Raymond Anthony Coulthard (born 3 September 1968) is a British actor. He is best known for portraying Alasdair Sinclair in ''

Emmerdale ''Emmerdale'' (known as ''Emmerdale Farm'' until 1989) is a British television soap opera that is broadcast on ITV (TV network), ITV. The show is set in Emmerdale (known as Beckindale until 1994), a List of fictional towns and villages, fict ...

'' and restaurant manager

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in '' Hotel Babylon''.

Career

Coulthard's television appearances include several costume dramas. He played Frank Churchill in the 1996 television adaptation of

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's novel '' 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''. He also appeared in the second series of ''

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'', and played Matt Strong in the TV series ''

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'' during 2010. Coulthard's film roles include ''

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'', '' The Best Man'', and ''

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'' (in which he played a young

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). He also voiced one of the main characters in the

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sitcom '' The Brothers''. Coulthard has acted in many stage productions, especially Shakespeare plays, including work for the

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and the

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. From 2011 to 2012, he played Duke Vincentio in ''

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'' and Bishop Santa Cruz in Helen Edmundson's play '' The Heresy of Love'' for the

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. He portrayed Lord Egerton in the second series of ''

Mr Selfridge ''Mr Selfridge'' is a British period drama television series about Harry Gordon Selfridge and his department store, Selfridge & Co, in London, set from 1908 to 1928. It was co-produced by ITV Studios and Masterpiece/ WGBH for broadcast on I ...

''. In spring 2015, he starred as

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alongside Jason Donovan as Lionel Logue in the

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and

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production of ''

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'' before touring the UK. In January 2017 he returned to the

to star in the French comedy '' What's in a Name?'' alongside

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and

Olivia Poulet Olivia Poulet (born 9 July 1978) is an English actress. Early life Poulet was born on 9 July 1978 in south-west London and attended Putney High School. She studied drama at the University of Manchester. Career After her graduation in 2001, Po ...

Filmography

Film

Television

References

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