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| Born | David Wilson (1948-11-29)29 November 1948 (age 76) Aberdeen, Scotland |
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David Rintoul (bornDavid Wilson; 29 November 1948) is a Scottish stage and television actor. Rintoul was born inAberdeen, Scotland. He studied at theUniversity of Edinburgh, and won a scholarship to study at theRoyal Academy of Dramatic Art in London.
Rintoul has worked extensively in theatre with companies including theRoyal National Theatre andRoyal Shakespeare Company.[1] His appearances have included Shakespeare'sA Midsummer Night's Dream,Henry IV,As You Like It, and the title role inMacbeth.[2] Other stage appearances includeGeorge Bernard Shaw'sCandida andFunny Girl. In 2010 he played Charles Dickens inAndersen's English,[3] the new play bySebastian Barry.
Rintoul's film credits include the title role inLegend of the Werewolf (1975),A.D. (1985),Unrelated (2007) andIs Anybody There? (2008).[5] In 2010, he starred in the filmThe Ghost Writer withPierce Brosnan andEwan McGregor.[6]
In 1980, he played the role of Mr Darcy in aBBCtelevision adaptation byFay Weldon ofPride and Prejudice.[7] From 1993 to 1996 he playedDoctor Finlay in the television series of the same name.[8] His other television appearances includePrince Regent,Taggart,Hornblower and theAgatha Christie's Poirot film,The Mysterious Affair at Styles.[9] He voices three characters, Granddad Dog, Mr. Bull and Dr. Brown Bear, in the popular children's seriesPeppa Pig.[10][5] He also voiced the knight 'Sir Boris' in the 1999 animationThe Big Knights and the arch villain Cut Throat Jake in the newer version ofCaptain Pugwash.[11][12] He played the role ofNoah in the 2013History Channel'sThe Bible. In 2016 he portrayedAerys Targaryen in theHBO seriesGame of Thrones inSeason 6.[13]
Rintoul has narrated many audiobooks, includingFrederick Forsyth'sThe Day of the Jackal andJ. G. Ballard'sMillennium People. In 1986, he recorded unabridged readings of all ofIan Fleming'sJames Bond novels and short stories for Chivers Audio Books (with the exception ofThe Spy Who Loved Me, which has afirst person female narrator). He also later recordedNobody Lives Forever andLicence to Kill, written byJohn Gardner. Whilst reading the prose with his usual speaking voice, Rintoul speaks Bond's dialogue with a mildScottish accent.
He also narratedRobert Harris'sDictator, the final volume of his Cicero trilogy. Rintoul took over this role fromBill Wallis, who had read the previous two books,Imperium andLustrum, but died two years beforeDictator's publication. He has narrated two young people's books,The Boggart (2009) andThe Boggart and the Monster (2013) written bySusan Cooper. Since 2015, he has been narrating the character of Sir James Powell in the audio drama seriesJohn Sinclair – Demon Hunter. In 2016 Rintoul narratedPhilippe Sands'East West Street – the Origins of "Genocide" and "Crimes Against Humanity", and in 2018 he narratedDorothy Dunnett's novel of MacbethKing Hereafter.
Rintoul is married to actressVivien Heilbron. A friend and University of Edinburgh classmate ofIan Charleson, Rintoul contributed a chapter to the 1990 book,For Ian Charleson: A Tribute.[15] His brother, Dougie Wilson, is a stage manager and £250,000 winner onWho Wants To Be A Millionaire? His sister Dorothy is married to the artist Alain Senez.
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