Tim Plester
Actor, Producer, Writer, Director, Editor
September 10, 1970 (56 years)
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
| 2026 | The Magic Faraway Tree · as Cast |
| 2025 | The Thing with Feathers · as Andy |
| 2025 | American Sweatshop · as Counselor |
| 2024 | Virtue · as David |
| 2024 | Moonflower Murders · as Martin Webster |
| 2023 | Inappropriate · as Oscar |
| 2022 | Room 7 · as Hostel MangerOn Plex |
| 2022 | The Bastard Son & the Devil Himself · as Rowan |
| 2022 | Andor · as Fay Drolla |
| 2022 | Moonhaven · as Luck |
| 2022 | Magpie Murders · as Martin Webster |
| 2021 | Shadow and Bone · as Per Haskell |
| 2021 | Backyard Village · as MarkOn Plex |
| 2020 | Undergods · as Ezequiel The Therapist |
| 2020 | A Christmas Gift from Bob · as Leon |
| 2020 | The Sister · as Justin |
| 2019 | Worzel Gummidge (2019) · as Clarty |
| 2019 | Ghosts (2019) · as Wixy |
| 2019 | After Life · as Julian |
| 2018 | Bohemian Rhapsody · as Rt Baker |
| 2018 | The Little Stranger · as Cast |
| 2018 | Solo: A Star Wars Story · as Fay Drolla |
| 2018 | All Small Bodies · as The Witch |
| 2017 | 55 Steps · as Robbie |
| 2017 | Britannia · as Kenrik The Zealot |
| 2017 | Taboo (2017) · as Passerby 1On Plex |
| 2017 | The Halcyon · as Douglas |
| 2015 | Cuffs · as James Quirk |
| 2015 | Remainder · as Cat-Handler |
| 2015 | Captain Webb · as News Editor |
| 2015 | Bone in the Throat · as Skinny |
| 2015 | Wolf Hall · as Wolsey In Devils Play |
| 2015 | Galavant · as Executioner |
| 2015 | A Spell on You · as Steve Kingdom |
| 2014 | Closer to the Moon · as Dumitru 'dumi' Dorneanu |
| 2014 | Cuban Fury · as MickeyOn Plex |
| 2013 | |
| 2013 | The Wrong Mans · as Patient |
| 2013 | Run · as Edgar |
| 2013 | WPC 56 · as Linus Brody |
| 2012 | Lockout · as Mace |
| 2012 | Pramface · as Nigel |
| 2011 | Swinging with the Finkels · as Skinny ManOn Plex |
| 2011 | Game of Thrones · as Black Walder Rivers |
| 2010 | Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol · as Servant |
| 2010 | London Boulevard · as Paparazzo 1 |
| 2010 | Bloody Foreigners · as Robert Hubert |
| 2010 | Five Daughters · as Billy |
| 2010 | Kick-Ass · as Danil |
| 2010 | Abroad · as Simon |
| 2009 | True Horror (2009) · as Giovanni Aldini |
| 2009 | Unmade Beds · as Bookshop Customer |
| 2009 | 1066: The Battle for Middle Earth · as Leofric |
| 2008 | Shifty · as Blair |
| 2008 | No Heroics · as Gary |
| 2008 | Criminal Justice · as Paul |
| 2008 | City of Vice · as Alexander Sexton |
| 2008 | Moving Wallpaper · as Eddie Finch |
| 2008 | Heist · as Will Of The Palace |
| 2008 | Reality Won't Bite · as Sparky |
| 2007 | World of Wrestling · as Dale Martin Ii |
| 2007 | Control · as EarnestOn Plex |
| 2007 | Magicians · as Malky |
| 2007 | Irina Palm · as Franck |
| 2007 | English Language (with English Subtitles) · as Mulligan |
| 2006 | Hogfather · as Toothguard 7 |
| 2006 | Fear of Fanny · as CameramanOn Plex |
| 2006 | Land of the Blind · as Re-Education Camp PrisonerOn Plex |
| 2006 | Waterloo Road · as Leon |
| 2006 | Life on Mars · as Rocket |
| 2005 | Friends & Crocodiles · as Albert Junior |
| 2005 | Doctor Who (2005) · as Servant |
| 2005 | Blake's Junction 7 · as Tall Stormtrooper |
| 2004 | The Last Chancers · as Tristram |
| 2004 | It's All Gone Pete Tong · as BrentOn Plex |
| 2004 | The Legend of the Tamworth Two · as Eddie The Slaughterman |
| 2004 | Murder City · as Grub |
| 2004 | Hustle · as Sam Knowles |
| 2004 | Sea of Souls · as Video Shop Assistant |
| 2003 | Eyes Down · as Oliver |
| 2003 | Spine Chillers · as Tim |
| 2003 | I'll Sleep When I'm Dead · as Hair, Taxi Driver |
| 2003 | The Virgin of Liverpool · as Mr Sands |
| 2003 | New Tricks · as Darren Gerson |
| 2003 | Murphy's Law (2001) · as Dc Phil 'wilco' Simpson |
| 2002 | Below · as Motormac |
| 2002 | Shooters · as Man In Street |
| 2002 | Ant Muzak · as Merrick |
| 2001 | Happiness · as Toby C |
| 2000 | Doctors · as Martin Taylor |
| 1998 | Comedy Lab · as Tam Brady |
| 1996 | Dalziel and Pascoe · as Franny Roote |
| 1996 | |
| 1986 | Casualty · as Derek Moberley |
| 1986 | Lady Jane · as Dirty Peasant |
| 1984 |
| 2021 | Ferroequinology · as Executive Producer |
| 2017 | |
| 2011 | |
| 2007 | |
| 2007 | English Language (with English Subtitles) · as Associate Producer |
| 2005 | |
| 2002 |
| 2024 | Children of the Wicker Man · as Self |
| 2011 | Way of the Morris · as Himself |