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Tim Downie

Tim Downie
Born Timothy Richard Downie
1977 (age 39–40)
Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England
Alma mater Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts
Occupation Actor, writer

Timothy Richard "Tim" Downie (born 1977) is an English actor and writer.

Downie was born in Hitchin, Hertfordshire. Before starting his professional career, he trained at the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts.

Tim's first foray into television was when he starred as Street in Out of Tune, a British children's TV sitcom which was shown on CBBC from 1996 to 1998, alongside James Corden and Jane Danson. Downie's work in television includes BBC Four's Micro Men 2009, The Legend of Dick and Dom 2009 on CBBC, M.I. High 2008 for the BBC, New Tricks 2004 for the BBC, Keen Eddie 2004 which aired on the Fox Network, Judge John Deed 2001 for the BBC, Doctors in 2002.

He appeared as himself in To Me... To You... in 1998. In 2010 and 2011 he starred with Sam Heughan in an award-winning series of commercials for Tennents Lager in the UK.

Tim's more recent TV work includes starring as Yates opposite David Jason in the primetime BBC series The Royal Bodyguard, both series for Sky Atlantic of This is Jinsy. The first series was nominated in 2011 for the British Comedy Awards for Best Sketch Show In 2013, he played the lead regular of Tim Curtain in Father Figure.


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