# List of actors who have played Inspector Lestrade

The following is a list of actors who have played Inspector Lestrade in various media.

## Radio and audio dramas

| Name | Title | Date | Type |
| Arthur Bush | The Boscombe Valley Mystery | 1943 | BBC Home Service |
| Frederick Worlock | The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes | 1944–1946 | Radio (Mutual) |
| Bernard Lenrow | The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes | 1947–1948 | Radio (Mutual) |
| Horace Braham | The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes | 1948–1949 | Radio (Mutual) |
| John Cazabon | The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes | 1954 | BBC Light Programme |
| Felix Felton | Sherlock Holmes – "The Bruce-Partington Plans" | 1954 | BBC Home Service |
| Paul Lorraine | Sherlock Holmes – The Hound of the Baskervilles Part 6 | 1958 | BBC Light Programme |
| Frederick Treves | Sherlock Holmes – "The Noble Bachelor" | 1959 | BBC Light Programme |
| David Bird | Sherlock Holmes – "The Cardboard Box" | 1960 | BBC Light Programme |
| Humphrey Morton | Sherlock Holmes (10 stories) | 1961–1967 | BBC Light Programme |
| Godfrey Kenton | Sherlock Holmes – "A Study in Scarlet" | 1962 | BBC Home Service |
| Alan Dudley | Sherlock Holmes – "Charles Augustus Milverton", "The Norwood Builder" | 1970–1971 | LP record series |
| John Hollis | A Study in Scarlet | 1974 | BBC Radio 4 |
| John Hollis | Sherlock Holmes – "Charles Augustus Milverton", "The Six Napoleons" | 1978 | BBC Radio 4 |
| Ian Martin | CBS Radio Mystery Theater – "A Study in Scarlet", "The Boscombe Valley Mystery" | 1977 | CBS Radio |
| William Griffis | CBS Radio Mystery Theater – "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle" | 1977 | CBS Radio |
| Nicholas Courtney | Sherlock Holmes vs. Dracula | 1981 | BBC radio dramatisation of the novel |
| Donald Gee | BBC Radio Sherlock Holmes (7 stories) | 1989–1993 | BBC Radio 4 |
| Stephen Thorne | BBC Radio Sherlock Holmes (4 stories) | 1994–1995 | BBC Radio 4 |
| Stephen Thorne | The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (British series) | 2004–2009 | BBC Radio 4 |
| Rick May | The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (American series) | 1998–2020 | Radio series (Imagination Theatre) |
| Rick May | The Classic Adventures of Sherlock Holmes | 2005–2016 | Radio series (Imagination Theatre) |
| Jeffrey Holland | The Newly Discovered Casebook of Sherlock Holmes | 1999 | BBC Radio 2 |
| John Banks | Sherlock Holmes | 2011–2014 | Audio dramas (Big Finish Productions) |
| James Fleet | The Rivals | 2011, 2015–2016 | BBC Radio 4 |
| Tim Pigott-Smith | The Rivals | 2013 | BBC Radio 4 |
| Bob Cryer | Mrs Hudson's Radio Show | 2018 | BBC Radio 4 |
| Josh Robert Thompson | Moriarty: The Devil's Game | 2022 | Audio drama (Audible Original) |

## Stage plays

| Name | Title | Date | Type |
| Paul Gill | The Return of Sherlock Holmes | 1923 | Stage (Princes Theatre) |
| Daniel Keyes | Baker Street | 1965 | Stage musical (Broadway) |
| Edward Zang | The Crucifer of Blood | 1978 | Stage (Broadway) |
| John Cater | The Crucifer of Blood | 1979 | Stage (London) |
| Ian Abercrombie | The Crucifer of Blood | 1981 | Stage (Los Angeles) |
| Roger Llewellyn | Sherlock Holmes: The Musical | 1988 | Northcott Theatre (Exeter, England) |
| Michael Glenn | Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery | 2015 | Arena Stage in Southwest, Washington, D.C. |

## Television and DTV films

| Name | Title | Date | Type |
| Eustace Wyatt | The Three Garridebs | 1937 | Television play (American) |
| Alan Caillou | The Hound of the Baskervilles | 1972 | Television film (American) |
| Hubert Rees | The Hound of the Baskervilles | 1982 | Television serial (British) |
| Ronald Lacey | The Hound of the Baskervilles | 1983 | Television film (British) |
| Terence Lodge | Hands of a Murderer | 1990 | Television film (British) |
| Simon Callow | The Crucifer of Blood | 1991 | Television film adaptation of the play (American) |
| Kenneth Baker | Incident at Victoria Falls | 1992 | Television film |
| Colin Skinner | The Hound of London | 1993 | Television film (Luxembourg/Canada) |
| Neil Dudgeon | Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking | 2004 | Television film (British) |
| William Huw | Sherlock Holmes | 2010 | DTV (American) |

## Television series

| Name | Title | Date | Type |
| Bill Owen | Sherlock Holmes | 1951 | TV series (British) |
| Archie Duncan | Sherlock Holmes | 1954–1955 | TV series (American) |
| Peter Madden | Sherlock Holmes | 1965 | TV series (British) |
| Hans Schellbach | Sherlock Holmes | 1967–1968 | TV series (Germany) |
| William Lucas | Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes | 1968 | TV series (British) |
| Patrick Newell | Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson | 1979–1980 | TV series (Polish-American) |
| Boryslav Brondukov | The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson | 1979–1986 | TV film series (USSR) |
| Stanley Lebor | The Baker Street Boys | 1983 | TV series (British) |
| Shōzō Iizuka | Sherlock Hound | 1984–1985 | TV animated series (Italian-Japanese) (Japanese version) |
| Lewis Arquette | Sherlock Hound | 1984–1985 | TV animated series (Italian-Japanese) (English dub) |
| Enzo Consoli | Sherlock Hound | 1984–1985 | TV animated series (Italian-Japanese) (Italian dub) |
| Colin Jeavons | Sherlock Holmes | 1985–1992 | TV series (British) |
| John Colicos | Alfred Hitchcock Presents – "My Dear Watson" | 1989 | TV episode (American) |
| Mike Myers | Saturday Night Live – "Sherlock Holmes' Birthday Party" | 1991 | TV sketch (American) |
| Rupert Graves | Sherlock | 2010–2017 | TV series (British) |
| Sean Pertwee | Elementary | 2013–2014 | TV series (American) |
| Mikhail Boyarsky | Sherlock Holmes | 2013 | TV series (Russian) |
| Daisuke Kishio | Sherlock Holmes | 2014–2015 | TV series (Japanese) |
| Kenichi Takitō | Miss Sherlock | 2018 | TV series (Japanese) |
| Kuranosuke Sasaki | Sherlock: Untold Stories | 2019 | TV series (Japanese) |
| Fuminori Komatsu | Moriarty the Patriot | 2020–2021 | TV anime series (Japanese) |
| David Matranga | Moriarty the Patriot | 2021 | TV anime series (English dub) |
| Aidan McArdle | The Irregulars | 2021 | TV series (British-American) |
| Tomoyuki Shimura | Lupin the 3rd Part 6 | 2021-2022 | TV anime series (Japanese) |
| Luis Bermudez | Lupin the 3rd Part 6 | 2022 | TV anime series (English dub) |
| Taiten Kusunoki | Undead Girl Murder Farce | 2023 | TV anime series (Japanese) |

## Theatrical films

| Name | Title | Date | Type |
| Arthur Bell | The Tiger of San Pedro | 1921 | Stoll series short films (British) |
| Arthur Bell | The Resident Patient | 1921 | Stoll series short films (British) |
| Arthur Bell | The Noble Bachelor | 1921 | Stoll series short films (British) |
| Arthur Bell | The Empty House | 1921 | Stoll series short films (British) |
| Tom Beaumont | The Cardboard Box | 1923 | Stoll series short films (British) |
| Philip Hewland | The Sleeping Cardinal | 1931 | 1931–1937 film series (British) |
| Philip Hewland | The Missing Rembrandt | 1932 | 1931–1937 film series (British) |
| Alan Mowbray | A Study in Scarlet | 1933 | American film |
| Charles Mortimer | The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes | 1935 | 1931–1937 film series (British) |
| John Turnbull | Silver Blaze | 1937 | 1931–1937 film series (British) |
| Dennis Hoey | Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon | 1942 | 1939–1946 film series (USA) |
| Dennis Hoey | Sherlock Holmes Faces Death | 1943 | 1939–1946 film series (USA) |
| Dennis Hoey | The Spider Woman | 1944 | 1939–1946 film series (USA) |
| Dennis Hoey | The Pearl of Death | 1944 | 1939–1946 film series (USA) |
| Dennis Hoey | The House of Fear | 1945 | 1939–1946 film series (USA) |
| Dennis Hoey | Terror by Night | 1946 | 1939–1946 film series (USA) |
| Frank Finlay | A Study in Terror | 1965 | British film |
| Frank Finlay | Murder by Decree | 1979 | British-Canadian film |
| Roger Ashton-Griffiths | Young Sherlock Holmes | 1985 | American film |
| Jeffrey Jones | Without a Clue | 1988 | American film |
| Eddie Marsan | Sherlock Holmes | 2009 | British-American films |
| Eddie Marsan | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | 2011 | British-American films |
| Rob Brydon | Holmes & Watson | 2018 | American film |
| Adeel Akhtar | Enola Holmes | 2020 | American-British films |
| Adeel Akhtar | Enola Holmes 2 | 2022 | American-British films |
| Ian Wilson | Sherlock Holmes: Mare of the Night | 2025 | American film |

## Video games

| Name | Title | Date | Type |
| Colin Mace | Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments | 2014 | Sherlock Holmes series; voice role |
| Harry Myers | Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter | 2016 | Sherlock Holmes series; voice role |
Inspector Lestrade is played by unknown actors in multiple video games including the Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective series (1991–1993), The Case of the Serrated Scalpel (1994), The Case of the Rose Tattoo (1996), Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Silver Earring (2004), Sherlock Holmes Versus Arsène Lupin (2007), and The Testament of Sherlock Holmes (2012).