Ian McNeice

Ian McNeice (born 2 October 1950) is an English actor and voice actor. He found fame portraying government agent Harcourt in the 1985 television series Edge of Darkness, and went on to feature in popular films such as The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain, Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls and Frank Herbert's Dune.

Ian McNeice
McNeice at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole hotel in April 2009
Born (1950-10-02) 2 October 1950
Basingstoke, Hampshire, England
OccupationActor, voice actor
TelevisionB&B (1992)
Doc Martin (2004–2019)
Rome (2005–2007)
Doctor Who (2010–2011)
WebsiteTwitter

He played the Newsreader in historical drama Rome (2005–2007), Wagon-Master General Runciman in Sharpe and currently plays Bert Large in the comedy drama series Doc Martin (2004–present).

Early life and education

McNeice was born in Basingstoke, Hampshire. His acting training started at the Taunton School in Somerset, followed by the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) and two years at the Salisbury Playhouse. The next few years were spent in theatre, including a four-year period with the Royal Shakespeare Company and a production of Nicholas Nickleby on Broadway.

Career

McNeice's television breakthrough was as Harcourt in the award-winning series Edge of Darkness. He played the alcoholic sous chef Gustave LaRoche on the television series Chef!, and went on to appear in the 2000 miniseries Frank Herbert's Dune as the evil Baron Vladimir Harkonnen, a role he later reprised for the 2003 sequel Children of Dune. His television appearances have included all seven series of Doc Martin, in which he plays Bert Large, series 4 episode 4 of Midsomer Murders, and the third episode of the second series of Lewis. He appears as the Newsreader in the HBO/BBC production Rome.

McNeice has also appeared in a number of films, including 84 Charing Cross Road, Day of the Dead, No Escape, From Hell and The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain. His breakthrough into American films occurred when he played Fulton Greenwall in Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995). He played the Nazi Gerhard Klopfer in the 2001 BBC/HBO television film Conspiracy. Since then, he has been in Around the World in 80 Days (2004) and the 2005 supernatural thriller White Noise. He also appeared as Potiphar in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.

McNeice gave his distinctive voice and accent to voice-acting roles like the Vogon character Kwaltz, director of the Vogon Constructor Fleet, in the 2005 film adaptation of Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. In 2007, he made his Doctor Who debut when he guest-starred as villain Zeus in the Big Finish BBC Digital Radio 7 drama Immortal Beloved. He had a cameo role as Joachim von Kortzfleisch, a German general who refused to put his troops under the command of officers plotting to depose Hitler's government, in Valkyrie.

McNeice was initially cast in the role of Illyrio Mopatis in the HBO pilot of Game of Thrones, but because of scheduling conflicts the role was then given to Roger Allam.[1] McNeice appeared as Winston Churchill[2] in four episodes of Doctor Who in 2010 and 2011; he had previously played Churchill in the 2008 premiere production of the Howard Brenton play Never So Good, and later played him again in the 2012 stage version of The King's Speech.[3]

McNeice also starred as The Architect in the 2017 independent feature film, The House of Screaming Death..[4][5][6]

Filmography

Film and television
Year Title Role Notes
1982The Life and Adventures of Nicholas NicklebyWackford Squeers / Scaley / CroupierTV series
1983The CleopatrasAlexanderTV series
1983Grizzly II: The ConcertBernie
1983Voice Over"Fats" Bannerman
1984MinderEric MorganEpisode: "Rocky Eight and a Half"
1984Top Secret!Blind souvenir salesman
1985Edge of DarknessHarcourtTV Mini-Series
1987Personal ServicesHarry
198784 Charing Cross RoadBill Humphries
1987Cry FreedomUncredited
1987The Lonely Passion of Judith HearneBernard Rice
1987Sputniks, Bleeps and Mr.PerryGeoffrey PerryTV drama/documentary
1987A Perfect SpySefton Boyd
1988Whoops ApocalypseThrush
1988The Raggedy RawneyFarmer
1989ValmontAzolan
1989Around the World in 80 DaysBatcularTV Mini-Series
19901871Prince of Wales
1990The Russia HouseMerrydew
1991Secret FriendsFirst Businessman
1991"Lovejoy"Gervais Rackham
1991Inspector Wexford, Ruth Rendell Mysteries - Episode “Murder Once Being Done”Ivan Teal
1992Year of the CometIan
1992B & BHorace Gilbert
1992The Blackheath PoisoningsGeorge CollardTV film
1992An Ungentlemanly ActDick BakerTV film
1993Don't Leave Me This WayOscar Ghilardi
1993Inspector MorsePathologistTV series
1993Age of TreasonCascaTV film
1994No EscapeKing
1994The Wimbledon PoisonerDent
1995Pie in the SkyBarry Wilkes”The Mystery of Pikey” S2:E9
1995Funny BonesStanley Sharkey
1995Sharpe's BattleWagonmaster-General Colonel RuncimanTV film
1995The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a MountainGeorge Garrad
1995Ace Ventura: When Nature CallsFulton Greenwall
1996Chef!Gustave LaRocheTV series
1996Cadfael : The Devil's NoviceCanon EluardTV series
1997The Beautician and the BeastIva Grushinsky
1997A Life Less OrdinaryMayhew
1998How to Make the Cruelest MonthPeggy Asks
1998Hornblower: The Examination for LieutenantMr. TaplingTV film
1999The Auteur TheorySir Maximilian Fair Brown
1999Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor DreamcoatPotiphar
1999The Cherry OrchardPishchik
1999A Christmas CarolFezziwigTV film
1999David CopperfieldMr. DickTV film
2000LongitudeDoctorTV series
2000Frank Herbert's DuneBaron Vladimir HarkonnenTV miniseries
2000The SleeperMr. TarburckTV film
2000The Nine Lives of Tomas KatzInspector
2001AnazaptaBishop
2001The BodyDr. Sproul
2001Town & CountryPeter Principal
2001ConspiracyDr. Gerhard KlopferTV film
2001The Fourth AngelMI5 officer Lewison
2001From HellDr. Robert Drudge
2002AmnèsiaDoug Chandler
2002Man and BoyNigel Batty
2002The Final CurtainPriest
2003Chaos and CadaversHarry Kane
2003Frank Herbert's Children of DuneBaron Vladimir HarkonnenTV miniseries
2003I'll Be ThereGraham
2003BlackballHugh the Sideburns
2004SpartacusLentulus BatiatusTV film
2004 Spooks Judge Series 3 Episode 6
2004Freeze FrameForensic Profiler Saul Seger
2004Around the World in 80 DaysColonel Kitchener
2004The Rocket PostAlex Miln
2004Bridget Jones: The Edge of ReasonQuizmaster
2004–2019Doc MartinBert LargeTV series
2005White NoiseRaymond Price
2005CherishedBill BacheTV film
2005The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyKwaltzVoice
2005Oliver TwistLimbkins
2005–2007RomeThe NewsreaderTV series
2006The Black DahliaCoroner
2007New TricksMichael MeadowcroftSeries 4 Episode 8
2008Day of the DeadDJ Paul
2008ValkyrieJoachim von Kortzfleisch
2009Cleopatra: Portrait of a KillerCassius Dio (Historian)TV film
2010–2011Doctor WhoWinston Churchill4 episodes
2010Jonathan CreekFather Roderick Alberic
2012Nativity 2: Danger in the MangerMr. Peterson SeniorFilm
2012The Mystery of Edwin DroodMayor SapseaTV film
2017We Are TouristsHarry
2017The Man Who Invented ChristmasEdward ChapmanFilm
2017The House of Screaming DeathThe ArchitectFilm

References
  1. "Illyrio recast". Winter-Is-Coming.net. 16 September 2010. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
  2. "First Smith 'Doctor Who' titles confirmed". 3 February 2010. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
  3. "The King's Speech play has its world premiere". BBC News. 3 February 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
  4. "April Updates – The House of Screaming Death Completes Post Production". 29 March 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  5. "Top actor Ian McNeice to star in Black Country horror flick". Express & Star. 3 May 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  6. "House of Screaming Death Completes Post-Production, Celebrates By Releasing 3 New Stills". Horror Society. 28 March 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
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