Acting

James Fleet

Born: March 11, 1952 (age 74)
Birthplace: Bilston, Staffordshire, England, UK
Credits: 123 titles

Biography

James Edward Fleet (born 11 March 1952) is an English actor. He is most famous for his roles as the bumbling and well-meaning Tom in the 1994 British romantic comedy film Four Weddings and a Funeral, and the dim-witted Hugo Horton in the BBC situation comedy television series The Vicar of Dibley.

Latest project Best work, ranked IMDb

Signature work

Known For

Bridgerton

2020

Four Weddings and a Funeral

1994

Outlander

2014

The Spy Who Dumped Me

2018

Sense and Sensibility

1995

The Phantom of the Opera

2004

Skins

2007

Operation Mincemeat

2022

Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story

2023

Love & Friendship

2016

Mr. Turner

2014

Midsomer Murders

1997

Patrick Melrose

2018

Death in Paradise

2011

The Decoy Bride

2011

Blithe Spirit

2020

Being Human

2009

Unforgotten

2015

Acting credits 123

Year	Title	Role
2025	My Mother's Wedding Film	Geoff
2025	I, Jack Wright TV	Bobby Botham (6 ep)
2025	The Feud TV	Derek Abshire (6 ep)
2025	Brian and Maggie TV	Ronnie Millar (1 ep)
2024	A Very British Hotel at Christmas Film	Narrator
2024	Broken Bird Film
2023	Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story TV	King George (1 ep)
2023	Tom Jones TV	Squire Allworthy (4 ep)
2023	Dodger Special: Bad Egg Film	Judge Fang
2022	Dodger Special: Christmas Film	Judge Fang
2022	Dodger Special: Train Film	Judge Fang
2022	The Lost King Film	John Ashdown-Hill
2022	Karen Pirie TV	Mick Prentice Snr (1 ep)
2022	Wolf Manor Film	Oliver Lawrence
2022	Operation Mincemeat Film	Charles Fraser-Smith
2021	The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out Film	Self
2021	The Watch TV	Archchancellor of Unseen University (2 ep)
2020	Bridgerton TV	King George III (3 ep)
2020	The Vicar of Dibley: In Lockdown Film	Hugo Horton
2020	Blithe Spirit Film	Harry Price
2020	All Creatures Great & Small TV	Colonel Merrick (1 ep)
2020	Belgravia TV	Reverend Stephen Bellasis (5 ep)
2020	The Pale Horse TV	Oscar Venables (2 ep)
2019	Thanks for the Memories TV	Patrick Conway (2 ep)
2019	National Theatre Live: Les Blancs Film	Dr. Willy Dekoven
2019	Carry Ons at the Castle Film	Self - Narrator (voice)
2019	Born a King Film	George V
2019	One Red Nose Day and a Wedding Film	Tom
2018	Death on the Tyne Film	Captain Jack Pearson
2018	The Spy Who Dumped Me Film	Tom
2018	Patrick Melrose TV	Sir Victor Eisen (1 ep)
2017	Revolution: New Art for a New World Film	Wassily Kandinsky (voice)
2017	Love of My Life Film	Tom
2017	Urban Myths TV	The Professor (1 ep)
2016	British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves Film	Hugo Horton (archive footage) (uncredited)
2016	Love & Friendship Film	Sir Reginald DeCourcy
2016	Houdini & Doyle TV	Dr. Pilsen (1 ep)
2016	Billionaire Boy Film	Mr Darrow
2015	Unforgotten TV	Chris Lowe (6 ep)
2015	Partners in Crime TV	Carter (6 ep)
2015	Indian Summers TV	Lord Hawthorne (10 ep)
2014	Mr. Turner Film	John Constable
2014	Outlander TV	Reverend Wakefield (6 ep)
2013	Death Comes to Pemberley TV	Mr Bennet (2 ep)
2013	Big Bad World TV	Neil Turnbull (5 ep)
2013	Murder on the Home Front Film	Professor Stephens
2013	Murder on the Home Front TV	Professor Stephens (2 ep)
2013	Plebs TV	(1 ep)
2013	It's Kevin TV	Various (4 ep)
2013	Father Brown TV	Dr. Adam Crawford (1 ep)
2013	Blandings TV	Colonel Fanshawe (1 ep)
2012	Bad Education TV	Richard (2 ep)
2012	The Hollow Crown TV	Hastings (2 ep)
2011	Death in Paradise TV	Jeremy Tipping (1 ep)
2011	The Decoy Bride Film	William
2009	Micro Men Film	Kenneth Baker
2009	Being Human TV	George Senior (1 ep)
2008	Little Dorrit TV	Frederick Dorrit (14 ep)
2007	Lady Godiva: Back in the Saddle Film	Alan Jenkins
2007	Lewis TV	Dr. Alex Falconer (1 ep)