Timothy Charles Robert Noel Bentinck, 12th Earl of Portland, MBE (born
1 June 1953), commonly known as Tim Bentinck, is an English actor and
writer, known for his long-running role as David Archer in the BBC
Radio 4 series, The Archers.The son of the non-conformist intellectual
Henry Bentinck he was born on a sheep station in Tasmania, Australia,
but moved to Berkhamsted in the UK when aged two. He attended a local
prep school, Harrow School, and the University of East Anglia, where
he spent most of his time at its drama society before receiving a BA
degree in the History of Art. After graduation he trained in acting at
the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.Bentinck has been an actor since
1978 and is known for the roles of David Archer in the BBC Radio 4
series The Archers and Tom Lacey in the BBC TV drama series By the
Sword Divided (1983â€"85). He is also a voice-over artist, having
provided the voice of James Bond for the video-game The World Is Not
Enough (Nintendo 64 and PlayStation), and the voice of Roger Radcliffe
in 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure, and for 15 years
between 1990 and 2006 was the voice of "Mind The Gap" on the London
Underground Piccadilly line. Bentinck has a long list of theatre,
television and film credits. He appeared in The Thick of It in 2005
and 2007 and starred with David Jason in The Royal Bodyguard in 2012.
1 June 1953), commonly known as Tim Bentinck, is an English actor and
writer, known for his long-running role as David Archer in the BBC
Radio 4 series, The Archers.The son of the non-conformist intellectual
Henry Bentinck he was born on a sheep station in Tasmania, Australia,
but moved to Berkhamsted in the UK when aged two. He attended a local
prep school, Harrow School, and the University of East Anglia, where
he spent most of his time at its drama society before receiving a BA
degree in the History of Art. After graduation he trained in acting at
the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.Bentinck has been an actor since
1978 and is known for the roles of David Archer in the BBC Radio 4
series The Archers and Tom Lacey in the BBC TV drama series By the
Sword Divided (1983â€"85). He is also a voice-over artist, having
provided the voice of James Bond for the video-game The World Is Not
Enough (Nintendo 64 and PlayStation), and the voice of Roger Radcliffe
in 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure, and for 15 years
between 1990 and 2006 was the voice of "Mind The Gap" on the London
Underground Piccadilly line. Bentinck has a long list of theatre,
television and film credits. He appeared in The Thick of It in 2005
and 2007 and starred with David Jason in The Royal Bodyguard in 2012.
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