
Tim Bentinck
Known for Acting · 68 credits
- Born
- 1953-06-01 (age 73)
- Place of birth
- Tasmania, Australia
- Also known as
- Timothy Bentinck
Biography
Timothy Charles Robert Noel Bentinck, 12th Earl of Portland, Count Bentinck und Waldeck Limpurg, MBE (born 1 June 1953), commonly known as Tim Bentinck, is an English actor and writer, known for his long-running role as David Archer in the BBC Radio 4 series, The Archers.
He was a member of the House of Lords from 1997 to 1999. He is also Count Bentinck in the peerage of the Holy Roman Empire.
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Known For
TV Shows (30)

Doctor Who
2005
as Voice of the Monks

The Crown
2016
as John Betjeman / Porchey

Star City
2026
as Soviet News Anchor

Andor
2022
as Doctor Recklaw

Ted Lasso
2020
as Mr. Gilman

Heartbeat
1992
as Simon Farr

Grange Hill
1978
as Greg Mitchell

Good Omens
2019
as Radio Continuity Announcer / Radio Newsreader

Tales of the Unexpected
1979
as Meech

Sharpe
1993
as Captain Murray

The Nevers
2021
as General Pecking

The Thick of It
2005
as Cliff Lawton

Kingdom
2007
as Judge Harrison

War and Peace
2016
as Shadowy Freemason

Flack
2019
as Marcus

Born and Bred
2002
as Hans Gothard

Bergerac
2025
as Rone Blakely

Murder in Suburbia
2004
as Nick Chichester

The Game
2014
as Home Secretary

Twenty Twelve
2011
as Richard Parker

The Last Post
2017
as President Brigadier Alan Slater

Three Up, Two Down
1985
as George

Rillington Place
2016
as Dr Odess

The Politician's Husband
2013
as Freddy Seaborn

By the Sword Divided
1983

The Royal Bodyguard
2011
as Sir Edward Hastings
A Prince Among Men
1997
as Mark Fitzherbert

Judge Rinder's Crown Court
2017
as Eddie Hall(as Timothy Bentinck)
The Shadow Play
2004
as Uncle Augustus

Beautiful Minds
2010
as Narrator
Movies (38)

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
2016
as Witness

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
2023
as Gate Guard / Additional Voices (voice)

Gnomeo & Juliet
2011
as Conjoined Gnome Left (voice)

101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure
2003
as Roger (voice)

Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical
2022
as Sports Announcer

Enigma
2001
as U-boat Commander

National Geographic: Pyramids of Death
2005
as Self - Narrator (voice)

Vanity Fair
2004
as German Official

North Sea Hijack
1980
as Harris

Twelfth Night
1996
as First Officer

UK18
2017
as Bilson

Scoop
2024
as Dave (Lawyer)

Sharpe's Rifles
1993
as Captain John Murray

The Gathering Storm
2002
as Marlborough

Vic the Viking: The Magic Sword
2019
as Tjure (voice)

Year of the Comet
1992
as Richard Harwood (as Timothy Bentinck)

Doctor Who: Shada
2017
as The Doctor (body double)

Deserter
2002
as Sergeant Dumas

The Pirates of Penzance
1983
as Pirate

D-Day 6.6.1944
2004
as Lt. Gen. Hans Speidel

Lucan
2013
as Ludovic Kennedy

The Four Minute Mile
1988
as Finnish Announcer

Torvill & Dean
2018
as Announcer

Reg
2016
as Frederick Forsyth

Rule Number Three
2011
as Tipsy Man

Gangsta Granny
2013
as Chief Inspector

Blondi
2025
as Dr. Haase

Winter Flight
1984
as Jack

A Christmas Carol
2006
as Ebenezer Scrooge / Narrator (voice)

Robin Hood: Quest for the King
2007
as (Voice)

Redistributors
2016
as Rupert

Us and Them
2017
as Conrad

Wild Boars
as Artemis

The Turn
2012
as Stanley Kovack

Evolutionary
as Voice: Red 1 / Blue 2 / Red 3
Man-Eaters of Kumaon
1986

Dog with a Movie Camera
2026

S|T|R|A|Y|S
2017
as Phil
About Tim Bentinck
Timothy Charles Robert Noel Bentinck, 12th Earl of Portland, Count Bentinck und Waldeck Limpurg, MBE (born 1 June 1953), commonly known as Tim Bentinck, is an English actor and writer, known for his long-running role as David Archer in the BBC Radio 4 series, The Archers. He was a member of the House of Lords from 1997 to 1999. He is also Count Bentinck in the peerage of the Holy Roman Empire. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia With 68 credits spanning from 1978 to 2026, Tim Bentinck has appeared in 38 films and 30 TV shows.
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- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016) — as Witness
- Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget (2023) — as Gate Guard / Additional Voices (voice)
- Gnomeo & Juliet (2011) — as Conjoined Gnome Left (voice)
- 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure (2003) — as Roger (voice)
- Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical (2022) — as Sports Announcer
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