Robert Lindsay (actor)

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Robert Lindsay
Born
Robert Lindsay Stevenson

(1949-12-13) 13 December 1949 (age 74)
Ilkeston, England
Education Nottingham College
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (BA)
Occupation(s)Actor, narrator
Years active1968–present
Political party Labour
Spouses
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Robert Lindsay Stevenson (born 13 December 1949), known professionally as Robert Lindsay, is an English actor and narrator. He has appeared with the Royal Shakespeare Company and in musical theatre, and is the recipient of a British Academy Television Award, a Tony Award, and two Laurence Olivier Awards.

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His screen credits include That'll Be The Day (1973), Adventures of a Taxi Driver (1976), Get Some In! (1975–1977), A Midsummer Night's Dream (1981), Twelfth Night (1980), Much Ado About Nothing (1984), King Lear (1983), Bert Rigby, You're a Fool (1989), Strike It Rich (1990), G.B.H. (1991), Fierce Creatures (1997), Divorcing Jack (1998) Hornblower , Oliver Twist (1999), Jericho , Friends and Crocodiles (2006), Gideon's Daughter (2006), The Trial of Tony Blair , Absolutely Fabulous (2006), Extras (2006), Wimbledon , Grace of Monaco (2010), Spy (2011), Galavant (2016), Genius (2017), Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019), and McDonald & Dodds (2020). However, his most notable roles on television were playing Wolfie in Citizen Smith (1977–1980), and Ben Harper in My Family (2000–11).

Early life

Lindsay was born 13 December 1949, [1] in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, [2] to Joyce ( née Dunmore) and Norman Stevenson, who worked at the local Stanton Ironworks. [3] He was one of three children and his father was a World War II veteran, having been on a minesweeper. [4]

Lindsay attended Gladstone Boys' School, in Ilkeston, [5] then enrolled in the drama department of Clarendon College in Nottingham. [6] His friends at Nottingham Playhouse encouraged him to apply to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), and in 1968, and he was accepted there with the aid of a government grant. [7] He graduated in 1970 with an Acting (RADA Diploma). [8]

Career

Lindsay's early career included roles in British films such as That'll Be The Day (1973), [1] Three for All (1975), and Adventures of a Taxi Driver (1976). [2] He came to prominence as the cockney Teddy Boy Jakey Smith in the ITV comedy series Get Some In! (1975–1977), [9] that was based on National Service life in the RAF. In 1977, he landed the starring role as delusional revolutionary Wolfie Smith in the BBC sitcom Citizen Smith (1977–1980). [4] He had now become a television star watched by 24 million people. [6]

Lindsay won roles in the BBC Television Shakespeare series, including Lysander in A Midsummer Night's Dream (1981), [4] Fabian in Twelfth Night (1980), [4] and Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing (1984). [7] He played Edmund in the Granada Television production of King Lear (1983). [4] [2]

He played the role of Bill Snibson alongside Emma Thompson in the 1984 London revival of Me and My Girl , [10] for which he won an Olivier Award, [7] which subsequently transferred to Broadway, earning him a Tony Award. [4]

He played the starring role in the film Bert Rigby, You're a Fool (1989), [4] and appeared in the James Scott-directed Strike It Rich (1990), [1] alongside Molly Ringwald and John Gielgud. [11] He continued, however, to enjoy success on television, and played the leading role in Alan Bleasdale's dark comedy serial G.B.H. (1991), [7] winning the British Academy Television Award for Best Actor for his performance as Michael Murray. [4]

Lindsay was also in Bleasdale's Jake's Progress (1995), [1] the tale of a couple played by Lindsay and Julie Walters who were struggling to cope with a 'difficult' child (Barclay Wright). Both Bleasdale serials were screened by Channel 4, as was the surreal Channel 4 sitcom Nightingales (1990–93), which also featured David Threlfall and James Ellis. In 1996, Lindsay played the title role of Becket , the play by Jean Anouilh, opposite Derek Jacobi as King Henry II for which was nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor. In 1997, Lindsay played the role of Fagin in Cameron Mackintosh's London revival of Oliver! at the London Palladium, for which he won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical. [10]

Lindsay appeared alongside John Cleese, Michael Palin and Jamie Lee Curtis in the comedy film [1] Fierce Creatures (1997). [4] In 1998 he appeared in Divorcing Jack (1998). [7] The same year, he was cast in the recurring role of Captain Pellew in the ITV mini-series Hornblower , based on the novels by C.S. Forester which ran until 2003. [2]

He later appeared as Fagin in the 1999 ITV Oliver Twist miniseries. [2] His longest-running role has been Ben Harper in the popular BBC sitcom My Family (2000–11), playing the role for over a decade. [9]

In October 2005, he starred in ITV drama series Jericho [2] about a Scotland Yard detective investigating murder and kidnapping in London's Soho in the 1950s. In January and February 2006, he was the only actor (as Sneath) to appear in two loosely linked Stephen Poliakoff dramas, Friends and Crocodiles , [1] and Gideon's Daughter , shown on BBC One. [2]

Lindsay portrayed Prime Minister Tony Blair in the Channel 4 satires A Very Social Secretary and The Trial of Tony Blair . [12] In 2003, he appeared in an episode of Absolutely Fabulous , [9] playing the character of Pete, an old musician boyfriend of Edina Monsoon (Jennifer Saunders), and narrated the BBC documentary series Seven Wonders of the Industrial World (2003). [2]

He appeared in the 8th Ricky Gervais Video Podcast, in which Gervais announced that Lindsay would be in the second series of Extras , [9] appearing in the last episode of the 2006 series as an arrogant, mean-spirited version of himself. Lindsay also appeared in the romantic comedy Wimbledon , [2] as the tennis club manager who hires Peter Colt. In 2007 at the Old Vic Theatre, Lindsay played Archie Rice in John Osborne's The Entertainer , a role first performed by Olivier in 1957. [13] In 2009, he played the protagonist, Maddox, from the Radio 4 comedy Electric Ink by Alistair Beaton. [9]

In 2010, Lindsay starred in the title role of Derby Live's production of Onassis before its transfer to London's West End. [14] He played the same role in Grace of Monaco . [2] In November 2011, he starred as Henry in a revival of The Lion in Winter by James Goldman at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London, a production which also featured Joanna Lumley as Eleanor, and was directed by Trevor Nunn. [15] In 2011, he starred as The Examiner in the British sitcom Spy , [2]

In 2012, Lindsay appeared in the Sky detective series Falcón , episode "The Silent and the Damned", as Pablo Ortega. In 2014, Lindsay starred as Lawrence in the UK première production of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels at Savoy Theatre London, directed and choreographed by Jerry Mitchell. [15]

In 2016, Lindsay recurred on the second season of the ABC fairy tale-themed musical comedy series Galavant as Chester Wormwood, an evil wizard/wedding planner. [1]

In 2017, Lindsay played Hermann Einstein in the National Geographic TV series Genius . [1] He also played Jack Cardiff in Prism at the Hampstead Theatre. [15]

In 2019, Lindsay played supporting role of King John in Disney's Maleficent: Mistress of Evil . [2] The film starred Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, Michelle Pfeiffer, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and was released on 18 October 2019. [16] In 2020, he appeared in the series McDonald & Dodds . [2]

Lindsay starred as Moonface Martin in a revival of Anything Goes , directed by Kathleen Marshall, at the Barbican Theatre from July to November 2021. [15] He received his fourth Olivier Award nomination, which was his third for Best Actor in a Musical, in 2022. [17]

Personal life

In 1974, Lindsay married Cheryl Hall, who later appeared opposite him in Citizen Smith. [18] They divorced in 1980, [19] when he started a long-term relationship with actress Diana Weston, with whom he has a daughter, Sydney Laura Stevenson, [20] and who co-starred with him in three episodes of My Family. He married English actress, dancer, and television presenter Rosemarie Ford on 31 December 2006. [7]

On 13 September 2006, Lindsay researched his family tree in the third series of Who Do You Think You Are? He travelled to his hometown and to Turkey, where his grandfather, Raymond Dunmore, had taken part in the Gallipoli campaign during World War I. [2]

Lindsay is a lifelong supporter of Derby County F.C., which he revealed in a short section on the CBBC programme Newsround entitled "My Team". [21]

Lindsay is known for his left-wing political beliefs, usually describing himself as a staunch socialist, and has marched in support of miners. He is a passionate supporter of the Labour Party, but an outspoken critic of then Prime Minister Tony Blair's controversial decisions to go to war in Afghanistan and Iraq in 2001 and 2003, saying that he was "furious" and feeling disillusioned with mainstream politics: "You see those images of Iraq and Afghanistan and Lebanon, don't you? And I suspect somewhere, when he goes home at night and the kids are in bed, he must go, 'Jesus, what have I done?'" [22]

In 2011, he was diagnosed with prostate cancer, which was treated surgically. [10]

Lindsay has suffered from depressive episodes and symptoms of seasonal affective disorder in winter months for most of his life. He has spoken publicly about his positive experiences with light therapy and counselling, saying that "they really do work". [23]

Credits

Key
†Denotes works that have not yet been released

Film

YearFilmRoleNotes
1973 That'll Be the Day Terry
The Roses of Eyam Francis ThornleyTV film
1975 Three for All Tom
1976 Adventures of a Taxi Driver Tom
1980 Twelfth Night FabianTV film
1981 All's Well That Ends Well Captain Dumain
A Midsummer Night's Dream Lysander
1982 Cymbeline Iachimo
1983 King Lear Edmund
1984 Much Ado About Nothing Benedick
1989 Bert Rigby, You're a Fool Bert Rigby
1990 Strike It Rich Bertram
1993Genghis CohnOtto Schatz
1996The OfficeNorman PlattTV film
Brazen HussiesBilly Bowmans
Goodbye My LoveDerek Humphry
1997 Fierce Creatures Sydney Small Mammals
Remember Me? Jamie
1998 Divorcing Jack Michael Brinn
The Even Chance Captain Sir Edward Pellew TV film
The Examination for Lieutenant
1999 The Duchess and the Devil
The Frogs and the Lobsters
2000Jack the Ripper: An On-Going MysteryNarrator
2001 Mutiny Commodore Sir Edward Pellew
Retribution
HawkinsLuke Hawkins
2002Out of EdenNarrator
2003 Loyalty Admiral Sir Edward Pellew
Duty
2004 Wimbledon Ian Frazier
2005 Friends and Crocodiles William SneathTV film
A Very Social Secretary Tony Blair
Gideon's Daughter Sneath
2007 The Trial of Tony Blair Tony Blair
2010 The One Ronnie Animal Agent
2014 Grace of Monaco Aristotle Onassis
2019 Maleficent: Mistress of Evil King John
2022 A Midsummer Night's Dream Oberon

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1973 Love Story ColinEpisode: "Finders Keepers"
ITV Sunday Night Theatre SamEpisode: "A Question of Everything"
1974Centre PlayTobyEpisode: "Hurt Hawks"
1975KenEpisode: "Letter from a Soldier"
Thriller PolicemanEpisode: "The Crazy Kill"
Doctor on the Go HarrisonEpisode: "What's Op Doc?"
Whodunnit? DaveEpisode: "Pop Goes the Weasel"
1975–1977 Get Some In! Jakey SmithSeries regular
1977 The Good Life Reform School YouthEpisode: "Our Speaker Today"
1977–1980 Citizen Smith Wolfie SmithSeries regular
1981–1982Seconds OutPete DoddsSeries regular
1983–1984 Give us a Break Micky NoadesSeries regular
1989 Confessional Thomas KellyMini-series
1990–1993 Nightingales CarterSeries regular
1991 G.B.H. Michael MurrayMini-series
1994 The Wimbledon Poisoner Henry FarrMini-series
1995Strange LandscapeThe Divine ComedyEpisode: "The Circles of Light"
Jake's ProgressJamie DiadoniMini-series
1996 Tales from the Crypt Glynn FennellEpisode: "Ear Today... Gone Tomorrow"
1996–2000 Brambly Hedge Narrator8 episodes
1998In Your DreamsNarrator1 episode
1998–2000The Canterbury Tales (animated series)Harry Bailey2 episodes
1998–2003 Hornblower Captain Sir Edward PellewSeries regular
1999 Oliver Twist Fagin 3 episodes
2000–2011 My Family Ben Harper Series regular
2001 Don't Eat the Neighbours Rabbit
Eddy and the BearBear
2003 Seven Wonders of the Industrial World NarratorDocuseries
Absolutely Fabulous PeteEpisode: "Schmoozin'"
2005 Space Race NarratorDocuseries
Jericho D.I. Michael JerichoSeries regular
Unsolved History NarratorEpisode: Unstoppable Wave
2006 Extras Robert LindsayEpisode: "Johnathan Ross"
2011George and Bernard ShawGeorgeEpisode: "Pilot"
2011–2012 Spy The ExaminerSeries regular
2012 Falcón Pablo OrtegaEpisode: "The Silent and the Damned"
2013–2015 Atlantis Daedalus5 episodes
2015 Bull Rupert BullMini-series
2016 Galavant Chester Wormwood8 episodes
2017 Genius Hermann Einstein2 episodes
Bounty Hunters Nigel Walker4 episodes
The Secret Life of OwlsNarrator2 episodes
2018 Plebs CrassusEpisode: "The Accident"
2020 McDonald & Dodds Max CrockettEpisode: "The Fall of The House of Crockett"
2022 Dodger William LambEpisode: "Christmas"
2024 Sherwood Franklin WarnerSeries regular; 6 episodes
TBA† Generation Z MorganPost-production [24]

Theatre

YearTitleRoleVenue
1977Leaping GingerGinger Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester
1979 The Three Musketeers D'Artagnan
The Changeling Antonio Riverside Studios, London
1980 The Cherry Orchard Peter TrofimovRoyal Exchange Theatre, Manchester
The Lower Depths Vassilly Pepic
Trelawny of the 'Wells' Tom Wrench The Old Vic, London
1982 The Beaux' Stratagem ArcherRoyal Exchange Theatre, Manchester
Philoctetes Neoptolemus
1983 Hamlet Hamlet
1985 Me and My Girl Bill Snibson Adelphi Theatre, London
1986 Marquis Theatre, Broadway
1991 Becket Henry II Theatre Royal Haymarket, London
1992 Cyrano de Bergerac Cyrano de Bergerac
1996 Oliver! Fagin London Palladium, London
1999 Richard III Richard III Savoy Theatre, London
2003 Power Nicolas Fouquet Royal National Theatre, London
2007 The Entertainer Archie Rice The Old Vic, London
2008 Aristo Aristotle Onassis Minerva Theatre, Chichester
2010 Onassis Aristotle Onassis Novello Theatre, London
2011 The Lion in Winter Henry II Theatre Royal Haymarket, London
2014 Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Lawrence Jameson Savoy Theatre, London
2016 A Christmas Carol: In Concert with the London Musical Theatre Orchestra Ebenezer Scrooge Lyceum Theatre, London
2017 Prism Jack Cardiff Hampstead Theatre, London and UK Tour (2019)
2018 In Praise of Love Sebastian Cruttwell Theatre Royal, Bath
2021 Anything Goes Moonface Martin Barbican Theatre, London
2022The Fever SyndromeRichard Myers [25] Hampstead Theatre, London
2023 Bleak Expectations Sir Philip “Pip” Bin [26] Criterion Theatre, London

Awards and nominations

BAFTA TV Awards

YearCategoryWorkResult
1992 Best Actor G.B.H. Won
1996 Jake's ProgressNominated
2002 Best Comedy Performance My Family Nominated

Olivier Awards

YearCategoryWorkResultRef.
1985 Best Actor in a Musical Me and My Girl Won [4]
1992 Best Actor Becket Nominated [10]
1997 Best Actor in a Musical Oliver! Won [10]
2022 Anything Goes Nominated [17]

Tony Awards

YearCategoryWorkResultRef.
1987 Best Actor in a Musical Me and My Girl Won [4]

Other awards

YearAwardCategoryWorkResult
1982 Manchester Evening News Theatre Award Best Actor Philoctetes Won
1985 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Actor in a Musical Me and My Girl Won
Theatre World Award Honouree
1992 Broadcasting Press Guild Award Best Actor G.B.H. Won
Royal Television Society Award Best Male ActorWon
2003 National Television Award Most Popular Comedy Performance My Family Nominated
2006Online Film & Television Association AwardBest Actor in a Motion Picture or Miniseries Jericho Nominated
2007 Satellite Award Best Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television The Trial of Tony Blair Nominated

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