Oliver Dimsdale

Oliver Dimsdale (born 28 October 1972)[1] is an English actor, known for portraying Louis Trevelyan in the BBC TV serial He Knew He Was Right.

Oliver Dimsdale
Born (1972-10-28) 28 October 1972
Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
Years active2001–present
Spouse(s)Zoe Tapper (2008–present)
ChildrenAva Dimsdale (born April 2011)

Early life and education

Born in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, he was brought up in Hertfordshire. Dimsdale is the son of a Swiss mother.[2] He has a sister, Anna.[3] He developed a stammer at age six which he has since partially brought under control through speech therapy.[2] Dimsdale attended the Dragon School and then Eton College,[4] and went on to study French and Economics at university.[2] He trained at Guildhall School of Music and Drama, graduating in 1999.[5]

Career

Dimsdale began his performing career at the age of thirteen in a radio play for the BBC.[2] He has lent his voice to the radio productions In The Company of Men and Sharp Focus.[6] His film credits include RocknRolla (2008), Cosi (2010) and the short film Pest.

On television, he played the lead roles of Louis Trevelyan in the 2004 adaptation of He Knew He Was Right, and Dr Felix Quinn in the 2008 ITV1 medical drama Harley Street. He has also made guest appearances in Doctors, Casualty and Lark Rise to Candleford.

Dimsdale is the co-founder and co-Artistic Director of Filter Theatre.[6] His theatre work includes Great Expectations, The Changeling, Five Finger Exercise and The Tempest.[6]

Personal life

Dimsdale married actress Zoe Tapper on 30 December 2008.[7] In April 2011, she gave birth to their daughter, Ava.

Awards

Dimsdale won Best Fringe Performer in the 2002 Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards, for the Royal Exchange performance of Paul Herzberg's The Dead Wait.[6][8]

Filmography

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2001DoctorsJames Byford1 episode: Thin Ice
2003The Inspector Lynley MysteriesMark Penellin1 episode: A Suitable Vengeance
2003ByronPercy Bysshe ShelleyTV film
2004He Knew He Was RightLouis Trevelyan
2005Dalziel and PascoeDanny Latimer2 episodes: Dead Meat, Parts One and Two
2005CasualtyMichael Mallins1 episode: And On That Farm
2006NostradamusMichael NostradamusTV film
2007Fallen AngelMichael Appleton
2008Harley StreetDr Felix Quinn
2009Lark Rise to CandlefordGeorge Ellison1 episode: Episode 2.4
2009Breaking the MouldErnst ChainTV film
2013AmbassadorsFrench AmbassadorTV series
2013Downton Abbey (Christmas episode)The Prince of WalesTV series
2016Father BrownNed Le BrocEpisode 4.7 "The Missing Man"
2016Mr SelfridgeMr. KeenEpisodes 4.5, 4.6, 4.7, 4.9, 4.10
2016 - 2019GrantchesterDaniel Marlowe7 episodes
2019The Last CzarsPierre Gilliard6 Episodes - Netflix docu-drama[9]

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2003PestJonathan KitcherShort film
2008RocknRollaPosh Man in Shorts
2010CosiPhillip
2011What You WillSir Toby BelchMockumentary
2014Good PeopleSupt Ray Martin

Video games
Year Title Role Notes
2015Everybody's Gone to the RaptureStephen AppletonVoice role

Theatre

References
  1. Debrett's People of Today, Oliver Dimsdale, Esq Profile Archived 4 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2011-03-25.
  2. "He Knew He Was Right" press pack: Oliver Dimsdale - Louis Trevelyan BBC Press Office. 2004-03-30.
  3. "Introducing Great Expectations" (PDF). Royal Exchange Theatre. Retrieved 29 June 2009.
  4. Eton College – Famous Old Etonians – Drama See relevant listing.
  5. Guildhall School of Music and Drama: Acting graduates include… Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine See relevant listing.
  6. Chichester Festival Theatre: What’s On: Oliver Dimsdale
  7. Didcock, Barry. "Free spirit: Zoe Tapper". Sunday Herald. Archived from the original on 19 June 2009. Retrieved 29 June 2009.
  8. Nominations for the M.E.N Theatre Awards 2002-11-15. Retrieved on 2009-06-29.
  9. Power, Ed (3 July 2019) "The Last Czars, Netflix review: no bad wigs here – this Romanovs docu-drama has a Crown-sized budget". The Telegraph. Retrieved 19 November 2020
  10. Oliver Dimsdale | London Theatre Database
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