- Rupert Vansittart
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name = Rupert Vansittart
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birthdate = Bda|1958|2|10|df=y
birthplace = Cranleigh, Surrey,England Rupert Vansittart (born
10 February 1958 ) is an Englishcharacter actor . He has appeared in a variety of roles in film, television and on stage, often playing comic or serio-comic characters.Vansittart is known to fans of the "
Pride and Prejudice " serial as the actor who portrayed Mr. Hurst, the brother-in-law of Charles and Caroline Bingley. He has also worked withRowan Atkinson , having appeared as a guest star on "Mr. Bean " and "The Thin Blue Line".Vansittart is one of three surviving cast members from the original 1992 series of "Heartbeat", having had a frequently recurring role as minor aristocrat Lord Charles Ashfordly. He also appeared as General Asquith in the 2005 series of "
Doctor Who ".In 2003 he appeared in the West End adaptation of
Arsenic and Old Lace , also starringMichael Richards . In 2005 he appeared in the "Market for Murder" episode ofMidsomer Murders . In 2006, Vansittart portrayedThomas J. Dodd in the BBC three part drama documentary "". He also appeared in the 2008 BBC mini-series "Spartacus " asConsul Lentulus.External links
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