
Martin Jarvis
Department: Acting
Biography
Martin Jarvis OBE is one of Britain's most versatile leading actors. His distinguished career continues to encompass just about every aspect of the entertainment industry: film, television, theatre, radio and audio recording. He is also the author of two bestselling books: a hilarious autobiography Acting Strangely and a compelling account of his award-winning time on Broadway in 2001: Broadway, Jeeves - The Diary of a Theatrical Adventure, both published by Methuen. In 2010 he starred as Vincent Hogg in a new production of Agatha Christie's The Mirror Cracked in ITV/WGHB's popular 'Miss Marple' series. In 2009, he starred in BBC2's comedy/drama Taking the Flak, receiving outstanding reviews for his performance as national treasure tv journalist David Bradburn. He stars in the feature film Neander Jin - Return of the Neanderthal Man (US/ Germany co-production, 2010) as Peter Blodnik, network mogul.
Known For

Buster
1988

The Bunker
1981

Calliope
1994

Taste the Blood of Dracula
1970

Hitler: The Comedy Years
2007

Moses
1996

An Audience with Ken Dodd
1994

Neander Jin - Die Rückkehr des Neandertalers
2009

By Jeeves
2001

Brave the Dark
2025

Batman: Assault on Arkham
2014

Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War
2003

The Reluctant Dragon
1987

The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship
1990

Lorna Doone
2001

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
2011

The Last Escape
1970

The Absence of War
1995

Doctor Who: Vengeance on Varos
1985

Wreck-It Ralph
2012

Secrets of a Windmill Girl
1966

Inside the Actor's Workshop
2010

Hallelujah!
2016

Sex 'n' Death
1999

Titanic
1997

The Moonstone
1972

The Ruby in the Smoke
2006

Underfist: Halloween Bash
2008

Emily's Ghost
1992

Beware of What You Wish For
2010

New Chilling Tales: The Anthology
2018

United Passions
2014

Make and Break
1987

Much Ado About Nothing
2005

Doctor Who: The Web Planet
1965

Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs
1974

Charades
1977

Phil Spector
2013

Hamlet
1984

Look at Life: Look at Man
1969

True Patriot
1977

Look at Life: Hopping Along
1967

Look at Life: Where Have All the Butterflies Gone?
1968

Look at Life: The Sinking City
1968

Look at Life: High Living
1968

Look at Life: On the Meter
1968

Tales of Isop
2005

The Tempest
1993

Murder, She Wrote
1984

Murder Most Horrid
1991

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
2002

Doctor Who
1963

Stargate Atlantis
2004

A Touch of Frost
1992

Walker, Texas Ranger
1993

Enemy at the Door
1978

Countdown
1982

Inspector Morse
1987

Space: Above and Beyond
1995

Rumpole of the Bailey
1975

Dixon of Dock Green
1955

Lovejoy
1986

Extreme Ghostbusters
1997

Max Steel
2000

Arthur of the Britons
1972

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971

ShakespeaRe-Told
2005

Bootleg
2002

Huxley Pig
1989

Taking the Flak
2009

Nicholas Nickleby
1968

Natural World
1983

The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy
2001

Detective
1964

Paul Temple
1969

Jackie Chan Adventures
2000

Doctor Who
1963

Doctor Who
1963

Cosmos
2014

Doctor Who
1963

Richie Rich
1996

Agatha Christie's Marple
2004

Endeavour
2013

Casualty
1986

The Forsyte Saga
1967

An Audience with...
1978

Space: Above and Beyond
1995

The Tick
1994

The Life and Times of Juniper Lee
2005

The Life and Times of Juniper Lee
2005

Tales of the Tardis
2023

Scarlet and Black
1993

By Any Means
2013

Lorna Doone
2000

Just William
2010

NOVA
1974

NOVA
1974

Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
1992

Testament: The Bible in Animation
1996

Play for Today
1970

Murder, She Wrote
1984

Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989

Father Brown
2013

Queen's Nose
1995

BBC Play of the Month
1965

BBC2 Play of the Week
1977

Mr. Palfrey of Westminster
1984

Breakaway
1980

Numb3rs
2005

David Copperfield
1974

The Moonstone
1972

Artists and Models
1986

Screen Two
1985

European Heritage
1973

Ike
1979

Little Women
1970

The Pallisers
1974

Dispatches
1987

The Black Tower
1985

Rings on Their Fingers
1978

ITV Playhouse
1967