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Chris Larkin | |
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 Larkin in 2011 | |
| Born | Christopher Stephens 19 June 1967 Fitzrovia, London, England |
| Alma mater | London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Spouse | Victoria "Suki" Steadman (m. 2005) |
| Children | 2 |
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| Relatives | Toby Stephens (brother) Beverley Cross (step-father) Patricia Quinn (step-mother) |
Christopher Larkin Stephens (born 19 June 1967) is an English actor.
Born Christopher Stephens on 19 June 1967 at Middlesex Hospital in London, [1] Larkin is the elder son of actors Dame Maggie Smith and Sir Robert Stephens. His younger brother is actor Toby Stephens. Larkin revealed in an interview that he chose his stage name in order to distance himself from his famous parents, not wanting "to trade on the family connection", and selecting Larkin in honour of his favourite poet Philip Larkin. [2]
Larkin trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA). He is best known for playing Hermann Göring in the film Hitler: The Rise of Evil , but also played Charles Darwin for the PBS series Evolution and the abolitionist William Wilberforce in the radio production of Grace Victorious. Larkin also played Capt. Howard of the Marines in Peter Weir's Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World alongside Paul Bettany and Russell Crowe, and appeared in Valkyrie with Tom Cruise playing Sgt. Helm. Other film credits are Angels and Insects , Franco Zeffirelli's Jane Eyre and Tea with Mussolini , and Heroes and Villains directed by Selwyn Roberts.
Larkin played Cambridge, a minicab driver who went to university[ who? ] in series 1 and 2 of John Sullivan's Roger Roger for BBC1 and portrayed George Marston [ who? ] in Charles Sturridge's Shackleton for Channel Four. Larkin also appeared in the 2007 episode of Doctor Who "The Shakespeare Code" and the 2012 low-budget horror film The Facility (originally titled Guinea Pigs) directed by Ian Clark. [3] He appeared in three episodes of the fourth season of Black Sails , starring his brother, Toby Stephens.
In 2013 he starred in the television revival of Yes, Prime Minister as Bernard Woolley, [4] reprising the role he had played in the Gielgud Theatre in London's West End.
Other theatre credits include: Edgar in The Lady from Dubuque starring his mother, Maggie Smith, and directed by Anthony Page; Jopari in Nicholas Hytner's production of His Dark Materials at The National Theatre; The Whisky Taster by James Graham at the Bush Theatre, London; and the nationwide tour of Noises Off, directed by Lindsay Posner.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1995 | Angels & Insects | Robin Whitefield | |
| 1996 | Jane Eyre | Frederick Lynn | |
| 1997 | Highlander: The Series | Steven Keane | Episode: Forgive Us Our Trespasses |
| Casualty | Adam Parker | Episode: What Friends Are For | |
| 1999 | Tea with Mussolini | Major Gibson | |
| 2001 | The Six Wives of Henry VIII | Henry VIII | Miniseries |
| 2002 | Shackleton | George Marston | Miniseries |
| 2003 | Hitler: The Rise of Evil | Hermann Göring | Miniseries |
| Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World | Capt. Howard, Royal Marines | ||
| 2005 | Mysterious Island | Atherton | TV movie |
| 2007 | Doctor Who | Lynley | Episode: The Shakespeare Code |
| 2008 | Marple | Gerald Wright | Episode: A Pocket Full of Rye |
| Valkyrie | Sergeant Helm | ||
| 2011 | Holby City | Leonard Dawking | Episode: Blue Valentine |
| 2011, 2015, 2021 | Doctors | Edward Roxburgh / Father Sebastian Wood / Richard Waters [5] | 3 episodes |
| 2012 | The Facility | Dr. Mansell | |
| 2013 | Yes, Prime Minister | Bernard Woolley | 6 episodes |
| 2015 | The Program | John Wilcockson | |
| 2016 | Endeavour | Ivor Maddox | Episode: Arcadia |
| Churchill's Secret | Rab Butler | TV movie | |
| 2017 | Black Sails | Captain Berringer | 3 episodes |
| 2018 | Father Brown | Roger Frobisher | Episode: The Devil You Know |
| 2020–2023 | Outlander | Richard Brown | Main role; 8 episodes |
| 2023 | Widow Clicquot | Muller |
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