Malcolm Sinclair

Career timeline

1. 1950 · Born

   Born in London, England, UK

2. 1975 · Screen debut

   Rumpole of the Bailey (TV)

3. 1997 · Breakthrough

   Midsomer Murders (TV)

4. 2026 · Latest release

   National Theatre at Home: Man and Boy (Movie)

Career in numbers

2 1970s

8 1980s

15 1990s

15 2000s

7 2010s

4 2020s

• Drama43
• Crime12
• Comedy10
• Tv Movie7
• Mystery6
• Romance5

Highest-rated title Andor 2022 8.3 Most popular title Casino Royale 2006 7.6

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Malcolm Sinclair in our catalogue.

Alan Bennett

3 titles together

Anthony Horowitz

3 titles together

Herbert Wise

3 titles together

Ralph Fiennes

2 titles together

Janet McTeer

2 titles together

1. 2026 National Theatre at Home: Man and Boy as Mark Herries Movie
2. 2025 The Choral as Canon Truelove 6.4 Movie
3. 2024 National Theatre Live: Dear Octopus as Charles Movie
4. 2022 Andor as Colonel Yularen 8.3 TV
5. 2016 The Man Who Knew Infinity as Professor Cartwright 7.2 Movie
6. 2014 That Day We Sang as Sir Hamilton Harty Movie
7. 2014 Salting the Battlefield as Reverend Bernard Towers 6.2 Movie
8. 2013 National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage as Colonel Pickering Movie
9. 2013 A Belfast Story as Chief Constable Movie
10. 2012 The Hollow Crown as Archbishop of Canterbury 7.4 TV
11. 2011 Silk as Hugo Milson QC 7.5 TV
12. 2009 The Young Victoria as Charles Kemble 7.2 Movie
13. 2007 Daphne as Noel Coward 5.8 Movie
14. 2006 Casino Royale as Dryden 7.6 Movie
15. 2006 The Amazing Mrs Pritchard as Sir Andrew McNeil TV
16. 2006 Rabbit Fever as Monsignor Francis Hughes Movie
17. 2005 Falling as Anthony Movie
18. 2004 Making Waves as Cdr Alistair Denville TV
19. 2004 Secret Passage as Spanish Priest Movie
20. 2003 The Statement as Cardinal of Lyon 5.7 Movie
21. 2002 Foyle's War as Father Martin Keppler 7.9 TV
22. 2001 Judge John Deed as Sir Peter Dulford TV
23. 2001 Anybody's Nightmare as Nicholas Purnell QC Movie
24. 2001 Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes as Blythe TV
25. 2001 Victoria & Albert as Conyngham Movie
26. 2000 Anna Karenina as Prince Shcherbatsky TV
27. 1999 Relic Hunter as Julian 6.8 TV
28. 1997 Keep the Aspidistra Flying as Paul Doring 6.0 Movie
29. 1997 Midsomer Murders as Alan Bradford 7.5 TV
30. 1996 The Writing on the Wall as Frobisher Movie
31. 1995 The Young Poisoner's Handbook as Dr. Triefus 6.7 Movie
32. 1995 The Last Machine TV
33. 1994 Scarlett as London Doctor 6.6 TV
34. 1994 Pie in the Sky as Freddy Fisher TV
35. 1993 Scarlet and Black as Abbe Castanede TV
36. 1992 God on the Rocks as Charles Fraying Movie
37. 1992 A Touch of Frost as Chief Constable 7.6 TV
38. 1992 The Big Battalions as Alan Sturridge TV
39. 1991 Hancock as John Le Mesurier Movie
40. 1991 In Suspicious Circumstances as Tom Sidney TV
41. 1990 Sweet Nothing as Estate Agent Movie
42. 1989 Screen One as John Le Mesurier TV
43. 1989 French Fields as Patric Duvalais TV
44. 1989 Agatha Christie's Poirot as Edward Clayton 8.2 TV
45. 1988 After Henry as Ross TV
46. 1985 Me and the Girls as Ronnie Movie
47. 1984 The Prisoner of Zenda as Rudolf Rassendyll / King Rudolf V TV
48. 1984 The Bill 6.9 TV
49. 1984 Success Is the Best Revenge as Assistant Stage Manager Movie
50. 1976 Victorian Scandals as Tom Truelove TV
51. 1975 Rumpole of the Bailey as Peter Lambert 7.1 TV

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