Douglas Reith
Douglas Reith is a leading British actor with the sort of visibility that outlasts individual releases. The biggest titles have mostly been drama. 48 years in, the career has settled at the top end of the business. his Awards Presenter in 'Rush' is the role the wider public knows. Audiences also know him from 'Dumbo'. The first screen credit dates from 1978.
Douglas Reith
11 Movies
13 Series
Douglas Reith is a leading British actor with the sort of visibility that outlasts individual releases. The biggest titles have mostly been drama. 48 years in, the career has settled at the top end of the business. his Awards Presenter in 'Rush' is the role the wider public knows. Audiences also know him from 'Dumbo'. The first screen credit dates from 1978.
Movies
Plays Lord Merton
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
2025
Plays Lord Merton
Downton Abbey
2019
Plays Sotheby
Dumbo
2019
Plays Lord Merton
Downton Abbey: A New Era
2022
Plays Lord Airlie
The Queen
2006
Plays Sir Charles Whiteside
SAS: Red Notice
2021
Plays Lord Brownlow
W.E.
2011
Plays Field Marshal Haig
The War Below
2021
Plays Le chef de la sécurité
Serial Teachers 2
2015
Plays Howard
International Velvet
1978
TV Shows
Plays Dean
Professor T
2021
Plays Lord Merton
Downton Abbey
2010
Plays Chamberlain
The Prince and the Pauper
1996
Plays Justice Angus Hill
Fearless
2017
Plays Prescott Fleming
Pandora
2019
Plays Bellars
Minder
1979
Plays Professor Brown
Outlander
2014
Plays Lord Pendlebury
Agatha Raisin
2016
Plays Admiral Leach
The Crown
2016
Plays Fitzgeorge
Playhouse
1974
Plays Sergeant Downs
Rumpole of the Bailey
1975
Plays Sir Andrew Ross
Rose and Maloney
2002
Plays Auctioneer
Rentaghost
1976
Latest Trailers
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Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
Full Filmography
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
Lord Merton
2025
Film
Downton Abbey: A New Era
Lord Merton
2022
Film
The War Below
Field Marshal Haig
2021
Film
SAS: Red Notice
Sir Charles Whiteside
2021
Film
Professor T
Dean · 30 episodes
2021–
TV
Downton Abbey
Lord Merton
2019
Film
Pandora
Prescott Fleming · 1 episode
2019–
TV
Dumbo
Sotheby
2019
Film
Fearless
Justice Angus Hill · 6 episodes
2017–
TV
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Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Douglas Reith and where are they from?
Douglas Reith is 73 years old, born on July 16, 1953 in Melton, Suffolk, England, UK.
What are the most famous roles of Douglas Reith?
Douglas Reith is best known for roles in Rush, Dumbo, The Queen.
How many movies has Douglas Reith been in?
Over a 48-year career (since 1978), Douglas Reith has appeared in 11 movies and 13 TV shows.
What was Douglas Reith's first movie?
The career of Douglas Reith began with International Velvet (1978).
What is Douglas Reith's most recent movie or series?
Douglas Reith's most recent release is Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale, which premiered on September 10, 2025.
What TV shows has Douglas Reith appeared in?
On television, Douglas Reith has appeared in Outlander, The Crown, Downton Abbey, Pandora.
Douglas Reith
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 Greats at Christ Church, Oxford for four years beginning in 1989. He worked as a teacher, including at Westminster School, before resuming his acting career.
Reith joined the cast of Downton Abbey as Lord Merton in 2012, and alongside the cast was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series at the 23rd Screen Actors Guild Awards. He reprised the role in the films Downton Abbey (2019) and Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022). In 2017, Reith was cast in Tim Burton's live-action remake Dumbo (2019). In 2019, he was cast in SAS: Red Notice (2021).