Robert Lindsay (actor)

Robert Lindsay Stevenson (born 13 December 1949), known professionally as Robert Lindsay, is an English actor. He has appeared with the Royal Shakespeare Company and in musical theatre, and is the recipient of a British Academy Television Award, a Tony Award, and two Laurence Olivier Awards.

Lindsay's most notable roles on television were playing Wolfie in Citizen Smith (1977–1980) and Ben Harper in My Family (2000–11). His other screen credits include That'll Be The Day (1973), Adventures of a Taxi Driver (1976), Get Some In! (1975–1977), Twelfth Night (1980), A Midsummer Night's Dream (1981), King Lear (1983), Much Ado About Nothing (1984), Bert Rigby, You're a Fool (1989), Strike It Rich (1990), G.B.H. (1991), Fierce Creatures (1997), Divorcing Jack (1998) Hornblower (1998–2003), Oliver Twist (1999), Wimbledon (2004), Jericho (2005), Friends and Crocodiles (2006), Gideon's Daughter (2006), Absolutely Fabulous (2006), Extras (2006), The Trial of Tony Blair (2007), Grace of Monaco (2010), Spy (2011), Galavant (2016), Genius (2017), Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019), and McDonald & Dodds (2020).