The filmography of English actor Robert Bathurst comprises both film and television roles spanning almost 30 years. Bathurst made his acting debut for television in 1982 in the never-broadcast pilot episode for the BBC sitcom Blackadder, though his character Prince Henry was recast when the Black Adder series was commissioned. Throughout the rest of the 1980s, Bathurst appeared in episodes of The Lenny Henry Show, Who Dares Wins, The District Nurse, Red Dwarf, and Chelmsford 123, before starring alongside his Cambridge Footlights colleague Stephen Fry in the short-run series Anything More Would Be Greedy. He also appeared in the films Whoops Apocalypse (1986) and Just Ask for Diamond (1988).

Into the 1990s, Bathurst gained wider recognition from television audiences, first as writer Mark Taylor in Joking Apart from 1991 to 1995, then as David Marsden in Cold Feet from 1997 to 2003 and again from 2016.Sturges, Fiona (30 November 2001). "Robert Bathurst: Thingy out of Cold Feet ". The Independent (Independent News & Media).Smurthwaite, Nick (11 October 2006). "Filling in the blanks". The Stage: p. 35. The decade also saw him appear in the television series The House of Eliott, The Detectives, and Hornblower, and the films Twenty-One (1991) and Terry Jones's The Wind in the Willows (1996).

In the early 2000s, Bathurst starred in a succession of one-off television dramas before taking the role of British prime minister Michael Phillips in the sitcom My Dad's the Prime Minister. Throughout the rest of the decade, he appeared in episodes of New Tricks, Agatha Christie's Poirot, and Kingdom, played Mark Thatcher in the fact-based drama Coup!, had a recurring role in the sitcom My Family, and starred in the costume drama Emma. He starred as John Le Mesurier in the Hattie Jacques television biopic Hattie and returned to a weekly TV series role in Wild at Heart in 2012.

Alongside his television and film roles, Bathurst has developed a theatre career. He appeared in several Cambridge Footlights Revues between 1977 and 1981, and co-directed the 1978 Footlights pantomime with Martin Bergman.Staff (18 January 1979). "Aladdin". The Stage and Television Today: p. 15.Bathurst's acting credit for this role was "Bob Bathurst". From his first professional stage role playing Tim Allgood in Michael Frayn's Noises Off (1983), Bathurst has starred in Judgement (1987), Getting Married (1993), The Nose (1995), The Rover (1996), Alarms and Excursions (1998–1999), The Three Sisters (2003), Whipping it Up (2006, 2007), Present Laughter (2010), and Blithe Spirit (2010, 2011).

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Television + Television"Filmography: Bathurst, Robert". British Film Institute. Retrieved on 23 July 2010. Year(s) Title Role(s) Description 1982 Prince Henry Unaired pilot episode 1984 Various Television series 1986 New World Cast member Television film 1986 Who Dares Wins Various 1 episode 1987 Christian 1 episode 1988 Red Dwarf Frank Todhunter 1 episode ("The End") 1988 All in Good Faith Father Cary 1 episode ("The Spirit Is Willing") 1988 Chelmsford 123 Gaius 1 episode 1989 Mr Christie Larry Craig Television film 1989 Anything More Would Be Greedy Dennis Medlam 6-part television serial 1990 Up Yer News Various Live television sketch series 1991 About Face Dave 1 episode 1991 Lazarus & Dingwall Justin De Jong 1 episode 1991 Comic Asides: Joking Apart Mark Taylor Television pilot 1992 No Job for a Lady Tony 1 episode 1992 Early Travellers in North America William Makepeace Thackeray 2 episodes 1992 The House of Eliott Hector Furneux 1 episode 1993–1995 Joking Apart Mark Taylor 2 series 1994 Thomas 1 episode 1994 Screen One: A Breed of Heroes Major Edward Lumley Television film 1997 Get Well Soon Squadron Leader Fielding 1 series 1997 Comedy Premieres: Cold Feet David Marsden Television pilot 1998 Hornblower Lt. Eccleston 1 episode ("The Even Chance") 1998–2003, 2016–2020 Cold Feet David Marsden 9 series 1999 The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything English AmbassadorSir Francis Drake Television film 2001 Goodbye, Mr Steadman Alan Steadman Television film 2002 The Secret Alex Faraday 2-part television film 2002 White Teeth Marcus Malfen 4-part television serial 2002 The Safe House Dr Adam Daley Television film 2003–2004 My Dad's the Prime Minister Prime Minister Michael Phillips 2 series 2004 New Tricks Martin Lombard 1 episode 2004 Vershinin Televised play 2005 The Stepfather Christopher Veazey Television film 2005 Charles 1 episode 2006 Agatha Christie's Poirot: After the Funeral Gilbert Entwhistle 1 episode 2006 Coup! Mark Thatcher Television film 2006–2009 My Family James Garrett 3 episodes 2007 Kingdom Philip Collins 1 episode 2009 Emma Mr Weston 4-part television serial 2009 The Queen Anthony Eden 1 episode 2010 Percy Hamleigh 4 episodes 2010–2011 Downton Abbey Sir Anthony Strallan 6 episodes 2011 Hattie John Le Mesurier Television film 2012 Wild at Heart Ed Lynch Television series 2012–2015 Toast of London Ed Howzer-Black 3 series 2013Dracula Lord Thomas Davenport 20132014Blandings Sir Gregory Parsloe-Parsloe 5 episodes 2014 Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death Andy Cummings Brown Television film 2015Mrs. Brown's Boys William Hunt 1 episode 2017 Gap Year Bertie 1 episode 2019 Dad's Army: The Lost Episodes Sergeant Wilson 3 episodes 2020 Luck on Sunday Guest 1 episode 2021 Doctor Who General Farquhar Episode: "Survivors of the Flux" 2021 The Larkins Johnny Delamere 2021 The Mezzotint Garwood Television film 2022 Toast of Tinseltown Ed Howzer-Black Television series 2025 Casualty Russell Whitelaw Television series

Film + Film Year Title Role Description 1986 Whoops Apocalypse Damien Feature film (debut) 1988 Just Ask For Diamond Vicar Feature film 1991 Twenty-One Mr Metcalfe Feature film 1993 The Euphoric Scale Raymond Tanner Short film 1996 St John Weasel Feature film 2005 Heidi Mr Sessemann Feature film 2006 Dottore Massimo Feature film (Minor antagonist) 2006 Talk Afghan Hound Owner Short film 2006 Scoop Strombel's Co-worker Feature film 2007 Life:XP Dr Eckhart Short film 2009 Robert Short film 2014 Mrs. Brown's Boys D'Movie Maydo Archer Feature film 2015 Absolutely Anything James Cleverill Feature film 2015 Narcopolis Kim Nolan Feature film 2021 The Fall Michael Hamilton Short film 2021 Munich – The Edge of War Sir Nevile Henderson Feature film

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