Raymond Coulthard
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Raymond Anthony Coulthard (born 3 September 1968) is a British actor. He is best known for portraying Alasdair Sinclair in ''Emmerdale'' and restaurant manager List of Hotel Babylon characters#James Schofield, James Schofield in ''Hotel Babylon (BBC series), Hotel Babylon''.


Career

Coulthard's television appearances include several costume dramas. He played Frank Churchill in the 1996 television adaptation of Jane Austen's novel ''Emma (1996 TV film), Emma'', Mr Glascock in the 2004 adaptation of ''He Knew He Was Right'', and Miles Edgerton in ''Mr. Selfridge''. In 2005, he appeared in the first series of ''Extras (TV series), Extras''. He also appeared in the second series of ''Love Soup'', and played Matt Strong in the TV series ''Casualty (TV series), Casualty'' during 2010. Coulthard's film roles include ''The English Patient (film), The English Patient'', ''The Best Man (2005 film), The Best Man'', and ''The Muppet Christmas Carol'' (in which he played a young Ebenezer Scrooge). He also voiced one of the main characters in the BBC Radio 4 Extra sitcom ''The Brothers (radio show), The Brothers''. Coulthard has acted in many stage productions, especially Shakespeare plays, including work for the Royal National Theatre and the Donmar Warehouse. From 2011 to 2012, he played Duke Vincentio in ''Measure for Measure'' and Bishop Santa Cruz in Helen Edmundson, Helen Edmundson's play ''The Heresy of Love'' for the Royal Shakespeare Company. He portrayed Lord Egerton in the second series of ''Mr Selfridge''. In spring 2015, he starred as George VI, King George VI alongside Jason Donovan as Lionel Louge in the Chichester Festival Theatre and Birmingham Repertory Theatre production of ''The King's Speech'' before touring the UK. In January 2017 he returned to the Birmingham Repertory Theatre to star in the French comedy ''What's in a Name? (play), What's in a Name?'' alongside Nigel Harman, Sarah Hadland, Jamie Glover and Olivia Poulet.


Filmography


Film


Television


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Coulthard, Ray 1968 births Living people English male television actors Actors from Chester Male actors from Cheshire English male film actors English male stage actors 20th-century English male actors 21st-century English male actors