Acting
Christopher Ravenscroft
Born 1946-03-24 · Hampstead, London, England, UK
Christopher Ravenscroft (born 1946) is an English actor renowned for his extensive work in stage, film, and television, most notably for his portrayal of the principled Detective Inspector Mike Burden in the long-running ITV crime drama series The Ruth Rendell Mysteries (also known as The Inspector Wexford Mysteries), where he appeared opposite George Baker from 1987 to 2000. After earning a law degree from the University of London, Ravenscroft pursued acting and trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, launching a career that spanned theatre and screen.[1] His early stage work included multiple seasons with the Royal Shakespeare Company, where he played roles such as Cassius in Julius Caesar and Mountjoy in Henry V, the latter reprised in Kenneth Branagh's acclaimed 1989 film adaptation.[2][3] On television, beyond The Ruth Rendell Mysteries, he has guest-starred in series like Coronation Street (1978), Holby City, and The Crown, while his film credits include supporting roles in The Football Factory (2004) and The Man Who Knew Infinity (2015).Ravenscroft's performances often emphasize intellectual depth and restraint, contributing to his reputation as a versatile character actor in British drama.
Acting credits
7.2Growing up poor in Madras, India, Srinivasa Ramanujan Iyengar earns admittance to Cambridge University during WWI, where he becomes a pioneer in mathematical theories with the guidance of his professor, G.H. Hardy.
The Man Who Knew Infinity
2016
6.7A young boy thinks he's got a lookalike around him, but nobody believes him. Then, he meets Thomas and they switch homes.
Tom & Thomas
2002
7.1In 1415, in the midst of the Hundred Years' War, the young King Henry V of England embarks on the conquest of France.
Henry V
1989
7.5When Prince Pericles, visiting Antioch, discovers the dreaded answer to King Antiochus's riddle, he flees for his life straight into famine, shipwreck, love, fatherhood, and another shipwreck. He loses his wife and daughter, and doesn't find them again until the story moves us through resurrection, attempted murder, pirates, prostitution, and divine revelation.
Pericles, Prince of Tyre
1984
6.7The true story of Louisa Gould, a widow living in Nazi occupied Jersey, who takes in a Russian prisoner of war.
Another Mother's Son
2017
6.9Penelope Keeling, a sixty-four-year-old daughter of a famous artist, reflects on her life, and the fate and choices that defined it, when she arrives in the Mediterranean to stay with her headstrong daughter. Shifting through time, and falling into place like the pieces of a jigsaw, the truth of Penelope's rich, heartbreaking and surprising life unfolds.
The Shell Seekers
2007
7.4The tale begins when a brother and sister are separated in a shipwreck, but survive to be washed up on the shore of Illyria. The sister, Viola, disguises herself as a man and takes service with Duke Orsino, who has fallen in love with Lady Olivia. Entrusted with pleading on her master's behalf, Viola is utterly disconcerted to find that Olivia has fallen in love with her. Thus begins the confusion of this delightful comedy.
Twelfth Night, or What You Will
1988
6.3Scotland Yard Commander Adam Dalgliesh has been on leave following the death on duty of a member of his team, DS Sarah Hillier. His superiors order him back to work to investigate the murder of the Director of the Steen Clinic, which specializes in psychiatric cases.
A Mind to Murder
1995
NRIn a small parish village in England, a handsome yet socially challenged Anglican Vicar starts getting hit on by a young woman who believes he's the love of her life. All the while, a killer is afoot -- and is killing vicars' wives.
The Vicar's Wife
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Margaret Parsons, a fairly ordinary housewife who, with her water board official husband Ron, has recently moved to Kingsmarkham, is found murdered in a field. Mrs. Parsons led an extremely uneventful life, being a lay preacher, but Inspector Wexford is intrigued when he is looking through her belongings and fine a number of expensive antique books all inscribed 'From Doon to Minna'.Who is Doon?
From Doon with Death
1991