1. Rupert Nicholas Vansittart was born on 10 February 1958 and is an English actor.
21 Facts About Rupert Vansittart
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Rupert Vansittart has appeared in a variety of roles in film, television, stage and radio, often playing comic characters.
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Rupert Vansittart is best known for his role as Lord Ashfordly in the ITV drama Heartbeat and for playing Lord Yohn Royce in the HBO series Game of Thrones.
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Rupert Vansittart trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama.
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Rupert Vansittart started his acting career in an episode of Bulman in 1985.
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Rupert Vansittart appeared in Remains of the Day as Sir Geoffrey Wren, a character based on the 1930s British fascist Oswald Mosley.
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Rupert Vansittart appeared in Four Weddings and a Funeral as George the Bore at the Boatman.
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Rupert Vansittart was cast in the serial Pride and Prejudice as Mr Hurst, the brother-in-law of Charles and Caroline Bingley.
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Rupert Vansittart has worked with Rowan Atkinson on a number of occasions, appearing as a guest star in two episodes of Mr Bean, as well as appearing in The Thin Blue Line and Johnny English Reborn.
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In 2002, Rupert Vansittart appeared in the Midsomer Murders episode "Market for Murder".
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Rupert Vansittart portrayed General Asquith in the Doctor Who episodes "Aliens of London" and "World War Three".
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In 2006, Vansittart portrayed Thomas J Dodd in the BBC three-part drama documentary Nuremberg: Nazis on Trial.
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Rupert Vansittart appeared in the 2008 BBC serial Spartacus as Consul Lentulus.
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In 2009, Rupert Vansittart was cast as Conservative MP Peter Morrison in Margaret, a television film about Margaret Thatcher's life, career, and downfall.
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Rupert Vansittart has played political characters on stage: in 2014 he was one of the main actors in the cast of Great Britain at the Royal National Theatre.
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Rupert Vansittart played Harrison Ashton Lard, the "posh girl's father", in How Not to Live Your Life.
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Rupert Vansittart appeared in the final two seasons of Foyle's War as Sir Alec Myerson, the title character's boss at MI5.
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Rupert Vansittart appeared in the BBC Three comedy Bad Education, playing Mr Humpage.
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In 2014, Rupert Vansittart started playing Lord Yohn Royce in the HBO series Game of Thrones, making recurring appearances in season 4,5,6,7 and 8.
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Rupert Vansittart has been married to Emma Kate, daughter of the actors Moray Watson and Pamela Marmont, since 1987.
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When Emma Watson was cast for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Emma Kate Watson changed her name to Emma Rupert Vansittart, adopting her husband's surname as her new stage name, to avoid being confused with the young actress.