Hugh Bonneville

Hugh Richard Bonneville Williams is an English stage, film, television and radio actor. He was born in Paddington in west London in 1963.

He was educated at Dulwich College Preparatory School in south-east London and at Sherborne School in Dorset. After reading theology at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, he studied acting at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London. Hugh is a familiar face to television audiences, having played leading roles in The Cazalets, Take a Girl Like You, Armadillo, Daniel Deronda and The Commander. He received a Golden Globe nomination and two Emmy nominations for his performance as Robert, Earl of Grantham. He lives in West Sussex with his wife, Lulu Williams.