David Sterne

David Sterne

Known for
Acting
Born
November 1, 1946 (age 80)
Birthplace
Chichester, Sussex, England, UK

Biography

David Sterne (born 1946) is an English actor. He has appeared in more than 90 films since 1973. After leaving the British Army, Sterne trained at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. A former member of the Royal Shakespeare Company. He has worked in television, film and radio for over 40 years. He is most recognised for his portrayal of Larry Bishop in the BBC's 'Detectorists', and more recently as Tom Thomas in three seasons of Britbox's 'The Sister Boniface Mysteries'. His mentor was Lindsay Anderson (Director of "If..." & "O Lucky Man!"). His daughter is Rachel Stone, an Associate Producer with Hartswood Films UK.

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Filmography

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Cat Got Your Tongue

Cat Got Your Tongue

Movie · as Brian

2026
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple poster

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple

Movie · as George

2026
Enola Holmes 3 poster

Enola Holmes 3

Movie · as Coachman Eric

2026
The Hoarder poster

The Hoarder

Movie · as Fred Hunt

2025
Friday is Mushroom Soup poster

Friday is Mushroom Soup

Movie · as Doug

2025
Patience poster

Patience

TV · as Brother Swavek · 1 ep

2024
Ellis poster

Ellis

TV · as Foster Lang · 1 ep

2023
The Change poster

The Change

TV · as Forester, Policeman · 1 ep

2022
A Midsummer Night's Dream poster

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Movie · as Egeus

2022
Sister Boniface Mysteries poster

Sister Boniface Mysteries

TV · as Tom Thomas · 22 eps

2022
The Man Who Fell to Earth poster

The Man Who Fell to Earth

TV · as Gent #1 · 1 ep

2021
The Protégé poster

The Protégé

Movie · as Doctor

2021
The Cathar poster

The Cathar

Movie · as Landowner

2021
Ruth poster

Ruth

Movie · as Kenneth

2021
Grace poster

Grace

TV · as Senior Clive Ellis · 1 ep

2020
Bridgerton poster

Bridgerton

TV · as Farmer Robert · 1 ep

2019
Granbad poster

Granbad

Movie · as Granddad

2019
Gentleman Jack poster

Gentleman Jack

TV · as Bishop · 1 ep

2018
The Last Witness poster

The Last Witness

Movie · as Kings Arms Landlord

2017
1066: A Year to Conquer England poster

1066: A Year to Conquer England

Movie · as English Noble

2017
1066: A Year to Conquer England poster

1066: A Year to Conquer England

TV · as English Noble · 3 eps

2016
The Living and the Dead poster

The Living and the Dead

TV · as Abel North · 6 eps

2016
Flowers poster

Flowers

TV · as Bolero · 1 ep

2015
Legacy poster

Legacy

Movie · as Homeless Guy

2015
Arthur & Merlin poster

Arthur & Merlin

Movie · as King Vortigern

2015
National Theatre Live: Treasure Island poster

National Theatre Live: Treasure Island

Movie · as Blind Pew

2015
Midwinter of the Spirit poster

Midwinter of the Spirit

TV · as Cannon Dobbs · 3 eps

2015
The Coroner poster

The Coroner

TV · as John 'Blackbeard' Fraser · 1 ep

2014
300: Rise of an Empire poster

300: Rise of an Empire

Movie · as Old Statesman

2014
Blood Moon poster

Blood Moon

Movie · as Charlie Packham

2014
Tommy Cooper: Not Like That, Like This poster

Tommy Cooper: Not Like That, Like This

Movie · as Billy Mayo

2014
Detectorists poster

Detectorists

TV · as Larry Bishop · 1 ep

2013
N.F.A. (No Fixed Abode)

N.F.A. (No Fixed Abode)

Movie · as John

2013
Atlantis poster

Atlantis

TV · as Dymas · 1 ep

2013
Da Vinci's Demons poster

Da Vinci's Demons

TV · 3 eps

2013
Vikings poster

Vikings

TV · as Gudmund · 2 eps

2012
Truth or Dare poster

Truth or Dare

Movie · as Woodbridge

2010
The Wolfman poster

The Wolfman

Movie · as Kirk

2010
Gulliver's Travels poster

Gulliver's Travels

Movie · as Foreman

2010
Never Let Me Go poster

Never Let Me Go

Movie · as Keffers

2010
National Theatre Live: Nation poster

National Theatre Live: Nation

Movie · as Captain Roberts

2010
Round Ireland with a Fridge poster

Round Ireland with a Fridge

Movie · as Mac

2010
The Nativity poster

The Nativity

TV · as Abimael · 4 eps

2009
Slaughter poster

Slaughter

Movie · as Jorgen

2009
The Boat That Rocked poster

The Boat That Rocked

Movie · as Marianne's Captain

2009
Dorian Gray poster

Dorian Gray

Movie · as Theatre Manager

2009
Shadows in the Sun poster

Shadows in the Sun

Movie · as Roger

2008
RocknRolla poster

RocknRolla

Movie · as Barman

2008
Merlin poster

Merlin

TV · as The Apothecary · 1 ep

2007
Elizabeth: The Golden Age poster

Elizabeth: The Golden Age

Movie · as Cellarman

2007
Holby Blue poster

Holby Blue

TV · as Desk Sergeant Edward 'Mac' McFadden · 20 eps

2006
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest poster

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

Movie · as Edinburgh Cook

2006
Robin Hood poster

Robin Hood

TV · 1 ep

2005
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire poster

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Movie · as Ministry Wizard

2004
Not Only But Always poster

Not Only But Always

Movie · as Teabag

2004
Vanity Fair poster

Vanity Fair

Movie · as Queen's Crawley Mail Coach Driver

2004
The Mysti Show

The Mysti Show

TV · 30 eps

2004
Hustle poster

Hustle

TV · as Bob · 1 ep

2003
The Afternoon Play poster

The Afternoon Play

TV · as Gordon · 1 ep

2003
Serious & Organised poster

Serious & Organised

TV · as Older Guard · 1 ep

2001
Love or Money poster

Love or Money

Movie · as Willy

2001
Superstition poster

Superstition

Movie · as Vassi

2001
Mr In-Between poster

Mr In-Between

Movie · as Detective Inspector Marlowe

2001
A Knight's Tale poster

A Knight's Tale

Movie · as Retired Knight

2000
Sabotage!! poster

Sabotage!!

Movie · as General 3 - Nicamore

2000
Border Cafe poster

Border Cafe

TV · as Danny Hannah · 1 ep

2000
Down to Earth

Down to Earth

TV · as Bill Thompson · 3 eps

1998
Jinnah poster

Jinnah

Movie · as Birwhistle

1998
Tale of the Mummy poster

Tale of the Mummy

Movie · as Morris

1997
Photographing Fairies poster

Photographing Fairies

Movie · as Prison Warder

1996
Surviving Picasso poster

Surviving Picasso

Movie · as Waiting Man

1995
A Very Open Prison poster

A Very Open Prison

Movie · as Ricky Dorrell

1995
An Independent Man

An Independent Man

TV · 1 ep

1995
The Choir poster

The Choir

TV · as Jim Woodcote · 5 eps

1995
The Queen's Nose poster

The Queen's Nose

TV · as Chief · 6 eps

1994
The Vicar of Dibley poster

The Vicar of Dibley

TV · 1 ep

1994
Wycliffe poster

Wycliffe

TV · as Pub Landlord · 1 ep

1993
Lady Chatterley poster

Lady Chatterley

TV · as Field · 4 eps

1992
Is That All There Is? poster

Is That All There Is?

Movie · as Self

1992
Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris poster

Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris

Movie

1991
In Suspicious Circumstances poster

In Suspicious Circumstances

TV · as Insp Brewster · 1 ep

1990
The Fool

The Fool

Movie

1989
Birds of a Feather poster

Birds of a Feather

TV · as Policeman · 1 ep

1988
Red Dwarf poster

Red Dwarf

TV · as Einstein Bob · 1 ep

1986
Lovejoy poster

Lovejoy

TV · as Van Driver · 1 ep

1986
Casualty poster

Casualty

TV · as Geoff Cole · 1 ep

1984
The Bill poster

The Bill

TV · 2 eps

1981
Venom poster

Venom

Movie · as Driver

1980
Cribb poster

Cribb

TV · as Carter · 1 ep

1979
You're Not Watching Me, Mummy poster

You're Not Watching Me, Mummy

Movie · as Aubrey

1978
Let's Get Laid poster

Let's Get Laid

Movie · as Sgt. Millicent

1978
Blake's 7 poster

Blake's 7

TV · as Guard · 1 ep

1977
Anna Karenina poster

Anna Karenina

TV · 1 ep

1975
Royal Flash poster

Royal Flash

Movie · as Policeman

1975
The Sweeney poster

The Sweeney

TV · as Ted Parkin · 1 ep

1973
O Lucky Man! poster

O Lucky Man!

Movie

1971
Justice poster

Justice

TV · as Lorimer · 2 eps