# Robert Pugh

Robert Pugh (born 3 November 1948) is a Welsh actor, known for his many television appearances, including the role of Craster in the HBO series Game of Thrones.

## Life and career

Pugh was born in Tyntetown, Mountain Ash and attended Ynysboeth school down the road and grew up with his grandmother in Tynte, near Pontypridd. He decided to become an actor after watching From Russia with Love at a cinema in Treforest with a cousin. A few years later he took night courses at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts in North London, before being accepted at Rose Bruford College, where he graduated in 1976.
He appeared as Sapper Powell in the 1979 production of Danger UXB, the great Blitz has taken London by surprise. A young Royal Engineer who finds himself posted to a Bomb Disposal Company to combat the hundreds of unexploded bombs in London and he later appeared as Harold Wilson in the 2005 Channel 4 drama Longford and as Hermann Göring in the 2006 BBC drama-documentary Nuremberg: Nazis on Trial. In 2007, he co-starred alongside Genevieve O'Reilly and Geraldine James in the ITV1 drama The Time of Your Life, in which he played a father whose 36-year-old daughter is recovering after an 18-year coma. In his early career, he frequently appeared in Welsh language productions, for example as Edgar Evans in the 1984 TV film Terra Nova, and as a soldier in Karl Francis's Milwr Bychan (1987). Even in more recent years, he has often portrayed Welsh characters, such as Owain Glyndwr in the 2012 BBC adaptation of Henry IV, Part I.
In 2010, Pugh appeared as Tony in the two-part Doctor Who story comprising the episodes "The Hungry Earth" and "Cold Blood". He had a supporting role in 2008 in an episode of Torchwood, another BBC Wales production.
In 2011 Pugh became Judge Patrick Coburn in Justice. The following year he joined HBO's Game of Thrones in the recurring role of Craster. In 2013 he portrayed Baron Rivers in The White Queen. Pugh played Jack Reynolds in Doctor Foster, and in 2016 joined the cast of Mr Selfridge as Lord Wynstay, another Welsh character.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1981 | Inseminoid | Roy | |
| 1981 | Nighthawks | Kenna | |
| 1982 | Britannia Hospital | Picket | |
| 1982 | Giro City | John Williams | |
| 1987 | Milwr Bychan | R.S.M. | |
| 1989 | The Angry Earth | Emlyn | |
| 1991 | Old Scores | Bleddyn Morgan | |
| 1994 | Priest | Mr. Unsworth | |
| 1995 | The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain | Williams the Petroleum | |
| 1995 | The Near Room | Eddie Harte | |
| 1996 | Different for Girls | DS Cole | |
| 1997 | Eating Bitter | Michael Slater | |
| 1998 | The Tichbourne Claimant | The Claimant | |
| 2000 | The Testimony of Taliesin Jones | Handycott | |
| 2001 | Enigma | Skynner | |
| 2001 | Happy Now? | Hank Thomas | |
| 2002 | The Intended | Le Blanc | |
| 2002 | Plots with a View | Hugh Rhys-Jones | |
| 2003 | Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World | John Allen | |
| 2005 | Kinky Boots | Harold Price | |
| 2005 | Kingdom of Heaven | Godfrey's Elder Brother | Director's cut |
| 2007 | The Last Legion | Kustennin | |
| 2008 | Goodnight Irene | Alex | |
| 2010 | The Ghost Writer | Richard Rycart | |
| 2010 | Robin Hood | Baron Baldwin | |
| 2010 | West Is West | Mr. Jordan | |
| 2012 | Hunky Dory | Headmaster | Credited as Bob Hugh |
| 2012 | Love Bite | Sergeant Rooney | |
| 2012 | Metamorphosis | Mr. Samsa | |
| 2017 | Canaries | Jenkins | |
| 2018 | Colette | Jules | |
| 2019 | Eternal Beauty | Dennis |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1976 | Angels | John | Episode: "Facade" |
| 1977 | Survivors | Terry | Episode: "Mad Dog" |
| 1979 | SOS Titanic | James Farrell | Television film |
| 1979 | Danger UXB | Sapper Powell | 12 episodes |
| 1981 | The Bunker | Turnow | Television film |
| 1982 | Squadron | Puma Crewman | Episode: "Operation Flamingo" |
| 1983 | The Bill | D.I. Roy Galloway | Episode: "Woodentop" |
| 1984 | Amy | Jack Humphreys | Television film |
| 1984 | Terra Nova | PO Edgar Evans | Television film |
| 1984 | Winter Flight | Military Policeman | Television film |
| 1985–1986 | Brookside | John Clarke | 8 episodes |
| 1986–1987 | Casualty | Andrew Ponting | Recurring role |
| 1988 | Dramarama | Ripper Williams | Episode: "Playing for Wales" |
| 1988 | Deadline | Williams | Television film |
| 1989 | Screen Two | Insp. Trickey | Episode: "Here Is the News" |
| 1992 | Inspector Morse | Geoff Harris - Prison Officer | Episode: "Absolute Conviction" |
| 1993 | Telltale | Billy Hodge | 3 episodes |
| 1993 | Thicker than Water | Paul | Television film |
| 1993 | Bookmark | Gwyn's Father | Episode: "Selected Exits" |
| 1993 | Screen One | Keith Dobbs | Episode: "Tender Loving Care" |
| 1993 | Chris Cross | Mr. Koufax | Episode: "Revolution 101" |
| 1995 | A Mind to Murder | D.C.I. Martin | Television film |
| 1995 | The Bill | Frank Jackson | Episode: "Powerless" |
| 1995 | Resort to Murder | Danny McCrae | 4 episodes |
| 1996 | Murder Most Horrid | D.I. Morgan | Episode: "A Life of Death Operation" |
| 1996 | Bramwell | Mr. Sullivan | Episode #2.7 |
| 1997 | Drovers' Gold | Handl | 5 episodes |
| 1997 | Dangerfield | Clay Puller | Episode: "Inappropriate Adults" |
| 1997 | A Dance to the Music of Time | Biggs | Episode: "The War" |
| 1997–1999 | The Lakes | Father Matthew | 14 episodes |
| 1998 | Where the Heart Is | Bill Bowen | Episode: "Darkness Follows" |
| 1999 | Silent Witness | Leslie Peterson | 2 episodes |
| 1999 | French and Saunders | | Episode: "Witless Silence" |
| 2001 | Sword of Honour | Brig. Ritchie-Hook | Television film |
| 2001 | In A Land Of Plenty | Charles Freeman | 9 episodes |
| 2002 | Clocking Off | Alan Preston | 4 episodes |
| 2002 | Helen West | Lycett | Episode: "Shadow Play" |
| 2003 | Prime Suspect | DS Alun Simms | Episode: "The Last Witness" |
| 2003 | Waking the Dead | Robert Cross | Episode: "Multistorey" |
| 2004 | Hustle | Frank Gorley | Episode: "Faking It" |
| 2004 | New Tricks | Eric Grant | Episode: "Home Truths" |
| 2005 | Agatha Christie's Marple | Colonel Easterbrook | Episode: "A Murder Is Announced" |
| 2005 | Uncle Adolf | Gregor Strasser | Television film |
| 2005 | Bloodlines | D.C.I. Paul Jordan | Television film |
| 2005 | The Brief | Graham Ottway | Episode: "Lack of Affect" |
| 2005 | Bleak House | Mr. Chadband | Episode #1.4 |
| 2005 | The Virgin Queen | Lord Chancellor Gardiner | Episode #1.1 |
| 2005 | Shameless | Bernie Creme | Episode: "True Love" |
| 2006 | Agatha Christie's Poirot | Colonel Hughes | Episode: "Cards on the Table" |
| 2006 | Nuremberg: Nazis on Trial | Hermann Göring | 3 episodes |
| 2006 | Prime Suspect | D.S. Alun Simms | Episode: "The Final Act" |
| 2006 | Longford | Harold Wilson | Television film |
| 2007 | The Time of Your Life | Toby | Main role |
| 2007 | The Whistleblowers | Alan Thorpe | Episode: "Starters" |
| 2008 | Torchwood | Jonah | Episode: "Adrift" |
| 2008 | Lark Rise to Candleford | Walter Arless | 2 episodes |
| 2008 | Silent Witness | Stephen Harrington | 2 episodes |
| 2009 | Robin Hood | Lord Sheridan | Episode: "The King Is Dead, Long Live the King..." |
| 2009 | Into the Storm | General Ismay | Television film |
| 2009 | Framed | Mr. Davis | Television film |
| 2010 | Doctor Who | Tony Mack | Episodes: "The Hungry Earth" and "Cold Blood" |
| 2010 | Accused | Peter MacShane Senior | Episode: "Frankie's Story" |
| 2010 | Accidental Farmer | Dr. Willis | Television film |
| 2011 | Justice | Judge Patrick Coburn | Miniseries; 5 episodes |
| 2011 | The Shadow Line | Bob Harris | 4 episodes |
| 2011 | Midsomer Murders | Caradoc Singer | Episode: "The Sleeper Under the Hill" |
| 2011 | Death in Paradise | Mike Watson | Episode: "Wicked Wedding Night" |
| 2012 | The Hollow Crown | Glendower | Episode: "Henry IV, Part I" |
| 2012 | Murder | D.I. Sheehy | Episode: "Joint Enterprise" |
| 2012 | Shameless | Malcolm | Episode: "What Are Friends For?" |
| 2012–2013 | Game of Thrones | Craster | 5 episodes |
| 2013 | The White Queen | Baron Rivers | 2 episodes |
| 2013 | The Thirteenth Tale | John McDigg | Television film |
| 2014 | Inspector George Gently | Chief Lewington | Episode: "Gently Between the Lines" |
| 2014 | Undeniable | Pete | 2 episodes |
| 2014 | Under Milk Wood | Butcher Benyon | Television film |
| 2014 | Common | Detective Inspector Hastings | Television film |
| 2014 | Atlantis | Lord Sarpedon | 2 episodes |
| 2015 | Ordinary Lies | Jack | Episode: "Beth's Story" |
| 2015 | Doctor Foster | Jack Reynolds | 3 episodes |
| 2016 | Mr Selfridge | Lord Wynnstay | 9 episodes |
| 2016 | Damilola, Our Loved Boy | D.C.I. Nick Ephgrave | Television film |
| 2017 | Vera | Eddie Thurston | Episode: "Dark Angel" |
| 2018 | Knightfall | Jacques de Molay | 2 episodes |
| 2018 | Vanity Fair | Mr. John Osborne | 6 episodes |
| 2018 | The Repair Shop | Narrator | Series 2–4 |
| 2020 | Silent Witness | Robert Wilde | Episode: "Close to Home: Part 1" |
| 2020 | Strike | Geraint Winn | 3 episodes |
| 2020–2022 | The Tuckers | Murphy | 13 episodes |
| 2023 | Casualty | Gethin West | Recurring role |

### Audio

* Tracks (2017) as Sam