Tim Plester
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
The Bill
1984
Series
Game of Thrones
Black Walder Rivers
2011
Series
Casualty
Derek Moberley
1986
Series
Silent Witness
1996
Series
Waterloo Road
Leon
2006
Series
Andor
Fay Drolla
2022
Series
New Tricks
Darren Gerson
2004
Series
Hustle
Sam Knowles
2004
Series
Dalziel and Pascoe
Franny Roote
1996
Series
Ghosts
Wixy
2019
Series
Shadow and Bone
Per Haskell
2021
Series
Life on Mars
Rocket
2006
Series
Taboo
Passerby 1
2017
Film
Bohemian Rhapsody
RT Baker
2018
Series
After Life
Julian
2019
Series
Wolf Hall
Wolsey in Devils Play
2015
Series
Wolf Hall
Sexton
2015
Series
Murphy's Law
DC Phil 'Wilco' Simpson
2001
Series
Galavant
Executioner
2015
Series
Moonflower Murders
Martin Webster
2024
Film
Kick-Ass
Danil
2010
Series
Sea of Souls
Video Shop Assistant
2004
Series
The Bastard Son & the Devil Himself
Rowan
2022
Series
WPC 56
Linus Brody
2013
Series
Cuffs
James Quirk
2015
Series
Murder City
Grub
2004
Series
Eyes Down
Oliver
2003
Film
Lockout
Mace
2012
Film
Below
Motormac
2002
Series
Spine Chillers
Tim
2003
Series
Run
Edgar
2013
Series
Happiness
Toby C
2001
Series
Worzel Gummidge
Clarty
2019
Film
A Christmas Gift from Bob
Leon
2020
Film
The Thing with Feathers
Andy
2025
Series
Five Daughters
Billy
2010
Film
Irina Palm
Franck
2007
Film
London Boulevard
Paparazzo 1
2010
Series
1066: The Battle for Middle Earth
Leofric
2009
Film
Control
Earnest
2007
Film
55 Steps
Robbie
2018
Heist
Will of the Palace
2008
Film
Cuban Fury
Mickey
2014
The Residents
Cain
2001
Film
It's All Gone Pete Tong
Brent
2004
Film
American Sweatshop
Counselor
2025
Film
How to Survive the Wild
Richard
Film
Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol
Servant
2010
Home Again
2006
Film
Undergods
Ezequiel The Therapist
2021
Film
Bone in the Throat
Skinny
2015
Film
Closer to the Moon
Dumitru 'Dumi' Dorneanu
2014
Film
The Virgin of Liverpool
Mr Sands
2003
Film
Unmade Beds
Bookshop Customer
2009
Ketan Majmudar
Aquilla
2024
Film
Magicians
Malky
2007
Film
Children of The Wicker Man
Self
2026
Virtue
David
2026
Film
Fear of Fanny
Cameraman
2006
Film
The Legend of the Tamworth Two
Eddie the Slaughterman
2004
Film
Shooters
Man in Street
2002
Film
Love Me Till Monday
2013
Film
Blake's Junction 7
Tall Stormtrooper
2004
Film
Ant Muzak
Merrick
2002
Film
Friends & Crocodiles
Albert Junior
2005
Film
Snuffbox
Zlatko Pavic
2016
Film
Theresa vs Boris: How May Became PM
2017
Film
Remains
Wilfred Godson
2024
Film
Captain Webb
News Editor
2015
Robin Hardy's Script - The Lost Ending
Narrator
2023
Film
Bellmouth
Frank
2018
Film
A Spell on You
Steve Kingdom
2015
Film
Abroad
Simon
2010
Film
Way of the Morris
Himself
2011
Spine chillers 2003 S01E05 Goths
Tim
Film
The Boat People
Dan
2007
Film
The Writ
Aquila
2024
Film
Inappropriate
Oscar Walden
2023
Film
All Small Bodies
The Witch
2017
Film
Backyard Village
Mark
2021
Film
Worzel Gummidge: Twitchers
Clarty
2021
Film
Brink
Man
2018
The Search
Flood
2009