David Sterne
Acting
1946-11-01 · Chichester, Sussex, England, UK
David Sterne (born 1946) is an English actor. He has appeared in more than 90 films since 1973. After leaving the British Army, Sterne trained at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. A former member of the Royal Shakespeare Company. He has worked in television, film and radio for over 40 years. He is most recognised for his portrayal of Larry Bishop in the BBC's 'Detectorists', and more recently as Tom Thomas in three seasons of Britbox's 'The Sister Boniface Mysteries'. His mentor was Lindsay Anderson (Director of "If..." & "O Lucky Man!"). His daughter is Rachel Stone, an Associate Producer with Hartswood Films UK.
Filmography
The Hoarder
2026 · Movie
TheatersEnola Holmes 3
2026 · Movie
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
2026 · Movie
Friday is Mushroom Soup
2025 · Movie
Patience
2025 · Series
Ellis
2024 · Series
The Change
2023 · Series
A Midsummer Night's Dream
2022 · Movie
The Man Who Fell to Earth
2022 · Series
Sister Boniface Mysteries
2022 · Series
The Cathar
2021 · Movie
The Protégé
2021 · Movie
Grace
2021 · Series
Ruth
2021 · Movie
Bridgerton
2020 · Series
Gentleman Jack
2019 · Series
Granbad
2019 · Movie
The Last Witness
2018 · Movie
1066: A Year to Conquer England
2017 · Series
1066: A Year to Conquer England
2017 · Movie
The Living and the Dead
2016 · Series
Flowers
2016 · Series
The Coroner
2015 · Series
Midwinter of the Spirit
2015 · Series
Legacy
2015 · Movie
Arthur & Merlin
2015 · Movie
National Theatre Live: Treasure Island
2015 · Movie
Detectorists
2014 · Series
Blood Moon
2014 · Movie
Tommy Cooper: Not Like That, Like This
2014 · Movie
300: Rise of an Empire
2014 · Movie
N.F.A. (No Fixed Abode)
2013 · Movie
Atlantis
2013 · Series
Da Vinci's Demons
2013 · Series
Vikings
2013 · Series
Truth or Dare
2012 · Movie
Gulliver's Travels
2010 · Movie
The Nativity
2010 · Series
Never Let Me Go
2010 · Movie
The Wolfman
2010 · Movie
National Theatre Live: Nation
2010 · Movie
Round Ireland with a Fridge
2010 · Movie
Dorian Gray
2009 · Movie
Shadows in the Sun
2009 · Movie
The Boat That Rocked
2009 · Movie
Slaughter
2009 · Movie
Merlin
2008 · Series
RocknRolla
2008 · Movie
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
2007 · Movie
Holby Blue
2007 · Series
Robin Hood
2006 · Series
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
2006 · Movie
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2005 · Movie
Not Only But Always
2004 · Movie
Vanity Fair
2004 · Movie
The Mysti Show
2004 · Series
Hustle
2004 · Series
The Afternoon Play
2003 · Series
Serious & Organised
2003 · Series
Love or Money
2001 · Movie
Superstition
2001 · Movie
Mr In-Between
2001 · Movie
A Knight's Tale
2001 · Movie
Sabotage!!
2000 · Movie
Down to Earth
2000 · Series
Border Cafe
2000 · Series
Jinnah
1998 · Movie
Russell Mulcahy’s Tale of the Mummy
1998 · Movie
Photographing Fairies
1997 · Movie
Surviving Picasso
1996 · Movie
A Very Open Prison
1995 · Movie
The Queen's Nose
1995 · Series
An Independent Man
1995 · Series
The Choir
1995 · Series
The Vicar of Dibley
1994 · Series
Wycliffe
1994 · Series
Lady Chatterley
1993 · Series
Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris
1992 · Movie
Is That All There Is?
1992 · Movie
In Suspicious Circumstances
1991 · Series
The Fool
1990 · Movie
Birds of a Feather
1989 · Series
Red Dwarf
1988 · Series
Casualty
1986 · Series
Lovejoy
1986 · Series
The Bill
1984 · Series
Venom
1981 · Movie
Cribb
1980 · Series
You're Not Watching Me, Mummy
1979 · Movie
Let's Get Laid
1978 · Movie
Blake's 7
1978 · Series
Anna Karenina
1977 · Series
Royal Flash
1975 · Movie
The Sweeney
1975 · Series
O Lucky Man!
1973 · Movie
Justice
1971 · Series
Cat Got Your Tongue
Movie