Hugo Speer

Hugo Alexander Speer (born 17 March 1968) is an English actor and director.

Hugo Speer
Born
Hugo Alexander Speer

(1968-03-17) 17 March 1968
Harrogate, West Riding of Yorkshire,[1] England
EducationHarrogate Grammar School
Arts Educational Schools, London
OccupationActor, director
Years active1992–present
Spouse(s)
Vivienne Harvey
(
m. 2015)

Life and career

Hugo Speer was born in Harrogate in the West Riding of Yorkshire,[2][3] and educated at the local Harrogate Grammar School.[4] He studied acting at the Arts Educational Schools, London.[3]

Speer began his acting career appearing in the TV series McCallum,[5] The Bill,[3][6] and Heartbeat. He played a minor role in the film Bhaji on the Beach before his first notable appearance as Guy in the film The Full Monty.[3] Following this film's worldwide success he went on to appear in Swing (1999), Deathwatch and The Interpreter (playing Nicole Kidman's brother). However, most of his work has been on TV, including sitcom Men Behaving Badly, dramas Clocking Off, The Last Detective, Boudica (2003), and The Rotters' Club (2005), as well as the 2005 BBC adaptation of Dickens' Bleak House. In 2006, he appeared in the postal worker drama Sorted. In 2008, he starred alongside Martine McCutcheon in Echo Beach. In 2011 he played a repairman whose repairs "come to life" in the supernatural drama Haven, based on a Stephen King story. Speer also provides narration for ITV series, Cops with Cameras, Channel 5's The Bachelor, Channel 4 series 999: What's Your Emergency? and the BBC series Seaside Rescue. He appears as John Foster in the penultimate and final episodes of the fourth series of Skins.

In 2002 he starred as Sergeant David Tate in the film Deathwatch, a 2002 European horror film directed by Michael J. Bassett.

Hugo Speer also narrated a factual programme on Discovery HD called Gold Divers,[7] and Alaska: The Last Frontier.[8]

Since 2010 he has played the lead character of DCI John Stone in eight series of the BBC Radio 4 police drama Stone.[9] From 2013 to 2014 he starred as Inspector Valentine in the new version of Father Brown on BBC TV in the first series and the first episode of the second series. He made a return appearance in the 2020 episode 8.10 "The Tower of Lost Souls"

Starting in 2014, Speer starred as Captain Treville in The Musketeers.[10] The series ended in 2016.

Since 2018 he has played the character Lucius in the historical fantasy drama series Britannia, which is produced by Sky Atlantic and Amazon Prime.[11]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role
1993 Bhaji on the Beach Andy / white youth
1994 Mainline Run Taro
1997 The Full Monty Guy
1999 Swing Martin 'Marty' Luxford
2001 Barnie et ses petites contrariétés Mark
2002 Deathwatch Sgt. David Tate
2003 Boudica Dervalloc
2005 The Interpreter Simon Broome
2010 Carmen's Kiss Joe
2011 Late Bloomers Peter
2012 Chiapas the Heart of Coffee John
2013 Nymphomaniac: Vol. I Mr. H
2016 When I Grow Up... (Short) Sergeant James
2019 Trick or Treat The Comedian

Television
Year Title Role Notes
1992-1996 The Bill Dave Williamson (1992) /Sean Tranter (1996) Television series, 2 episodes
1993-2009 Heartbeat Chris Rawlings (1993) / Vic Needham (2009) Television series, 2 episodes
1993 Woof! Nick Bailey Television series, 1 episode
1994 So Haunt Me Terry Television series, 1 episode
1996 Sharman Mayles Television series, 1 episode
1997 McCallum Dr. Aidan Petit Television series, 3 episodes
Men Behaving Badly Tony 2 Television series, 1 episode
The Drew Carey Show Himself Television series, 1 episode
1998 An Englishman in New York Davey Television film
1999 Shockers: Ibiza - £99 Return Alex Television film
2000-2001 Hearts and Bones Richard Rose Television series, 12 episodes
2001 Do or Die Nicholas Television mini-series, 2 episodes
2002 Green-Eyed Monster Ray Television film
An Angel for May Bob Harris Television film
2003 The Debt DS Edward 'Ed' Foster Television film
40 Robert / Rob Television mini-series, 3 episodes
Clocking Off Stuart Savage Television series, 1 episode
Sons & Lovers Walter Morel Television film
2005 Bleak House Sergeant George Television mini-series, 10 episodes
Messiah: The Harrowing DI Jack Price Television mini-series, 3 episodes
The Last Detective Sergeant Stephen Kay Television series
The Rotters' Club Bill Anderton Television mini-series, 3 episodes
2006 Sorted Charlie King Television series, 6 episodes
Love Lies Bleeding Stuart Milburn Television film
2007 Fanny Hill Mr. H Television mini-series, 2 episodes
Silent Witness DI Dan Jennings Television series, 2 episodes
2008 Marple James Abbot Television series, 1 episode
Echo Beach Mark Penwarden Television series, 12 episodes
Moving Wallpaper Hugo Speer as himself Television series, 2 episodes
Moving Wallpaper: The Mole Hugo Speer as himself Television series short, 1 episode
2009 Taggart Ron Cassidy Television series, 1 episode
2010 Moving On Dave Television series, 1 episode
Skins John Foster Television series, 2 episodes
Five Days Supt. James Carpenter Television series, 4 episodes
2011-2012 Bedlam Warren Bettany / Warren Television series, 12 episode
2011 Death in Paradise DI Charlie Hulme Television series, 1 episode
Haven Louis Pufahl Television series, 1 episode
Vera Keith Mantel Television series, 1 episode
Midsomer Murders Geoff Rogers Television series, 1 episode
2012 Watson & Oliver Various sketch show characters Television series, 3 episodes
2013 Common Ground Jack Television series short, 1 episode
2014-2016 The Musketeers Treville / Minister Treville Television series, 28 episodes
2017-2019 Britannia Lucius Television series, 13 episodes
2018-2020 Marcella Frank Young Television series, 2 episodes
2013-2020 Father Brown Inspector Valentine / Chief Inspector Valentine Television series, 12 episodes
2019 London Kills DI David Bradford Television series, 10 episodes

Director

In 2010 Hugo Speer made his directorial début with the short film MAM starring Josie Lawrence, Paul Barber and Ronan Carter. The family drama about a 12-year-old boy was scripted by Vivienne Harvey. It was produced by Vigo Films and shot mostly in Sheffield.[12]

Personal life

On 19 February 2015, Speer married Glaswegian actress, writer and director Vivienne Harvey.

In 2009, Speer was involved in a car accident that saw him crash his BMW into a traffic island while driving after drinking over the legal limit. He was returning from a wake. No one was hurt in the incident and Speer was banned from driving for eighteen months.[13]

Speer moved to London after his success in The Full Monty and lived there for fifteen years but moved back to his native North Yorkshire. His pastimes include falconry, walking and music. He is a supporter of Leeds United.[14]

He is friends with fellow actor Andrew Scarborough, whom he worked with in the Hearts and Bones for two series. Speer and Scarborough have known each other since they were children.[15]

References
  1. Before 1 April 1974 Harrogate was in the West Riding of Yorkshire.
  2. 'West Riding of Yorkshire' is correct.
  3. Beacom, Brian (16 August 2001). "Star Profile: Hugo Speer". Evening Times. Glasgow. p. 21.
  4. Robinson, Stuart (18 July 2009). "Drink-drive actor Hugo Speer stripped of his driving licence". Yorkshire Evening Post.
  5. "Hugo Speer". Hello!. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  6. "Hugo Speer Biography". BuddyTV. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  7. "Gold Divers". Discovery UK. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  8. "Alaska: The Last Frontier". Yakety Yak. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  9. "Stone". BBC Radio 4. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  10. "Interview with Hugo Speer". BBC Media Centre. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  11. McLennan, Cindy (16 March 2018). "Britannia: Season Two; British Historical Fantasy Series Renewed". canceled + renewed TV shows - TV Series Finale. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  12. "Mam (2010)". IMDb. 1 November 2010. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  13. "North Yorks actor, Hugo Speer, banned from roads for drink-driving". The Northern Echo. 17 July 2009. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  14. "Messiah series four press pack Hugo Speer". BBC Press Office. 8 August 2005. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  15. "Andy Gets a Kick out of Life; Acting Is Simply Child's Play for Andrew Scarborough after Renewing an Old Pals Act in Top BBC Drama Hearts and Bones". Daily Record. Glasgow: HighBeam Research. 21 July 2001. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
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