David Sterne | |
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Born | 1946 (age 77–78) |
Nationality | British |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1969–present |
David Sterne (born 1946) is an English actor. He has appeared in more than 90 films since 1973. [1]
After leaving the British Army, Sterne trained at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. A former member of the Royal Shakespeare Company. [2] He has worked in television, film and radio for over 40 years. [3] [4]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1977 | Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger | Aboo-Seer | |
1978 | Let's Get Laid | Sgt. Millicent | |
1981 | Venom | Driver | |
1997 | Photographing Fairies | Prison Warder | |
1998 | Jinnah | Birtwhistle | |
1999 | Tale of the Mummy | Morris | |
2001 | Mr In-Between | Detective Inspector Marlowe | |
2001 | A Knight's Tale | Retired Knight | |
2005 | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | Ministry Wizard #1 | |
2006 | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest | Edinburgh Cook | |
2008 | Hussein Who Said No [5] | ||
2009 | Slaughter | Jorgen | |
Dorian Gray | Theatre Manager | ||
2010 | The Wolfman | Mr Kirk | |
2012 | Truth or Dare | Woodbridge | |
2014 | 300: Rise of an Empire | Old Statesman | |
2014 | Blood Moon | Charlie Packham | |
2015 | Arthur and Merlin | King Vortigern |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1996 | Thief Takers | DCI Frank Uttley | |
2003 | The Queen's Nose | Chief | |
2004–2005 | The Mysti Show | Professor Dust | |
2007 | HolbyBlue | Sgt. Edward Macfadden | |
2009 | Robin Hood | Old Man | Series 3 Episode 11 "The Enemy of My Enemy" |
2011 | Death in Paradise | Neville | Series 1 Episode 7 "Music of Murder" |
2012 | Hunted | Dave Ryder [6] | |
2014 | Detectorists | Larry Bishop | Series 1 |
2016 | Red Dwarf XI | Einstein Bob | |
2016 | The Coroner | John 'Blackbeard' Fraser | Episode 2.9 "Pieces of Eight" |
2017 | 1066: A Year to Conquer England | English Noble | Docudrama |
2017, 2019 | Casualty | Bill Danes | 2 episodes |
2019 | Vikings | Gudmund | |
2020 | Doctors | Arnold Mayes | Episode: "No More Heroes" |
2021 | The Wheel of Time | Cenn Buie | Episode: "Leavetaking" |
2022–present | Sister Boniface Mysteries | Tom Thomas | Recurring role |
2022 | Doctors | Frank Brownhill | Episode: "Brownhill and Son" [7] |
2024 | EastEnders | Harold Martin | Guest role |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2011 | Dragon Age II | Corypheus | |
2014 | Dragon Age: Inquisition | Corypheus | |
2015 | Everybody's Gone to the Rapture | Frank Appleton | |
2016 | Dark Souls III | Yoel of Londor |
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