David Robb was born on 23 August 1947 and is a Scottish actor.
11 Facts About David Robb
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David Robb grew up in Edinburgh and was educated there at the Royal High School, where he played Henry II in a school production of Jean Anouilh's Becket.
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David Robb is well known for playing Germanicus in the famous 1976 BBC production of I, Claudius, and as Robin Grant, one of the principal characters in Thames Television's 1981 series The Flame Trees of Thika.
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David Robb had his big break playing Andrew Fraser MP in the TV miniseries First Among Equals a 1986 adaptation of the book of the same name by Jeffrey Archer.
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David Robb played consultant Henry Reeve-Jones in 9 episodes of the BBC medical drama Casualty, from 1995 until 2003.
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David Robb played Dr Clarkson in the television drama series Downton Abbey.
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David Robb is the narrator of History Channel's documentary series Battle Stations.
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David Robb had a recurring role in the fantasy television series Highlander: The Series.
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David Robb has worked extensively on BBC radio drama, including as Charles in the original radio series of Up the Garden Path opposite Imelda Staunton; as Captain Jack Aubrey in the BBC Radio 4 adaptations of the Patrick O'Brian "Aubrey" novels, and as Richard Hannay in several adaptations of the John Buchan novels, including The Thirty-Nine Steps in 2001 and Mr Standfast in 2007.
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David Robb has performed as a voice actor for several Star Wars video games.
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David Robb received two "Actors" for his role as part of the main cast of Downton Abbey, season 2 and season 4.