
David Sterne
Department: Acting
Biography
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.
Known For

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2005

The Wolfman
2010

Love or Money
2001

Gulliver's Travels
2010

Slaughter
2009

Legacy
2015

Superstition
2001

The Protégé
2021

Truth or Dare
2012

Sabotage!!
2000

N.F.A. (No Fixed Abode)
2013

A Midsummer Night's Dream
2022

The Cathar
2021

Cat Got Your Tongue
—

Arthur & Merlin
2015

The Fool
1990

The Boat That Rocked
2009

300: Rise of an Empire
2014

Not Only But Always
2004

Never Let Me Go
2010

Blood Moon
2014

Venom
1981

Elizabeth: The Golden Age
2007

Tommy Cooper: Not Like That, Like This
2014

Royal Flash
1975

National Theatre Live: Nation
2010

Round Ireland with a Fridge
2010

1066: A Year to Conquer England
2017

Dorian Gray
2009

Photographing Fairies
1997

National Theatre Live: Treasure Island
2015

Jinnah
1998

The Last Witness
2018

A Very Open Prison
1995

Surviving Picasso
1996

Is That All There Is?
1992

Granbad
2019

Mr In-Between
2001

A Knight's Tale
2001

O Lucky Man!
1973

RocknRolla
2008

Ruth
2021

Let's Get Laid
1978

Shadows in the Sun
2009

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
2006

Tale of the Mummy
1998

Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris
1992

Friday is Mushroom Soup
2025

You're Not Watching Me, Mummy
1979

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
2026

Vanity Fair
2004

The Bill
1984

Blake's 7
1978

The Gentle Touch
1980

The Sweeney
1975

The Vicar of Dibley
1994

Holby Blue
2007

Robin Hood
2006

Anna Karenina
1977

The Mysti Show
2004

Lovejoy
1986

Midwinter of the Spirit
2015

Atlantis
2013

Hustle
2004

An Independent Man
1995

Da Vinci's Demons
2013

Justice
1971

Bridgerton
2020

Sister Boniface Mysteries
2022

The Choir
1995

The Living and the Dead
2016

The Nativity
2010

Wycliffe
1994

The Man Who Fell to Earth
2022

Lady Chatterley
1993

Border Cafe
2000

Red Dwarf
1988

1066: A Year to Conquer England
2017

The Coroner
2015

Gentleman Jack
2019

Casualty
1986

Vikings
2013

Detectorists
2014

Merlin
2008

Detectorists
2014

Birds of a Feather
1989

Ellis
2024

Grace
2021

Queen's Nose
1995

Flowers
2016

The Change
2023

The Change
2023

The Afternoon Play
2003

Down to Earth
2000

Patience
2025

Cribb
1980