Please read the following table in HTML format from a webpage and then answer the question in detail according to the table. Each table cell is defined by a <td> and a </td> tag. Each table row starts with a <tr> and ends with a </tr> tag. 'rowspan=m' and 'colspan=n' represents a cell spaning over 'm' rows and 'n' columns.

Webpage title:
Tim Pigott-Smith
Table title:
Film
Table:
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<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Year </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Title </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Role </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Director(s) </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Notes </th></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1976 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Aces High </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Maj. Stoppard </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Jack Gold </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1977 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Joseph Andrews </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Cornet </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Tony Richardson </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=2 > 1980 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Sweet William </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Gerald </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Claude Whatham </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Richard's Things </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Peter </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Anthony Harvey </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=2 > 1981 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Clash of the Titans </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Thallo </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Desmond Davis </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Escape to Victory </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Maj. Rose – The English </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > John Huston </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1986 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > A State of Emergency </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Ft. Joe Ryan </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Richard C. Bennett </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1993 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > The Remains of the Day </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Thomas Benn </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > James Ivory </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=4 > 2002 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Safe Conduct </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Fleming </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Bertrand Tavernier </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Bloody Sunday </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Maj. Gen. Robert Ford </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Paul Greengrass </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > The Four Feathers </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Gen. Faversham </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Shekhar Kapur </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Gangs of New York </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Calvinist Minister </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Martin Scorsese </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=2 > 2003 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Johnny English </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Pegasus, Head of MI7 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Peter Howitt </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Eroica </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Count Dietrichstein </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Simon Cellan Jones </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2004 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Alexander </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Omen Reader </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Oliver Stone </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2005 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > V for Vendetta </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Peter Creedy </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > James McTeigue </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=2 > 2006 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > L'Entente Cordiale </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > S.I. Masterson </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Vincent De Brus </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Flyboys </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Mr. Lowry </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Tony Bill </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2008 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Quantum of Solace </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Foreign Secretary </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Marc Forster </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2010 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Alice in Wonderland </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Lord Ascot </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Tim Burton </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2011 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > My Piece of the Pie </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Mr. Brown </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Cédric Klapisch </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2013 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > RED 2 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Director Philips </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Dean Parisot </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2015 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Jupiter Ascending </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Malidictes </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > The Wachowskis </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2016 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Whisky Galore! </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Woolsey </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Gillies MacKinnon </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=4 > 2017 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 6 Days </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > William Whitelaw </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Toa Fraser </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Posthumous release </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > King Charles III </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Charles III </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Rupert Goold </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Posthumous release </td></tr>
<tr> <td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Victoria & Abdul </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Sir Henry Ponsonby </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Stephen Frears </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Posthumous release </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > The Little Vampire 3D </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Frederick </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Richard Claus & Karsten Kiilerich </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Posthumous release, Voice, (final film role) </td></tr>
</table>
Question:
Which character Tim Pigott-Smith played in the 2017 film Victoria & Abdul?
Answer:
Tim Pigott-Smith was cast in the film role of Sir Henry Ponsonby, in Victoria & Abdul (2017).