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name: "Geoffrey Bateman"
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born: "1 January 1948"
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average_fi1m_score: 81
updated: "2026-09-16T21:54:26.751943+00:00"
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# Geoffrey Bateman

Actor. Born 1 January 1948 in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 1 January 1948, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
- **Active:** 1990–1996

## Biography

Geoffrey Bateman is a British actor born in 1948 in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England. He has worked in film, television and voice acting across several decades, with credits in both British and international productions.

Bateman is known for his role as the SWAT Chief in *Léon: The Professional* (1994). Other film appearances include Juliette's father-in-law in *Heartbreaker* (2010), Bertie in *Manderlay* (2005) and Yevgeni in *Another Country* (1984). On television he played Marcus Waverly in *Agatha Christie's Poirot* (1989), Richard Dunbar in *Highlander: The Series* (1992) and James Hooperman in *This Life* (1996–1997). He portrayed Bishop Bossuet in the series *Versailles* (2015–2018).

He has also provided voice work for video games and documentaries, and appeared in earlier television productions such as *The Legend of King Arthur* (1979) as Gawain and episodes of *Doctor Who* and *Casualty*.

*Sources: imdb.com, thetvdb.com, streamfind.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *This Life* (1996), Fi1m 84, as Hooperman — [page](https://film.one/tv/this-life.md)
- *Léon: The Professional* (1994), Fi1m 74, as Swat Chief — [page](https://film.one/film/leon-the-professional.md)
- *House of Cards* (1990), Fi1m 84, as Interviewer — [page](https://film.one/tv/house-of-cards.md)

## Also known for

- *Heartbreaker* (2010), Juliette's Father-in-Law
- *Agatha Christie's Poirot* (1989), Marcus Waverly
- *Happiness Never Comes Alone* (2012), Bill, administrator
- *Highlander: The Series* (1992), Richard Dunbar
- *Manderlay* (2005), Bertie
- *Another Country* (1984), Yevgeni
- *Napoleon* (1995), Cat (voice)
- *Casualty* (1986), Henry Carpenter

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