Martin Jarvis
Acting
1941-08-04 · Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK
Martin Jarvis OBE is one of Britain's most versatile leading actors. His distinguished career continues to encompass just about every aspect of the entertainment industry: film, television, theatre, radio and audio recording. He is also the author of two bestselling books: a hilarious autobiography Acting Strangely and a compelling account of his award-winning time on Broadway in 2001: Broadway, Jeeves - The Diary of a Theatrical Adventure, both published by Methuen. In 2010 he starred as Vincent Hogg in a new production of Agatha Christie's The Mirror Cracked in ITV/WGHB's popular 'Miss Marple' series. In 2009, he starred in BBC2's comedy/drama Taking the Flak, receiving outstanding reviews for his performance as national treasure tv journalist David Bradburn. He stars in the feature film Neander Jin - Return of the Neanderthal Man (US/ Germany co-production, 2010) as Peter Blodnik, network mogul.
Filmography
Brave the Dark
2025 · Movie
Tales of the Tardis
2023 · Series
New Chilling Tales: The Anthology
2018 · Movie
Hallelujah!
2016 · Movie
Batman: Assault on Arkham
2014 · Movie
United Passions
2014 · Movie
Cosmos
2014 · Series
By Any Means
2013 · Series
Phil Spector
2013 · Movie
Endeavour
2013 · Series
Father Brown
2013 · Series
Wreck-It Ralph
2012 · Movie
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
2011 · Movie
Just William
2010 · Series
Inside the Actor's Workshop
2010 · Movie
Beware of What You Wish For
2010 · Movie
Taking the Flak
2009 · Series
Neander Jin - Die Rückkehr des Neandertalers
2009 · Movie
Underfist: Halloween Bash
2008 · Movie
Hitler: The Comedy Years
2007 · Movie
The Ruby in the Smoke
2006 · Movie
ShakespeaRe-Told
2005 · Series
Much Ado About Nothing
2005 · Movie
Tales of Isop
2005 · Movie
The Life and Times of Juniper Lee
2005 · Series
Numb3rs
2005 · Series
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004 · Series
Stargate Atlantis
2004 · Series
Bootleg
2002 · Series
Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War
2002 · Movie
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
2002 · Series
By Jeeves
2001 · Movie
The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy
2001 · Series
Lorna Doone
2001 · Movie
Lorna Doone
2000 · Series
Jackie Chan Adventures
2000 · Series
Max Steel
2000 · Series
Sex 'n' Death
1999 · Movie
Titanic
1997 · Movie
Extreme Ghostbusters
1997 · Series
Testament: The Bible in Animation
1996 · Series
Moses
1996 · Movie
Richie Rich
1996 · Series
The Queen's Nose
1995 · Series
Space: Above and Beyond
1995 · Series
The Absence of War
1995 · Movie
An Audience with Ken Dodd
1994 · Movie
The Tick
1994 · Series
Calliope
1994 · Movie
Scarlet and Black
1993 · Series
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993 · Series
The Tempest
1993 · Movie
A Touch of Frost
1992 · Series
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
1992 · Series
Emily's Ghost
1992 · Movie
Murder Most Horrid
1991 · Series
The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship
1990 · Movie
Chelworth
1989 · Series
Huxley Pig
1989 · Series
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989 · Series
Buster
1988 · Movie
The Reluctant Dragon
1987 · Movie
Dispatches
1987 · Series
Inspector Morse
1987 · Series
Make and Break
1987 · Movie
Casualty
1986 · Series
Artists and Models
1986 · Series
Boon
1986 · Series
Lovejoy
1986 · Series
The Black Tower
1985 · Series
Theatre Night
1985 · Series
Doctor Who: Vengeance on Varos
1985 · Movie
Screen Two
1985 · Series
Murder, She Wrote
1984 · Series
Mr. Palfrey of Westminster
1984 · Series
Hamlet
1984 · Movie
Natural World
1983 · Series
Countdown
1982 · Series
The Bunker
1981 · Movie
Sunday Night Thriller
1981 · Series
Breakaway
1980 · Series
Ike
1979 · Series
Rings on Their Fingers
1978 · Series
Enemy at the Door
1978 · Series
An Audience with...
1978 · Series
Charades
1977 · Movie
True Patriot
1977 · Movie
BBC2 Play of the Week
1977 · Series
The Sunday Drama
1977 · Series
Killers
1976 · Series
Rumpole of the Bailey
1975 · Series
Zigger Zagger
1975 · Series
David Copperfield
1974 · Series
Seven Faces of Woman
1974 · Series
NOVA
1974 · Series
Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs
1974 · Movie
The Pallisers
1974 · Series
European Heritage
1973 · Series
Arthur of the Britons
1972 · Series
The Moonstone
1972 · Series
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971 · Series
Little Women
1970 · Series
Play for Today
1970 · Series
Taste the Blood of Dracula
1970 · Movie
The Last Escape
1970 · Movie
Paul Temple
1969 · Series
W. Somerset Maugham
1969 · Series
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969 · Series
Look at Life: Look at Man
1969 · Movie
Nicholas Nickleby
1968 · Series
Look at Life: The Sinking City
1968 · Movie
Look at Life: Where Have All the Butterflies Gone?
1968 · Movie
Look at Life: On the Meter
1968 · Movie
Look at Life: High Living
1968 · Movie
Omnibus
1967 · Series
ITV Playhouse
1967 · Series
Escape
1967 · Series
The Forsyte Saga
1967 · Series
Look at Life: Hopping Along
1967 · Movie
Secrets of a Windmill Girl
1966 · Movie
BBC Play of the Month
1965 · Series
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965 · Series
Doctor Who: The Web Planet
1965 · Movie
Detective
1964 · Series
Doctor Who
1963 · Series
Dixon of Dock Green
1955 · Series