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Desmond Barrit

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Desmond Barrit, Daniel Booroff, and Leanne Howard-Williams in A Christmas Carol (1999)
Desmond Barrit was born on 19 October 1944 in Morriston, Swansea, Wales, UK. He is an actor, known for Northanger Abbey (2007), A Christmas Carol (1999) and A Midsummer Night's Dream (1996).
BornOctober 19, 1944
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    Known for

    JJ Feild and Felicity Jones in Northanger Abbey (2007)
    Northanger Abbey
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • Mr Allen
    • 2007
    Patrick Stewart in A Christmas Carol (1999)
    A Christmas Carol
    7.4
    TV Movie
    • The Ghost of Christmas Present
    • 1999
    A Midsummer Night's Dream (1996)
    A Midsummer Night's Dream
    6.2
    • Nick Bottom
    • 1996
    Rebecca's Daughters (1992)
    Rebecca's Daughters
    6.5
    • Jack Wet
    • 1992

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    • Nathaniel Curtis, Callum Scott Howells, Olly Alexander, Omari Douglas, and Lydia West in It's a Sin (2021)
      It's a Sin
      8.6
      TV Mini Series
      • Timothy Mottram
      • 2021
    • Guy Henry in Holby City (1999)
      Holby City
      5.8
      TV Series
      • 'Aubrey' Alan Bacon
      • 2015
    • Roger Allam and Shaun Evans in Endeavour (2012)
      Endeavour
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Stephen Fitzowen
      • 2014
    • The Fairy Queen (2009)
      The Fairy Queen
      7.9
      TV Movie
      • Basses
      • Bottom
      • 2009
    • Zip and Hollow
      8.6
      TV Movie
      • Harry
      • 2008
    • Annette Badland, Neil Dudgeon, and Nick Hendrix in Midsomer Murders (1997)
      Midsomer Murders
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Raymond Clandillon
      • Jonathan Eckersley-Hyde
      • 2002–2007
    • JJ Feild and Felicity Jones in Northanger Abbey (2007)
      Northanger Abbey
      7.2
      TV Movie
      • Mr Allen
      • 2007
    • Young Arthur
      7.6
      TV Movie
      • Bullwhit
      • 2002
    • Madame Bovary (2000)
      Madame Bovary
      6.5
      TV Movie
      • Guillaumin
      • 2000
    • Oliver Twist (1999)
      Oliver Twist
      7.7
      TV Mini Series
      • Flinders (as Desmond Barritt)
      • 1999
    • Patrick Stewart in A Christmas Carol (1999)
      A Christmas Carol
      7.4
      TV Movie
      • The Ghost of Christmas Present
      • 1999
    • Colin Blumenau, Nula Conwell, Peter Ellis, Trudie Goodwin, Jon Iles, Gary Olsen, Eric Richard, John Salthouse, Tony Scannell, Jeff Stewart, Mark Wingett, and Delia Swan in The Bill (1984)
      The Bill
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Mr. Pierson
      • Dando
      • 1991–1998
    • Kate Beckinsale in Alice Through the Looking Glass (1998)
      Alice Through the Looking Glass
      5.3
      TV Movie
      • Humpty Dumpty
      • 1998
    • Jean-Marc Barr and Anna Friel in St. Ives (1998)
      St. Ives
      6.5
      • Biggerstaff
      • 1998
    • Daylight Robbery
      Short
      • Kesso
      • 1997

    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Desmond Barritt
    • Born
      • October 19, 1944
      • Morriston, Swansea, Wales, UK
    • Other works
      He played Bottom in the Royal Shakespeare Company's 1996 production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream". The production visited Broadway, where Barrit won an Outer Critics' Circle Award for his performance.
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      A member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, he also loves playing pantomime dames, and has done so on numerous occasions.

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