Hugh Bonneville is well-known for portraying Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham, in the ITV historical drama series Downton Abbey.
19 Facts About Hugh Bonneville
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Hugh Bonneville reprised his role in the feature films, Downton Abbey, and Downton Abbey: A New Era.
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Hugh Bonneville appeared in the films Notting Hill, Iris, The Monuments Men, and the Paddington films.
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Hugh Bonneville's mother was a nurse and his father was a urological surgeon.
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Hugh Bonneville was educated at Dulwich College Preparatory School in south London and at Sherborne School.
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Hugh Bonneville graduated from Cambridge with a 2:2 in theology.
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Hugh Bonneville went on to study at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London.
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In 1994, Hugh Bonneville made his television debut, billed as Richard Hugh Bonneville in The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes episode "The Dying Detective".
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Hugh Bonneville played the role of Jerry Westerby in the BBC Radio 4 dramatisation of the John le Carre novel The Honourable Schoolboy, first broadcast in January 2010.
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Hugh Bonneville appeared in the much-delayed film Hippie Hippie Shake with Cillian Murphy and Sienna Miller.
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From 2011 until 2014, Hugh Bonneville was the narrator of the Channel 4 show The Hotel.
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On 18 November 2012, Hugh Bonneville appeared on stage at St Martin's Theatre in the West End for a 60th anniversary performance of Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap, the world's longest-running play.
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Hugh Bonneville played Mr Brown in the 2014 film Paddington and its 2017 sequel Paddington 2.
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Hugh Bonneville has appeared in the singing comedic role of Peter the Pillager, the Pirate King, in the ABC fairy tale-themed musical comedy extravaganza series Galavant during its 2015 and 2016 seasons.
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In 2017, Hugh Bonneville portrayed Lord Mountbatten in director Gurinder Chadha's film Viceroy's House, which depicted the tumult and violence surrounding the Partition of India during the final days of British rule.
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In 2018, Hugh Bonneville succeeded Julie Andrews as host and narrator of the annual "From Vienna: The New Year's Celebration" episode of Great Performances, broadcast on New Year's Day on PBS in the United States.
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On 08 March 2023, Hugh Bonneville appeared on ITV's DNA Journey with comedian, John Bishop.
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On May 7 2023, Hugh Bonneville appeared as the host of the Coronation Concert of King Charles III.
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On 8 October 2019, Hugh Bonneville was appointed as a Deputy Lieutenant of the County of West Sussex.