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Born |
Richard Charles Lintern 25 October 1962 Taunton, Somerset, England, United Kingdom |
Nationality | British |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1987–present |
Children | 3 |
Richard Charles Lintern (born 25 October 1962 in Taunton, Somerset) is an English stage, voice and screen actor.
Lintern studied English Literature at Durham University and won a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.
He has an extensive stage career, spending most professional time in the West End and the Royal National Theatre. He has appeared all over the UK, including leading roles at the Royal National Theatre, the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Royal Court Theatre <The Merchant of Venice at the West Yorkshire Playhouse and Hamlet at the Bristol Old Vic. As well as many TV shows, including Lead Balloon, Screenplay, The Beggar Bride, Covington Cross, Midsomer Murders, Cadfael, Lewis, She's Out, Demob, The Storyteller, Victoria Wood, The Line of Beauty, Forever Green, The Good Guys, The Bill, Casualty, Heartbeat, Performance, Holding the Baby, Taggart, The Inspector Lynley Mysteries and Agatha Christie's Poirot. He played a young Muhammad Ali Jinnah in the 1998 film Jinnah, and an American cop in the TV film Lost Souls.