Tim Bentinck

Timothy Bentinck studied Modern Languages at Harrow, then History of Art at the University of East Anglia, and trained as an actor at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. Tim has been a professional actor since 1978. He won the Carleton Hobbs Radio Award in 1978 and joined the BBC Radio Repertory Company, which led to being cast as David Archer in The Archers in 1982. He has played leading roles in film, television, theatre and radio, and is a voiceover and dubbing specialist, with a huge range of vocal styles and accents. He is also a musician, travel journalist, inventor, computer programmer, website designer, house renovator and author. His autobiography Being David Archer – And Other Unusual Ways of Earning a Living was published in 2017. Recent TV credits include Gentleman Jack, The Nevers, Ted Lasso, The Crown and The Reckoning.

Tim is married to top London milliner Judy Bentinck, and they have two sons, Will and Jasper. He is active in fundraising for the Brain Tumour Charity, as his daughter-in-law Rebecca is a survivor, while Jasper is disabled with Syringomyelia. Tim was awarded an MBE for Services to Drama in 2018. timbentinck.com