David Sibley:
You will almost certainly have your familiar buttons pushed by British actor David Sibley. He has appeared in a very solid set of UK television favourites over the years, starting with 'Survivors', the prescient disease drama of the '70s. Another important supporting role was in the very popular First World War series 'Wings', following the development of the Royal Flying Corps through a compelling narrative of character and class clashes, lost youth and authentic aerial sequences.
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| As sickly hippie Kim in 'Survivors' |
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| With the great Tom Baker in 'Dr Who: The Pirate Planet' |
Some of the big-name successes that he has been associated with more recently include 'Downton Abbey', 'Silent Witness', 'Broadchurch' and 'Wallander', alongside some choice period TV dramas such as the 1998 BBC 'Middlemarch', 2013's 'War and Peace' and the star-studded 2018 'Vanity Fair'.
In his youth, his somewhat elfin combination of mysterious hooded eyes and perky chipmunk-ish smile led to a few interesting TV roles, and as he has matured, this appealingly ambiguous side to his appearance and performances has obviously caught the eye of casting directors. His characters turn up in many popular detective and light mystery programmes, such as 'Ruth Rendell Mysteries', 'Shoestring'(memorably playing a mild-mannered psycho), 'Midsomer Murders', 'Alleyn Mysteries', 'Frontiers' and 'Judge John Deed', but he's also in some of our old favourites like 'Minder', 'Blakes 7' and 'Dr Who'.
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| As flight mechanic Corporal Morgan in 'Wings' |
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| As an RAF bar steward in the National Service comedy 'Get Some In' with the great Tony Selby |
Feature film appearances are not extensive, but you might spot him in 'Gandhi' (1982), 'Willow (1988), and 'Great Balls Of Fire!' (1989), or possibly in '45 Years' (2013) with Tom Courtenay and Charlotte Rampling.
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| In the reconstruction segments of the IRA drama documentary 'The Year London Blew Up: 1974', as an unnamed police detective |
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| In the acclaimed police drama 'Broadchurch' playing pathologist Dr Lovegood |
In his youth, his somewhat elfin combination of mysterious hooded eyes and perky chipmunk-ish smile led to a few interesting TV roles, and as he has matured, this appealingly ambiguous side to his appearance and performances has obviously caught the eye of casting directors. His characters turn up in many popular detective and light mystery programmes, such as 'Ruth Rendell Mysteries', 'Shoestring'(memorably playing a mild-mannered psycho), 'Midsomer Murders', 'Alleyn Mysteries', 'Frontiers' and 'Judge John Deed', but he's also in some of our old favourites like 'Minder', 'Blakes 7' and 'Dr Who'.
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| With Geraldine James in '45 Years' (2013) playing the ukulele at the wedding anniversary party for the troubled couple played by Charlotte Rampling and Tom Courtenay |
Naturally, he has been ingested by the great long-running drama monsters; 'Holby City', 'Casualty', 'Doctors', The Bill' etc, but keep an eye out for him in the long-ignored LWT drama series 'Rooms', currently (late 2020) getting some airtime on the Talking Pictures channel on British TV.
All in all, a solid all-rounder and a bit more.
David Sibley-imdb
All in all, a solid all-rounder and a bit more.
David Sibley-imdb
