Crispin Bonham-Carter

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Crispin Bonham-Carter
Born (1969-09-23) 23 September 1969 (age 56)
Colchester, Essex, England
Occupation(s)Actor and theatre director, then teacher and school administrator
Years active1992–2007
SpouseKatherine Julian Dawnay
Children4
Relatives Bonham Carter family

Crispin Daniel Bonham-Carter (born 23 September 1969) is an English actor, theatre director, and educator. He was appointed Assistant Head at the Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet, in 2019. [1] His best known acting role is that of Mr. Bingley in the 1995 television miniseries Pride and Prejudice . [2] [3] His work directing young actors at LAMDA, the Guildhall and the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama and working at the National Youth Theatre inspired him to train as a teacher. [1] [4] He is a member of the Bonham Carter family. [5]

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Early life and education

Bonham-Carter is the son of Peter Bonham-Carter and Clodagh Greenwood, and the grandson of Rear Admiral Sir Christopher Bonham-Carter, member of the Bonham-Carter family. He is a third cousin once removed of actress Helena Bonham Carter [6] and her brother, Edward.

He was educated at Stancliffe Hall prep school in Derbyshire then Glenalmond College, and graduated in 1992 from the University of St Andrews with a degree in classics. In 2011, he represented his former university in a special series of University Challenge .

Careers

Bonham-Carter starred alongside Ewan McGregor in the 1993 BBC period drama Scarlet and Black , playing Rachel Weisz's suitor. He starred in the TV sitcom Honey for Tea in 1994. He appeared as Mr Bingley in the 1995 BBC adaptation of Pride and Prejudice , alongside Colin Firth. He played Greg in Bridget Jones's Diary in 2001. [7] That same year, he appeared on season 4 of Absolutely Fabulous as a gardener named Jago Balfour, who was commissioned to redesign the back garden.

Bonham trained as a teacher from 2007 to 2008, and then worked for 10 years teaching English and Classics at Alexandra Park School, a comprehensive school in north London. [8] In 2019, he was appointed an Assistant Head at Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet—his dream job.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1992 Howards End Albert FussellFilm debut
1993 Scarlet and Black Comte de CroisenoisMiniseries
1994 Honey for Tea Charlie Chadwick
1995 Pride & Prejudice Mr. BingleyMiniseries
Annie: A Royal Adventure! Rupert HogbottomTV movie
1996 Highlander Danny Cimoli Episode: The Immortal Cimoli
1997 Cadfael Miles ColiarEpisode: The Rose Rent
1998 Game On Archie
Basil Ralph
Wuthering Heights Edgar TV movie
2001 Bridget Jones's Diary Greg
Victoria & Albert Lord Frederick Standish TV Serial
Absolutely Fabulous Jago Balfour
Relic Hunter Preston BaileyEpisode: The Royal Ring
Murder Rooms: Mysteries of the Real Sherlock Holmes Reuben ProctorMiniseries
2002 ER PassengerEpisode: Chaos Theory
The Project CharlesTV movie [9]
Relic Hunter Preston BaileyEpisode: The Warlord
2004 Rosemary & Thyme Gavin PattersonEpisode: The Gongoozlers
2006Suez: A Very British Crisis Anthony Nutting TV movie
Casino Royale Hot Room Doctor #2Last film before becoming a teacher [10]

Music video

TitleYearPerformerAlbumRef.
"Uptown Girl"2001 Westlife World of Our Own [11]

References

  1. 1 2 "Mr Crispin Bonham-Carter: Biography". Queen Elizabeth's School. Archived from the original on 10 October 2024. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  2. ↑ "Colin Firth's friend in 'Pride and Prejudice' is now a teacher". The Independent. 26 December 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  3. ↑ Forrester, Katy (28 December 2015). "Mr Bingley from Colin Firth's Pride And Prejudice now has a very different job". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  4. ↑ BBC. "BBC - Drama - People Index Crispin Bonham-Carter". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  5. ↑ Shakesby, Chloe (25 March 2024). "Gothic £2.75m home for sale once belonged to Bonham Carter family". Petersfield Post. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  6. ↑ Hanna Flint (27 December 2015). "Mr Bingley from Colin Firth's Pride And Prejudice is a secondary school teacher now". Metro. UK. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  7. ↑ Ebert, Roger (2 December 2002). Roger Ebert's Movie Yearbook 2003. Andrews McMeel Publishing. ISBN   978-0-7407-2691-0.
  8. ↑ "Mr Bingley from Colin Firth's Pride And Prejudice is a school teacher now". Metro. 27 December 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  9. ↑ "The Project". BFI Screenonline . Archived from the original on 10 October 2024. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  10. ↑ Stephens, Lucy (26 December 2015). "Crispin Bonham-Carter: Colin Firth's friend in Pride and Prejudice is now a teacher – and he couldn't be happier". The Independent. London. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  11. ↑ Delaney, Laura (4 July 2019). "My Love! 8 Westlife songs that Raise us Up".{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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