Biography
Rupert Vansittart is an English actor. He trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama and began his career with an appearance in the television series Bulman in 1985.
He is known for playing Lord Ashfordly in the ITV drama Heartbeat (1992–2009) and Lord Yohn Royce in the HBO series Game of Thrones (2014–2019). His film credits include Sir Geoffrey Wren in The Remains of the Day (1993), Lord Bottoms in Braveheart (1995) and George the Boor at The Boatman in Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994). He has also appeared in Doctor Who (2005) as General Asquith. Vansittart has been married since 1987 to Emma Vansittart, daughter of the actors Moray Watson and Pamela Marmont.
