Actor
Tim Bentinck
June 1, 1953 · Tasmania, Australia
Timothy Charles Robert Noel Bentinck, 12th Earl of Portland, Count Bentinck und Waldeck Limpurg, MBE (born 1 June 1953), commonly known as Tim Bentinck, is an English actor and writer, known for his long-running role as David Archer in the BBC Radio 4 series, The Archers.
He was a member of the House of Lords from 1997 to 1999. He is also Count Bentinck in the peerage of the Holy Roman Empire.
Notable work
7.3Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)
as Witness
7.6Doctor Who (2005)
as Voice of the Monks
8.4Ted Lasso (2020)
as Mr. Gilman
8Good Omens (2019)
as Radio Continuity Announcer and as Radio Newsreader
8.2The Crown (2016)
as John Betjeman and as Porchey
8.3Andor (2022)
as Doctor Recklaw
5.9Gnomeo & Juliet (2011)
as Conjoined Gnome Left (voice)
6101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure (2003)
as Roger (voice)
6.9Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget (2023)
as Gate Guard / Additional Voices (voice)
6.8Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical (2022)
as Sports Announcer
7.9The Nevers (2021)
as General Pecking
5.8Vanity Fair (2004)
as German Official
Often works with
Imelda Staunton
3 titles together
The Crown, Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget, Twelfth Night
Jim Broadbent
3 titles together
Vanity Fair, War and Peace, The Gathering Storm
Matt Smith
2 titles together
Doctor Who, The Crown
David Tennant
2 titles together
Doctor Who, Good Omens
Peter Capaldi
2 titles together
Doctor Who, The Thick of It
Billie Piper
2 titles together
Doctor Who, Scoop
Full filmography · 67
Evolutionary
as Voice: Red 1 / Blue 2 / Red 3
Upcoming
Wild Boars
as Artemis
Upcoming
Dog with a Movie Camera
cast
2026
Blondi
as Dr. Haase
2025
Scoop
as Dave (Lawyer)
20246.3
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
as Gate Guard / Additional Voices (voice)
20236.9
Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical
as Sports Announcer
20226.8
Vic the Viking: The Magic Sword
as Tjure (voice)
20195.3
Torvill & Dean
as Announcer
2018
Doctor Who: Shada
as The Doctor (body double)
20177.1
S|T|R|A|Y|S
as Phil
2017
UK18
as Bilson
2017