Portrait of Robert Bathurst

Acting

Robert Bathurst

Career

Active from 1989 to 2026, busiest in 2002 and 2021 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles
17
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for Emma
Emma
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 37 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Robert Bathurst Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.8, average 5.4
  • Violence
    2.5, average 4.1
  • Adrenaline
    3.2, average 4.8
  • Scare
    1.8, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Moral Ambiguity 4
  • Witty Dialogue 3
  • Character Study 3
  • British Sitcom 2
  • Coming-of-Age Story 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Suspenseful 2
  • Atmospheric Period Piece 2
  • Character-Driven Narrative 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

70
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

12 titles ยท average score 66
Small Hours
Small Hours (2026)

as Jackson (voice)

Savage House
Savage House (2026)
GoodWatch score 61

as The Narrator (voice)

Inside the Four Seasons: Park Lane
Inside the Four Seasons: Park Lane (2025)

TV show ยท as Narrator

Man vs Baby
Man vs Baby (2025)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show ยท as Lionel

The Hack
The Hack (2025)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Max Clifford

Christmas at the Four Seasons: Park Lane
Christmas at the Four Seasons: Park Lane (2024)

as Narrator

Blackadder: The Lost Pilot
Blackadder: The Lost Pilot (2023)

as Prince Henry

Toast of Tinseltown
Toast of Tinseltown (2022)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Ed Howzer-Black

Munich - The Edge of War
Munich - The Edge of War (2021)
GoodWatch score 68

as Sir Neville Henderson / Sir Nevile Henderson

A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Mezzotint
A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Mezzotint (2021)
GoodWatch score 68

as Garwood

The Larkins
The Larkins (2021)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show ยท as Johnny Delamere

The Fall
The Fall (2021)

as Michael Hamilton

2010s

12 titles ยท average score 60
Dad's Army: The Lost Episodes
Dad's Army: The Lost Episodes (2019)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Sgt. Arthur Wilson

Dave Allen at Peace
Dave Allen at Peace (2018)
GoodWatch score 55

as Charles Curran

Absolutely Anything
Absolutely Anything (2015)
GoodWatch score 38

as James Cleverill

Narcopolis
Narcopolis (2015)
GoodWatch score 34

as Nolan

Mrs. Brown's Boys D'Movie
Mrs. Brown's Boys D'Movie (2014)
GoodWatch score 28

as Maydo Archer

Toast of London
Toast of London (2013)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Ed Howzer-Black

Dracula
Dracula (2013)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show ยท as Lord Thomas Davenport

Blandings
Blandings (2013)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Sir Gregory Parsloe-Parsloe

Dracula
Dracula (2013)

as Lord Thomas Davenport

Hattie
Hattie (2011)
GoodWatch score 59

as John Le Mesurier

The Pillars of the Earth
The Pillars of the Earth (2010)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Percy Hamleigh

Downton Abbey
Downton Abbey (2010)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show ยท as Sir Anthony Strallan

2000s

22 titles ยท average score 69
Emma
Emma (2009)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as Mr. Weston

A Family Portrait
A Family Portrait (2009)

as Robert (voice)

Raising Sancho
Raising Sancho (2008)

as Narrator

Coup!
Coup! (2006)

as Mark Thatcher

Scoop
Scoop (2006)
GoodWatch score 53

as Strombel's Co-Worker

Doctor Who
Doctor Who (2005)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as Farquhar

The Stepfather
The Stepfather (2005)

TV show ยท as Christopher Veazey

Sex Actually
Sex Actually (2005)

as Charles

My Dad's the Prime Minister
My Dad's the Prime Minister (2003)

TV show ยท as Prime Minister

The Secret
The Secret (2002)

TV show ยท as Alex Faraday

The Secret
The Secret (2002)

as Alex Faraday

My Family
My Family (2000)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show

1990s

13 titles ยท average score 71
Cold Feet
Cold Feet (1998)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as David Marsden

Hornblower: The Even Chance
Hornblower: The Even Chance (1998)
GoodWatch score 78

as Lieutenant Eccleston

Hornblower
Hornblower (1998)

TV show ยท as Lieutenant Ecclestone

Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders (1997)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as Perry Darnley

Get Well Soon
Get Well Soon (1997)

TV show ยท as Squadron Leader Fielding

The Wind in the Willows
The Wind in the Willows (1996)
GoodWatch score 60

as St John Weasel

A Breed of Heroes
A Breed of Heroes (1994)

as Maj. Edward Lumley

Joking Apart
Joking Apart (1993)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Mark Taylor

The Detectives
The Detectives (1993)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Thomas

Twenty-One
Twenty-One (1991)
GoodWatch score 50

as Mr. Metcalfe

The House of Eliott
The House of Eliott (1991)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Hector Furneux

No Job for a Lady
No Job for a Lady (1990)

TV show ยท as Tony

1980s

9 titles ยท average score 70
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show ยท as Gilbert Entwhistle

Anything More Would Be Greedy
Anything More Would Be Greedy (1989)

TV show ยท as Dennis Bedlam

About Face
About Face (1989)

TV show

Red Dwarf
Red Dwarf (1988)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as Todhunter

Chelmsford 123
Chelmsford 123 (1988)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Gaius

Just Ask for Diamond
Just Ask for Diamond (1988)
GoodWatch score 58

as Vicar

Casualty
Casualty (1986)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show ยท as Russell Whitelaw

Whoops Apocalypse
Whoops Apocalypse (1986)
GoodWatch score 59

as Damien

All in Good Faith
All in Good Faith (1985)

TV show ยท as Father Cary

1970s

2 titles ยท average score 75
Friday Night, Saturday Morning
Friday Night, Saturday Morning (1979)

TV show

A Ghost Story for Christmas
A Ghost Story for Christmas (1971)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Garwood