
David Sterne
Acting
David Sterne (born 1946) is an English actor. He has appeared in more than 90 films since 1973. After leaving the British Army, Sterne trained at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. A former member of the Royal Shakespeare Company. He has worked in television, film and radio for over 40 years. He is most recognised for his portrayal of Larry Bishop in the BBC's 'Detectorists', and more recently as Tom Thomas in three seasons of Britbox's 'The Sister Boniface Mysteries'. His mentor was Lindsay Anderson (Director of "If..." & "O Lucky Man!"). His daughter is Rachel Stone, an Associate Producer with Hartswood Films UK.
Born: November 1, 1946 · Chichester, Sussex, England, UK
Filmography (68)

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
2026

Patience
2025

Ellis
2024

The Change
2023

The Man Who Fell to Earth
2022

Sister Boniface Mysteries
2022

The Protégé
2021

Grace
2021

Bridgerton
2020

Gentleman Jack
2019

The Last Witness
2018

The Living and the Dead
2016

Flowers
2016

The Coroner
2015

Midwinter of the Spirit
2015

Legacy
2015

Arthur & Merlin
2015

Detectorists
2014

Blood Moon
2014

Tommy Cooper: Not Like That, Like This
2014

300: Rise of an Empire
2014

Atlantis
2013

Da Vinci's Demons
2013

Vikings
2013

Truth or Dare
2012

Gulliver's Travels
2010

Never Let Me Go
2010

The Wolfman
2010

Round Ireland with a Fridge
2010

Dorian Gray
2009

Shadows in the Sun
2009

The Boat That Rocked
2009

Slaughter
2009

Merlin
2008

RocknRolla
2008

Elizabeth: The Golden Age
2007

Holby Blue
2007

Robin Hood
2006

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
2006

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2005

Vanity Fair
2004

Hustle
2004

The Afternoon Play
2003

Superstition
2001

Mr In-Between
2001

A Knight's Tale
2001

Jinnah
1998

Tale of the Mummy
1998

Photographing Fairies
1997

Surviving Picasso
1996

The Vicar of Dibley
1994

Wycliffe
1994

Lady Chatterley
1993

Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris
1992

Birds of a Feather
1989

Red Dwarf
1988

Casualty
1986

Lovejoy
1986

The Bill
1984

Venom
1981

The Gentle Touch
1980

Let's Get Laid
1978

Blake's 7
1978

Anna Karenina
1977

Royal Flash
1975

The Sweeney
1975

O Lucky Man!
1973

Justice
1971
