Tim Plester
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 10, 1970
- Birthplace
- Banbury, Oxfordshire, England, UK
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.
Filmography
- Spine chillers 2003 S01E05 Goths
Spine chillers 2003 S01E05 Goths TBA
as Tim
How to Survive the Wild TBA
as Richard
Children of The Wicker Man 2026
as Self
The Archivist 2026
Director, Editor
- Virtue
Virtue 2026
as David
The Thing with Feathers 2025
as Andy
American Sweatshop 2025
as Counselor
The Writ 2024
as Aquila
- Ketan Majmudar
Ketan Majmudar 2024
as Aquilla
Remains 2024
as Wilfred Godson
Inappropriate 2023
as Oscar Walden
- Robin Hardy's Script - The Lost Ending
Robin Hardy's Script - The Lost Ending 2023
as Narrator
Worzel Gummidge: Twitchers 2021
as Clarty
Ferroequinology 2021
Executive Producer
The Battle of Denham Ford 2021
Director
Undergods 2021
as Ezequiel The Therapist
Backyard Village 2021
as Mark
A Christmas Gift from Bob 2020
as Leon
Southern Journey (Revisited) 2020
Director
Bohemian Rhapsody 2018
as RT Baker
Brink 2018
as Man
Bellmouth 2018
as Frank
55 Steps 2018
as Robbie
The Ballad of Shirley Collins 2017
Director
Theresa vs Boris: How May Became PM 2017
Actor
All Small Bodies 2017
as The Witch
Snuffbox 2016
as Zlatko Pavic
Captain Webb 2015
as News Editor
Bone in the Throat 2015
as Skinny
A Spell on You 2015
as Steve Kingdom
The Film That Buys the Cinema 2014
Director
Closer to the Moon 2014
as Dumitru 'Dumi' Dorneanu
Cuban Fury 2014
as Mickey
Love Me Till Monday 2013
Actor
Lockout 2012
as Mace
Way of the Morris 2011
as Self, Director, Writer
Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol 2010
as Servant
London Boulevard 2010
as Paparazzo 1
Kick-Ass 2010
as Danil
Abroad 2010
as Simon
Unmade Beds 2009
as Bookshop Customer
- The Search
The Search 2009
as Flood
- Heist
Heist 2008
as Will of the Palace
Control 2007
as Earnest
Magicians 2007
as Malky
Irina Palm 2007
as Franck
The Boat People 2007
as Dan
Fear of Fanny 2006
as Cameraman
Friends & Crocodiles 2005
as Albert Junior
It's All Gone Pete Tong 2004
as Brent
Blake's Junction 7 2004
as Tall Stormtrooper, Writer
The Legend of the Tamworth Two 2004
as Eddie the Slaughterman
The Virgin of Liverpool 2003
as Mr Sands
Below 2002
as Motormac
Shooters 2002
as Man in Street
Ant Muzak 2002
as Merrick, Producer, Writer, Casting, Idea
Credits from TMDB.