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Jonathan Coy is a British actor born in Hammersmith, London on 24 April 1953. He has worked since 1975 largely in television, notably as Henry in the long-running legal series Rumpole and as Bracegirdle in the television series Hornblower, adapted from the books by C. S. Forester. He also appeared as the German character, Kurt, in the British television series Brideshead Revisited, in Season 1, Episode 7, entitled The Unseen Hook, and Colin Grove in The Sandbaggers in 1978.
Born
Friday, 24 April 1953
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Long Shadow | Howard Cohen | 2023 |
| Great Expectations | Judge Mansell | 2023 |
| I Came By | Headmaster | 2022 |
| Anatomy of a Scandal | Judge Aled Luckhurst | 2022 |
| Downton Abbey: A New Era | Murray | 2022 |
| Des | Professor David Bowen | 2020 |
| Collateral | Bishop Rufus Chambers | 2018 |
| National Theatre Live: The Hard Problem | Leo | 2015 |
| Suspects | Mike Wilson | 2014 |
| Still Open All Hours | Mr. Machin | 2013 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Long Shadow | Howard Cohen | 2023 |
| Great Expectations | Judge Mansell | 2023 |
| I Came By | Headmaster | 2022 |
| Anatomy of a Scandal | Judge Aled Luckhurst | 2022 |
| Downton Abbey: A New Era | Murray | 2022 |
| Des | Professor David Bowen | 2020 |
| Collateral | Bishop Rufus Chambers | 2018 |
| National Theatre Live: The Hard Problem | Leo | 2015 |
| Suspects | Mike Wilson | 2014 |
| Still Open All Hours | Mr. Machin | 2013 |
| National Theatre Live: The Magistrate | Colonel Lukyn | 2013 |
| Parade's End | Bertram | 2012 |
| Parents | Man at Auction | 2012 |
| Endeavour | Archie Batten | 2012 |
| Much Ado About Nothing | Leonato | 2011 |
| Downton Abbey | George Murray | 2010 |
| Pete Versus Life | Duncan | 2010 |
| The Pillars of the Earth | Father Ralph | 2010 |
| Hell's Pavement | Charles Truman | 2009 |
| Ladies of Letters | Vincent | 2009 |
| The Old Curiosity Shop | Rev. Pratchett | 2007 |
| Starting Over | Mr. David Sharp | 2007 |
| Comedy Showcase | Father of Fanny | 2007 |
| Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire | Florius | 2006 |
| Alien Autopsy | Museum Director | 2006 |
| Rome | Actor for Cato | 2005 |
| Doc Martin | Mr Sands | 2004 |
| Shoreditch | Karl | 2003 |
| Death in Holy Orders | Clive Stannard | 2003 |
| To Kill a King | Digby | 2003 |
| Murder Investigation Team | Gerrard Anderson | 2003 |
| My Dad's the Prime Minister | Clackson / Dave Clackson | 2003 |
| The Last Detective | Ronald Coulter | 2003 |
| The Lost Prince | Dr. Hetherington | 2003 |
| Hornblower: Duty | Captain Bracegirdle / Captain Bracegirdie | 2003 |
| Foyle's War | Hans Maier | 2002 |
| Ultimate Force | Griffin | 2002 |
| Harold Shipman: Doctor Death | DCS Bernard Postles | 2002 |
| Plain Jane | Dr. Cosmo | 2002 |
| Born and Bred | Clifton George | 2002 |
| The Falklands Play | Richard Luce MP (Minister of State, Foreign Office) | 2002 |
| Conspiracy | Erich Neumann | 2001 |
| The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby | Charles Cheeryble | 2001 |
| Judge John Deed | David Stafford-Clark QC / David Stafford Clark | 2001 |
| Relative Strangers | Maj. Pinkerton | 2000 |
| My Family | Prosecutor | 2000 |
| The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne | Sir Jonathan Chatsworth / Sir Jonathan Clatsworth | 2000 |
| Longitude | Adm. Sir Cloudsley Shovell | 2000 |
| Longitude | Adm. Sir Clowdisley Shovell | 2000 |
| Trial by Fire | George Harmoner | 1999 |
| Always and Everyone | Henry Clark | 1999 |
| Horatio Hornblower: The Wrong War | Lieutenant Bracegirdle | 1999 |
| Horatio Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil | Lieutenant Bracegirdle | 1999 |
| The Scarlet Pimpernel | Prince of Wales / The Prince of Wales | 1999 |
| Holby City | Dr. Caterall | 1999 |
| Horatio Hornblower: The Fire Ship | Lieutenant Bracegirdle | 1998 |
| Grafters | Richard | 1998 |
| Invasion Earth | Maj. Alex Friedkin | 1998 |
| Mosley | Harold Nicholson | 1998 |
| Underworld | Dennis | 1997 |
| Holding On | Henri | 1997 |
| Midsomer Murders | Kenneth Gooders | 1997 |
| Gobble | Hans Gluk, German Food Minister / Hans Gluck | 1997 |
| Original Sin | James de Witt | 1997 |
| Cuts | Roger Trothammer | 1996 |
| Bodyguards | Adrian Hellan | 1996 |
| Hetty Wainthropp Investigates | Doug Arkwright | 1996 |
| Game-On | Nash | 1995 |
| Dangerfield | Marcus Baxter | 1995 |
| Capital Lives | Marcus | 1994 |
| Moving Story | Edward Gant | 1994 |
| The Rector's Wife | Peter Bouverie | 1994 |
| Middlemarch | Naumann | 1994 |
| The Marshal | Stambrini | 1993 |
| A Touch of Frost | Ben Pecksmith | 1992 |
| The Life and Times of Henry Pratt | Mr. Foden | 1992 |
| Between the Lines | Mike Collins | 1992 |
| Heartbeat | Harry Horton / Gordon Price | 1992 |
| Murder Most Horrid | Benjamin Trethansis | 1991 |
| Soldier Soldier | Tom Bridger | 1991 |
| The Darling Buds of May | Barry Mulcrone | 1991 |
| Drop the Dead Donkey | Trevor Hodge | 1990 |
| TECX | Henry Seaton | 1990 |
| Chancer | Mr Wastie | 1990 |
| The Wolves of Willoughby Chase | Lord Willoughby | 1989 |
| Screen One | Pym | 1989 |
| Countdown to War | Butler | 1989 |
| Young Charlie Chaplin | Hanwell Teacher | 1989 |
| Poirot | Bunny Saunders | 1989 |
| Rab C. Nesbitt | Adam Wheatfield | 1988 |
| Colin's Sandwich | Stuart | 1988 |
| MuppeTelevision | Teacher | 1987 |
| A Killing on the Exchange | 'Roots' Rietty | 1987 |
| Maschenka | Alferov | 1987 |
| Inspector Morse | Harry Balcombe | 1987 |
| Casualty | Sally's Solicitor | 1986 |
| The Return of Sherlock Holmes | Fitzroy Simpson | 1986 |
| Boon | Mr. Marsden / Mark Hardcastle | 1986 |
| Lovejoy | Geoffrey Tibbs / Edward Carr | 1986 |
| Silas Marner | Dunstan Cass | 1985 |
| Jenny's War | Sgt. Mitchell | 1985 |
| Screen Two | Odilon / John Thorpe | 1985 |
| The Life and Death of King John | Lewis, the Dauphin | 1984 |
| The Brief | DCI Pennington / QC Michael Sherwood / Paul Layton / Mr. Jonas / Michael Sherwood QC / McMullen / Mark Sands | 1984 |
| Scarecrow and Mrs. King | Werner Mueller | 1983 |
| Brideshead Revisited | Kurt | 1981 |
| Tales of the Unexpected | William Haddock | 1979 |
| All Day on the Sands | Keith | 1979 |
| The Sandbaggers | Colin Grove | 1978 |
| Secret Army | Wright | 1977 |
| Victorian Scandals | Harry Carstairs | 1976 |
| Rumpole of the Bailey | Henry | 1975 |
| Crown Court | John Worsley | 1972 |
| Play for Today | Lotterby / James Firnley | 1970 |
