Highest rated as cast or director
Downton Abbey
2010 · 6 Seasons
Paddington 2
2017
Twenty Twelve
2011 · 2 Seasons
The Gold
2023 · 2 Seasons
Lost in Austen
2008 · 1 Season
Biography
Hugh Richard Bonneville Williams (born 10 November 1963) is an English stage, film, television and radio actor. He was born in Paddington in west London in 1963. He was educated at Dulwich College Preparatory School in south-east London and at Sherborne School in Dorset. After reading theology at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, he studied acting at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London.
Acted in 138
2020s
- 2026
- 2025
A Sisyphean Task
The Headmaster
- 2024
Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration
Robert Crawley (archive footage)
The Real History of Communism
الراوي · 2 episodes
Douglas Is Cancelled
Douglas · 4 episodes
- 2023
Dead Cat Film
Clio
- 2022
- 2021
Inside the Forest Seasons of Wonder
Vypravěč · 4 episodes
Wild Tales from the Farm
Narrateur · 4 episodes
- 2020
Sandylands
One-eyed man · 6 episodes
2010s
- 2019
Thomas & Friends: Monkey Trouble!
Merlin (voice)
Odilo Fabian or (the Possibility of Impossible Dreams)
The Narrator
- 2018
- 2017
Silent Hours
Commander William Calthorpe · 3 episodes
- 2016
Sofia the First: The Secret Library
Book Narrator (voice)
- 2015
Girl with a Pearl Earring: And Other Treasures from the Mauritshuis
Movie
- 2014
W1A
Ian Fletcher · 14 episodes
The Dinner Party
The Host
- 2013
- 2012
Mr. Stink
Mr. Stink
- 2011
World's Most Dangerous Roads
TV
Doctor Who: The Curse of the Black Spot Prequel
Captain Henry Avery
- 2010
The Silence
TV
Third Star
Beachcomber
Ben Hur
Pilate · 2 episodes
Critical Eye
Brian
2000s
- 2009
Knife Edge
Charles Pollock
Hunter
DSI Iain Barclay · 2 episodes
- 2008
French Film
Jed
Bonekickers
Gregory Parton · 6 episodes
Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story
Sir Hugh Carleton Greene
Freezing
TV
One of Those Days
Mr. Burrell
- 2007
Four Last Songs
Sebastian Burrows
The Diary of a Nobody
Pooter
- 2006
Beau Brummell: This Charming Man
Prince Regent
Courting Alex
Julian · 12 episodes
- 2005
The Robinsons
George Robinson · 6 episodes
Man to Man
Fraser McBride
- 2004
- 2003
Hear the Silence
Dr. Andrew Wakefield
Love Again
Philip Larkin
Conspiracy of Silence
Fr. Jack Dowling
Thursday the 12th
Brin Hopper
- 2002
Tipping the Velvet
Ralph Banner · 1 episode
Doctor Zhivago
Yevgraf Andreyevich Zhivago · 3 episodes
Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale
TV
The Biographer
Eric
- 2001
The Emperor's New Clothes
Bertrand
The Cazalets
Hugh Cazalet · 6 episodes
- 2000
Take a Girl Like You
Julian Ormerod · 3 episodes
Madame Bovary
Charles Bovary · 2 episodes
1990s
- 1999
Mansfield Park
Mr. Rushworth
- 1998
The Scold's Bridle
Tim Duggan
Mosley
Bob Boothby
Mosley
Bob Boothby · 4 episodes
- 1997
Get Well Soon
Norman Tucker · 6 episodes
The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous
Ferdie Fitzgerald · 3 episodes
Breakout
Peter Schneider
- 1996
Married for Life
Steve Hollingsworth · 7 episodes
- 1995
- 1994
Fair Game
Gerry (as Richard Bonneville)
The Sanctuary Sparrow
Daniel Aurifaber
- 1993
Stalag Luft
Sqdn. Ldr. Barton (as Richard Bonneville)
- 1992
- 1991
Paul Merton: The Series
TV
- 1990
Chancer
Jas · 2 episodes
1980s
- 1989
- 1984
No release date
Cold War 1995
Chris Hughes
Produced 1
Appearances60
2020s
- 2026
From Vienna: The New Year’s Celebration 2026
Himself - Host
- 2025
Great British Train Journeys from Above
Self - Narrator (voice) · 4 episodes
Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale
Self
JAMES & co
Self - Video message · 1 episode
- 2024
Alpine Train at Christmas
Narrator
- 2023
Peter Sellers: Genius at Work
Narrator
The Coronation Concert
Self- Presenter
The Wonders of Europe
Narrator · 12 episodes
- 2022
The Marvellous Maggie Smith: A Celebration
Self - Narrator
Secrets of the Royal Gardens
Narrator · 4 episodes
- 2021
Madame Tussauds: The Full Wax
Narrator
The Crown's Ancient Forest
Narrator
Secret Life of the Forest
Narrator (Voice) · 4 episodes
The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out
Self
Dancing Nation
Narrator ("States of Mind") · 1 episode
- 2020
Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
Self
Miranda: My Such Fun Celebration
Self
2010s
- 2019
Paddington: The Man Behind the Bear
Himself - Presenter
Return to Downton Abbey: A Grand Event
Self
Downton Abbey Live!
Self
Her Majesty's Cavalry
Narrator - Self · 1 episode
- 2018
A Merry Little Christmas with Sutton Foster and Hugh Bonneville
Self
Countdown to Calvary
Self
Wild Great Britain
Narrator · 4 episodes
Wild Britain
Narrator · 8 episodes
- 2017
Sofia the First: The Mystic Isles
Narrator (voice)
Martin Luther: The Idea that Changed the World
Narrator (voice)
A Return to Grace: Luther's Life and Legacy
Narrator
- 2016
Our Ex-Wife
Narrator · 1 episode
- 2015
- 2014
A Life on Screen
Self · 1 episode
Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)
Narrator · 5 episodes
Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi Drama
Self
TB: Return of the Plague
Himself
Jamie and Jimmy's Friday Night Feast
Himself · 1 episode
- 2013
The Sarah Millican Television Programme - Best of Series 1-2
Self
- 2012
Just a Minute
Self · 1 episode
- 2011
The Hotel
Himself - Narrator · 25 episodes
- 2010
Turn Back Time
Narrator (voice) · 11 episodes
2000s
- 2009
- 2007
- 2006
- 2003
- 2002
- 2000
Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Himself · 1 episode
1990s
- 1997
- 1993
1980s
- 1987
1970s
- 1971
No release date
Restoring Genius: The Art of Agnolo Bronzino
Narrator