David Rintoul

David Rintoul

Rintoul in 2009
Born David Wilson
(1948-11-29) 29 November 1948
Aberdeen, Scotland
Spouse(s) Vivien Heilbron

David Rintoul (born David Wilson; 29 November 1948) is a Scottish stage and television actor. Rintoul was born in Aberdeen, Scotland. He studied at Edinburgh University and won a scholarship to study at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. His brother is stage manager and £250,000 winner on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, Dougie Wilson. His sister Dorothy is married to the artist Alain Senez.

Rintoul is married to actress Vivien Heilbron.[1] A friend and Edinburgh University classmate of Ian Charleson, Rintoul contributed a chapter to the 1990 book, For Ian Charleson: A Tribute.[2]

Theatre career

David Rintoul has worked extensively in theatre with companies including the Royal National Theatre and Royal Shakespeare Company.

His appearances have included Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, Henry IV, As You Like It, and the title role in Macbeth. Other stage appearances include George Bernard Shaw's Candida and Funny Girl. In 2010 he played Charles Dickens in Andersen's English,[3] the new play by Sebastian Barry.

Selected theatre roles

Television and film career

His film credits include the title role in Legend of the Werewolf (1975), A.D. (1985), Unrelated (2007) and Is Anybody There? (2008). In 1980, he played the role of Mr Darcy in a BBC television adaptation by Fay Weldon of Pride and Prejudice. From 1993 to 1996 he played Doctor Finlay in the television series of the same name. His other television appearances include * Prince Regent, Taggart, Hornblower and the Agatha Christie's Poirot film, The Mysterious Affair at Styles. David also voices three characters in the popular children's series Peppa Pig, Granddad Dog, Mr. Bull and Dr. Brown Bear. He also voiced the knight 'Sir Boris' in the 1999 animation The Big Knights and the arch villain Cut Throat Jake in the newer version of Captain Pugwash. He also played the role of Noah in the 2013 History Channel's The Bible. In 2010, David starred in the film The Ghost Writer with Pierce Brosnan and Ewan Mcgregor. In 2016 he portrayed Aerys Targaryen in the HBO series Game of Thrones in Season 6.

Selected television roles

Audiobook narration

Rintoul has narrated many audiobooks, including Frederick Forsyth's The Day of the Jackal and J. G. Ballard's Millennium People. In 1986, he recorded readings of 13 of Ian Fleming's James Bond novels for Chivers Audio Books, all unabridged, on cassette and CD. He also later recorded Nobody Lives Forever and Licence to Kill, written by John Gardner. Whilst reading the prose with his usual speaking voice, Rintoul speaks Bond's dialogue with a mild Scottish accent. He also narrated Robert Harris's Dictator, the final volume of his Cicero trilogy. Rintoul took over this role from Bill Wallis, who had read the previous two books, Imperium and Lustrum, but died two years before Dictator's publication.

Notes

  1. ↑ Vivien Heilbron
  2. ↑ Ian McKellen, Alan Bates, Hugh Hudson, et al. For Ian Charleson: A Tribute. London: Constable and Company, 1990. pp. 47–54. ISBN 0-09-470250-0
  3. ↑ "Andersen’s English". Out of Joint. Retrieved 2012-02-21.
  4. ↑ The Speculator and The Meeting, Methuen, 1999

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