Hugh Bonneville

Hugh Bonneville
Biographical Background
Born	Hugh Richard Bonniwell Williams 10 November 1963 Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of Paddington, County of London, England, UK
Nationality	English
Occupation	Actor
Years Active	1990-present
Spouse(s)	Lucinda "Lulu" Williams (m. 1998)
Children	Felix Bonneville (son)

Hugh Bonneville (born Hugh Richard Bonniwell Williams on 10 November 1963 in Paddington, London, England, UK) is an English actor who joined the voice cast in Journey Beyond Sodor.

He is most notable for his role as Robert Crawley, the 7th Earl of Grantham on "Downton Abbey".

Voices

UK/US

• Merlin (2017-2018, excluding Percy's fantasy in Seeing is Believing)

Songs

Journey Beyond Sodor

• We Can't Do Anything (performed)
• The Most Important Thing Is Being Friends (performed)

Filmography

Film Stalag Luft (1993) Breakout (1997) Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) Notting Hill (1999) Mansfield Park (1999) Blow Dry (2001) High Heels for Low Lifes (2001) The Emperor's New Clothes (2001) Iris (2002) The Gathering Storm (2002) Paddington (2014) Muppets Most Wanted (2014) Paddington 2 (2017) Thomas & Friends: Journey Beyond Sodor (2017) Downton Abbey (2019) The Rock Pile (2020) Paddington in Peru (2024) Television Chancer (1990) Dodgem (1991) Paul Metron: The Series (1993) The Memiors of Sherlock Holmes (1994) The Vet (1995) EastEnders (1995) Married For Life (1996) Get Well Soon (1997) Mosley (1998) Downton Abbey (2010-2015) Doctor Who (2011) Sofia the First (2015-2018) Thomas & Friends (2018) Sandylands (2020) Amphibia (2020) DuckTales (2020)

Gallery

Hugh Bonneville in the recording studio voicing Merlin

Behind the Scenes: Thomas & Friends: Journey Beyond Sodor

Newspaper article concerning Bonneville's casting

External Links

• Official website
• Hugh's Twitter account