Christopher Ravenscroft

Christopher Ravenscroft was born in London and trained at The Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. He is best known for his portrayals of Inspector Burden in The Ruth Rendell Mysteries and Montjoy, the French herald in Kenneth Branagh’s Henry V (1989).  Christopher joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1979 and has appeared in many acclaimed productions: Mobbs, Mr Lenville and Frank Cheeryble in Nicholas Nickleby; Antonio in The Merchant of Venice; Richmond in Richard III; Pain in Howard Barker’s Crimes in Hot Countries; Cassius in Julius Caesar; Montjoy in Henry V and Banquo in Macbeth.

Other credits include…

FILM: Tom & Thomas (2002); The Football Factory (2004).

TELEVISION: John Halifax, Gentleman (1974); Warship (1976); Crown Court (1977); Coronation Street (1978); Nicholas Nickleby (1982); The Hound of the Baskervilles (1982); Pericles (1984); Twelfth Night (1988); PD James: A Mind to Murder (1995); The Levels (1996); Holby City (2000); Midsomer Murders (2002); Brookside (2003); The Courtroom (2004); Mile High (2005); The Shell Seekers (2006).

THEATRE: Orsino in Twelfth Night; Max in Bent; John in Oleanna; St John Hewitt in Landslide; Archie in Jumpers; Sir Robert Morton in The Winslow Boy; Dr Harry Hyman in Broken Glass; Arthur Kipps in The Woman in Black; Frank in Educating Rita; Paul in The Maths Tutor; A E Housman in The Invention of Love; Prospero in The Tempest; Rev Winemiller in Summer and Smoke; Duke Frederick/Duke Senior in As You Like It; Dr Millard/Old Man in Taking Care of Baby; Professor Pawlett in People at Sea; Dr Rank in A Dolls House; Daniel Touchette in The Portrait of a Lady.

BBC RADIO: Standard Procedure (1979); Germinal (1982); Blue Moves (1986); Games (1991); Hamlet (1992); A Vital Flaw (1994); The Kite (1998); King Street Junior Revisited (2004).

ALSO: Audio books of the Wexford novels; a nine hour award winning reading of The Aeneid; recitals with the English Piano Trio and the Locrian Ensemble.

Contact details: c/o Michael Cronin, International Artistes, 4th Floor, Holborn Hall, 193-197 High Holborn, London WC1V 7BD.

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Christopher Ravenscroft plays Inspector Burden: “Burden is somewhat pedantic and very logical - but he never solves the case - whereas Wexford does...”

  • image: Peter Hall CompanyChristopher Ravenscroft is currently with the Peter Hall Company and will be appearing this summer in two new productions of A Doll's House (July 08 - August 09, 2008) and The Portrait of a Lady (July 03 – August 09, 2008) at the Theatre Royal Bath.
  • image: People at SeaPeople at Sea: Christopher Ravenscroft plays Professor Pawlett in a new production of this rarely staged JB Priestley thriller at Salisbury Playhouse: 28 February - 22 March 2008.
  • image: Not in the Flesh Audio CDNot in the Flesh: the new Wexford novel read by Christopher Ravenscroft. Audio CD | August 2007.