Rupert Farley

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Rupert Farley
Born
Rupert Charles Farley

(1957-08-04) 4 August 1957 (age 67)
Holborn, London, England
Occupation(s)Actor and voice over artist
Years active1983–present

Rupert Charles Farley (born 4 August 1957 [1] ) is an English actor and voice over artist. He has had various roles in movies such as From Hell , The Young Poisoner's Handbook , Shakespeare in Love and Mrs Brown . He is probably best known for his voice acting work, which includes voice over work for television advertisements and animation. He is well known through voice work of Tube Mice , some of Bernard Cornwall's Sharpe Novels, The Animals of Farthing Wood television series; he voiced several characters, including Fox, Plucky, Trey, Brat and Mr. Pheasant.

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