Richard McCabe

Biography

Richard McCabe is a Scottish actor whose career has centered on classical stage work, and he is an associate artist with the Royal Shakespeare Company. Born in Glasgow in 1960, he took RSC roles including the title part in King John, Iago in Othello, Flamineo in The White Devil and Christopher Marlowe in School of Night. At Chichester he played the lead in Scapino or The Trickster, and in 2010 he appeared in The Real Inspector Hound and The Critic. In 2011 he toured as Jim Hacker in Yes, Prime Minister, and his Hamlet for Birmingham Rep was staged between 1999 and 2001. His performance as Harold Wilson in The Audience won him an Olivier Award in 2013 and a Tony Award in 2015. He appeared in the film Notting Hill (1999), and he also had a role in Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003). On television he was in Doctor Thorne.

Movie Career

Films: 15
Career span: 27 years1999 to 2026

Genres

Drama93%, 14 films
Romance33%, 5 films
Biography27%, 4 films
Comedy27%, 4 films
History27%, 4 films

First and latest

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Behind the award
McCabe won the 2015 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor for The Audience, the same Broadway production in which Helen Mirren won Best Actress.
Beyond film
McCabe played Hamlet for three years for Birmingham Rep, including a 2001 appearance at the Hamlet Festival at Elsinore Castle in Denmark.

Richard McCabe movies on Netflix

Savage House2026IMDb rating 6.1as Mr. Bennett
Gladiator II2024IMDb rating 6.4as Quaestor
Cyrano2021IMDb rating 6.4as Priest
SAS: Red Notice2021IMDb rating 5.3as Callum
The Duke2020IMDb rating 6.9as Rab Butler
Goodbye Christopher Robin2017IMDb rating 7.1as Rupert
Mindhorn2016IMDb rating 6.3as Jeffrey Moncrieff
Cinderella2015IMDb rating 6.9as Baron
The Scandalous Lady W2015IMDb rating 6.5as Lord North
The Invisible Woman2013IMDb rating 6.1as Mr. Mark Lemon
Einstein and Eddington2008IMDb rating 7.1as Frank Dyson
The Duchess2008IMDb rating 6.9as Sir James Hare
The Constant Gardener2005IMDb rating 7.3as Arthur Hammond
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World2003IMDb rating 7.5as Mr. Higgins, Surgeon's Mate
Notting Hill1999IMDb rating 7.2as Tony

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Notting Hill1999 Comedy, Drama, Romanceas Tony
IMDb rating 7.2390K votes
The Constant Gardener2005 Drama, Mystery, Romanceas Arthur Hammond
IMDb rating 7.3157K votes
Gladiator II2024as Quaestor
IMDb rating 6.4313K votes
Cinderella2015as Baron
IMDb rating 6.9207K votes
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World2003as Mr. Higgins, Surgeon's Mate
IMDb rating 7.5260K votes
Einstein and Eddington2008as Frank Dyson
IMDb rating 7.18.7K votes
Mindhorn2016as Jeffrey Moncrieff
IMDb rating 6.315K votes
The Duchess2008as Sir James Hare
IMDb rating 6.992K votes

Most often with

Roger Michell directed two of these films. Ralph Fiennes appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Ralph Fiennes

Jim Broadbent

Derek Jacobi

Andy Serkis

Tim McInnerny

Hayley Atwell

Roger MichellDirector, 2 films

Films together

Ralph Fiennes3 films together, 2005 to 2013
Ralph Fiennes's page
- The Invisible Woman2013IMDb rating 6.1McCabe as Mr. Mark LemonFiennes as Charles Dickens
- The Duchess2008IMDb rating 6.9McCabe as Sir James HareFiennes as The Duke
- The Constant Gardener2005IMDb rating 7.3McCabe as Arthur HammondFiennes as Justin Quayle
Jim Broadbent2 films together, 2008 to 2020
Jim Broadbent's page
- The Duke2020IMDb rating 6.9McCabe as Rab ButlerBroadbent as Kempton Bunton
- Einstein and Eddington2008IMDb rating 7.1McCabe as Frank DysonBroadbent as Sir Oliver Lodge
Derek Jacobi2 films together, 2015 to 2024
Derek Jacobi's page
- Gladiator II2024IMDb rating 6.4McCabe as QuaestorJacobi as Gracchus
- Cinderella2015IMDb rating 6.9McCabe as BaronJacobi as King
Andy Serkis2 films together, 2008 to 2021
Andy Serkis's page
- SAS: Red Notice2021IMDb rating 5.3McCabe as CallumSerkis as George Clements
- Einstein and Eddington2008IMDb rating 7.1McCabe as Frank DysonSerkis as Albert Einstein
Tim McInnerny2 films together, 1999 to 2024
Tim McInnerny's page
- Gladiator II2024IMDb rating 6.4McCabe as QuaestorMcInnerny as Senator Thraex
- Notting Hill1999IMDb rating 7.2McCabe as TonyMcInnerny as Max
Hayley Atwell2 films together, 2008 to 2015
Hayley Atwell's page
- Cinderella2015IMDb rating 6.9McCabe as BaronAtwell as Ella's Mother
- The Duchess2008IMDb rating 6.9McCabe as Sir James HareAtwell as Bess Foster
Roger MichellDirector, 2 films, 1999 to 2020
All films by Roger Michell
- The Duke2020IMDb rating 6.9McCabe as Rab Butler
- Notting Hill1999IMDb rating 7.2McCabe as Tony
Also two films together5 more actors
- Donald SumpterEinstein and Eddington (2008) and The Constant Gardener (2005)
- John ShrapnelThe Duchess (2008) and Notting Hill (1999)
- Tony WaySavage House (2026) and Mindhorn (2016)
- Vicki PepperdineSavage House (2026) and Goodbye Christopher Robin (2017)
- Tom EddenCinderella (2015) and The Scandalous Lady W (2015)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

Box office

What Richard McCabe's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$1.7 billion

11 of the 15 films have a worldwide figure.

11Worldwide figure
1US gross only
2Never in cinemas
1Figure not found

Top grosser

Cinderella2015Baron$544 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 99% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

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Cinderella2015as Baron
$544M31.3% of the total
2
Gladiator II2024as Quaestor
$462M26.6% of the total
3
Notting Hill1999as Tony
$364M20.9% of the total
4
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World2003as Mr. Higgins, Surgeon's Mate
$212M12.2% of the total
5
The Constant Gardener2005as Arthur Hammond
$82M4.7% of the total
6
The Duchess2008as Sir James Hare
$43M2.5% of the total
7
The Duke2020as Rab Butler
$14M0.8% of the total
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Goodbye Christopher Robin2017as Rupert
$7.3M0.4% of the total