Robert Portal is an English actor. Portal is known for his role as Paul Critchley on the BBC television series The Amazing Mrs Pritchard (2006) and as the King in the film The Huntsman: Winter's War (2016). He is also known for his role as the Duke of Richmond on the ITV drama series Belgravia (2020).
Early life Portal was born in England and educated at Harrow School. He studied at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) graduating in 1993 and also trained at the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Career
Film Year Title Role Notes 1996 The Merchant of Venice Arragon TV movie 1997 Embassy Rupert Lightfoot TV movie 1997 Mrs Dalloway Young Richard 1997 Painted Lady Alex TV movie 1998 Stiff Upper Lips Cedric 2001 Bye Bye Baby (2001 film)|Bye Bye Baby| Hyphenated | TV movie |- | 2005 | The Queen's Sister| Anthony Barton
| 2006 | Heroes and Villains| Charlie Bolton-Rosser
| 2006 | Terry Pratchett's Hogfather| Mr. Gaiter | TV movie |- | 2008 | Terry Pratchett's Hogfather| Brian
| 2008 | In Love with Barbara| Ian McCorquodale | TV movie |- | 2010 | The King's Speech| Equerry
| 2010 | You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger| Jewellery Shop Salesman
| 2011 | My Week with Marilyn| Joe Orton
| 2011 | Mother's Milk| Jim Packer
| 2011 | The Iron Lady| Grey Suited Guest
| 2013 | Welcome to the Punch| Robert Wiseman
| 2014 | Mr Turner| Sir Charles Eastlake
| 2014 | United We Fall| Rt Hon David Anthony
| 2015 | Meet Pursuit Delange: The Movie| Charles Itchy Forrester | Short Film |- | 2015 | Seahorse| Stuart | Short Film |- | 2016 | The Huntsman: Winter's War| King
| 2016 | Kids in Love| Mr. Walker
| 2017 | Goodbye Christopher Robin| Headmaster
| 2017 | 6 Days| Lt.Col. Michael Rose
| 2018 | Hurricane| Keith Park
| 2020 | The Ghost Writer| Irwin | (pre-production)|- | 2020 | Paintball Massacre| Marshal Eddie | (pre-production)|- | 2020 | The Rectory| Glanville | (pre-production)''
Television Year Title Role Notes 1993 The Bill Stephen Broom TV series - Episode: The Price of Fame 1994 Love Hurts Jez TV series - Episode: The Parent Trap 1995 Julia Jekyll and Harriet Hyde Lester Blister TV series 1996 The Ruth Rendell Mysteries Christopher Riding TV series 1996 Soldier Soldier Lt Adrian Hodges TV series 2001 The Armando Iannucci Shows TV series 2003 Clocking Off Adrian Thompson TV series 2005 Distant Shores Nash TV series - Episodes: #1.1 & #1.2 2005 The Thick of It Mark Davies TV series - Episode: #2.1 2005 Egypt Henry Salt TV series 2005 Rosemary & Thyme Stuart Blackton TV series - Episode: The Cup of Silence 2006 The Amazing Mrs Pritchard Paul Critchley TV series 2009 Ashes to Ashes Nigel Pattison TV series - Episode: #2.3 2009 Heartbeat Giles MacLean TV series 2009 Psychoville Prosecutor TV series 2014 Warren United Michael The Horse (voice) TV series 2016 The Rebel Auctioneer TV series 2016 Birds of a Feather Rupert Julian-Jones TV series - Episode: There's a Girl in My Souk 2017 Henry IX Edwin, the Duke of Cumberland TV series 2018 Endeavour Major Coward TV series 2018 Collateral Major Tim Dyson TV series 2019 Death in Paradise Benedict Dacre TV series - Episode: #8.4 2019 Grantchester Eddie TV series - Episode: #4.5 2020 Father Brown Bertie Quinton QC TV series - Episode: The Scales of Justice 2020 Belgravia Lord Richmond TV series
Theatre Year Title Role Notes 2006 Tom and Viv Maurice Almeida Theatre, London 2009 The 39 Steps Richard Hannay Criterion Theatre, London
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