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Roger Allam

A member of the RSC since 1981, where he played roles such as Mercutio, and more recently Falstaff, a part which won him an Olivier Award. Made his name as the original Inspector Javert in Les Mis�rables, he has since appeared numerous times in film and television, often as Deadpan Snarker or the Only Sane Man.

Roles:

Ashes to Ashes: Detective Superintendent Mackintosh
Cabin Pressure: First Officer Douglas Richardson
The Creatives: Charlie Bentley
Game Of Thrones: Magister Illyrio
Henry IV: Falstaff.
Les Mis�rables: Inspector Javert
Tamara Drewe: Nicholas Hardiment
The Iron Lady: Gordon Reece
Parades End: General Campion
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides: Henry Pelham
''The Queen': Robin Janvrin
Speed Racer: Royalton
The Thick of It: Peter Mannion
V for Vendetta: Lewis Prothero
The Woman in Black: Mr Bentley

Tropes:

Badass Baritone
Badass Beard: Grown for Henry IV, it can be seen in the encore performance at the Les Miserables 25th Anniversary Concert.
Deadpan Snarker
Doing It for the Art: He quit his role in Les Miserables (which by then had become a huge hit) to appear in a small-scale Arthur Miller production.
Large Ham: Mostly in his villainous roles, such as Lewis Prothero in V for Vendetta and Royalton in the Speed Racer movie.
One-Scene Wonder: Quite frequently.
Only Sane Man: In his comedy roles, such as Cabin Pressure or The Thick of It.
Shakespearian Actors
Tall, Dark and Snarky