Richard Hope (actor)

Richard Hope
Hope in 2010
Born
Kettering, England
EducationTrent Polytechnic BA (Hons) Law
OccupationActor
Years active1976–present
Websitewww.richardhope.com

Richard Hope (11 October 1953 in Kettering, England[1]) is a British actor who gained recognition from Brideshead Revisited as the doltish junior officer, Hooper, under Jeremy Irons' charge.[2] He is best known for playing Harris Pascoe in the UK TV drama Poldark. His theatre career includes portraying Pierre Bezukhov in War and Peace at the Royal National Theatre and having starred as Levin in an adaptation of Anna Karenina by Helen Edmundson. In 2015, he played Hector in The History Boys. In 2018–2019, he starred in the West End production The Woman in Black as Arthur Kipps.[3]

  1. ^ "Richard Hope - Biography". IMDb. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  2. ^ Smith, C. S. (13 October 2014). The New York Times Theater Reviews 1997-1998. Routledge. ISBN 9781136750342. Archived from the original on 10 February 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Cast". The Woman In Black. Archived from the original on 10 February 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2019.