Tim McInnerny facts for kids
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Tim McInnerny
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McInnerny at a presentation of the movie Severance in 2006
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Timothy L. McInnerny
18 September 1956 Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire, England
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| Education | Marling School |
| Alma mater | Wadham College, Oxford |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1983–present |
| Spouse(s) | Annie Gosney |
Timothy L. McInnerny (born 18 September 1956) is a British actor famous for his roles in theatre, television, and movies. He is best known for playing the characters Lord Percy Percy and Captain Kevin Darling in the popular British comedy show Blackadder.
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Early Life and Education
Tim McInnerny was born in Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire, England. He grew up there and also in Stroud, Gloucestershire. For school, he attended Marling School in Stroud.
After taking a year off to go backpacking around the world, he went to Wadham College, Oxford to study English. He started his studies in 1976.
Acting Career
McInnerny has had a long and successful career as an actor, appearing in many different types of roles on TV, in movies, and on stage.
Famous Roles in Blackadder
McInnerny's first major role was in the 1980s comedy series Blackadder. He became famous for playing two different, but equally silly, characters.
In the first two series, The Black Adder and Blackadder II, he played Lord Percy Percy, a clumsy and foolish nobleman. He decided not to be in the third series because he was worried about being typecast (only getting offered the same kind of role). However, he did make a special guest appearance in one episode.
He returned for the fourth series, Blackadder Goes Forth, to play a completely new character: the nervous and grumpy Captain Kevin Darling.
Other TV Shows and Movies
McInnerny has appeared in many other well-known TV shows. He had a role in the 1985 BBC show Edge of Darkness. He also appeared in episodes of Doctor Who (as Klineman Halpen in "Planet of the Ood"), Law & Order: UK, and New Tricks.
In 2016, he joined the cast of the hit HBO series Game of Thrones as Lord Robett Glover. He has also been in shows like Outlander, The Serpent, and One Day.
His movie roles are just as varied. He played Alonzo in the Disney live-action movies 101 Dalmatians and 102 Dalmatians. He also appeared as Max in the romantic comedy Notting Hill and as Patch Quartermain in Johnny English Reborn. More recently, he played the Prince Regent in the historical movie Peterloo and Thraex in Gladiator II.
Stage and Radio Work
Besides his work on screen, McInnerny is also a talented stage actor. In 1985, he acted in a play called Pravda with the famous actor Anthony Hopkins. In 1990, he played the wild character of Dr. Frank-N-Furter in a London production of The Rocky Horror Show. In 2007, he played the villain Iago in William Shakespeare's play Othello at the famous Shakespeare's Globe theatre in London.
He has also performed in many radio plays for the BBC, including adaptations of famous stories like The Odyssey and I, Claudius.
See also
In Spanish: Tim McInnerny para niños
