Hugh Bonneville, is an English actor best known for playing Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham in Julian Fellows acclaimed TV series and films Downton Abbey.
His performance in Downton Abbey earned him a nomination at the Golden Globes and two consecutive Primetime Emmy Award nominations, as well as three Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Hugh Bonneville starred as C.S Lewis in Shadowlands at the Aldwych Theatre in London.
Other notable film & TV credits include W1A, Twenty Twelve, Notting Hill, Iris, The Monuments Men, 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 and W1A.
Recent stage appearances includes Uncle Vanya at Berkley Repertory Theatre, Shadowlands and An Enemy of the People, both at Chichester Festival Theatre.
Other stage credits include The Cherry Moon (London), Cloaca (Old Vic), US and Them (Hampstead Theatre), The Handyman (Chichester), Habeas Corpus (Donmar Warehouse), My Night With Reg (Criterion, Playhouse), The Devil’s Disciple (National Theatre), Beautiful Thing (Donmar, Tour), and for the RSC – Hamlet, Amphibians , The Alchemist, ‘Tis Pity She’s A Whore, Two Gentlemen Of Verona & The Virtuoso.
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