Douglas Reith
Douglas Reith
Person

Douglas Reith

Actor 1953-07-16 Melton, Suffolk, England, UK

Douglas Reith is a British actor and teacher. He is best known for his role as Lord Merton in the television series Downton Abbey (2010–2015), as well as its two follow-up films. Reith was born in Melton, Suffolk. He studied acting at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. He began acting in the late 1970s, beginning with an appearance in International Velvet (1978) alongside Tatum O'Neal and Christopher Plummer. He worked as an announcer and presenter at BBC Radio 3 for five years before leaving to study Gr...

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FILMOGRAPHY
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Rush

Rush

2013 · Awards Presenter

Dumbo

Dumbo

2019 · Sotheby

Outlander

Outlander

2014 · Professor Brown

The Crown

The Crown

2016 · Admiral Leach

The Queen

The Queen

2006 · Lord Airlie

Downton Abbey

Downton Abbey

2019 · Lord Merton

Downton Abbey

Downton Abbey

2010 · Lord Merton

Serial Teachers 2

Serial Teachers 2

2015 · Le chef de la sécurité

Downton Abbey: A New Era

Downton Abbey: A New Era

2022 · Lord Merton

SAS: Red Notice

SAS: Red Notice

2021 · Sir Charles Whiteside

W.E.

W.E.

2011 · Lord Brownlow

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

2025 · Lord Merton

Pandora

Pandora

2019 · Prescott Fleming

Elizabeth I

Elizabeth I

2005 · Judge

The War Below

The War Below

2021 · Field Marshal Haig

Professor T

Professor T

2021 · Dean

Agatha Raisin

Agatha Raisin

2016 · Lord Pendlebury

Fearless

Fearless

2017 · Justice Angus Hill

Enid

Enid

2009 · BBC Interviewer