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Douglas Reith
Homepage
https://cam.co.uk/talent/douglas-reith/
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1953-07-16,Melton, Suffolk, England, UK
Gender
Male
Biography
Douglas Reith is a British actor and teacher. He is best known for his role as Lord Merton in the television series Downton Abbey (2010–2015), as well as its two follow-up films. Reith was born in Melton, Suffolk. He studied acting at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. He began acting in the late 1970s, beginning with an appearance in International Velvet (1978) alongside Tatum O'Neal and Christopher Plummer. He worked as an announcer and presenter at BBC Radio 3 for five years before leaving to study Greats at Christ Church, Oxford for four years beginning in 1989. He worked as a teacher, including at Westminster School, before resuming his acting career. Reith joined the cast of Downton Abbey as Lord Merton in 2012, and alongside the cast was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series at the 23rd Screen Actors Guild Awards. He reprised the role in the films Downton Abbey (2019) and Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022). In 2017, Reith was cast in Tim Burton's live-action remake Dumbo (2019). In 2019, he was cast in SAS: Red Notice (2021).

Filmography

International Velvet

7.4

International Velvet
1978-07-19

6.6

The War Below
2021-09-10

6.325

W.E.
2011-09-01

Downton Abbey: A New Era

7.2

Downton Abbey: A New Era
2022-04-27

Bloodlines: Legacy of a Lord

5.5

Bloodlines: Legacy of a Lord
1998-01-27

6.944

The Queen
2006-09-15

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

7.195

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
2025-09-10

6.403

Enid
2009-11-16

An Englishman Abroad

5.65

An Englishman Abroad
1983-11-29

7.73

Rush
2013-09-02

The Queen's Sister

5.3

The Queen's Sister
2005-11-26

Serial Teachers 2

5.3

Serial Teachers 2
2015-07-01

6.588

Dumbo
2019-03-27

7.13

Downton Abbey
2019-09-12

SAS: Red Notice

5.782

SAS: Red Notice
2021-08-11

The Happy Autumn Fields

0

The Happy Autumn Fields
1980-11-21

7.3

Professor T
2021-07-18

6.8

Minder
1979-10-29

Rose and Maloney

6.2

Rose and Maloney
2002-09-29

8.121

Downton Abbey
2010-09-26

6.716

Fearless
2017-06-12

8.2

Outlander
2014-08-09

7.2

Elizabeth I
2005-09-29

7.2

Elizabeth I
2005-09-29

The Prince and the Pauper

0

The Prince and the Pauper
1996-11-10

5.5

Pandora
2019-07-16

6.1

Agatha Raisin
2016-06-07

8.189

The Crown
2016-11-04

Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire

7.444

Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire
2006-09-21

7

Playhouse
1974-03-13

0

Cold Warrior
1984-09-12

Rumpole of the Bailey

6.9

Rumpole of the Bailey
1975-12-17