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Paul Ritter
ACTOR

Paul Ritter

Known for Chernobyl · The Last Kingdom · Midsomer Murders

Paul Ritter (20 December 1966 - 5 April 2021) was an English stage and screen actor. He is best known for his roles in films including Quantum of Solace, Son of Rambow, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, and The Eagle, as well as television programmes including Friday Night Dinner, Vera, The Hollow Crown, The Last Kingdom and Chernobyl. Wikipedia

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Born
Dec 20, 1966
Died
Apr 5, 2021
Birthplace
Gravesend, Kent, England, UK
Known For
Acting

Biography

Paul Ritter (20 December 1966 - 5 April 2021) was an English stage and screen actor. He is best known for his roles in films including Quantum of Solace, Son of Rambow, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, and The Eagle, as well as television programmes including Friday Night Dinner, Vera, The Hollow Crown, The Last Kingdom and Chernobyl. Wikipedia

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Known For

TVChernobyl
ChernobylAnatoly Dyatlov · 2019
★ 8.7
TVThe Last Kingdom
The Last KingdomKing Peredur · 2015
★ 8.3
TVMidsomer Murders
Midsomer MurdersHarry Fleetwood · 1997
★ 7.5
TVVera
VeraDr Billy Cartwright · 2011
★ 7.4
TVTony Awards
Tony AwardsSelf - Nominee · 1956

Filmography

Movies

G:MT Greenwich Mean TimeDrug Buyer
1999
Esther KahnAlman, the photographer
2000
The Nine Lives of Tomas KatzDave
2000
FO
Fields of GoldChris Oatier
2002
The LibertineChiffinch
2004
On a Clear DayMad Bob
2005
The Girl in the CaféRobert
2005
NostradamusCosimo Ruggieri
2006
Viva BlackpoolPiano Man
2006
Son of RambowGeography Teacher
2007
Love You MoreRecord Shop Owner
2008
Quantum of SolaceGuy Haines
2008
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood PrinceEldred Worple
2009
Nowhere BoyPobjoy, headmaster
2009
No PressureManager
2010
Eliminate: Archie CooksonEnnis Miller
2011
The EagleGalba
2011
The Night WatchMr Pearce
2011
National Theatre Live: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-TimeEd
2012
ComplicitThomas
2013
National Theatre Live: The AudienceJohn Major
2013
Wodehouse In ExileMackintosh
2013
Tommy Cooper: Not Like That, Like ThisEric Sykes
2014
Suite FrançaiseMonsieur Dubois
2015
We're Doomed! The Dad's Army StoryJimmy Perry
2015
InfernoCRC Tech Arbogast
2016
NW
2016
The Limehouse GolemAugustus Rowley
2016
Their FinestRaymond Parfitt
2017
GreedLewis
2019
Friday Night Dinner: 10 Years and a Lovely Bit of SquirrelSelf
2021
Operation MincemeatBentley Purchase
2022

Television

Tony AwardsSelf - Nominee · 1 eps
1956
Midsomer MurdersHarry Fleetwood · 1 eps
1997
Waking the DeadAlan Pierce · 2 eps
2001
InstinctD.C. Daniel Yelland · 2 eps
2007
Land GirlsFrank Tucker · 5 eps
2009
MoneyTerry Linex · 2 eps
2010
Friday Night DinnerMartin Goodman · 36 eps
2011
Great ExpectationsWemmick · 2 eps
2011
Hidden2 eps
2011
VeraDr Billy Cartwright · 12 eps
2011
Without YouInspector Ramsay · 1 eps
2011
Dirk GentlyOliver Reynolds · 1 eps
2012
The Bletchley CircleMasters · 2 eps
2012
The Hollow CrownPistol · 2 eps
2012
PlebsAngelo · 1 eps
2013
LovesickPeter · 1 eps
2014
Mapp and LuciaRev. Kenneth 'Padre' Bartlett · 3 eps
2014
The GameBobby Waterhouse · 6 eps
2014
No OffenceRandolph Miller · 21 eps
2015
The Last KingdomKing Peredur · 1 eps
2015
Wolf HallSir John Seymour · 2 eps
2015
Houdini & DoyleBram Stoker · 1 eps
2016
Neil Gaiman's Likely StoriesDr Jeremy Benham · 1 eps
2016
Neil Gaiman's Likely StoriesMr Allman · 1 eps
2016
Neil Gaiman's Likely StoriesMartyn · 1 eps
2016
Neil Gaiman's Likely StoriesTV Presenter · 1 eps
2016
Philip K. Dick's Electric DreamsFranklyn · 1 eps
2017
Urban MythsDave · 1 eps
2017
Hang UpsWerner Lienhard · 1 eps
2018
Catherine the GreatAlexander Suvorov · 4 eps
2019
ChernobylAnatoly Dyatlov · 5 eps
2019
ResistanceGeneral Ormonde Winter · 5 eps
2019
The CaptureMarcus Levy · 1 eps
2019
The Trial of Christine KeelerJeremy Hutchinson · 6 eps
2019
BelgraviaTurton · 6 eps
2020

Photos

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