Biography
Mark Richard Durden-Smith (born 8 February 1944), known as Richard Durden, is an English actor, with a range of television, film and stage credits.
Known For
Complete Filmography
Joy
2024
as Sir Norman Jeffcoate
A young nurse, a visionary scientist and an innovative surgeon face opposition from the church, state, media and medical establishment, in their pursu...
Late Shift
2022
as Samuel Parr
Matt, a smart student, has to prove his innocence after being forced to take part in a bold heist at a famous London auction house. The consequences t...
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019
as First Order Officer
The surviving Resistance faces the First Order once again as the journey of Rey, Finn and Poe Dameron continues. With the power and knowledge of gener...
Brexit: The Uncivil War
2019
as Bill Cash
Political strategist Dominic Cummings leads a popular but controversial campaign to convince British voters to leave the European Union from 2015 up u...
Man of the Hour
2018
as Jeremy's Father
Gemma receives a mysterious invitation to the birthday party of an enigmatic millionaire, Jeremy. She must pass herself off as Jeremy's old friend and...
The Child in Time
2018
as Stephen's Father
A successful writer of children's books, Stephen Lewis is confronted with the unthinkable—he loses his only child, four-year-old Kate, in a supermarke...
Churchill
2017
as Jan Smuts
A ticking-clock thriller following Winston Churchill in the 24 hours before D-Day.
The Ties That Bind
2014
as Reverend Cooper
A divorce case involving a landowner and his young wife spirals into something darker, drawing Mr. Whicher into the heart of the English countryside w...
Papadopoulos & Sons
2012
as Father Jimmy
Following his ruin in the latest banking crisis, a self-made millionaire reluctantly re-unites with his estranged freewheeling brother to re-open the ...
Anonymous
2011
as Archbishop
Set against the backdrop of the succession of Queen Elizabeth I, and the Essex Rebellion against her, the story advances the theory that it was in fac...
The Awakening
2011
as Alexander Cathcart
In post–War England, a writer and sometime-ghost hunter investigates a reported haunting at a boys boarding school.
The Heavy
2010
as Carl
Sibling rivalry turned into betrayal between two brothers. One a prime candidate for Prime Minister, the other a henchman for a successful, yet shady ...
From Paris with Love
2010
as Ambassador Bennington
James Reese has a good job as an ambassador's aid in France, but his real passion is a side gig—working in a minor role in the CIA. He would love to b...
The Last Days of Lehman Brothers
2009
as Harvey Miller
The heads of Wall Street's biggest investment banks were summoned to an evening meeting by the US Treasury Secretary, Hank Paulson, to discuss the pli...
Agora
2009
as Olympius
A historical drama set in Roman Egypt, concerning philosopher Hypatia of Alexandria and her relationship with her slave Davus, who is torn between his...
Confessions of a Diary Secretary
2007
as Office Manager
Funny film concerning John Prescott's affair with Tracey Temple
Pumpkinhead: Blood Feud
2007
as Old Man Hatfield
During a bitter family feud, Jodie Hatfield, and her boyfriend Ricky McCoy, decide to leave town to avoid being found out, but are soon caught in the ...
Oliver Twist
2005
as Board Member
An adaptation of the classic Dickens tale, where an orphan meets a pickpocket on the streets of London. From there, he joins a household of boys who a...
The Best Man
2005
as Vicar
When writer's block derails the literary dreams of Olly Pickering, he has to move in with his friend Murray after losing all his money. Things start t...
The Jacket
2005
as Dr. Hale
A military veteran goes on a journey into the future, where he can foresee his death and is left with questions that could save his life and those he ...
Not Only But Always
2004
as Proctor
The story of the working and personal relationship between the comedians Peter Cook and Dudley Moore, a hugely popular duo in the UK during the 1960s ...
The Reckoning
2004
as Town Justice
In 14th Century England, this tale of murder and mystery follows a fugitive priest who falls in with a troupe of actors. As they arrive in a small tow...
Hear the Silence
2003
as Dr. Austen Parker
The four-year-old Nicolas Shield leads a brash and peaceful life. An annual unpleasant day has arrived: he has to visit the doctor to get an injection...
Amen.
2002
as Ambassador Taylor
Kurt Gerstein—a member of the Institute for Hygiene of the Waffen-SS—is horrified by what he sees in the death camps. he is then shocked to learn that...
Superstition
2001
as Minister of Justice
19 year old babysitter aupair Julie is accused of murder when the bed of the sheltered baby inflames. Is seems as if Julie possesses rare telepathic s...
Mauá - O Imperador e o Rei
1999
as Barão de Rosthschild
A movie about a Brazilian entrepreneur who rivalled American's richest man at his time, well-known Rockfeller. Irineu Evangelista de Souza in 1867 had...
Danielle Steel's Zoya
1997
as Konstantin
A young Russian countess escapes the 1917 revolution and, despite hardship, makes a new life for herself in America.
Beaumarchais the Scoundrel
1996
as Smith
Beaumarchais the Scoundrel is a biopic film based on the life of the French playwright, financier and spy Pierre Beaumarchais depicting his activities...
The Grotesque
1995
as Sykes-Herring
Sir Hugo is more interested in reconstructing dinosaur bones than in paying attention to his wife, Lady Harriet. He's not thrilled when daughter Cleo ...
The Innocent
1993
as Black
A young engineer is sent to post-WWII Berlin to help the Americans in spying on the Russians. In a time and place where discretion is still a man’s be...
A Woman at War
1991
as Jaques
Helene Moskiewicz, a young Jewish woman living in pre-World War II Belgium, is forced to suffer through German occupation by watching her parents arre...
Sleepers
1991
as Rev. David Bancroft
Amidst the thaw of glasnost, the Kremlin discovers that two Soviet agents, sent to England under deep cover in 1965, have been “lost.” A beautiful and...
The Tragedy of Flight 103: The Inside Story
1990
as BKA Interrogator
Examination of the events that led to the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland.
Batman
1989
as TV Director
Batman must face his most ruthless nemesis when a deformed madman calling himself "The Joker" seizes control of Gotham's criminal underworld.
The Man Who Lived at the Ritz
1988
as Man Ray
In this drama, an American art student is trapped amidst the political turmoil of war-torn Europe while visiting Paris and staying at the fabulous Rit...
Maigret
1988
as Julian Braden
Jules Maigret, a meticulous Parisian police detective, is a famous literary character. In this film adaptation of his stories, he's trying to solve a ...
Hedgehog Wedding
1987
as Daniel
Mr and Mrs Desmond Howard Jones invite you to the wedding of their daughter Mariella to Dominic Frazer.
Country
1981
as Guy Wheldon
In 1945, the Carlions assemble at an English country house for a family gathering. During the event, they must determine who is to take over the famil...
The Day of the Janitor
1981
as Roger
Comedy about a maintenance supervisor in an office block whose idea of the company he works for is changed when he has to fix a leak in an executive's...
The Comedy of Errors
1978
as Ephesus Townsperson
The Royal Shakespeare Company act (and sing and dance!) Shakespeare's play about two sets of identical twins, separated at birth and brought together ...
The Love-Girl and the Innocent
1973
as Khomich
A BBC television adaptation of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's novel. The prisoner Nemov is an honest man serving a term of 10 years for violations of Articl...
Scars of Dracula
1970
as Second Officer
The Prince of Darkness casts his undead shadow once more over the cursed village of Kleinenberg when his ashes are splashed with bat's blood and Dracu...
Doctor Faustus
1967
as Evil Angel/Knight
Faustus is a scholar at the University of Wittenberg when he earns his doctorate degree. His insatiable appetite for knowledge and power leads him to ...