# Julian Firth

Julian Firth (born 8 January 1961) is an English actor, best known for his roles as troubled inmate Davis in the cinematic version of the film Scum and as Brother Jerome in the long-running television series Cadfael.
Firth has enjoyed a consistent acting career in the theatre and has appeared in numerous television productions, including Jeeves and Wooster, The Bill, The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles and Margaret. He also appeared in the video of the 1982 hit single Pass the Dutchie by Musical Youth, in which he appears as a pompous prosecuting barrister. In 1984, he was cast alongside Rob Lowe in Oxford Blues as Lowe's Oriel College roommate and confidant, providing inside information. In 2011 he appeared in the television film The Suspicions of Mr Whicher for ITV. He also appeared in the drama The Queen in 2006, as Blair's aide. In 2017, Firth joined the cast of the HBO series Game of Thrones in Eastwatch, an episode of Season 7 as Archmaester Sandhu.

## Personal life

Firth grew up in Bristol, attending Elmlea Primary School, Clifton College, and Bristol Grammar School.
He was married to Gillian Melling. They had two sons, William Melling and Bruno Melling-Firth, and a daughter, Bella Honey Melling. Firth also has an older daughter Imogen Firth-Laliotis. In 2011, Bruno died at the age of 19 in a traffic accident while on a gap year in Thailand.
He is not related to actor Colin Firth.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1978 | Absolution | Other Boy | |
| 1979 | Quadrophenia | Mod | Uncredited |
| 1979 | Scum | Davis | |
| 1983 | Runners | The Radio Station - Researcher | |
| 1983 | Forever Young | Young James | |
| 1984 | Oxford Blues | Geordie Nevitts | |
| 1984 | The Little Drummer Girl | Young Man | |
| 1985 | Lifeforce | 2nd Boy in Park | |
| 1986 | Absolute Beginners | The Misery Kid | |
| 1987 | Hearts of Fire | Reporter | |
| 1988 | Paris by Night | Lawrence | |
| 1989 | A Broken Spine | Unknown | Short film |
| 1990 | The Fool | Unknown | |
| 1991 | Twenty-One | Michael | |
| 1993 | Shadowlands | Father John Fisher | |
| 1999 | Beautiful People | Edward Thornton | |
| 2000 | Bedazzled | John Wilkes Booth | |
| 2003 | Sylvia | James Michie | |
| 2004 | Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London | Isambard Jerkalot | |
| 2006 | The Queen | Blair's Aide | |
| 2008 | The Bank Job | Lawyer | |
| 2010 | Mr. Nice | MIG Duncan | |
| 2013 | Diana | Sydney Official | |
| 2014 | Cephalopod | The Voice | Short film |
| 2014 | Electricity | Consultant Neurologist | |
| 2015 | Blood and Carpet | Rupert | |
| 2015 | Burnt | Langham Maitre'd | |
| 2015 | Somewhere in Macedonia | Sergeant Grant | Short film |
| 2016 | A United Kingdom | Mr. Speaker | |
| 2017 | A Simple Fracture | Benedict Dooley | Short film |
| 2017 | Devon Gothic | Baron Frankenstein | Short film |
| 2021 | The Last Duel | King's Uncle | |
| 2021 | Red | Third Tri | Short film |
| 2022 | The Lost King | RR Lawrence |
| TBA | Chartered Streets | The Traveller | Short film |
| TBA | The Yellow Tie | Teacher | In production |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1983 | The Old Men at the Zoo | Allan Langley-Beard | Episode: "Armageddon" |
| 1984 | Long Live the Babe | Will | Television film |
| 1984 | Morgan's Boy | Greener | Episode: "Episode #1.6" |
| 1984–1988 | The Comic Strip Presents... | Leonard/RADA Student | 2 episodes |
| 1985 | Oliver Twist | Noah Claypole | 5 episodes |
| 1987 | A Perfect Spy | Young Sefton Boyd | Episode: "Episode #1.1" |
| 1988 | The Management | Piers | Episode: "The Wedding" |
| 1988 | The Ruth Rendell Mysteries | John Oldbury | 2 episodes |
| 1989 | Shadow of the Noose | Wellesley Orr | 3 episodes |
| 1990 | The Bill | Kemp | Episode: "Officers and Gentlemen" |
| 1990 | Poirot | Bank Teller | Episode: "The Lost Mine" |
| 1990 | Spymaker: The Secret Life of Ian Fleming | Quincy | Television film |
| 1990 | Tygo Road | Solicitor | Episode: "Episode #1.5" |
| 1991 | Prime Suspect | Mr. Shrapnel | Episode: "Price to Pay: Part 2" |
| 1991 | Stay Lucky | Teddy | Episode: "Poetic Justice" |
| 1991 | Screen Two | Bates/Charlie | 2 episodes |
| 1991 | Clarissa | Solmes | 2 episodes |
| 1992–1993 | The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles | Richard Meinertzhagen/Lambert | 3 episodes |
| 1992 | Jeeves and Wooster | Bicky | Episode: "Bertie Ensures Bicky Can Continue to Live in Manhattan (or, The Full House)" |
| 1993 | Foreign Affairs | Burberry's Assistant | Television film |
| 1994–1998 | Cadfael | Brother Jerome | 13 episodes |
| 1997 | The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling | Northerton | Episode: "Episode #1.2" |
| 1999 | The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones | Lambert | Episode: "Trenches of Hell" |
| 2000 | The Sight | Tourist in New York | Television film |
| 2003 | Cambridge Spies | Prince of Wales | Episode: "Episode #1.2" |
| 2003 | Byron | Thomas Moore | Television film |
| 2004 | The Alan Clark Diaries | Peter Root | Episode: "The March of the Grey Men" |
| 2004 | Gunpowder, Treason and Plot | Peers the Parliamentarian | Television film |
| 2004 | Amnesia | Dr. Carey | Episode: "Episode #1.1" |
| 2004 | Rosemary and Thyme | Quentin Marshall | Episode: "The Invisible Worm" |
| 2005 | Empire | Publius Claudius | 3 episodes |
| 2005 | Ian Fleming: Bondmaker | Man Mocking Bond | Television film |
| 2005 | Riot at the Rite | Enthusiast | Television film |
| 2006 | Murder City | Colin Grantham | Episode: "Just Seventeen" |
| 2008 | John Adams | Duke of Dorset | Episode: "Reunion" |
| 2008 | Doctors | Oliver Jameson | Episode: "Maximum Load" |
| 2009 | Margaret | Norman Lamont | Television film |
| 2011 | Hustle | Jeremy Garrett | Episode: "Silent Witness" |
| 2011 | The Suspicions of Mr Whicher | MP | Television film |
| 2012 | Holby City | Clyde Bagley | Episode: "Coercion" |
| 2012 | Secret State | Piers Jupp | Episode: "Episode #1.2" |
| 2012 | Restless | Club Servant | Television film |
| 2013 | Ripper Street | Mr. Wheen | Episode: "The Weight of One Man's Heart" |
| 2013 | Lucan | Michael Eastham QC | TV mini series |
| 2014 | The Honourable Woman | Ernest Blakefield | 2 episodes |
| 2015 | Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell | Auctioneer | Episode: "Chapter Two: How Is Lady Pole?" |
| 2017 | Snatch | Lord Cavendish Scott | 3 episodes |
| 2017 | Game of Thrones | Citadel Maester | Episode: "Eastwatch" |
| 2018 | Patrick Melrose | Tony Fowles | Episode: "Some Hope" |
| 2018 | Bodyguard | Rob's Solictor | 2 episodes |
| 2019 | Victoria | Lord Powis | Episode: "Foreign Bodies" |
| 2021 | Call the Midwife | Dr. Carlson | Episode: "Episode #10.2" |
| 2022 | Sister Boniface Mysteries | Dickie Whitfield | Episode: "My Brother's Keeper" |
| 2023 | Rain Dogs | Old Actor | Episode: "Emotional Erection" |