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Richard Hope | |
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Born | Kettering, England |
Education | Trent Polytechnic BA (Hons) Law |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1976–present |
Website | www |
Richard Hope (11 October 1953 in Kettering, England[1]) is a British actor who gained recognition from Brideshead Revisited as the doltish junior officer, Hooper, under Jeremy Irons' charge.[2] He is best known for playing Harris Pascoe in the UK TV drama Poldark. His theatre career includes portraying Pierre Bezukhov in War and Peace at the Royal National Theatre and having starred as Levin in an adaptation of Anna Karenina by Helen Edmundson. In 2015, he played Hector in The History Boys. In 2018–2019, he starred in the West End production The Woman in Black as Arthur Kipps.[3]