Acting
Tim Plester
EN, DE, SV cinema · 56 credits
Born
10 September 1970 (age 56)
Birthplace
Banbury, Oxfordshire, England, UK
Tim Plester (Timothy Marc Plester) – British actor, playwright, and filmmaker, born 10 September 1970 in Banbury, Oxfordshire, England. Graduated from Dartington College of Arts with a BA in Theatre, then obtained an MA (Hons) in Playwriting Studies from Birmingham University. Winner of the 1992/93 National Student Playwright of the Year award. A self-styled "folknographer" interested in roots music and vernacular customs, he co-directed the award-winning documentaries Way of the Morris (2011, premiered at SXSW), The Ballad of Shirley Collins (2017, BFI London Film Festival), and Southern Journey (Revisited) (2020, Sheffield Doc/Fest). His most notable film roles include Danil in Kick-Ass (2010), Mace in Lockout (2012), Dumi in Closer to the Moon (2014), Mickey in Cuban Fury (2014), Robbie in 55 Steps (2017), Roy Thomas Baker in Bohemian Rhapsody (2018), Leon in A Christmas Gift from Bob (2020), and Ezequiel in Undergods (2020). He also appeared in Control (2007), It's All Gone Pete Tong (2004), Shifty (2008), The Little Stranger (2018), and American Sweatshop (2025). On television he is best known for Black Walder Rivers in Game of Thrones (2013–2016, 6 episodes), Julian in After Life (2019–2022, 5 episodes), Wolsey in Wolf Hall (2015, 4 episodes) and its sequel (2024), Martin Webster in Moonflower Murders (2024, 3 episodes), Clarty in Worzel Gummidge (2019–2021, 8 episodes), Per Haskell in Shadow and Bone (2021–2023), and Fay Drolla in Andor (2025). He has also appeared in Doctor Who, Life on Mars, Hustle, Taboo, Britannia, and Galavant.
Known for
Filmography
How to Survive the Wild
as Richard
The Archivist
Director, Editor
American Sweatshop
as Counselor
Remains
as Wilfred Godson
The Writ
as Aquila
Inappropriate
as Oscar Walden
Robin Hardy's Script - The Lost Ending
2023
Robin Hardy's Script - The Lost Ending
as Narrator
Undergods
as Ezequiel The Therapist
Backyard Village
as Mark
Ferroequinology
Executive Producer
Bellmouth
as Frank
55 Steps
as Robbie
Bohemian Rhapsody
as RT Baker
Brink
as Man
All Small Bodies
as The Witch
Snuffbox
as Zlatko Pavic
Captain Webb
as News Editor
A Spell on You
as Steve Kingdom
Bone in the Throat
as Skinny
Closer to the Moon
as Dumitru 'Dumi' Dorneanu
Cuban Fury
as Mickey
Lockout
as Mace
Way of the Morris
as Himself, Director, Writer
London Boulevard
as Paparazzo 1
Abroad
as Simon
Kick-Ass
as Danil
Unmade Beds
as Bookshop Customer
Heist
2008
Heist
as Will of the Palace
Magicians
as Malky
Irina Palm
as Franck
Control
as Earnest
Fear of Fanny
as Cameraman
Friends & Crocodiles
as Albert Junior
Blake's Junction 7
as Tall Stormtrooper, Writer
The Legend of the Tamworth Two
as Eddie the Slaughterman
The Virgin of Liverpool
as Mr Sands
Shooters
as Man in Street
Below
as Motormac
Ant Muzak
as Merrick, Producer, Writer, Casting, Idea