Richard Hope is a British actor.
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Born in Kettering and brought up in Norfolk, Mr. Hope attended Oakham School in Rutland from 1967–1971 and trained at the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain from 1972 - 1976. He is a member of the National Youth Theatre Association and an Associate Member of Complicite. A brilliant character actor, Mr. Hope is often seen on the television screen appearing in major series but also boasts an illustrious theatre career.
| Year | Play | Role | Theatre |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Romeo and Juliet | Peter & acting ASM | Shaw Theatre |
| 1977 | The Seed | Jerry | Birmingham Rep |
| Mother Courage | Young Soldier and Young Peasant | Birmingham Rep | |
| 1978 | The End Is Nigh | Jesus | New End Theatre |
| The White Deer | Tocko | Unicorn Theatre | |
| The Warp | Dr. Snarkle/Ed Gale, etc. | ICA/Science Fiction Theatre of Liverpool/The Roundhouse | |
| 1979 | The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | Ford Prefect | ICA/Science Fiction Theatre of Liverpool |
| Accidental Death of an Anarchist | Bertozzo | Belt and Braces Tour | |
| 1980 | The Third Policeman | MacCruskeen | ICA/Science Fiction Theatre of Liverpool |
| 1001 Nights | Various roles | Le Grand Magic Circus/Shaftesbury Theatre | |
| 1981 | School for Clowns | Puff | Half Moon |
| Don Juan | Peter | National Theatre | |
| Much Ado About Nothing | Second watch [1] | National Theatre | |
| 1982 | Candida | Lexy | National Theatre/British Council Tour of India |
| 1985 | The Government Inspector | The Postmaster | National Theatre |
| Pravda | Bill Smiley(1985)/Eaton Sylvester(1986) [2] | National Theatre | |
| 1986 | Hamlet | Horatio [3] | National Theatre |
| 1988 & 1991 | The Visit | The Mayor | Complicite/National Theatre |
| 1990 | Don Gil of the Green Britches | Caramanchel | The Gate |
| 1991 | The Gentleman from Olmedo | Tello | The Gate |
| Street of Crocodiles | Father | Complicite/NT Studio | |
| 1993 & 1998 | Anna Karenina | Levin/Associate Director | Shared Experience/UK & World Tours |
| 1994 | Betrayal | Jerry | West Yorkshire Playhouse |
| 1995 | The Park | Wolf | RSC |
| 1996 | War and Peace | Pierre [4] | National Theatre/Shared Experience |
| 2000 | Hard Fruit | Sump [5] | Royal Court Theatre |
| 2001 | Cymbeline | Cymbeline [6] | The Globe Theatre |
| 2002 | Life After George | Duffy [7] | Duchess Theatre |
| A Prayer for Owen Meany | John Wheelwright [8] | National Theatre | |
| 2007 | Donkeys' Years | Norman Tate | Sonia Friedman Productions[9][10] |
| 2008 | The Hour We Knew Nothing Of Each Other | The Wanderer, etc. | National Theatre |
| Noises Off | Freddie Fellowes | Ambassador Theatre Group | |
| 2009 | When The Rain Stops Falling | Gabriel York | Almeida Theatre |
| 2010-2011 | Dirty Dancing | Max Kellerman | Aldwych Theatre |
| 2011 | Double Feature | Russell,General Goodman | Paintframe at the National Theatre |
| 2012 | Democracy | Horst Ehmke | Crucible Theatre, Sheffield |
| Year | Television Show | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Secret Army | Sgt. Hose | |
| 1981 | Brideshead Revisited | Lieutenant Hooper | |
| 1988 | Piece of Cake | 'Skull' Skelton | |
| Dogplant | Owen | ||
| 1993 | The Riff Raff Element | Mortimer Tundish | |
| 1995 | Band Of Gold | Richard | |
| 1997 | A Perfect State | Simon | |
| 1998 | The Demon Headmaster | Professor Tim Dexter | |
| 2002 | Tipping the Velvet | Mr. Astley | |
| A Is for Acid | Dr. Archie Henderson | ||
| 2003 | Canterbury Tales | Arty's father (in The Pardoner's Prologue and Tale) | |
| 2003–2005 | MIT: Murder Investigation Team | DS Barry Purvis | |
| 2005 | Heartbeat | James Vincent | |
| 2006–2007 | The Bill | Rod Jessop | |
| 2006 – | Poirot | Superintendent Harold Spence | |
| 2006 | The Shell Seekers | George Chamberlaine | |
| 2008 | EastEnders | Ted Hubbard | |
| 2009 | Holby City | Christopher Gamble in "Running on Empty" | |
| 2010 | Doctor Who | Malohkeh in "The Hungry Earth and Cold Blood" | |
| 2011 | Doctor Who | Malohkeh in "The Wedding of River Song" |
| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Bloody Kids | Policeman #3 | |
| 1980 | Breaking Glass | Audition musician | |
| 1981 | The French Lieutenant's Woman | Assistant #3 | |
| 1984 | Laughterhouse | Hubert | |
| Scandalous | Young Detective | ||
| 1985 | Plenty | Alistair | |
| 1987 | Bellman and True | Salto | |
| See You At Wembley, Frankie Walsh | Frankie Walsh | ||
| 1990 | Antonia and Jane | Norman Beer | |
| 1992 | Swords at Teatime | Dennis | Short film |
| 1995 | Feast of July | Squire Wyman | |
| 1998 | McLibel | Judge | |
| Sea Change | Alistair | ||
| 2001 | My Brother Tom | Jessica's dad | |
| 2002 | The Honeytrap | Detective Fowler | |
| 2004 | Sergeant Pepper | Christopher Fröhlich | |
| Bloom | Richard Neap | Short film | |
| 2005 | Chromophobia | Simon Whitemore | |
| 2011 | Mr. Morgan's Last Love | American stamp collector |
| Year | Production | Character | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | The Constant Prince | Don Juan de Silva | BBC |
| 1997 | To the Wedding | BBC/Complicite | |
| 2002 | Diary of a Provincial Lady | The Husband | Watchmaker Productions |
| 2003 | People Like Us | The Vicar | BBC |
| 2004 | Woman in Black | Jerome | Fiction Factory |
| 2004 | What Hetty Did | Mr. Bertwistle | First Writes |
| 2005 | Murder on the Leviathan | Dr. Truffo | Goldhawk Essential Productions |
| 2007 | Man in the Water | Narrator | Pier Productions/BBC |
| 2009 | Ruth | Guardian, Thomas & Mr. Jones | First Writes |