Biography
Robert Lindsay Stevenson, better known as Robert Lindsay, is an English actor known for his stage and television work, including appearances with the Royal Shakespeare Company, and in musical theatre, and his roles as Wolfie Smith in Citizen Smith, Captain Pellew in Hornblower and Ben Harper in My Family. He has won a BAFTA, a Tony Award and three Olivier Awards for his work.
Acted in 83
2020s
- 2026
- 2024
Generation Z
Morgan · 6 episodes
- 2022
Dodger Special: Christmas
William Lamb
- 2021
Anything Goes
Moonface Martin
- 2020
2010s
- 2019
- 2017
Movie Musical Greats with Hugh Jackman
Movie
- 2015
The Impressionists: And the Man Who Made Them
Movie
- 2014
- 2013
Richard Wilson - Both Feet In the Army
(archive footage)
- 2011
Spy
The Examiner · 17 episodes
2000s
- 2007
The Trial of Tony Blair
Tony Blair
- 2005
Gideon's Daughter
Sneath
Jericho
D.I. Michael Jericho · 4 episodes
A Very Social Secretary
Tony Blair
Friends & Crocodiles
William Sneath
- 2004
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
Bill Snibson (segment "Me and My Girl")
- 2003
Hornblower: Duty
Admiral Sir Edward Pellew
Hornblower: Loyalty
Admiral Sir Edward Pellew
- 2001
Hawkins
Luke Hawkins
Hornblower: Retribution
Sir Edward Pellew
Hornblower: Mutiny
Sir Edward Pellew
- 2000
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
Various Characters
1990s
- 1999
Oliver Twist
Fagin · 4 episodes
Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters
Sir Edward Pellew
Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil
Captain Pellew
- 1998
Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant
Sir Edward Pellew
Hornblower: The Even Chance
Captain Sir Edward Pellew
- 1997
Remember Me?
Jamie
- 1996
The Office
Norman Platt
- 1995
Jake's Progress
Jamie Diadoni · 6 episodes
- 1994
The Wimbledon Poisoner
Henry Farr · 2 episodes
- 1993
Genghis Cohn
Otto Schatz, Commissioner of Police
- 1992
- 1991
G.B.H.
Michael Murray · 7 episodes
- 1990
Nightingales
Carter · 13 episodes
Strike It Rich
Bertram
1980s
- 1989
Confessional
Thomas Kelly · 2 episodes
Bert Rigby, You're a Fool
Bert Rigby
Bosses From Hell
Movie
Communicators From Hell
Movie
Teams from Hell
Movie
Sales People from Hell
Movie
Colleagues From Hell
Movie
- 1985
- 1984
Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle
Mickey Noades
Much Ado About Nothing
Benedick
Royal Variety Performance 1984
Movie
- 1983
Give us a Break
Mickey Noades · 8 episodes
Cymbeline
Iachimo
King Lear
Edmund
- 1981
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Lysander
Seconds Out
Pete Dodds · 13 episodes
All's Well That Ends Well
First French Lord
The Best of the Adventures
Tom (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1980
Twelfth Night
Fabian
1970s
- 1978
- 1977
Citizen Smith
Wolfie Smith · 26 episodes
- 1976
- 1975
Get Some In!
Jakey Smith · 27 episodes
Three for All
Tom
The Good Life
Reform School Youth · 1 episode
The Crazy Kill
Policeman at Roadblock
- 1973
The Roses of Eyam
Francis Thornley
That'll Be The Day
Terry Sutcliffe
Appearances32
2020s
- 2026
The Twelfth Night Reunion
Self - Performer
- 2023
Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition
Narrator
- 2021
The World's Most Beautiful Landscapes
Narrator · 8 episodes
2010s
- 2018
Rembrandt: From the National Gallery, London and Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Narrator
The Secret Life of Owls
Self - Narrator (voice) · 2 episodes
- 2017
Tate Britain's Great Art Walks
Self · 1 episode
Walks with My Dog
Self · 1 episode
- 2014
Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)
Self · 1 episode
- 2013
The Battle of Hood and Bismarck
Narrator
2000s
- 2007
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
Self
- 2006
- 2005
Space Race
Narrator (voice) · 2 episodes
- 2004
Brambly Hedge: Classic Collection
Narrator (Voice)
- 2003
- 2000
Babies at 50
Narrator
Castaway 2000
Narrator (voice) · 59 episodes
Jack the Ripper: An On-Going Mystery
Narrator
Trouble at the Big Top: Death of the Dome
Narrator
1990s
- 1998
- 1996
Brambly Hedge: Autumn Story: Primrose's Stormy Night
Narrator
The Enchanted World of Brambly Hedge
Narrator (voice) · 8 episodes
- 1994
Trouble at the Top: Nightmare at Canary Wharf
Narrator
- 1992
The Job
Narrator (voice)
- 1990
1980s
- 1982
1970s
- 1978
No release date
Trouble at the Top: Century 105 FM Launch
Narrator
