---
name: "Richard Ashton"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/richard-ashton"
fi1m_id: "richard-ashton"
imdb_id: "nm0039262"
tmdb_id: 179771
wikidata_id: "Q3430478"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "2 October 1965"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 80
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-10-03T00:37:14.238343+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."
---

# Richard Ashton

## Identity

Richard Ashton

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/richard-ashton
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** richard-ashton
- **IMDb ID:** nm0039262
- **TMDB ID:** 179771
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3430478
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3430478, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0039262/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/179771

Actor. Born 2 October 1965 in Manchester, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 2 October 1965, Manchester, England, UK
- **Active:** 1997–2018
- **Average Fi1m score:** 80, as actor, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 78 (2), 2010s 82 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 80 to 73 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 2, Action 1, Adventure 1, Romance 1, Science Fiction 1
- **Screen time:** 7 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $2,528m across 2 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3430478, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0039262/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/179771

## Biography

Richard Ashton is an English actor. He was born on 2 October 1965 in Manchester, England.

His film credits include *The Fifth Element* (1997), *Titanic* (1997), *Calendar Girls* (2003) and *Ray & Liz* (2018), in which he played Sid. He has also appeared in television series including *The New Adventures of Robin Hood*, *Vikings*, *Outlander* and *Doctor Who*.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Ray & Liz* (2018), Fi1m 82, as Sid — [page](https://film.one/film/ray-and-liz.md)
- *The Fifth Element* (1997), Fi1m 73, as Mondoshawan — [page](https://film.one/film/the-fifth-element.md)
- *Titanic* (1997), Fi1m 84, as Carpenter John Hutchinson — [page](https://film.one/film/titanic.md)

## Complete filmography (25)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Art Detectives* (2025), series, as Greg Whitlock
- *August 16, 1947* (2023), Actor
- *Dragonheart: Vengeance* (2021), as The Wolf
- *A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby* (2019), as Little
- *Crossword Mysteries: Proposing Murder* (2019), as Richards the Diamond Dealer
- *A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding* (2018), as Little
- *Ray & Liz* (2018), as Sid — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/ray-and-liz.md)
- *Christmas Encore* (2017), as Actor 1
- *A Christmas Prince* (2017), as Little
- *Bitter Harvest* (2017), as Father Ostapovich
- *A Royal Winter* (2017), as Frederic
- *Outlander* (2014), series, as Marley — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/outlander.md)
- *Dracula: The Dark Prince* (2013), as Andros
- *Dementamania* (2013), Actor
- *Vikings* (2013), series, as Thorvard — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/vikings.md)
- *Rosamunde Pilcher: Eine Frage der Ehre* (2013), as Mr. Bates
- *Doctor Who* (2005), series, as Friday — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/doctor-who-2005.md)
- *Wondrous Oblivion* (2004), as W.G. Grace
- *Calendar Girls* (2003), as Policeman 2
- *Starforce* (2000), as Piper
- *Titanic* (1997), as Carpenter John Hutchinson — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/titanic.md)
- *The Fifth Element* (1997), as Mondoshawan — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/the-fifth-element.md)
- *The New Adventures of Robin Hood* (1997), series, as Little John
- *The Weekenders* (1992), as Tall Alien
- *Keeping Up Appearances* (1990), series, as The Hippie

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