Cast & creator
Rupert Vansittart
Best known for Game of Thrones, Midsomer Murders, Midsomer Murders
Rupert Nicholas Vansittart is an English character actor. He has appeared in a variety of roles in film, television, stage and radio, often playing comic characters. He 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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film credits
52
television credits
86
1982–2026 · acting roles
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Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (86)
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Game of Thrones
Yohn Royce
2011
Midsomer Murders
Desmond Harcourt
1997Midsomer Murders
Alistair Kingslake
1997
Doctor Who
2005Doctor Who
General Asquith
2005
Death in Paradise
Colin Campbell
2011
Outlander
Lord William Dunsany
2014
The Crown
Cecil King
2016
Casualty
Kenneth Stair
1986
Bridgerton
Mr. Brookes
2020
Father Brown
Arthur Le Broc
2013
The Bill
1984
Heartbeat
Lord Ashfordly
1992
Andor
Chief Hyne
2022
Hustle
Jonathan Mortimer-Howe
2004
Foyle's War
Sir Alec Meyerson
2002Foyle's War
Sir Alec Myerson
2002
The Diplomat
Hoope
2023
Birds of a Feather
Wayne
1989
Mr. Bean
Hubert
1990Mr. Bean
Guardsman
1990
The Comic Strip Presents...
Jeremy
1982
The Chelsea Detective
Patrick Blythe
2022
Braveheart
Lord Bottoms
1995
The Nevers
Lord Broughton
2021
My Family
Mr. Davis
2000
Pride and Prejudice
Mr Hurst
1995
Kavanagh Q.C.
Timothy Ealand
1995
The Bank Job
Sir Leonard Plugge
2008
Bad Education
Mr. Humpage
2012
Black Books
Rich Guy
2000
Gentleman Jack
Charles Lawton
2019
Four Weddings and a Funeral
George the Boor at The Boatman - Wedding One
1994
The Thin Blue Line
Commander Crow
1995
Johnny English Reborn
Derek
2011Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
2000
Vanity Fair
Smith
1998
Chewing Gum
Big Boss
2015
Chef
Diner
1993
How Not to Live Your Life
Harrison
2008
Belgravia: The Next Chapter
Lord Netherbury
2024
The Remains of the Day
Sir Geoffrey Wren
1993
The Iron Lady
Cabinet Minister
2011
Frank Stubbs Promotes
Businessman
1993
Cutthroat Island
Captain Perkins
1995
Ann Droid
Jeffrey
2026
Spine Chillers
2003
CI5: The New Professionals
1999
Twisted Tales
Dr Mantle
2005
The Children Act
Sherwood Runcie
2018
Misbehaviour
Lord Bly
2020
Take a Girl Like You
Headmaster
2000
Unsinkable
Morris Hawkins
2024
The Piglet Files
Zemskov
1990The Piglet Files
KGB Officer
1990
A United Kingdom
Sir Ian Fraser
2016
The Royal Bodyguard
Roderick Finch
2011
Harry Enfield's Brand Spanking New Show
2000
Kevin & Perry Go Large
Bank Manager
2000
Austenland
Mr. Wattlesbrook
2013Celeb
2002
World's Craziest Fools
2011
Half Moon Street
Alan Platts-Williams
1986
One Red Nose Day and a Wedding
George the Boor
2019
Eat the Rich
Rupert
1987
Wilderness
Jeremy
1996
Roman Road
Farmer
2004
Sword of Honour
2001The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
Diner (archive footage) (uncredited)
2005
National Theatre Live: This House
Esher / Belfast West
2013Headhunters
Michael Best
1994
Plenty
Client's Asst.
1985
Coup!
Roddy Hamilton
2006
Buster
Fairclough
1988
The Falklands Play
Sir Robert Armstrong (Cabinet Secretary)
2002
Frenchman's Creek
Lord Godolphin
1998
Monk Dawson
Fr Timothy
1998The Perfect Blue
Flashback Date #2
1998
Holy Flying Circus
Bernard Barnard QC
2011
Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)
Jeremy
1986
One Last Chance
Alisdair Robb
2004
Wilderness
Jeremy
1996
Margaret
Peter Morrison
2009
Eviction
The Landlord
1999
Diana & Me
Chef
1997
Foyle's War Revisited
Self
2015