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name: "Richard Lintern"
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roles: []
born: "8 October 1962"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 82
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-17T16:20:58.382023+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."
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# Richard Lintern

Actor. Born 8 October 1962 in Taunton, Somerset, England, UK.

## Details

- **Born:** 8 October 1962, Taunton, Somerset, England, UK
- **Active:** 1988–2011
- **Also known as:** Richard Linton
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 82 (1), 2010s 81 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Lintern, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7327396, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0513201/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2968

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Top Boy*](https://film.one/tv/top-boy.md) (81)

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## Biography

Richard Lintern is an English stage, voice and screen actor. Born in Taunton, Somerset, he studied English Literature at Durham University before winning a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. He has performed extensively in the West End and at the Royal National Theatre, as well as with the Royal Shakespeare Company and other UK theatres.

On screen, Lintern has appeared in films including *The Bank Job* (2008) and *Cassandra's Dream* (2007), and in television series such as *Top Boy* (2011) as Peter Stenton, *The Crown* (2016) as Stephen Ward, *Death in Paradise* (2011) and *Midsomer Murders* (1997). From 2013 to 2020 he played Dr Thomas Chamberlain in *Silent Witness*. He is also a voice-over artist and narrator of documentaries.

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

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Top Boy* (2011), Fi1m 81, as Peter Stenton — [page](https://film.one/tv/top-boy.md)
- *The Storyteller* (1988), Fi1m 82, as Prince 1 — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-storyteller.md)

## Complete filmography (81)

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

- *The Crow Girl* (2025), series, as Piers Stirling
- *Nolly* (2023), series, as Ronald Allen
- *Truth Serum* (2022), as Abbie's Boss
- *Cell 8* (2022), series, as Edward Finnigan
- *Dalgliesh* (2021), series, as Father Sebastian
- *The Christmas Ball* (2020), as Jack
- *Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators* (2018), series, as Stephen Capulet
- *Siberia's Wild Year* (2017), as Narrator
- *Encounters With Evil: Flesh Eaters* (2016), as Narrator
- *The Crown* (2016), series, as Stephen Ward — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-crown.md)
- *Encounters with Evil* (2016), series, as Narrator
- *Top Tens of Warfare* (2016), series, Acting
- *World of Hurt* (2013), Acting
- *Side by Side* (2013), as Councillor Howes
- *Jimi: All Is by My Side* (2013), as Mr. Keith
- *Crossing Lines* (2013), series, as Business Man
- *Churchill's First World War* (2013), as Narrator (voice)
- *Isaac Newton: The Last Magician* (2013), Acting
- *The Magic of the Big Blue. Seven Continents* (2013), series, as Narrator (voice)
- *Jo* (2013), series, Acting
- *Spies of Warsaw* (2013), series, as Colonel Lessard
- *Playhouse Presents* (2012), series, as Rob Brookman
- *White Heat* (2012), series, as Miles
- *Fire* (2012), as Charles Dickens
- *Top Boy* (2011), series, as Peter Stenton — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/top-boy.md)
- *Death in Paradise* (2011), series, as Peter Holcroft
- *Page Eight* (2011), as Max Vallance
- *The Shadow Line* (2011), series, Acting
- *Life Force* (2010), series, as 旁白
- *Between Life and Death* (2010), as Narrator
- *Married Single Other* (2010), series, as Bennett
- *Victoria Wood: What Larks! Or... What I Did on My Holidays* (2009), as Lord Charles Cranborne
- *Victoria Wood's Midlife Christmas* (2009), Acting
- *Unmade Beds* (2009), as Anthony Hemmings
- *The Bank Job* (2008), as Tim Everett
- *Honest* (2008), series, Acting
- *Natasha* (2007), as John Loomis
- *Cassandra's Dream* (2007), as Director
- *Consenting Adults* (2007), as Goronwy Rees
- *Clapham Junction* (2007), as Will
- *A Very British Sex Scandal* (2007), as Peter Rawlinson
- *Lewis* (2007), series, as Sefton Linn
- *Lead Balloon* (2006), series, Acting
- *The Line of Beauty* (2006), series, as Pete Mawson
- *Syriana* (2005), as Bryan's Boss
- *Fooling Hitler* (2004), as Colonel Bevan
- *Ready When You Are, Mr McGill* (2004), as Michael
- *The Gospel of John* (2003), as Leading Pharisee
- *Foyle's War* (2002), series, as Charles Lucas
- *The Inspector Lynley Mysteries* (2002), series, as Thorsson
- *Sweet Revenge* (2001), series, as Peter Coin
- *The Calling* (2000), as Marc St. Clair
- *Wolves: A Legend Returns to Yellowstone* (2000), as Narrator (voice)
- *Nightworld: Lost Souls* (1999), as Graham Scofield
- *The Cater Street Hangman* (1998), as Dominic Corde
- *Jinnah* (1998), as Jinnah (Younger)
- *Imogen's Face* (1998), as Ben
- *Bloodlines: Legacy of a Lord* (1998), as Lord Lucan
- *The Beggar Bride* (1997), as Callister
- *Plotlands* (1997), series, as Tom
- *Midsomer Murders* (1997), series, as Martin Spellman
- *Silent Witness* (1996), series, as Thomas Chamberlain
- *She's Out* (1995), series, as John Maynard
- *Cadfael* (1994), series, as Lord Beaumont
- *Victoria Wood's All Day Breakfast* (1992), Acting
- *After the Dance* (1992), as Peter Scott-Fowler
- *Highlander: The Series* (1992), series, as Tarsis
- *Covington Cross* (1992), series, Acting
- *Heartbeat* (1992), series, as Ben Norton, Ray Richards
- *Performance* (1991), series, as Peter Scott-Fowler
- *The House of Eliott* (1991), series, as Daniel Page
- *Jupiter Moon* (1990), series, as James Bromwich
- *Victoria Wood* (1989), series, as Kevin
- *Forever Green* (1989), series, Acting
- *Agatha Christie's Poirot* (1989), series, as John Lake, Guy Carpenter
- *Misadventure* (1988), as John
- *Starlings* (1988), as Duncan
- *The Storyteller: The Heartless Giant* (1988), as Prince 1
- *The Storyteller* (1988), series, as Prince 1 — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-storyteller.md)
- *The Fortunate Pilgrim* (1988), series, as Patient WWII
- *The Bill* (1984), series, Acting

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