Tim Plester

Known for ActingBorn 1970-09-10 (age 56)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.Read more

Movies & web series

Worzel Gummidge: Twitchers

The Search

The Boat People

Game of Thrones

Andor

Remains

Ghosts

Bohemian Rhapsody

Way of the Morris

Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol

After Life

Taboo

Sea of Souls

The Residents

Shadow and Bone

Life on Mars

Blake's Junction 7

Hustle

Moonflower Murders

Backyard Village

Wolf Hall

Murder City

Murphy's Law

Control

Silent Witness

Spine Chillers

The Bastard Son & the Devil Himself

Galavant

New Tricks

Kick-Ass

Southern Journey (Revisited)

1066: The Battle for Middle Earth

Bellmouth

Fear of Fanny

Waterloo Road

Ant Muzak

Irina Palm

A Christmas Gift from Bob

55 Steps

A Spell on You

Cuffs

Run

The Thing with Feathers

The Ballad of Shirley Collins

Closer to the Moon

The Bill

Worzel Gummidge

It's All Gone Pete Tong