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{{short description|British actor}}
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| birth_name = Patrick Geoffrey Ryecart
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1952|05|9|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Warwick]], [[Warwickshire]], England
| occupation = Actor
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Marsha Fitzalan]]|1977|1995|end=div}}
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==Early life and career==
Ryecart was born in Warwick, Warwickshire.
His first West End appearance was in [[Bernard Shaw]]'s ''[[Candida (play)|Candida]]'' at the [[Albery Theatre]], playing the young poet Marchbanks opposite [[Deborah Kerr]], directed by [[Michael Blakemore]]. Among a string of fine reviews, Bernard Levin in the ''[[Sunday Times]]'' described his performance as "supernova" and that he had not seen "such a talent in embryo since the young [[Richard Burton]]".{{
His extensive theatre credits include ''[[The Beastly Beatitudes of Balthazar B]]'' by [[J P Donleavy]] in London's West End, which he also produced, first playing Balthazar to Simon Callow's playing Beefy, (who was later replaced by Billy Connolly). Numerous tours include "Donkeys Years", "Rebecca", "Tunes of Glory" and "The Millionairess" opposite [[Raquel Welch]]. He also produced, at the Garrick Theatre London (and later redirected for tour and the Edinburgh Festival 2011) "Jus' like That!" the highly successful affectionate tribute to the great Tommy Cooper, written by John Fisher.
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==Personal life==
He was married to English actress [[Marsha Fitzalan]], the third daughter of the late [[Miles Fitzalan-Howard, 17th Duke of Norfolk|17th Duke of Norfolk]], from 4 July 1977 until their divorce in 1995. The couple met at drama school, The [[Webber Douglas Academy]]. They have three grown up children: Mariella Celia (born 1982), Jemima Carrie (born 1984), and Frederick William Hamlet (born 1987).
==Partial filmography==
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*''[[Silver Dream Racer]]'' (1980) - Benson
*''[[Silas Marner (film)|Silas Marner]]'' (1985) - Godfrey Cass
*''[[Tai-Pan (film)|Tai-Pan]]'' (1986) - Captain Glessing
*''[[Goldeneye (1989 film)|Goldeneye: The Secret Life of Ian Fleming]]'' (1989) - Ivar Bryce
*''Arms and The Man'' (1989) - Sergius Seranoff
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*''[[Prisoner of Honor]]'' (1991) - Maj. Esterhazy
*''[[Parting Shots]]'' (1999) - Cleverley
*''[[The King's Speech]]'' (2010) - [[Baron Wigram|Lord Wigram]]
*''Showreel'' (2011) - Gilbert
*''Candle to Water'' (2012) - Cy
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[[Category:English male film actors]]
[[Category:Alumni of the College of the Venerable Bede, Durham]]
[[Category:Male actors from Warwickshire]]
[[Category:People from Warwick]]
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