David Sterne
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Acting Credits
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 ...
Known For
Filmography
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
2026
as George
Enola Holmes 3
2026
as Coachman Eric
The Hoarder
2026
as Fred Hunt
Friday is Mushroom Soup
2025
as Doug
Patience
2025
as Brother Swavek
Ellis
2024
as Foster Lang
The Change
2023
as Forester
The Change
2023
as Policeman
A Midsummer Night's Dream
2022
as Egeus
Sister Boniface Mysteries
2022
as Tom Thomas
The Man Who Fell to Earth
2022
as Gent #1
The Protégé
2021
as Doctor
The Cathar
2021
as Landowner
Ruth
2021
as Kenneth
Grace
2021
as Senior Clive Ellis
Bridgerton
2020
as Farmer Robert
Granbad
2019
as Granddad
Gentleman Jack
2019
as Bishop
The Last Witness
2018
as Kings Arms Landlord
1066: A Year to Conquer England
2017
as English Noble
1066: A Year to Conquer England
2017
as English Noble
The Living and the Dead
2016
as Abel North
Flowers
2016
as Bolero
Legacy
2015
as Homeless Guy
Arthur & Merlin
2015
as King Vortigern
National Theatre Live: Treasure Island
2015
as Blind Pew
Midwinter of the Spirit
2015
as Cannon Dobbs
The Coroner
2015
as John 'Blackbeard' Fraser
300: Rise of an Empire
2014
as Old Statesman
Blood Moon
2014
as Charlie Packham
Tommy Cooper: Not Like That, Like This
2014
as Billy Mayo
Detectorists
2014
as Larry Bishop
Detectorists
2014
as Bishop
N.F.A. (No Fixed Abode)
2013
as John
Atlantis
2013
as Dymas
Da Vinci's Demons
2013
Vikings
2013
as Gudmund
Truth or Dare
2012
as Woodbridge
The Wolfman
2010
as Kirk
Gulliver's Travels
2010
as Foreman
Never Let Me Go
2010
as Keffers
National Theatre Live: Nation
2010
as Captain Roberts
Round Ireland with a Fridge
2010
as Mac
The Nativity
2010
as Abimael
Slaughter
2009
as Jorgen
The Boat That Rocked
2009
as Marianne's Captain
Dorian Gray
2009
as Theatre Manager
Shadows in the Sun
2009
as Roger
RocknRolla
2008
as Barman
Merlin
2008
as The Apothecary
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
2007
as Cellarman
Holby Blue
2007
as Desk Sergeant Edward 'Mac' McFadden
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
2006
as Edinburgh Cook
Robin Hood
2006
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2005
as Ministry Wizard
Not Only But Always
2004
as Teabag
Vanity Fair
2004
as Queen's Crawley Mail Coach Driver
The Mysti Show
2004
Hustle
2004
as Bob
The Afternoon Play
2003
as Gordon
Serious & Organised
2003
as Older Guard
Love or Money
2001
as Willy
Superstition
2001
as Vassi
Mr In-Between
2001
as Detective Inspector Marlowe
A Knight's Tale
2001
as Retired Knight
Sabotage!!
2000
as General 3 - Nicamore
Border Cafe
2000
as Danny Hannah
Down to Earth
2000
as Bill Thompson
Jinnah
1998
as Birwhistle
Russell Mulcahy’s Tale of the Mummy
1998
as Morris
Photographing Fairies
1997
as Prison Warder
Surviving Picasso
1996
as Waiting Man
A Very Open Prison
1995
as Ricky Dorrell
An Independent Man
1995
The Choir
1995
as Jim Woodcote
The Queen's Nose
1995
as Chief
The Vicar of Dibley
1994
Wycliffe
1994
as Pub Landlord
Lady Chatterley
1993
as Field
Is That All There Is?
1992
as Self
Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris
1992
In Suspicious Circumstances
1991
as Insp Brewster
The Fool
1990
Birds of a Feather
1989
as Policeman
Red Dwarf
1988
as Einstein Bob
Lovejoy
1986
as Van Driver
Casualty
1986
as Geoff Cole
The Bill
1984
Venom
1981
as Driver
Cribb
1980
as Carter
You're Not Watching Me, Mummy
1979
as Aubrey
Let's Get Laid
1978
as Sgt. Millicent
Blake's 7
1978
as Guard
Anna Karenina
1977
Royal Flash
1975
as Policeman
The Sweeney
1975
as Ted Parkin
O Lucky Man!
1973
Justice
1971
as Lorimer