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name: "Richard Lumsden"
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born: "24 June 1965"
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# Richard Lumsden

Actor. Born 24 June 1965 in Lancashire, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 24 June 1965, Lancashire, England, UK
- **Active:** 1990–1995

## Biography

Richard Lumsden is an English actor, writer, composer and musician. Born on 24 June 1965 in Lancashire, he trained at the Guildford School of Acting, graduating in 1986.

His television credits include appearances in *One Foot in the Grave* (1990), *Is It Legal?*, *Sugar Rush* and *The Singapore Grip*. Film roles encompass Robert Ferrars in *Sense and Sensibility* (1995), Boodle's Porter in *The Avengers* (1998), a part in *Sightseers* (2012) and General Ismay in *Darkest Hour* (2017). He has also worked in theatre and released music albums.

Lumsden was married to actress Sophie Thompson from 1995 until their separation in 2015.

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

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Sense and Sensibility* (1995), Fi1m 85, as Robert Ferrars — [page](https://film.one/film/sense-and-sensibility.md)
- *One Foot in the Grave* (1990), Fi1m 83, Actor — [page](https://film.one/tv/one-foot-in-the-grave.md)

## Also known for

- *Darkest Hour* (2017), General Ismay
- *The Avengers* (1998), Boodle's Porter
- *Sightseers* (2012), Rambler
- *Midsomer Murders* (1997), David Farmer
- *Father Brown* (2013), Peter Blackstone
- *Attila* (2001), Petronius
- *The Gospel of John* (2003), Baptist's Disciple #2
- *Silent Witness* (1996), Taylor Lawson

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