David Troughton is known for his Shakespearean roles on the British stage and for his many roles on British television, including Dr Bob Buzzard in A Very Peculiar Practice and Ricky Hanson in New Tricks.
16 Facts About David Troughton
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David Troughton is the son of Patrick Troughton and Margaret Dunlop, elder brother of Michael Troughton, and father of actors Sam Troughton and William Troughton.
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David Troughton was Uncle Sid in Cider with Rosie and appeared in the role of Sir Arthur Wellesley in the first two episodes of Sharpe, a role which saw him share the screen with former Wings co-star Michael Cochrane who played Sir Henry Simmerson.
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David Troughton appeared in an episode of Agatha Christie's Poirot in 1993, and in two separate episodes of Midsomer Murders, in 1998 and 2007, playing two separate characters.
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David Troughton appeared in the first episode of the TV adaptation of The Last Detective in which his A Very Peculiar Practice co-star Peter Davison starred.
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David Troughton appeared in the 2008 series of Doctor Who as Professor Hobbes, in the episode "Midnight".
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David Troughton has performed in a Big Finish Doctor Who audio production titled Cuddlesome where he plays the Tinghus.
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David Troughton played the Black Guardian in two audios: The Destroyer of Delights and The Chaos Pool.
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In 2011, it was announced that David Troughton would be taking on his father's role as the Second Doctor in two audio plays, featuring Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor.
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David Troughton has performed regularly as a notable villain in the BBC series New Tricks.
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David Troughton toured alongside Alison Steadman in a production of Enjoy by Alan Bennett, playing the role of Dad.
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David Troughton starred alongside Kevin Spacey in a production of Inherit the Wind by Jerome Lawrence and Robert Edwin Lee at London's Old Vic theatre which ran from 18 September to 20 December 2009.
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In November 2013, David Troughton appeared in the one-off 50th anniversary comedy homage The Five Doctors Reboot.
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David Troughton played the role of Simon Eyre in The Shoemaker's Holiday for the Royal Shakespeare Company from 11 December 2014 to 7 March 2015; he played the role of Gloucester in Gregory Doran's version of King Lear.
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David Troughton returned to the Company in 2017 to play the title role in Titus Andronicus, before playing Falstaff in The Merry Wives of Windsor in 2018.
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David Troughton co-starred with Fiona O'Shaughnessy in the romantic horror comedy film Nina Forever.