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Hugh Bonneville
Also known as Hugh Richard Bonniwell Williams
British actor (born 1963)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 5
Top works
- Goldfinger Lib/E
- Rory Sparkes and the Elephant in the Room
- The Honourable Schoolboy
- Playing under the Piano : 'Comedy Gold' Sunday Times
- Playing under the Piano
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- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1963-11-10
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Hugh Richard Bonniwell Williams DL (born 10 November 1963), known professionally as Hugh Bonneville, is an English actor. He is best known for portraying Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham, in the ITV historical drama series Downton Abbey from 2010 to 2015. His performance on the show earned him a nomination at the Golden Globes and two consecutive Primetime Emmy Award nominations, as well as three Actor Awards. He reprised his role in the feature films Downton Abbey (2019), Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022), and Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (2025). He also acted in the films Notting Hill (1999), Iris (2001), The Monuments Men (2014), and the Paddington films (2014–present).
For Iris, Bonneville received a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, which was followed by four nominations in the BAFTA Award for Best Male Comedy Performance category for portraying Ian Fletcher in Twenty Twelve (2011–2012) and W1A (2014–2017).
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1963 births20th-century British male actors21st-century British male actorsActors from the City of WestminsterAlumni of Corpus Christi College, CambridgeAlumni of the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic ArtBritish male film actorsBritish male Shakespearean actorsBritish male stage actorsBritish male television actorsBritish male voice actors