David Sterne
David Sterne (born 1946) is an English actor. He has appeared in more than 90 films since 1973. After leaving the British Army, Sterne trained at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. A former member of the Royal Shakespeare Company. He has worked in television, film and radio for over 40 years. He is most recognised for his portrayal of Larry Bishop in the BBC's 'Detectorists', and more recently as Tom Thomas in three seasons of Britbox's 'The Sister Boniface Mysteries'. His mentor was Lindsay Anderson (Director of "If..." & "O Lucky Man!"). His daughter is Rachel Stone, an Associate Producer with Hartswood Films UK.
95 acting credits
Acting · 95
Vikings
2013
Bridgerton
2020
Casualty
1986
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
2026
Merlin
2008
Hustle
2004
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2005
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
2006
Red Dwarf
1988
The Sweeney
1975
The Bill
1984
Grace
2021
Birds of a Feather
1989
Lady Chatterley
1993
Robin Hood
2006
Blake's 7
1978
Lovejoy
1986
Wycliffe
1994
Sister Boniface Mysteries
2022
Justice
1971
Da Vinci's Demons
2013
300: Rise of an Empire
2014
Gentleman Jack
2019
Atlantis
2013
The Vicar of Dibley
1994
The Coroner
2015
Patience
2025
A Knight's Tale
2001
The Man Who Fell to Earth
2022
The Gentle Touch
1980
Detectorists
2014
The Afternoon Play
2003
The Protégé
2021
Flowers
2016
The Queen's Nose
1995
The Wolfman
2010
RocknRolla
2008
Ellis
2024
Gulliver's Travels
2010
Anna Karenina
1977
Never Let Me Go
2010
The Boat That Rocked
2009
In Suspicious Circumstances
1991
Down to Earth
2000
Cribb
1980
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
2007
The Change
2023
Dorian Gray
2009
The Living and the Dead
2016
Holby Blue
2007
The Choir
1995
The Nativity
2010
Truth or Dare
2012
1066: A Year to Conquer England
2017
Border Cafe
2000
Midwinter of the Spirit
2015
Surviving Picasso
1996
An Independent Man
1995
O Lucky Man!
1973
Russell Mulcahy’s Tale of the Mummy
1998
Vanity Fair
2004
The Mysti Show
2004
Mr In-Between
2001
The Last Witness
2018
Jinnah
1998
Venom
1981
Legacy
2015
Royal Flash
1975
A Midsummer Night's Dream
2022
Arthur & Merlin
2015
The Fool
1990
Photographing Fairies
1997
Blood Moon
2014
National Theatre Live: Nation
2010
Shadows in the Sun
2009
Superstition
2001
National Theatre Live: Treasure Island
2015
Let's Get Laid
1978
1066: A Year to Conquer England
2017
Is That All There Is?
1992
Tommy Cooper: Not Like That, Like This
2014
Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris
1992
Sabotage!!
2000
Not Only But Always
2004
Love or Money
2001
Slaughter
2009
A Very Open Prison
1995
Round Ireland with a Fridge
2010
You're Not Watching Me, Mummy
1979
N.F.A. (No Fixed Abode)
2013
The Cathar
2021
Ruth
2021
Friday is Mushroom Soup
2025
Cat Got Your Tongue
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Granbad
2019