Richard Teverson

Richard Teverson is a British actor, 6′ 0″ (183 cm) tall, whose exact birthday and birthplace are not publicly confirmed in major sources. He read History at Durham University and has been active since the late 1980s, with a career spanning film, television, and theatre. He is represented by Eamonn Bedford, and in parallel with his acting career he has worked as a role player, facilitator, and coach in business for over 13 years. His most notable television credits include Dr. Ryder in Downton Abbey (2012–2015, 3 episodes), Colin Tennant in The Crown (2019, 2 episodes, Netflix), Chief of Staff in Secret Invasion (2023, 2 episodes, Marvel), a Doctor in Taboo (2017, with Tom Hardy), David Laws in Coalition (2015), and Roddy Fitzware in Spies of Warsaw (2013). His film credits include Cousin Jasper in Brideshead Revisited (2008, with Matt Smith and Bill Nighy), Detective Watson in Red Joan (2018, with Cate Blanchett), and a BBC Interviewer in The Mercy (2018, with Colin Firth). On stage he has performed in The Libertine (West End, 2016), Witness for the Prosecution (West End, 2021), Fallen Angels (West End, 2025), Cymbeline (Shakespeare's Globe), and Lady Chatterley's Lover (Sheffield Crucible). In video games he voiced Malavai Quinn in Star Wars: The Old Republic (2011–2017) and Otto Wolfgang Ort-Meyer in Hitman 2 (2018).