I adore it and cannot wait for the mext series. [12] He also directed and appeared in the Footlights pantomime Aladdin as Widow Twankey during the 1978–79 season. Robert Guy Bathurst (born 22 February 1957) is an English actor. In 1966, the family moved to England and Bathurst transferred to Worth School in Sussex, where he took up amateur dramatics. Ten years later, Bathurst was invited to reprise the role when a storyline in the series allowed former characters to return, but filming commitments prevented him from appearing. Wikipedia. Topic. The play ran at the Arts Theatre between October and November 2007 and featured Bathurst interacting with other characters projected onto a screen behind him. Lady Edith Crawley (52 episodes, 2010-2015) Jim Carter. English actor. Bathurst, Robert (4 December 2001). [19], He continued to make minor appearances in television throughout the 1980s; in 1987, he auditioned for the role of Dave Lister in the BBC North science fiction sitcom Red Dwarf. Ep. [23] As punishment for arriving late for the series one press launch at the Café Royal in Regent Street, London, writer Steven Moffat pledged to write an episode in which Mark is naked throughout. A link to an external website Robert Bathurst is Keeping Us Abbey submitted by a fan of Downton Abbey. [18], A casting director for the James Bond film The Living Daylights persuaded Bathurst to audition for Bond. I adore it and cannot wait for the mext series. [24] The role in the pilot was only minor and created at the last minute to support characters played by James Nesbitt and Helen Baxendale; the only character note in the script about David related to his high salary. ". In 2006, he played Mark Thatcher in Coup!, a dramatisation of the attempted coup in Equatorial Guinea. Bathurst takes a hiatus from the show, but makes his return, and final appearance, in season three. (31679612) [20] In 1989, he appeared in Malcolm Bradbury's Anything More Would Be Greedy for Anglia Television, playing Dennis Medlam, MP. Downton Abbey (TV Series) Details. [15], The show was punctuated by fantasy sequences in which his character performed his thoughts as a stand-up routine in a small club. He replaced Roger Lloyd-Pack as Tim Allgood and stayed at the Savoy for a year. "The Jennifer Selway Interview: Robert Bathurst". [10][17] The following year, he appeared at The Man In The Moon, a pub theatre in Chelsea, in Judgement, a two-hour monologue on cannibalism. Nov 22, 2012 - Robert Bathurst aka Sir Anthony Strallan from Downton Abbey. [10] After declining an offer to be a presenter of That's Life! It returned for two series in 1993 and 1995. Among the Footlights Revues in which he participated were Stage Fright in 1978, which he also co-wrote and Nightcap in 1979. He had not seen Present Laughter before, though had seen several Coward plays in his 20s and did not imitate Coward's speech patterns while performing. He also has a recurring role in the comedy series Toast of London. The part eventually went to Craig Charles but Bathurst was given a role in the first episode of the first series as Frank Todhunter, second officer on the ship, who is killed in the first ten minutes. He had not seen The Three Sisters before starring in it. Saved from images6.fanpop.com. Bathurst was pleased that this white-collar worker had an emotional side, in comparison to David Marsden, whom he used as a yardstick when accepting those sorts of roles. 1, p. 398, Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage 1931 pg 534. Report this Image? . In 1996, while appearing in The Rover at the Salisbury Playhouse, Bathurst got an audition for the Granada Television comedy pilot Cold Feet. On television in 2010, Bathurst starred as Percy Hamleigh in the German-Canadian miniseries The Pillars of the Earth and had a recurring role as widower Sir Anthony Strallan in the period drama Downton Abbey. [26] After its run concluded, a special edition of The Three Sisters was filmed with the same cast for television broadcast on BBC Four. Lady Edith Crawley (Laura Carmichael) and Sir Anthony Strallan (Robert Bathurst) Saved by Fanpop. This engagement is broken off and during the war he is injured. Multiple contributors (3 November 2003). Also in 2005, he played Mr Sesseman in an adaptation of Heidi and Dottore Massimo in The Thief Lord.[23]. Wikipedia. [14] After leaving, he found that he was considered a dilettante, which resulted in it taking him longer than expected to be accepted as a serious actor. He had already appeared in a training video by director Geoff Posner and got the role of Henry by way of thanks. [35] He also played the role of Mr Weston in the BBC costume drama Emma, which was broadcast in October 2009 on BBC One. Interview with Robert Bathurst (Sir Anthony), confirming that there will be a season three Christmas Special. Still dodgy in Confession . [13] He took the Bar Vocational Course at the University of Law, in London, which allowed him to go on to become a practising barrister, but stuck to acting instead. 41 - Robert Bathurst. After the first series was broadcast, a critic called Bathurst the "Best Comedy Newcomer of 1993". He reprised the role for two more series in 2008 and 2009.[34]. [27] In 2001, Bathurst appeared in the music video for Westlife's Comic Relief single "Uptown Girl". The character was recast and downgraded when the series was commissioned as The Black Adder. [15][16] He regards it as "the most demoralising" job he has ever had but was grateful for the theatre experience it gave him. [20] Bathurst is often recognised for his appearance in this series, mentioning that "Drunks stop me on public transport and tell me details of the plot of their favourite episode". Bathurst was born in Gold Coast (now Ghana) in 1957, where his father was working as a management consultant. Downton Abbey Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. Robert Bathurst … Between January and April 2010, Bathurst starred as Garry Essendine in a national touring revival of Noël Coward's Present Laughter. The play toured theatres around southern England in 2010 and early 2011 before beginning a three-month run at the Apollo Theatre in London. Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham (52 episodes, 2010-2015) Laura Carmichael. [42], In 2019 Bathurst portrayed Sergeant Wilson in Dad's Army: The Lost Episodes, a recreation of three missing episodes of the BBC comedy Dad's Army. (31679612) Character He first drew international attention for his role as Matthew Crawley in the ITV acclaimed period drama series Downton Abbey (2010–12). PBS/ITV Sir Anthony Strallan (Seasons 1, 2 & 3) Zoe Boyle. Robert Bathurst, Actor: Cold Feet. Downton Abbey (2010–2015) Robert Bathurst: Sir Anthony Strallan. He made his professional stage debut in 1983, playing Tim Allgood in Michael Frayn's Noises Off, which ran for a year at the Savoy Theatre. PBS/ITV Martha Levinson (Seasons 3 & 4) Paul Giamatti. Robert Bathurst in 'Downton Abbey' Photo: NOBBY CLARK. He also starred as Adrien opposite Nicholas Tennant in the UK premiére of Members Only at the Trafalgar Studios. Known to most people for starring in the hit '90s TV series Cold Feet, Robert Bathurst has had an extensive career on stage and screen over the last thirty years. [16][22] In another episode, David buys a racehorse – ostensibly as a birthday present for his wife – in a plot born out of Bathurst's own love of horseracing. Share. To a large extent, this vow is realised in the second series.[21]. Accuracy: A team of editors ... Robert Bathurst is probably best known for his role as David Marsden in 'Cold Feet', which ran on British television from 1998 until 2003. To research his role, he watched more Commons debates. Best known for playing David Marsden in ITV's Cold Feet, Robert Bathurst has also stared in Toast of London, Downton Abbey, My Dad's the Prime Minister, Dad's Army: The Lost Episodes. It brings Jeffrey Bernard’s journalism on to the stage, his own version of himself, not necessarily how others saw him.” He added: “It’s a brilliantly funny, sour and surprisingly moving manifesto for the right of people to destroy their liver and wallet in any way they choose.”[46], Bathurst met artist Victoria Threlfall through mutual friends and they married in 1985. Charles Carson (52 episodes, 2010-2015) Brendan Coyle. 12:50PM BST 04 Aug 2011. Bathurst was born in Gold Coast (now Ghana) where his father was working as a management consultant. In 2009, he made his third and final appearance as art dealer James Garrett in My Family. Using his fame from the show as … As Bathurst went into the audition room, his colleague was leaving and told Bathurst he would "break his legs" if he got the part, a threat that seemed not to be "entirely jocular". Downton Abbey; Downton Abbey images; Robert Bathurst Sir Anthony Strallan; All Images; 92 Wallpapers ; 9 Gifs; 8 Avatars; Pictures; Screenshots; facebook; twitter; google+; Download Next > Tags: photo photos robert bathurst sir anthony strallan pictures View all Downton Abbey Pictures. [25] The third series features an affair between David and a political activist played by Yasmin Bannerman. Robert Bathurst (born as Robert Guy Bathurst on 22nd February, 1957; Accra, Ghana) is the actor who plays Sir Anthony Strallan in Downton Abbey. [15] His first role for television came in 1982, when he appeared as Prince Henry in the unaired pilot episode of Blackadder. Possible spoilers! and a man whose daughter goes missing in the ITV thriller The Stepfather. [7][14] Although he enjoyed his work with Footlights, he did not continue performing with the group, worrying that he would be "washed up at 35 having coat-tailed on their success through the early part of [his] career". On the day before taking his test, the filming of a scene where David takes off on his new bike was scheduled. he joined the National Theatre in 1984, where he appeared as a background actor in Saint Joan. Bathurst, Robert (7 March 2009). In the commentary and the interview on the DVD, Bathurst says that he was told that they would be re-shot after filming everything else, an idea abandoned because of the expense. Lied in First Confession aged 6 . He was attracted to the role because of the "duplicity and guile" Alex uses to get himself out of tight situations. PBS/ITV Ivy Stuart (Seasons 3 & 4) Charles Edwards. [22] The role is his favourite of his whole career; he has described it as "the most enjoyable job I will ever do" and considers several episodes of the series to be "timeless, beautifully constructed farces which will endure". [23] Granada paid for him to take motorcycle lessons and a test. On Downton Abbey, a decade has passed ... (Robert Bathurst) left Edith at the altar. 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