--- name: "David Haig" canonical: "https://film.one/person/david-haig" fi1m_id: "david-haig" imdb_id: "nm0354069" tmdb_id: 26717 wikidata_id: "Q1985868" roles: ["Actor"] born: "20 September 1955" reviewed_on_fi1m: 9 average_fi1m_score: 79 average_as: "actor" average_over: 8 updated: "2026-10-07T17:43:08.877262+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." --- # David Haig ## Identity David Haig - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/david-haig - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** david-haig - **IMDb ID:** nm0354069 - **TMDB ID:** 26717 - **Wikidata ID:** Q1985868 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Haig, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1985868, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0354069/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/26717 Actor. Born 20 September 1955 in Aldershot, Hampshire, England, UK. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 20 September 1955, Aldershot, Hampshire, England, UK - **Active:** 1987–present - **Also known as:** 데이빗 헤이그 , David Haig Collum Ward - **Titles on Fi1m:** 9: 8 acting, 1 writing - **Average Fi1m score:** 79, as actor, over 8 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 84 (1), 1990s 85 (1), 2000s 94 (1), 2010s 73 (5), 2020s 78 (1) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 77 to 74 across 6 titles - **Score spread:** 5 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 0 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 0 of 2 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Drama 7, Crime 4, Mystery 3, Comedy 2, Action & Adventure 1, History 1 - **Screen time:** 4 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $244m across 2 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Haig, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1985868, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0354069/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/26717 ## Streaming the US now - **Apple TV:** [*The Witness for the Prosecution*](https://film.one/tv/the-witness-for-the-prosecution.md) (81) - **Peacock:** [*Pressure*](https://film.one/film/pressure.md) (78) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography David Haig (born David Haig Collum Ward, 20 September 1955) is an English actor and playwright. He trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art and has appeared in numerous stage productions in the West End as well as film and television roles. His acting credits include Bernard the Groom in *Four Weddings and a Funeral* (1994), Howard Wade in *Two Weeks Notice* (2002), roles in *Penny Dreadful* (2014), *Florence Foster Jenkins* (2016), *Killing Eve* (2018), *Downton Abbey* (2019) and *Midsomer Murders*. As a writer, he wrote the play *My Boy Jack* (1997) and its 2007 television adaptation, in which he also starred, and the play *Pressure* (2014), which he co-adapted for the 2026 film. Haig received the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a New Play for *Our Country's Good* (1988) and was appointed MBE in 2013 for services to drama. He also won a Golden FIPA Award for the screenplay of *My Boy Jack*. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (9) ### Performed in (8) — the average rests on these - *Downton Abbey* (2019), Fi1m 64, as Mr Wilson — [page](https://film.one/film/downton-abbey-2019.md) - *Killing Eve* (2018), Fi1m 82, as Bill — [page](https://film.one/tv/killing-eve.md) - *Florence Foster Jenkins* (2016), Fi1m 64, as Carlo Edwards — [page](https://film.one/film/florence-foster-jenkins.md) - *The Witness for the Prosecution* (2016), Fi1m 81, as Sir Charles Carter — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-witness-for-the-prosecution.md) - *Penny Dreadful* (2014), Fi1m 76, as Oscar Putney — [page](https://film.one/tv/penny-dreadful.md) - *The Thick of It* (2005), Fi1m 94, as Steve Fleming — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-thick-of-it.md) - *Cracker* (1993), Fi1m 85, as Graham — [page](https://film.one/tv/cracker.md) - *Inspector Morse* (1987), Fi1m 84, as Peter Rhodes — [page](https://film.one/tv/inspector-morse.md) ### Wrote (1) - *Pressure* (2026), Fi1m 78, Writer, Theatre Play — [page](https://film.one/film/pressure.md) ## Complete filmography (60) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Pressure* (2026), Theatre Play, Writer — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/pressure.md) - *Étoile* (2025), series, as Nicholas - *COBRA* (2020), series, as Archie Glover-Morgan - *Downton Abbey* (2019), as Mr Wilson — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/downton-abbey-2019.md) - *One Red Nose Day and a Wedding* (2019), as Bernard - *Killing Eve* (2018), series, as Bill, Bill Pargrave — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/killing-eve.md) - *National Theatre Live: Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead* (2017), as The Player - *Urban Myths* (2017), series, as George Frideric Handel - *The Witness for the Prosecution* (2016), series, as Sir Charles Carter — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-witness-for-the-prosecution.md) - *Florence Foster Jenkins* (2016), as Carlo Edwards — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/florence-foster-jenkins.md) - *Penny Dreadful* (2014), series, as Oscar Putney — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/penny-dreadful.md) - *The Wright Way* (2013), series, as Gerald Wright - *Yes, Prime Minister* (2013), series, as Prime Minister Jim Hacker - *Mo* (2010), as Jon Norton - *The 39 Steps* (2008), as Sir George Sinclair - *Dustbin Baby* (2008), as Elliot - *Dickens' Secret Lover* (2008), as Charles Dickens - *My Boy Jack* (2007), as Rudyard Kipling · Writer - *Mr. Bean's Wedding* (2007), as Bride's Father - *A for Andromeda* (2006), as General Vandenberg - *The Thick of It* (2005), series, as Steve Fleming — Fi1m 94, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-thick-of-it.md) - *Agatha Christie's Marple* (2004), series, as Major Hugh Horton - *Hustle* (2004), series, as Sir Anthony Reeves - *Two Weeks Notice* (2002), as Howard Wade - *Crime and Punishment* (2002), as Luzhin - *Station Jim* (2001), as Riorden Jnr - *Ivor the Invisible* (2001), as Park Keeper (voice) - *Timequest* (2000), as Clint Hill - *The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Tales of Innocence* (1999), as Col. Bonnet - *Talking Heads 2* (1998), Actor - *Keeping Mum* (1997), series, as Richard Beare - *Midsomer Murders* (1997), series, as George Jeffers — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/midsomer-murders.md) - *Never Mind the Horrocks* (1996), Actor - *The Thin Blue Line* (1995), series, as Detective Inspector Derek Grim - *Nice Day at the Office* (1994), series, Actor - *Wycliffe* (1994), series, as David Miller - *Love on a Branch Line* (1994), series, as Lionel Virley - *Four Weddings and a Funeral* (1994), as Bernard the Groom - Wedding Two — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/four-weddings-and-a-funeral.md) - *Cracker* (1993), series, as Graham — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/tv/cracker.md) - *Soldier Soldier* (1991), series, as Major Tom Cadman - *The Darling Buds of May* (1991), series, as Captain Robert Battersby - *Portrait of a Marriage* (1990), series, as Harold Nicolson - *Chancer* (1990), series, as Dr. Haselden - *Campion* (1989), series, as Cully Randall, Guffy Randall - *Talking Heads* (1988), series, as Wilfred Paterson - *Hannay* (1988), series, Actor - *Inspector Morse* (1987), series, as Peter Rhodes — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/inspector-morse.md) - *The Cold War Killers* (1986), as Colin Jenkins - *The Alamut Ambush* (1986), as Colin Jenkins - *Morons from Outer Space* (1985), as Palatial House Flunkey - *Dark Enemy* (1984), as Ash - *A Flame to the Phoenix* (1983), as Mirek Grabinski - *Chessgame* (1983), series, as Colin Jenkins - *Dramarama* (1983), series, as Bill Brock - *Diamonds* (1981), series, as Alex Randolph - *Doctor Who: The Leisure Hive* (1980), as Pangol - *The Moon Stallion* (1978), series, as Todman - *Blake's 7* (1978), series, as Forres - *Doctor Who* (1963), series, as Pangol — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/doctor-who.md) - *Eloise*, Actor ## Awards ### Other awards — 1 won - Member of the Order of the British Empire 2013: Member of the Order of the British Empire (won) *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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