Tim Plester
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 10, 1970 (age 56)
- Birthplace
- Banbury, Oxfordshire, England, UK
Biography
Tim Plester (Timothy Marc Plester) – British actor, playwright, and filmmaker, born 10 September 1970 in Banbury, Oxfordshire, England. Graduated from Dartington College of Arts with a BA in Theatre, then obtained an MA (Hons) in Playwriting Studies from Birmingham University. Winner of the 1992/93 National Student Playwright of the Year award. A self-styled "folknographer" interested in roots music and vernacular customs, he co-directed the award-winning documentaries Way of the Morris (2011, premiered at SXSW), The Ballad of Shirley Collins (2017, BFI London Film Festival), and Southern Journey (Revisited) (2020, Sheffield Doc/Fest). His most notable film roles include Danil in Kick-Ass (2010), Mace in Lockout (2012), Dumi in Closer to the Moon (2014), Mickey in Cuban Fury (2014), Robbie in 55 Steps (2017), Roy Thomas Baker in Bohemian Rhapsody (2018), Leon in A Christmas Gift from Bob (2020), and Ezequiel in Undergods (2020). He also appeared in Control (2007), It's All Gone Pete Tong (2004), Shifty (2008), The Little Stranger (2018), and American Sweatshop (2025). On television he is best known for Black Walder Rivers in Game of Thrones (2013–2016, 6 episodes), Julian in After Life (2019–2022, 5 episodes), Wolsey in Wolf Hall (2015, 4 episodes) and its sequel (2024), Martin Webster in Moonflower Murders (2024, 3 episodes), Clarty in Worzel Gummidge (2019–2021, 8 episodes), Per Haskell in Shadow and Bone (2021–2023), and Fay Drolla in Andor (2025). He has also appeared in Doctor Who, Life on Mars, Hustle, Taboo, Britannia, and Galavant.
Known For
Filmography
How to Survive the Wild
Movie · as Richard
Spine chillers 2003 S01E05 Goths
Movie · as Tim
Children of The Wicker Man
Movie · as Self
Virtue
Movie · as David
The Thing with Feathers
Movie · as Andy
American Sweatshop
Movie · as Counselor
Remains
Movie · as Wilfred Godson
Ketan Majmudar
Movie · as Aquilla
The Writ
Movie · as Aquila
Moonflower Murders
TV · as Martin Webster · 3 eps
Inappropriate
Movie · as Oscar Walden
Robin Hardy's Script - The Lost Ending
Movie · as Narrator
The Bastard Son & the Devil Himself
TV · as Rowan · 2 eps
Andor
TV · as Fay Drolla · 1 ep
Worzel Gummidge: Twitchers
Movie · as Clarty
Undergods
Movie · as Ezequiel The Therapist
Backyard Village
Movie · as Mark
Shadow and Bone
TV · as Per Haskell · 2 eps
A Christmas Gift from Bob
Movie · as Leon
After Life
TV · as Julian · 5 eps
Worzel Gummidge
TV · as Clarty · 5 eps
Ghosts
TV · as Wixy · 1 ep
Bellmouth
Movie · as Frank
55 Steps
Movie · as Robbie
Bohemian Rhapsody
Movie · as RT Baker
Brink
Movie · as Man
Theresa vs Boris: How May Became PM
Movie
All Small Bodies
Movie · as The Witch
Taboo
TV · as Passerby 1 · 1 ep
Snuffbox
Movie · as Zlatko Pavic
Captain Webb
Movie · as News Editor
A Spell on You
Movie · as Steve Kingdom
Bone in the Throat
Movie · as Skinny
Galavant
TV · as Executioner · 1 ep
Wolf Hall
TV · as Wolsey in Devils Play, Sexton · 4 eps
Cuffs
TV · as James Quirk · 1 ep
Closer to the Moon
Movie · as Dumitru 'Dumi' Dorneanu
Cuban Fury
Movie · as Mickey
Love Me Till Monday
Movie
WPC 56
TV · as Linus Brody · 5 eps
Run
TV · as Edgar · 1 ep
Lockout
Movie · as Mace
Way of the Morris
Movie · as Self
Game of Thrones
TV · as Black Walder Rivers · 6 eps
London Boulevard
Movie · as Paparazzo 1
Abroad
Movie · as Simon
Kick-Ass
Movie · as Danil
Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol
Movie · as Servant
Five Daughters
TV · as Billy · 2 eps
Unmade Beds
Movie · as Bookshop Customer
The Search
Movie · as Flood
1066: The Battle for Middle Earth
TV · as Leofric · 2 eps
Heist
Movie · as Will of the Palace
Magicians
Movie · as Malky
Irina Palm
Movie · as Franck
Control
Movie · as Earnest
The Boat People
Movie · as Dan
Fear of Fanny
Movie · as Cameraman
Life on Mars
TV · as Rocket · 1 ep
Home Again
TV · 1 ep
Waterloo Road
TV · as Leon · 1 ep
Friends & Crocodiles
Movie · as Albert Junior
Blake's Junction 7
Movie · as Tall Stormtrooper
It's All Gone Pete Tong
Movie · as Brent
The Legend of the Tamworth Two
Movie · as Eddie the Slaughterman
Hustle
TV · as Sam Knowles · 1 ep
New Tricks
TV · as Darren Gerson · 1 ep
Murder City
TV · as Grub · 3 eps
Sea of Souls
TV · as Video Shop Assistant · 1 ep
The Virgin of Liverpool
Movie · as Mr Sands
Spine Chillers
TV · as Tim · 1 ep
Eyes Down
TV · as Oliver · 1 ep
Shooters
Movie · as Man in Street
Below
Movie · as Motormac
Ant Muzak
Movie · as Merrick
Happiness
TV · as Toby C · 12 eps
The Residents
TV · as Cain · 4 eps
Murphy's Law
TV · as DC Phil 'Wilco' Simpson · 3 eps
Silent Witness
TV · 4 eps
Dalziel and Pascoe
TV · as Franny Roote · 2 eps
Casualty
TV · as Derek Moberley · 2 eps
The Bill
TV · 1 ep