Patrick Ryecart

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Patrick Ryecart
Born
Patrick Geoffrey Ryecart

(1952-05-09) 9 May 1952 (age 71)
Warwick, Warwickshire, England
OccupationActor
Spouse
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(m. 1977; div. 1995)​
Children3

Patrick Geoffrey Ryecart (born 9 May 1952) is an English actor.

Early life and career

Ryecart was born in Warwick, Warwickshire.

His first West End appearance was in

The Trial of a Time Lord in the Mindwarp segment. He was one of the lead characters in the BBC TV comedy series The High Life playing Captain Hilary Duff. He played Hugo Latimer in the BBC series Trainer. He played Mr. Crane-Bolder in Catherine Cookson’s Rag Nymph a TV Mini-Series (1997). He also appeared in the 1996 Agatha Christie's Poirot episode, "Dumb Witness" as Charles and for the BBC in My Son My Son. He appeared in Midsomer Murders "The Night of the Stag" as Anthony Devereux (2011). In 2013 he played Sir Anthony Morgan in Agatha Christie’s Poirot "The Labours of Hercules". Also Dalziel & Pascoe episode and many mini series for the U.S. He played Sir Hugh Bodrugan in the 2015 BBC series of Poldark. In 2016, he played the role of the Duke of Norfolk in the Netflix series The Crown
.

His extensive theatre credits include

J P Donleavy in London's West End, which he also produced, first playing Balthazar to Simon Callow's playing Beefy, (who was later replaced by Billy Connolly). Numerous tours include "Donkeys Years", "Rebecca", "Tunes of Glory" and "The Millionairess" opposite Raquel Welch
. He also produced, at the Garrick Theatre London (and later redirected for tour and the Edinburgh Festival 2011) "Jus' like That!" the highly successful affectionate tribute to the great Tommy Cooper, written by John Fisher.

His film credits include A Bridge Too Far (1977), Silver Dream Racer (1980), Arthur the King (1985), Prisoner of Honor (1991), Parting Shots (1999) and The King's Speech (2010).

Personal life

He was married to English actress

Webber Douglas Academy
. They have three grown up children: Mariella Celia (born 1982), Jemima Carrie (born 1984), and Frederick William Hamlet (born 1987). All children are married. Ryecart lives in London.

Partial filmography

External links

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