Tim Bentinck

Tim Bentinck is an Australian-born British actor and writer who has worked in radio, television, film, and theater since 1978. Born in Tasmania, he moved to England at age two and later studied history of art at the University of East Anglia before training at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. He is best known for playing David Archer in BBC Radio 4's The Archers and Tom Lacey in the television drama By the Sword Divided (1983 to 1985). His voice credits include James Bond in a video game of The World Is Not Enough and Roger Radcliffe in 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure (2003); he also recorded the Mind the Gap announcement on the London Underground's Piccadilly line for many years. His film roles include North Sea Hijack, The Year of the Comet (1992), Trevor Nunn's Twelfth Night (1996), and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016). In 2018 he was appointed MBE for services to drama.