--- name: "Crispin Bonham-Carter" canonical: "https://film.one/person/crispin-bonham-carter" fi1m_id: "crispin-bonham-carter" imdb_id: "nm0094502" tmdb_id: 235169 wikidata_id: "Q1140191" roles: ["Actor"] born: "23 September 1969" reviewed_on_fi1m: 4 average_fi1m_score: 86 average_as: "actor" average_over: 3 updated: "2026-09-17T17:24:33.142669+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Crispin Bonham-Carter ## Identity Crispin Bonham-Carter - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/crispin-bonham-carter - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** crispin-bonham-carter - **IMDb ID:** nm0094502 - **TMDB ID:** 235169 - **Wikidata ID:** Q1140191 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crispin_Bonham-Carter, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1140191, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0094502/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/235169 Actor. Born 23 September 1969 in Colchester, Essex, UK. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 23 September 1969, Colchester, Essex, UK - **Active:** 1992–2006 - **Also known as:** Crispin Bonham Carter, 克里斯平 伯汉姆-卡特, کریسپین بونهام-کارتر - **Titles on Fi1m:** 4: 3 acting, 1 other - **Average Fi1m score:** 86, as actor, over 3 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 86 (2), 2000s 83 (2) - **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 0 at 60–79, 0 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 0 of 2 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Drama 2, Action 1, Adventure 1, Romance 1, Thriller 1 - **Screen time:** 5 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $625m across 2 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crispin_Bonham-Carter, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1140191, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0094502/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/235169 ## Streaming the US now - **BritBox:** [*Pride and Prejudice*](https://film.one/tv/pride-and-prejudice.md) (88) - **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Howards End*](https://film.one/film/howards-end.md) (84) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Fi1m on Crispin Bonham-Carter > Crispin Bonham-Carter makes Charles Bingley worth watching without demanding extra attention. We value the unforced charm he brings to *Pride and Prejudice*, though the smaller roles elsewhere offer less evidence on which to judge him. Charles Bingley does not make a production of being agreeable. In *Pride and Prejudice* (1995), Crispin Bonham-Carter gives him a charm that needs little emphasis, even in the company of Colin Firth's Darcy. We were glad of his company because he and Susannah Harker's Jane Bennet bring a gentleness that the central courtship cannot always afford. Being nice is often an unrewarding assignment in a drama about attraction. Bonham-Carter makes it worth our attention. His screen career began with the small part of Albert Fussell in James Ivory's *Howards End* (1992). We recommend the film warmly for Emma Thompson's performance and its attention to social slights, despite some hurried relationships. There is less here on which to base a judgement of Bonham-Carter himself. Early television work included *Scarlet and Black* (1993) and a leading role in the sitcom *Honey for Tea* (1994). Bingley brought wider recognition. The Austen adaptation makes good use of his willingness to leave the emphasis elsewhere. Jennifer Ehle and Firth carry the central romance, while Bonham-Carter and Harker provide a quieter alternative. Firth makes Darcy's reserve seem to require effort; Bonham-Carter lets Bingley's friendliness look easy. Some supporting performances in the series are too broad for our taste, but his less conspicuous charm avoids that problem. He is useful to the ensemble because he gives us somebody to like without requiring us to find every appearance amusing. Later supporting appearances included *Bridget Jones's Diary* (2001) and *Casino Royale* (2006). His move into education left a comparatively brief acting career, with Bingley still the clearest reason to seek out his work. That limits how much we can claim for him, but does not make the performance any less satisfying. Start with *Pride and Prejudice*, provided its leisurely pace appeals, and give the quieter courtship some attention too. ## Biography Crispin Bonham-Carter is an English actor and later educator. Born on 23 September 1969 in Colchester, Essex, he is best known for his role as Charles Bingley in the 1995 BBC television adaptation of *Pride and Prejudice*. His other screen credits include *Howards End* (1992), *Bridget Jones's Diary* (2001) and *Casino Royale* (2006). He also worked as a theatre director with young actors at institutions including LAMDA, the Guildhall School and the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, and at the National Youth Theatre. Bonham-Carter retrained as a teacher from 2007 and taught English and Classics at a North London comprehensive school. He was appointed Assistant Head at Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet, in 2019. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, qebarnet.co.uk, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (4) ### Performed in (3) — the average rests on these - *Casino Royale* (2006), Fi1m 86, as Hot Room Doctor — [page](https://film.one/film/casino-royale.md) - *Pride and Prejudice* (1995), Fi1m 88, as Charles Bingley — [page](https://film.one/tv/pride-and-prejudice.md) - *Howards End* (1992), Fi1m 84, as Albert Fussell — [page](https://film.one/film/howards-end.md) ### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited - *Bridget Jones's Diary* (2001), Fi1m 80, as Greg (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/bridget-joness-diary.md) ## Complete filmography (29) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Victoria Cross Heroes* (2006), series, Actor - *Casino Royale* (2006), as Hot Room Doctor — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/casino-royale.md) - *The Impressionists* (2006), series, as Ambroise Vollard - *Ghostboat* (2006), as Redding - *The Walk* (2005), as Robin - *Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the Rose* (2003), as Student (voice) - *Rosemary & Thyme* (2003), series, as Gavin Patterson - *The Project* (2002), as Charles - *Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes* (2001), series, as Reuben Proctor - *Bridget Jones's Diary* (2001), as Greg (uncredited) — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/bridget-joness-diary.md) - *Mind Games* (2001), as DC Terry Beale - *Urban Gothic* (2000), series, as Bruce - *Relic Hunter* (1999), series, as Preston Bailey - *Wuthering Heights* (1998), as Edgar - *Basil* (1998), as Ralph - *The Gift* (1998), as Dr. Hill - *The Rag Nymph* (1997), series, as Bernard Thompson - *Annie: A Royal Adventure* (1995), as Rupert Hogbottom - *Pride and Prejudice* (1995), series, as Charles Bingley — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/pride-and-prejudice.md) - *Game On* (1995), series, as Archie - *Full Throttle* (1995), as Michael Burn - *ER* (1994), series, as Passenger — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/er.md) - *Cadfael* (1994), series, as Miles Coliar - *Honey for Tea* (1994), series, as Charlie Chadwick - *Scarlet and Black* (1993), series, as Comte de Croisenois - *Absolutely Fabulous* (1992), series, as Jago Balfour — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/absolutely-fabulous.md) - *Highlander: The Series* (1992), series, as Danny Cimoli - *Howards End* (1992), as Albert Fussell — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/howards-end.md) - *Auf Wiedersehen, Pet* (1983), series, as Stuart Sherman — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/auf-wiedersehen-pet.md) --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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