David Haig Collum Ward Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
David Haig Collum Ward MBE (born 20 September 1955) is an Olivier Award-winning English actor and FIPA Award-winning writer. He is known for his versatility, having played dramatic, serio-comic and comedic roles, playing characters of varied social classes. He has appeared in top roles in stage productions all over the West End and has done numerous TV and film roles over the past 25 years.
I've always played quite intense, serious people, and I quite like that - maybe it's something to do with me.
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[on Ben Elton] Ben and I had always wanted to work together again, because we loved it the first time round.
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I've been playing Jim Hacker in Yes, Prime Minister (2013), and although he is very different to Gerald [The Wright Way (2013)], both series feature a love of words, and entailed huge amounts of line learning for each recording.
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Fact
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He was awarded the MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2013 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to drama.
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He was awarded the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 1989 (1988 season) for Best Actor in a New Play for his performance in "Our Country's Good".
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Witness for the Prosecution
2016
TV Movie
Sir Charles Carter
Florence Foster Jenkins
2016
Carlo Edwards
New Tricks
2015
TV Series
Dr. Douglas Henway
Penny Dreadful
2015
TV Series
Oscar Putney
The Wright Way
2013
TV Series
Gerald Wright
Yes, Prime Minister
2013
TV Series
Prime Minister James Hacker
The Half-Light
2011
Short
Man
Strike Back
2011
TV Series
Christopher Manning
Masterpiece Classic
2010
TV Series
Sir George Sinclair
Mo
2010
TV Movie
Jon Norton
The Thick of It
2009
TV Series
Steve Fleming
Doc Martin
2009
TV Series
Mr. Strain
Midsomer Murders
2009
TV Series
George Jeffers
My Family
2009
TV Series
Jeremy Livingstone
The 39 Steps
2008
TV Movie
Sir George Sinclair
Dustbin Baby
2008
TV Movie
Elliot
Agatha Christie's Marple
2008
TV Series
Major Hugh Horton
Dickens Secret Lover
2008
TV Movie documentary
Charles Dickens
My Boy Jack
2007
TV Movie
Rudyard Kipling
Church Going
2007
Short
Priest
Mr. Bean's Wedding
2007
Video
A for Andromeda
2006
TV Movie
General Vandenberg
Hustle
2004
TV Series
Sir Anthony Reeves
Two Weeks Notice
2002
Howard Wade
Rachel's Attic
2002
Adam - DVD version
Crime and Punishment
2002
TV Movie
Luzhin
Ivor the Invisible
2001
TV Movie
Park Keeper (voice)
Station Jim
2001
TV Movie
Riorden Jnr
Dalziel and Pascoe
2000
TV Series
David Hallingsworth
Talking Heads 2
1998
TV Mini-Series
Wilfred Paterson
Keeping Mum
1997-1998
TV Series
Richard Beare
The Thin Blue Line
1995-1996
TV Series
D.I. Derek Grim
Never Mind the Horrocks
1996
TV Movie
Various Roles
The Four Corners of Nowhere
1995
Nick
Wycliffe
1995
TV Series
David Miller
Nice Day at the Office
1994
TV Series
Chris Selwyn
Love on a Branch Line
1994
TV Mini-Series
Lionel Virley
The Bill
1994
TV Series
Brian Linton
Four Weddings and a Funeral
1994
Bernard the Groom - Wedding Two
Cracker
1993
TV Series
Graham
Alleyn Mysteries
1993
TV Series
Arthur Wilde
The Darling Buds of May
1993
TV Series
Captain Robert Battersby
Boon
1992
TV Series
Jim Fisk
Inspector Morse
1992
TV Series
Peter Rhodes
Soldier Soldier
1991
TV Series
Major Tom Cadman
Chancer
1991
TV Series
Dr. Haselden
Portrait of a Marriage
1990
TV Mini-Series
Harold Nicolson
Mystery!: Campion
1990
TV Series
Guffy Randall
Dramarama
1989
TV Series
Bill Brock
Hannay
1989
TV Series
Conrad Smyth
Cold War Killers
1986
TV Movie
Colin Jenkins
The Alamut Ambush
1986
TV Movie
Colin Jenkins
Morons from Outer Space
1985
Palatial House Flunkey
Dark Enemy
1984
Ash
A Flame to the Phoenix
1983
Mirek Grabinski
Chessgame
1983
TV Series
Colin Jenkins
Diamonds
1981
TV Series
Alex Randolph
Doctor Who
1980
TV Series
Pangol
Blakes 7
1980
TV Series
Forres
The Moon Stallion
1978
TV Series
Todman
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
My Boy Jack
2007
TV Movie play
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
My Boy Jack
2007
TV Movie associate producer
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
There's Something About Romcoms
2016
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Yes, Prime Minister: Re-elected
2013
TV Movie documentary
Himself / Jim Hacker
Saturday Kitchen
2012
TV Series
Himself - Special Guest
Loose Women
2011
TV Series
Himself
Breakfast
2010
TV Series
Himself - Actor
The Story of the Costume Drama
2008
TV Series documentary
Himself
Movie Connections
2007
TV Series documentary
Himself
Comic Relief 2007: The Big One
2007
TV Special
Kate's Dad
GMTV
2004
TV Series
Himself
Today with Des and Mel
2004
TV Series
Himself
Light Lunch
1997
TV Series
Himself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Florence Foster Jenkins: Behind the Scenes
2016
Video short
Carlo Edwards (uncredited)
Julie Walters: A Life on Screen
2014
TV Movie documentary
Jon Norton (uncredited)
Edición Especial Coleccionista
2010
TV Series
Bernard
Being Nice to Each Other: Making 'The Keeper of Traken'
2007
Video documentary short
Pangol (uncredited)
A New Beginning
2004
Video documentary short
Pangol (uncredited)
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Tales of Innocence
1999
Video
Colonel Bonnet
Four Weddings and a Funeral: Production Featurette
1993
Video documentary short
Bernard the Groom (uncredited)
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2008
Golden FIPA
Biarritz International Festival of Audiovisual Programming