Robert Bathurst Biography

Fast Facts

• Studied law at the University of Cambridge and was a member of the Cambridge Footlights group
• Married artist Victoria Threlfall in 1985 and has four daughters with her
• Began his stage career in 1983 as Tim Allgood in "Noises Off" at the Savoy Theatre
• Made his screen acting debut in the original pilot episode of "The Black Adder" in 1982
• Quote: "A drama works best when you get a disparate group of people trapped in the same room․ You want characters who rub each other up the wrong way to be stuck together․"
• Quote: "It's funny how ephemeral relationships are in professional theatre․ You enjoy each other's company but you acknowledge that before too long you hope you'll be doing something else․"
• Quote: "(On the untimely deaths of his characters): "People in acting are either people who hit or people who get hit and I'm generally the person who gets hit․ I've been punched and kicked and killed and blown up in more shows than I can remember․""
• Best known for his role as Sir Anthony Strallan in "Downton Abbey" and as David Marsden in "Cold Feet․"