Portrait of James Fleet

James Fleet

Acting

Biography

​James Edward Fleet (born 11 March 1952) is an English actor. He is most famous for his roles as the bumbling and well-meaning Tom in the 1994 British romantic comedy film Four Weddings and a Funeral, and the dim-witted Hugo Horton in the BBC situation comedy television series The Vicar of Dibley.

Born: March 11, 1952

Place of Birth: Bilston, Staffordshire, England, UK

Filmography

2025
I, Jack Wright

as Bobby Botham

2025
The Feud

as Derek Abshire

2025
Brian and Maggie

as Ronald Millar

2023
Tom Jones

as Squire Allworthy

2023
2022
2022
2022
The Lost King

as John Ashdown-Hill

2022
Karen Pirie

as Mick Prentice Snr

2022
Wolf Manor

as Oliver Lawrence

2022
Operation Mincemeat

as Charles Fraser-Smith

2021
The Watch

as Archchancellor of Unseen University

2020
Bridgerton

as King George III

2020
Blithe Spirit

as Harry Price

2020
All Creatures Great & Small

as Colonel Merrick

2020
The Pale Horse

as Oscar Venables

2019
Thanks for the Memories

as Patrick Conway

2019
2019
Born a King

as George V

2018
Death on the Tyne

as Captain Jack Pearson

2018
Patrick Melrose

as Sir Victor Eisen

2017
Revolution: New Art for a New World

as Wassily Kandinsky (voice)

2017
2017
Urban Myths

as The Professor

2016
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

as Hugo Horton (archive footage) (uncredited)

2016
Love & Friendship

as Sir Reginald DeCourcy

2016
Houdini & Doyle

as Dr. Pilsen

2016
Billionaire Boy

as Mr Darrow

2015
Unforgotten

as Chris Lowe

2015
2015
Indian Summers

as Lord Hawthorne

2014
Mr. Turner

as John Constable

2014
Outlander

as Reverend Wakefield

2013
2013
Murder on the Home Front

as Professor Stephens

2013
Murder on the Home Front

as Professor Stephens

2013
2013
It's Kevin

as Various

2013
Father Brown

as Dr. Adam Crawford

2013
Blandings

as Colonel Fanshawe

2012
Bad Education

as Richard

2012
The Hollow Crown

as Hastings

2011
Death in Paradise

as Jeremy Tipping

2011
The Decoy Bride

as William

2009
Micro Men

as Kenneth Baker

2009
Being Human

as George Senior

2008
Little Dorrit

as Frederick Dorrit

2007
Lewis

as Dr. Alex Falconer

2007
Skins

as Martin

2006
2004
Sea of Souls

as Findlay Morrison

2003
Promoted to Glory

as Michael Prendergast

2003
Blackball

as Alan the Pipe

2003
Three Sisters

as Kulygin

2003
South from Granada

as Lytton Strachey

2002
Two Men Went To War

as Maj. Bates

2002
Young Arthur

as Merlin

2002
2001
Charlotte Gray

as Richard Cannerly

1999
Milk

as Adrian

1998
Frenchman's Creek

as Sir Harry

1997
Midsomer Murders

as Ralph Plummer

1997
Midsomer Murders

as Michael Falconer

1997
Remember Me?

as Donald

1996
Crossing the Floor

as Prime Minister

1996
Eskimo Day

as Simon

1995
Sense and Sensibility

as John Dashwood

1995
The Grotesque

as Inspector Limp

1995
3 Steps to Heaven

as Harry Roberts

1994
Milner

as Hugh Bonning

1994
The Vicar of Dibley

as Hugo Horton

1994
Harry Enfield and Chums

as Teacher Mr. Banks

1993
Cracker

as Michael Trant

1993
A Year in Provence

as Hugo Compton

1993
Femme Fatale

as Algie

1992
Running Late

as James Grahame

1992
Blue Black Permanent

as Jim Thorburn

1987
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

as Neil Fairfax (uncredited)

1987
1986
Defence of the Realm

as Ministry Man

1985
Screen Two

as Peter Wentworth

1985
1985
Screen Two

as Prime Minister

1985
Screen Two

as Algie

1984
The Bill

as Paul Morgan

1978
Grange Hill

as Mr. Perkins