Malcolm Sinclair
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| Born | Malcolm Sinclair June 5, 1950 United Kingdom |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1984 - present |
Malcolm Sinclair (born June 5, 1950) is a British stage and television actor. He is perhaps best known for his role as 'Assistant Chief Constable Freddy Fisher' in the television series Pie in the Sky (1994-1997), although he has an extensive number of film, television and theatre roles to his credit.
A former student of the Old Vic Theatre School in Bristol, Sinclair has performed with theatre companies such as the Royal National Theatre and Royal Shakespeare Company. He has performed widely, both in Britain and internationally, in roles that have included Shakespeare (Hamlet, Malvolio), Oscar Wilde, George Bernard Shaw, Ibsen and Noel Coward. In 2001 he won the Clarence Derwent Award for his role as Gavin Ryng-Maine in the Royal National Theatre's production of House/Garden. He was also nominated for an Olivier Award as best supporting actor for his performance as Major Miles Flack in Privates on Parade.
[edit] Selected credits
Television credits include:
- Falling - as Anthony (2005)
- Rosemary & Thyme - in 'They Understand Me in Paris' as Quentin Glazer (2004)
- Murder Rooms - in 'The Patient's Eyes' as Blythe (2001)
- Victoria & Albert - as 'Lord Conyngham (2001)
- A&E - as Clive Thornton (2001)
- Anna Karenina as Prince Shcherbatsky (2000)
- Midsomer Murders - in 'Beyond the Grave' as Alan Bradford (2000)
- The Bill - in 'Tinderbox' as Geoffrey Levinson (1999)
- Kavanagh QC - in 'The More Loving One' as Giles Luckhurst (1999)
- Casualty - in 'Toys and Boys' as Mike Price (1998)
- Pie in the Sky - as ACC Freddy Fisher (1994-1997)
- A Touch of Frost - in 'Quarry' as Chief Constable (1995)
- The Scarlet and the Black - as Abbé Castanede (1993)
- Agatha Christie's Poirot - in 'The Mystery of the Spanish Chest' as Edward Clayton (1991)
- Hancock as John Le Mesurier (1991)
- Rumpole of the Bailey - in 'Rumpole and the Age of Miracles' as Peter Lambert (1988)
- The Prisoner of Zenda - as Rudolf Rassendyll / King Rudolf V (1984)
Film credits include:
- Casino Royale as Dryden (2006)
- V for Vendetta as Major Wilson (2005)
- Secret Passage (2004)
- The Statement as the Cardinal of Lyon (2003)
- The Young Poisoner's Handbook as Dr. Triefus (1995)
Stage credits include:
- Dealer's Choice, as Stephen (Trafalgar Studios) (2008)
- The History Boys, replacing Clive Merrison as the Headmaster (National Theatre) (and also on Broadway)(2006)
- Uncle Vanya as Serebryakov (Royal Shakespeare Company at the Young Vic)
- House/Garden as Gavin Ryng-Maine (Royal National Theatre) for which he won a Clarence Derwent Award in 2001
- My Fair Lady as Col Pickering (Theatre Royal, Drury Lane)
- Privates on Parade as 'Major Miles Flack' (Donmar Warehouse), for which he was nominated for an Olivier Award
- By Jeeves as Jeeves [Duke of Yorks Theatre]
- Heartbreak House as Mazzini Dunn [Almeida Theatre]
- Hay Fever as Richard Greatham [Tour and Savoy Theatre]
