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'''Paul Ritter''' (born 5 March 1966){{cn|date=June 2018}} is an English stage and screen actor. He is most famous for his roles in films including ''[[Quantum of Solace]]'', ''[[Son of Rambow]]'', ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'', and ''[[The Eagle (2011 film)|The Eagle]]'', as well as television programmes including ''[[Vera (TV series)|Vera]]'',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a182167/mckee-blethyn-sign-for-new-itv1-thriller.html |title=McKee, Blethyn sign for new ITV1 thriller |author=Dan French |date=15 October 2009 |work= |publisher=[[Digital Spy]] |accessdate=18 March 2010}}</ref> ''[[Friday Night Dinner]]'',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a203100/greig-bird-for-new-channel-4-comedy.html |title=Greig, Bird for new Channel 4 comedy |author=Catriona Wightman |date=13 February 2010 |work= |publisher=[[Digital Spy]] |accessdate=18 March 2010}}</ref> ''[[The Hollow Crown (TV series)|The Hollow Crown,]]''<ref>{{cite press release |title=Cast confirmed for BBC Two's cycle of Shakespeare films |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/shakespeare-cast.html |publisher=BBC Drama Publicity |date=24 November 2011 |accessdate=20 July 2012 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/64JKhsWGc?url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/shakespeare-cast.html |archivedate=30 December 2011 |deadurl=yes |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Peredur in ''[[The Last Kingdom (TV series)|The Last Kingdom]]''<ref>http://www.radiotimes.com/episode/dvr5q5/the-last-kingdom--series-1---episode-6</ref> and [[Anatoly Dyatlov]] in [[Chernobyl (miniseries)|Chernobyl]].
'''Paul Ritter''' (born 5 March 1966){{cn|date=June 2018}} is an English stage and screen actor. He is most famous for his roles in films including ''[[Quantum of Solace]]'', ''[[Son of Rambow]]'', ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'', and ''[[The Eagle (2011 film)|The Eagle]]'', as well as television programmes including ''[[Vera (TV series)|Vera]]'',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a182167/mckee-blethyn-sign-for-new-itv1-thriller.html |title=McKee, Blethyn sign for new ITV1 thriller |author=Dan French |date=15 October 2009 |work= |publisher=[[Digital Spy]] |accessdate=18 March 2010}}</ref> ''[[Friday Night Dinner]]'',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a203100/greig-bird-for-new-channel-4-comedy.html |title=Greig, Bird for new Channel 4 comedy |author=Catriona Wightman |date=13 February 2010 |work= |publisher=[[Digital Spy]] |accessdate=18 March 2010}}</ref> ''[[The Hollow Crown (TV series)|The Hollow Crown,]]''<ref>{{cite press release |title=Cast confirmed for BBC Two's cycle of Shakespeare films |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/shakespeare-cast.html |publisher=BBC Drama Publicity |date=24 November 2011 |accessdate=20 July 2012 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/64JKhsWGc?url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/shakespeare-cast.html |archivedate=30 December 2011 |deadurl=yes |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Peredur in ''[[The Last Kingdom (TV series)|The Last Kingdom]]''<ref>http://www.radiotimes.com/episode/dvr5q5/the-last-kingdom--series-1---episode-6</ref> and [[Anatoly Dyatlov]] in [[Chernobyl (miniseries)|Chernobyl]].


Ritter's screen work has included roles in ''[[Nowhere Boy]]'', the 2007 television serial ''[[Instinct (TV serial)|Instinct]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/discover-more/artists/paul-ritter|title=National Theatre : Company Members : Paul Ritter|author=Catriona Wightman|date=|work=|publisher=[[Royal National Theatre|National Theatre]]|accessdate=18 March 2010|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141217013011/http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/discover-more/artists/paul-ritter|archivedate=17 December 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref> the comedy drama ''[[Pulling (TV series)|Pulling]]'', the role of Pistol in ''[[Henry IV, Part I and Part II (film series)|Henry IV, Part II]]'' in [[BBC Two]]'s cycle of [[William Shakespeare]]'s history plays, ''The Hollow Crown'', the late comic actor [[Eric Sykes]] in ''[[Tommy Cooper: Not Like That, Like This]]'' and a lead role in [[BBC One]]'s 2014 serialised [[Cold War]] spy drama, ''[[The Game (UK TV series)|The Game]]''. ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' described Ritter as 'an actor who is surely destined for greatness very soon. His Pistol conveyed perfectly the shock of a man who reluctantly had left behind the rowdy cheer of Eastcheap, and found himself in middle age contemplating the melancholy of a medieval autumn.'<ref>{{cite news|last=Lawrence|first=Ben|title=The Hollow Crown: Henry V, BBC Two, review|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/9415849/The-Hollow-Crown-Henry-V-BBC-Two-review.html|accessdate=14 October 2012|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=22 July 2012}}</ref>
Ritter's screen work has included roles in ''[[Nowhere Boy]]'', the 2007 television serial ''[[Instinct (TV serial)|Instinct]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/discover-more/artists/paul-ritter|title=National Theatre : Company Members : Paul Ritter|author=Catriona Wightman|date=|work=|publisher=[[Royal National Theatre|National Theatre]]|accessdate=18 March 2010|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141217013011/http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/discover-more/artists/paul-ritter|archivedate=17 December 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref> the comedy drama ''[[Pulling (TV series)|Pulling]]'', the role of Pistol in ''[[Henry IV, Part I and Part II (film series)|Henry IV, Part II]]'' in [[BBC Two]]'s cycle of [[William Shakespeare]]'s history plays, ''The Hollow Crown'', the late comic actor [[Eric Sykes]] in ''[[Tommy Cooper: Not Like That, Like This]]'' and a lead role in [[BBC One]]'s 2014 serialised [[Cold War]] spy drama, ''[[The Game (UK TV series)|The Game]]''. ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' described Ritter as "an actor who is surely destined for greatness very soon. His Pistol conveyed perfectly the shock of a man who reluctantly had left behind the rowdy cheer of Eastcheap, and found himself in middle age contemplating the melancholy of a medieval autumn."<ref>{{cite news|last=Lawrence|first=Ben|title=The Hollow Crown: Henry V, BBC Two, review|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/9415849/The-Hollow-Crown-Henry-V-BBC-Two-review.html|accessdate=14 October 2012|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=22 July 2012}}</ref>


From 2005 to 2006, Ritter played Otis Gardiner in the original [[Royal National Theatre]] production of [[Helen Edmundson]]'s ''[[Coram Boy (play)|Coram Boy]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/discover-more/artists/paul-ritter |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2010-03-18 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141217013011/http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/discover-more/artists/paul-ritter |archivedate=17 December 2014 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> He was nominated for a [[Tony Awards|Tony Award]] in 2009 for his role in ''[[The Norman Conquests]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/128922-Nominations-for-2009-Tony-Awards-Announced-Billy-Elliot-Earns-15-Nominations |title=Nominations for 2009 Tony Awards Announced; Billy Elliot Earns 15 Nominations |author=Andrew Gans |date=5 May 2009 |work= |publisher=[[Playbill]] |accessdate=18 March 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604233106/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/128922-Nominations-for-2009-Tony-Awards-Announced-Billy-Elliot-Earns-15-Nominations |archivedate=4 June 2011 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> In 2012, he appeared as the protagonist's father in the stage version of [[Mark Haddon]]'s novel ''[[The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (play)|The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time]]'' at the [[Royal National Theatre|National Theatre]]<ref>{{cite news|last=Geoghegan|first=Kev|title=National Theatre adapts Mark Haddon's Curious Incident|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-19099159|accessdate=14 October 2012|newspaper=BBC News|date=6 August 2012}}</ref> and in 2013 as [[John Major]] in the premiere of Peter Morgan's ''[[The Audience (2013 play)|The Audience]]''.
From 2005 to 2006, Ritter played Otis Gardiner in the original [[Royal National Theatre]] production of [[Helen Edmundson]]'s ''[[Coram Boy (play)|Coram Boy]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/discover-more/artists/paul-ritter |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2010-03-18 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141217013011/http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/discover-more/artists/paul-ritter |archivedate=17 December 2014 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> He was nominated for a [[Tony Awards|Tony Award]] in 2009 for his role in ''[[The Norman Conquests]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/128922-Nominations-for-2009-Tony-Awards-Announced-Billy-Elliot-Earns-15-Nominations |title=Nominations for 2009 Tony Awards Announced; Billy Elliot Earns 15 Nominations |author=Andrew Gans |date=5 May 2009 |work= |publisher=[[Playbill]] |accessdate=18 March 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604233106/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/128922-Nominations-for-2009-Tony-Awards-Announced-Billy-Elliot-Earns-15-Nominations |archivedate=4 June 2011 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> In 2012, he appeared as the protagonist's father in the stage version of [[Mark Haddon]]'s novel ''[[The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (play)|The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time]]'' at the [[Royal National Theatre|National Theatre]]<ref>{{cite news|last=Geoghegan|first=Kev|title=National Theatre adapts Mark Haddon's Curious Incident|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-19099159|accessdate=14 October 2012|newspaper=BBC News|date=6 August 2012}}</ref> and in 2013 as [[John Major]] in the premiere of Peter Morgan's ''[[The Audience (2013 play)|The Audience]]''.

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Paul Ritter
Born (1966-03-05) 5 March 1966 (age 58)
Kent, England
OccupationActor

Paul Ritter (born 5 March 1966)[citation needed] is an English stage and screen actor. He is most famous for his roles in films including Quantum of Solace, Son of Rambow, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, and The Eagle, as well as television programmes including Vera,[1] Friday Night Dinner,[2] The Hollow Crown,[3] Peredur in The Last Kingdom[4] and Anatoly Dyatlov in Chernobyl.

Ritter's screen work has included roles in Nowhere Boy, the 2007 television serial Instinct,[5] the comedy drama Pulling, the role of Pistol in Henry IV, Part II in BBC Two's cycle of William Shakespeare's history plays, The Hollow Crown, the late comic actor Eric Sykes in Tommy Cooper: Not Like That, Like This and a lead role in BBC One's 2014 serialised Cold War spy drama, The Game. The Daily Telegraph described Ritter as "an actor who is surely destined for greatness very soon. His Pistol conveyed perfectly the shock of a man who reluctantly had left behind the rowdy cheer of Eastcheap, and found himself in middle age contemplating the melancholy of a medieval autumn."[6]

From 2005 to 2006, Ritter played Otis Gardiner in the original Royal National Theatre production of Helen Edmundson's Coram Boy.[7] He was nominated for a Tony Award in 2009 for his role in The Norman Conquests.[8] In 2012, he appeared as the protagonist's father in the stage version of Mark Haddon's novel The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time at the National Theatre[9] and in 2013 as John Major in the premiere of Peter Morgan's The Audience.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1999 G:MT Greenwich Mean Time Drug Buyer
2000 The Nine Lives of Tomas Katz Dave
2002 Esther Kahn Alman, the photographer
2004 The Libertine Chiffinch
2005 On a Clear Day Mad Bob
2007 Son of Rambow Geography teacher
2007 Hannibal Rising Prisoner Louis
2008 The Other Man Guy
2008 Quantum of Solace Guy Haines
2009 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Eldred Worple
2009 Nowhere Boy Popjoy
2011–present Friday Night Dinner Martin Goodman
2011 Great Expectations John Wemmick
2011 Land Girls Frank Tucker
2011 The Eagle Galba
2011–2013 Vera Dr Billy Cartwright
2011 Eliminate: Archie Cookson Ennis Miller
2012 Comedy Showcase Jim Costello
2012 Dirk Gently Oliver Reynolds
2012 Henry IV, Part II Pistol
2014 Tommy Cooper: Not Like That, Like This Eric Sykes
2014 Chasing Shadows Leonard Vance
2014 The Game Bobby Waterhouse
2014 Mapp and Lucia Reverend Kenneth Bartlett
2014 Suite Française Monsieur Dubois
2015–present No Offence Randolph Miller
2015 Top Coppers Harry McCrane
2015 We're Doomed! The Dad's Army Story Jimmy Perry
2016 Their Finest Raymond Parfitt
2016 Neil Gaiman's Likely Stories Dr. Benham/Martyn/Mr. Alman
2016 Inferno CRC Tech Arbogast
2017 Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams Franklyn
2017-2019 Cold Feet Benjamin Stevens
2018 Lovesick Peter
2018 Hang Ups Werner Lienhard
2019 Resistance General Ormonde Winter
2019 Chernobyl Anatoly Dyatlov

References

  1. ^ Dan French (15 October 2009). "McKee, Blethyn sign for new ITV1 thriller". Digital Spy. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
  2. ^ Catriona Wightman (13 February 2010). "Greig, Bird for new Channel 4 comedy". Digital Spy. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
  3. ^ "Cast confirmed for BBC Two's cycle of Shakespeare films" (Press release). BBC Drama Publicity. 24 November 2011. Archived from the original on 30 December 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2012. {{cite press release}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ http://www.radiotimes.com/episode/dvr5q5/the-last-kingdom--series-1---episode-6
  5. ^ Catriona Wightman. "National Theatre : Company Members : Paul Ritter". National Theatre. Archived from the original on 17 December 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ Lawrence, Ben (22 July 2012). "The Hollow Crown: Henry V, BBC Two, review". The Telegraph. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
  7. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 December 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ^ Andrew Gans (5 May 2009). "Nominations for 2009 Tony Awards Announced; Billy Elliot Earns 15 Nominations". Playbill. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 18 March 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  9. ^ Geoghegan, Kev (6 August 2012). "National Theatre adapts Mark Haddon's Curious Incident". BBC News. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
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