David Bamber (born September 19, 1954) is a British actor, known for his television and theatre work.
Bamber has worked on many British television series and mini-series and TV movies, including Chalk and The Buddha of Suburbia, as well as the BBC's well known and loved 1995 television adaptation of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, in which he played Mr Collins. His most international television role to date is the role of Marcus Tullius Cicero in the HBO/BBC2 original television series, Rome.
He appears in the BBC's Robin Hood (season 2, episode 5).
He is also a well-known theatre actor, who won the 1995 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Actor for his performance as Guy in My Night with Reg, a role he reprised the role in the 1996 BBC television adaptation. He is an Associate of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.
Bamber's roles as a voice actor include Emperor Constantine in the Doctor Who audio drama, The Council of Nicaea.
Bamber plays Adolf Hitler in Bryan Singer's film, Valkyrie, which is due for release on February 13, 2009. He has also just completed the West End revival of Absurd Person Singular.
Bamber attended Bristol University before training at RADA.
He is married to the British actress Julia Swift, daughter of British actor David Swift and they have two sons, Theo Bamber (born in 1991) and Ethan (born in 1998).
