Timothy L. McInnerny ( ; born 18 September 1956) is an English actor and comedian. He is notable for appearing as multiple characters in the Blackadder series, playing Lord Percy Percy in The Black Adder (1983), and Blackadder II (1986); as the Scarlet Pimpernel in Blackadder the Third (1987), Captain Kevin Darling in Blackadder Goes Forth (1989), and returned to play Archdeacon Darling, the Duke of Darling, and le Duc de Darling in Blackadder: Back and Forth (1999).

Other credits include Erik the Viking (1989), Richard III (1995), 101 Dalmatians (1996), FairyTale: A True Story (1997), Notting Hill (1999), 102 Dalmatians (2000), Longitude (2000) The Emperor's New Clothes (2001), Spooks (2004), Gunpowder, Treason & Plot (2004), Casanova (2005), Severance (2006), The Devil's Whore (2008), Black Death (2010) New Tricks (2012), Game of Thrones (season 6) (2016), National Treasure (2016), Eddie The Eagle (2016), In the Dark (2017), Strike (2017), Harlots (2017), Strangers (2018), Peterloo (2018), The Trial of Christine Keeler (2019–2020), The Windermere Children (2020), Gangs of London (2020), The Serpent (2021), Ten Percent (2022), One Day (2024), Gladiator II (2024), and Bookish (2025).

Early life McInnerny was born on 18 September 1956 in Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire, the son of Mary Joan (née Gibbings) and William Ronald McInnerny. He has two sisters. He was brought up in Cheadle Hulme and in Stroud, Gloucestershire, and educated at Marling School, a grammar school in Stroud, and read English at Wadham College, Oxford, matriculating in 1976 after taking a gap year backpacking around the world.

Career Television McInnerny's first role was in Blackadder during the 1980s. He played the two bumbling related aristocrats with the same name of Lord Percy Percy in the first series The Black Adder (1983), and the second series Blackadder II (1986); He made a guest appearance in one episode as the Scarlet Pimpernel in Blackadder the Third (1987), and returned to the main cast to play Captain Kevin Darling in the fourth series Blackadder Goes Forth (1989). He returned to play Archdeacon Darling, the Duke of Darling, and le Duc de Darling in Blackadder: Back and Forth (1999).

McInnerny had a minor but significant role as Emma Craven's boyfriend Terry Shields, in the BBC TV serial Edge of Darkness (1985).

In 2004, McInnerny played Oliver Mace in Spooks, and Cecil in Gunpowder, Treason & Plot. In films he played The Doge in the film Casanova (2005), Richard in Severance (2006), Joliffe in The Devil's Whore (2008), and Hob in Black Death (2010).

More recent TV appearances include Law & Order: UK (2011), as a man wrongly convicted of murdering his daughter, and New Tricks (2012). In 2016, McInnerny joined the cast of the HBO series Game of Thrones in Season 6 as Lord Robett Glover.

In 2007 McInnerny spoke candidly about his love of ITV sitcoms, after receiving criticism for his views expressed on the BBC cult show I Love the '70s: "I think shows like Mind Your Language and Love Thy Neighbour need to be remembered for what they were; truly fantastic examples of sitcom writing that hasn't been seen since. The content is unfortunate in the cold light of modern society, but that's no reason to stop praising the sheer brilliance of the writers that ITV had in its ranks during that decade."

Television Year Title Role NotesRef. 1983 The Black Adder Lord Percy Percy 1985 The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes John ClayVincent Spalding Episode: "The Red-Headed League" Edge of Darkness Terry Shields 1986 Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna Yakovlev Blackadder II Lord Percy Percy 1987 Blackadder the Third TopperThe Scarlet Pimpernel Episode: "Nob and Nobility" 1988 A Very British Coup Fiennes Three-part TV serial 1989 Blackadder Goes Forth Captain Kevin Darling 1992 The Bill Kevin Finch Episode: "Open to Offers" 1993 The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles Franz Kafka Episode: "Prague, August 1917" 1997 Tracey Takes On... Timothy Bugge 1999 Blackadder: Back and Forth Archdeacon Darlingthe Duke of Darlingle Duc de Darling The Vice Max Wilson episode "Sons" (Parts 1 and 2) 2000 The Miracle Maker Barabbas voice only2002 Don't Eat the Neighbours Terrapin Trial & Retribution Eric Fowler Series 6 2004 Spooks Oliver Mace Agatha Christie's Marple: The Murder at the Vicarage Reverend Leonard Clement Gunpowder, Treason & Plot Cecil 2006 The Line of Beauty Gerald Fedden TV miniseries 2008 Doctor Who Klineman Halpen Episode: "Planet of the Ood"Series 4 2009 Hustle Judge Anthony Kent Inspector George Gently Geoffrey Pershore Episode: "Gently Through the Mill" 2010 Midsomer Murders Hugh Dalgleish Episode: "The Sword of Guillaume" #13.22011 Law & Order: UK Simon Bennett Episode: "Haunted" Twenty Twelve Tony Ward Episode #1.6 The Body Farm Richard Warner Episode "You've Got Visitors"2011–2012 New Tricks Stephen Fisher Episodes: "The Gentleman That Vanished", "A Death in the Family" and "Part of a Whole"2012 The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff Harmswell Grimstone Episodes: "#1.1", "#1.2", "#1.3"2014 Castles in the Sky Churchill Outlander Father Bain Utopia Airey Neave Episode: "Episode 1" The Boy in the Dress Mr Hawthorn 2015 Strike Back: Legacy Robin Foster2016 Sherlock Eustace Carmichael Episode: "The Abominable Bride" Houdini and Doyle Horace Merring Episodes: "#1", "#2", "#8" 2016–2017 Game of Thrones Robett Glover Episodes: "The Broken Man", "The Winds of Winter", "Dragonstone", "Stormborn", "Eastwatch" 2016 National Treasure Karl2017 In the Dark Frank Linnell Episodes: 1.3, 1.4 Strike Daniel Chard The Silkworm Harlots Lord Repton Episodes: 1.1, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5 2018 Strangers Arthur Bach 2019–2020 The Trial of Christine Keeler Martin Redmayne Recurring role2020 The Windermere Children Leonard Montefiore Gangs of London Mr Jacob Episode: 1.9 2021 The Serpent Paul Siemons 2022 Ten Percent Simon Gould 2023 Mrs. Davis Apron Man Episodes: "Zwei Sie Piel mit Seitung Sie Wirtschaftung", "A Baby with Wings, a Sad Boy with Wings and a Great Helmet" 2024 One Day Stephen Mayhew 2025 Bookish DEpisodes: "Slightly Foxed: Part 1", "Slightly Foxed: Part 2","Such Devoted Sisters: Part 1"

Film Year Title Role NotesRef. 1983 Dead on Time Customer Short film 1985 Wetherby John Morgan 1989 Erik the Viking Sven the Berserk 1995 Richard III William Catesby 1996 101 Dalmatians Alonzo 1997 FairyTale: A True StoryJohn Ferret1999 Rogue TraderTony Hawes Notting Hill Max The Miracle Maker Barabbas voice 2000 102 Dalmatians Alonzo 2001 The Emperor's New Clothes Dr. Lambert 2005 Casanova The Doge 2006 Severance Richard 2008 The Devil's Whore Joliffe 2010 Black Death Hob 2011 Johnny English Reborn Patch Quartermain 2014 The Minister of Chance The King 2014 Automata Vernon Conway 2015 Spooks: The Greater Good Oliver Mace 2016 Eddie The Eagle Target 2017 The Hippopotamus Oliver Mills2018Agatha and the Truth of Murder RandolphPeterloo Prince RegentSometimes Always NeverArthur 2019 Killers Anonymous Calvin The Aeronauts Airy 2022 Marooned Awakening Karl voice 2022 Stromboli Harold 2024 The EndButler Gladiator IIThraex 2025 Grow Lord Smyth-Gherkin

Since 2012, McInnerny has been a patron of the Norwich Film Festival.

Radio Year Title Role NotesRef.1998Cider with RosieLaurieBy Nick Darke1999The Saturday Play: Two Planks and a PassionEarl of Oxford2001Habbakuk of IceGeoffrey Pykeby Steve Walker2004The OdysseyOdysseusAdapted by Simon Armitage2010I, ClaudiusTiberius 2013Headlong Tony Churt2013KokomoPantaloneby Julian Simpson2015Fugue StateJohnsonby Julian Simpson2017MythosJohnsonby Julian Simpson 2017King Solomon's Mines Allan Quatermain 2022Make Death Love Me Antony

Theatre In 1985 he was cast in Pravda alongside Anthony Hopkins.

He played Dr Frank-N-Furter in the 1990 West End production of The Rocky Horror Show. His performance can be heard on the soundtrack album of this production.

In summer 2007, he played Iago in Othello at Shakespeare's Globe on Bankside in London.

Selected theatre performances Clitandre in The Misanthrope by Moliere. Directed by Casper Wrede at the Royal Exchange, Manchester (1981) Charlie in Detective Story by Sidney Kingsley. Directed by John Dillon at the Royal Exchange, Manchester (1982) Billy Bibbitt in One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest by Dale Wasserman. Directed by Greg Hersov at the Royal Exchange, Manchester (1982) Mick in The Caretaker by Harold Pinter. Directed by Richard Negri at the Royal Exchange, Manchester (1983) Orsino in Twelfth Night. Directed by Braham Murray at the Royal Exchange, Manchester (1988)

Music In 1989, he co-starred with Kate Bush in the music video for her song "This Woman's Work". He also appeared in the Westlife video for "Uptown Girl", along with Claudia Schiffer, Robert Bathurst, Crispin Bonham-Carter, Ioan Gruffudd and James Wilby.

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