Filmography56 titles
Importing filmography…
| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | SherwoodSeries | Franklin Warner | 73 |
| 2022 | A Midsummer Night's DreamMovie | Oberon | 73 |
| 2020 | McDonald & DoddsSeries | Max Crockett | 71 |
| 2019 | Maleficent: Mistress of EvilMovie | King John | 70 |
| 2017 | GeniusSeries | Hermann Einstein | 68 |
| 2017 | Tate Britain's Great Art WalksSeries | Self | 68 |
| 2017 | Walks with My DogSeries | Self | 68 |
| 2015 | GalavantSeries | Chester Wormwood | 66 |
| 2013 | AtlantisSeries | Daedalus | 64 |
| 2011 | SpySeries | The Examiner | 62 |
| 2007 | The 50 Greatest Television DramasMovie | Self | 58 |
| 2005 | JerichoSeries | D.I. Michael Jericho | 56 |
| 2005 | ExtrasSeries | Robert Lindsay | 56 |
| 2005 | Gideon's DaughterMovie | Sneath | 56 |
| 2005 | Space RaceSeries | Narrator (voice) | 56 |
| 2004 | Brambly Hedge: Classic CollectionMovie | Narrator (Voice) | 55 |
| 2004 | WimbledonMovie | Ian Frazier | 55 |
| 2004 | Who Do You Think You Are?Series | Self | 55 |
| 2003 | Seven Wonders of the Industrial WorldSeries | Self - Narrator | 54 |
| 2000 | My FamilySeries | Ben Harper | 51 |
| 2000 | Victoria Wood with All the TrimmingsMovie | Various Characters | 51 |
| 2000 | Castaway 2000Series | Narrator (voice) | 51 |
| 1999 | Hornblower: The Frogs and the LobstersMovie | Sir Edward Pellew | 50 |
| 1998 | Hornblower: The Even ChanceMovie | Captain Sir Edward Pellew | 49 |
| 1998 | HornblowerSeries | Sir Edward Pellew | 49 |
| 1998 | ParkinsonSeries | Self | 49 |
| 1997 | Remember Me?Movie | Jamie | 48 |
| 1997 | Fierce CreaturesMovie | Sydney Lotterby | 48 |
| 1996 | The Enchanted World of Brambly HedgeSeries | Narrator (voice) | 47 |
| 1996 | Brazen HussiesMovie | Billy Bowman | 47 |
| 1993 | Genghis CohnMovie | Otto Schatz, Commissioner of Police | 44 |
| 1992 | Absolutely FabulousSeries | Pete | 43 |
| 1991 | G.B.H.Series | Michael Murray | 42 |
| 1990 | Have I Got News for YouSeries | Self - Host | 41 |
| 1990 | NightingalesSeries | Carter | 41 |
| 1989 | Tales from the CryptSeries | Glynn Fennell | 40 |
| 1989 | Teams from HellMovie | — | 40 |
| 1989 | Colleagues From HellMovie | — | 40 |
| 1989 | Communicators From HellMovie | — | 40 |
| 1984 | Much Ado About NothingMovie | Benedick | 35 |
| 1984 | Royal Variety Performance 1984Movie | — | 35 |
| 1983 | CymbelineMovie | Iachimo | 34 |
| 1983 | Natural WorldSeries | — | 34 |
| 1981 | Seconds OutSeries | Pete Dodds | 32 |
| 1981 | The Best of the AdventuresMovie | Tom (archive footage) (uncredited) | 32 |
| 1978 | The BBC Television ShakespeareSeries | Fabian | 29 |
| 1978 | An Audience with...Series | Self | 29 |
| 1977 | Citizen SmithSeries | Wolfie Smith | 28 |
| 1975 | The Good LifeSeries | Reform School Youth | 26 |
| 1975 | Three for AllMovie | Tom | 26 |
| 1973 | That'll Be The DayMovie | Terry Sutcliffe | 24 |
| 1973 | Centre PlaySeries | Toby | 24 |
| 1969 | ITV Saturday Night TheatreSeries | Sam | 20 |
| 1967 | OmnibusSeries | — | 18 |
| 1949 | The BAFTA AwardsSeries | Self - Nominee | — |
| 0 | Have I Got a Bit More News for YouSeries | Self - Presenter | — |