier
- Mrs. Henderson Presents · Ambrose
- The Life and Death of Peter Sellers · Newscaster #1
- Canterbury Tales · The Vicar
- The Gathering · Churchman
- Gangs of New York · Drunken Repeater
- Foyle's War · Vicar
- The Inspector Lynley Mysteries · College Porter
- Ali G Indahouse · Caretaker
- The Six Wives of Henry VIII · Stephen Gardiner
- As If · Cornelius
- Oliver Twist · Board Man
- Bad Girls · Humanist Officant
- Urban Ghost Story · George
- Stella Does Tricks · Donald
- Midsomer Murders · Mr. Bream
- Secrets & Lies · Vicar
- Hetty Wainthropp Investigates · Rev. Toft
- Staggered · Vicar
- Goodnight Sweetheart · George
- The Detectives · Janitor
- Gone to Seed · Ballroom MC
- The Camomile Lawn · Parson
- As Time Goes By · Delivery Man
- 2Point4 Children · Davis
- Truly Madly Deeply · Symonds
- Do Not Disturb · Analyst
- 102 Boulevard Haussmann · Head Waiter
- Can You Hear Me Thinking? · Charge Nurse
- The Paradise Club · Building Society Manager
- Lovejoy · Alwin
- In Sickness and in Health · Tax Man
- Minder · Drummond
- All Creatures Great and Small · Mr. Crawford
- Rumpole of the Bailey · Mr. Myers
- The Last Dance · Hugo, young Hugo