Richard Syms
Richard Syms is a British male actor and vicar born in London , England , UK in 1943. His acting career spans both film and television, with his works covering genres such as fantasy and drama.
Richard Syms began his career by appearing in the television series Rumpole of the Bailey in 1980, and subsequently participated in numerous film and television productions. Between 1994 and 1996, he appeared in films such as A Dark Adapted Eye and Secrets & Lies, portraying roles including that of a priest. In 2003, he starred in the television series Horatio Hornblower: Duty, and in 2010, he appeared in Sherlock and Cemetery Junction. In 2016, he featured in works such as Alice Through the Looking Glass , Their Finest, and The Crown . His co-stars have included Martin Freeman and Olivia Colman , among others.
Movies (27)

The Jillon
2026 · John

The Last Dance
2018

The 13th
2017 · Frank

El tiempo de sus vidas
2017 · Reg

Their Finest 2016
2017 · Head Waiter

Alicia a través del espejo
2016 · Board Member

Summer in February
2013 · Vicar

The Iron Lady
2011 · House of Commons Speaker

Johnny English Reborn
2011 · Man in Pinstripe

Nowhere Boy
2009 · Reverend

Gone Fishing
2008 · Vicar

Dracula
2006 · Priest

Fear of Fanny
2006 · Mrs. Beeton Fan

Mrs. Henderson Presents
2005 · Ambrose

The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
2004 · Newscaster #1

The Gathering
2003 · Churchman

Gangs of New York
2002 · Drunken Repeater

Ali G Indahouse
2002 · Caretaker

Urban Ghost Story
1998 · George

Stella Does Tricks
1997 · Donald

Secrets & Lies
1996 · Vicar

Staggered
1994 · Vicar

Truly Madly Deeply
1991 · Symonds
Do Not Disturb
1991 · Analyst

102 Boulevard Haussmann
1990 · Head Waiter

Can You Hear Me Thinking?
1990 · Charge Nurse

The Last Dance
· Hugo, young Hugo
TV shows (36)

Ann Droid
2026 · Lyle

Sick of It
2018 · Marco

Stath Lets Flats
2018 · Sidney Midlow

Tabú
2017 · Priest

The Crown
2016 · Lord Hailsham

Neil Gaiman's Likely Stories
2016 · Mr Durma

Wolf Hall
2015 · Earl of Essex

Yonderland
2013 · Ensemble Actor

The Czech Century
2013 · Winston Churchill
BBC Comedy Feeds
2012 · Cyril

Llamen a la partera
2012 · Mr. Roberts

Sherlock
2010 · Vicar

The Virgin Queen
2006 · Courtier

Canterbury Tales
2003 · The Vicar

Foyle's War
2002 · Vicar

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
2002 · College Porter

The Six Wives of Henry VIII
2001 · Stephen Gardiner

As If
2001 · Cornelius

Oliver Twist
1999 · Board Man

Bad Girls
1999 · Humanist Officant

Midsomer Murders
1997 · Mr. Bream

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
1996 · Rev. Toft

Black Hearts in Battersea
1995 · Jeremiah Turvey

Goodnight Sweetheart
1993 · George

The Detectives
1993 · Janitor

Gone to Seed
1992 · Ballroom MC

The Camomile Lawn
1992 · Parson

As Time Goes By
1992 · Delivery Man

2Point4 Children
1991 · Davis

The Paradise Club
1989 · Building Society Manager

Lovejoy
1986 · Alwin

In Sickness and in Health
1985 · Tax Man
Now and Then
1983 · Surveyor - Then

Minder
1979 · Drummond

All Creatures Great and Small
1978 · Mr. Crawford

Rumpole of the Bailey
1975 · Mr Myers