Cast & creator
Richard Syms
Best known for Midsomer Murders, The Crown, Call the Midwife
Richard Syms is a British male actor and vicar born in London , England , UK in 1943. His acting career spans both film and television, with his works covering genres such as fantasy and drama. Richard Syms began his career by appearing in the television series Rumpole of the Bailey in 1980, and subsequently participated in numerous film and television productions. Between 1994 and 1996, he appeared in films such as A Dark Adapted Eye and Secrets & Lies, portraying roles including that of a priest. In 2003, he starred in the television series Horatio Hornblower: Duty, and in 2010, he appeared in Sherlock and Cemetery Junction. In 2016, he featured in works such as Alice Through the Looking Glass , Their Finest, and The Crown . His co-stars have included Martin Freeman and Olivia Colman , among others.
Also known as: Richard Sims
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film credits
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television credits
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1975–2026 · acting roles
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Across film & television
Filmography (61)
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Midsomer Murders
Mr. Bream
1997
The Crown
Lord Hailsham
2016
Call the Midwife
Mr. Roberts
2012
Minder
Drummond
1979
Sherlock
Vicar
2010
Foyle's War
Vicar
2002
All Creatures Great and Small
Mr. Crawford
1978
Rumpole of the Bailey
Mr. Myers
1975
Lovejoy
Alwin
1986
Bad Girls
Humanist Officant
1999
Taboo
Priest
2017
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
College Porter
2002
Wolf Hall
Earl of Essex
2015
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Board Member
2016
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
Rev. Toft
1996
As Time Goes By
Delivery Man
1992
Goodnight Sweetheart
George
1993
2Point4 Children
Davis
1991BBC Comedy Feeds
Cyril
2012
In Sickness and in Health
Tax Man
1985
As If
Cornelius
2001
Gangs of New York
Drunken Repeater
2002
The Detectives
Janitor
1993
Johnny English Reborn
Man in Pinstripe
2011
The Paradise Club
Building Society Manager
1989
The Iron Lady
House of Commons Speaker
2011
Yonderland
Ensemble Actor
2013
Ann Droid
Lyle
2026
Stath Lets Flats
Sidney Midlow
2018
Canterbury Tales
The Vicar
2003
The Virgin Queen
Courtier
2006
Ali G Indahouse
Caretaker
2002
Their Finest
Head Waiter
2017
Secrets & Lies
Vicar
1996
Oliver Twist
Board Man
1999
Neil Gaiman's Likely Stories
Mr Durma
2016
The Czech Century
Winston Churchill
2013
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
Newscaster #1
2004
The Camomile Lawn
Parson
1992
Sick of It
Marco
2018
Nowhere Boy
Reverend
2009
Gone to Seed
Ballroom MC
1992
The Six Wives of Henry VIII
Stephen Gardiner
2001
Mrs. Henderson Presents
Ambrose
2005
Summer in February
Vicar
2013
The Gathering
Churchman
2003
The Time of Their Lives
Reg
2017
Dracula
Priest
2006
Truly Madly Deeply
Symonds
1991
Can You Hear Me Thinking?
Charge Nurse
1990
Fear of Fanny
Mrs. Beeton Fan
2006
Urban Ghost Story
George
1998
The 13th
Frank
2017
Stella Does Tricks
Donald
1997
Staggered
Vicar
1994Do Not Disturb
Analyst
1991
102 Boulevard Haussmann
Head Waiter
1990
The Last Dance
2018
Gone Fishing
Vicar
2008
The Last Dance
Hugo
The Last Dance
young Hugo