Actor
Douglas Reith
July 16, 1953 · Melton, Suffolk, England, UK
Douglas Reith is a British actor and teacher. He is best known for his role as Lord Merton in the television series Downton Abbey (2010–2015), as well as its two follow-up films. Reith was born in Melton, Suffolk. He studied acting at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. He began acting in the late 1970s, beginning with an appearance in International Velvet (1978) alongside Tatum O'Neal and Christopher Plummer. He worked as an announcer and presenter at BBC Radio 3 for five years before leaving to study Greats at Christ Church, Oxford for four years beginning in 1989.
Notable work
7.7Rush (2013)
as Awards Presenter
6.6Dumbo (2019)
as Sotheby
8.2Outlander (2014)
as Professor Brown
8.2The Crown (2016)
as Admiral Leach
6.9The Queen (2006)
as Lord Airlie
7.1Downton Abbey (2019)
as Lord Merton
8.1Downton Abbey (2010)
as Lord Merton
5.3Serial Teachers 2 (2015)
as Le chef de la sécurité
7.2Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022)
as Lord Merton
5.8SAS: Red Notice (2021)
as Sir Charles Whiteside
6.3W.E. (2011)
as Lord Brownlow
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