Tim Plester
Tim Plester (Timothy Marc Plester) – British actor, playwright, and filmmaker, born 10 September 1970 in Banbury, Oxfordshire, England. Graduated from Dartington College of Arts with a BA in Theatre, then obtained an MA (Hons) in Playwriting Studies from Birmingham University. Winner of the 1992/93 National Student Playwright of the Year award. A self-styled "folknographer" interested in roots music and vernacular customs, he co-directed the award-winning documentaries Way of the Morris (2011, premiered at SXSW), The Ballad of Shirley Collins (2017, BFI London Film Festival), and Southern Journey (Revisited) (2020, Sheffield Doc/Fest). His most notable film roles include Danil in Kick-Ass (2010), Mace in Lockout (2012), Dumi in Closer to the Moon (2014), Mickey in Cuban Fury (2014), Robbie in 55 Steps (2017), Roy Thomas Baker in Bohemian Rhapsody (2018), Leon in A Christmas Gift from Bob (2020), and Ezequiel in Undergods (2020). He also appeared in Control (2007), It's All Gone Pete Tong (2004), Shifty (2008), The Little Stranger (2018), and American Sweatshop (2025). On television he is best known for Black Walder Rivers in Game of Thrones (2013–2016, 6 episodes), Julian in After Life (2019–2022, 5 episodes), Wolsey in Wolf Hall (2015, 4 episodes) and its sequel (2024), Martin Webster in Moonflower Murders (2024, 3 episodes), Clarty in Worzel Gummidge (2019–2021, 8 episodes), Per Haskell in Shadow and Bone (2021–2023), and Fay Drolla in Andor (2025). He has also appeared in Doctor Who, Life on Mars, Hustle, Taboo, Britannia, and Galavant.
Magicians
(Malky)
London Boulevard
(Paparazzo 1)
Way of the Morris
(Himself)
Unmade Beds
(Bookshop Customer)
Worzel Gummidge: Twitchers
(Clarty)
Lockout
(Mace)
Shooters
(Man in Street)
The Virgin of Liverpool
(Mr Sands)
Below
(Motormac)
Blake's Junction 7
(Tall Stormtrooper)
Friends & Crocodiles
(Albert Junior)
Love Me Till Monday
Irina Palm
(Franck)
Closer to the Moon
(Dumitru 'Dumi' Dorneanu)
Inappropriate
(Oscar Walden)
Remains
(Wilfred Godson)
Abroad
(Simon)
The Search
(Flood)
It's All Gone Pete Tong
(Brent)
Bellmouth
(Frank)
Captain Webb
(News Editor)
Robin Hardy's Script - The Lost Ending
(Narrator)
Snuffbox
(Zlatko Pavic)
Heist
(Will of the Palace)
55 Steps
(Robbie)
Control
(Earnest)
Theresa vs Boris: How May Became PM
All Small Bodies
(The Witch)
A Spell on You
(Steve Kingdom)
Bohemian Rhapsody
(RT Baker)
The Boat People
(Dan)
The Legend of the Tamworth Two
(Eddie the Slaughterman)
Kick-Ass
(Danil)
A Christmas Gift from Bob
(Leon)
Cuban Fury
(Mickey)
Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol
(Servant)
Undergods
(Ezequiel The Therapist)
Brink
(Man)
Backyard Village
(Mark)
Children of The Wicker Man
(Self)
Ketan Majmudar
(Aquilla)
The Writ
(Aquila)
Ant Muzak
(Merrick)
Virtue
(David)
The Thing with Feathers
(Andy)
How to Survive the Wild
(Richard)
American Sweatshop
(Counselor)
Bone in the Throat
(Skinny)
Fear of Fanny
(Cameraman)
Spine chillers 2003 S01E05 Goths
(Tim)
The Bill
Hustle
(Sam Knowles)
Silent Witness
Life on Mars
(Rocket)
Home Again
Happiness
(Toby C)
Shadow and Bone
(Per Haskell)
WPC 56
(Linus Brody)
Spine Chillers
(Tim)
1066: The Battle for Middle Earth
(Leofric)
Galavant
(Executioner)
New Tricks
(Darren Gerson)
Murder City
(Grub)
Game of Thrones
(Black Walder Rivers)
Sea of Souls
(Video Shop Assistant)
Casualty
(Derek Moberley)
The Residents
(Cain)
Five Daughters
(Billy)
After Life
(Julian)
The Bastard Son & the Devil Himself
(Rowan)
Worzel Gummidge
(Clarty)
Ghosts
(Wixy)
Wolf Hall
(Wolsey in Devils Play)
Taboo
(Passerby 1)
Wolf Hall
(Sexton)
Andor
(Fay Drolla)
Waterloo Road
(Leon)
Murphy's Law
(DC Phil 'Wilco' Simpson)
Cuffs
(James Quirk)
Eyes Down
(Oliver)
Run
(Edgar)
Dalziel and Pascoe
(Franny Roote)
Moonflower Murders
(Martin Webster)
The Battle of Denham Ford
(Director)
Way of the Morris
(Director)
The Film That Buys the Cinema
(Director)
Blake's Junction 7
(Writer)
Way of the Morris
(Writer)
Ferroequinology
(Executive Producer)
The Ballad of Shirley Collins
(Director)
Southern Journey (Revisited)
(Director)
Ant Muzak
(Producer)
Ant Muzak
(Writer)
Ant Muzak
(Casting)
Ant Muzak
(Idea)
The Archivist
(Director)
The Archivist
(Editor)