Douglas Reith

Douglas Reith

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).

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TV Series

Professor T

Professor T

7.314
Minder

Minder

6.833
Rose and Maloney

Rose and Maloney

6.2
Downton Abbey

Downton Abbey

8.1
Fearless

Fearless

6.714
Outlander

Outlander

8.191
Elizabeth I

Elizabeth I

7.207
Elizabeth I

Elizabeth I

7.207
The Prince and the Pauper

The Prince and the Pauper

0
Pandora

Pandora

5.483
Agatha Raisin

Agatha Raisin

6.1
The Crown

The Crown

8.204
Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire

Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire

7.417
Playhouse

Playhouse

7
Cold Warrior

Cold Warrior

0

Movies

International Velvet

International Velvet

7.4
The War Below

The War Below

6.7
W.E.

W.E.

6.348
Downton Abbey: A New Era

Downton Abbey: A New Era

7.235
Bloodlines: Legacy of a Lord

Bloodlines: Legacy of a Lord

5
The Queen

The Queen

6.949
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

0
Enid

Enid

6.544
An Englishman Abroad

An Englishman Abroad

6.056
Rush

Rush

7.727
The Queen's Sister

The Queen's Sister

6
Serial Teachers 2

Serial Teachers 2

5.311
Dumbo

Dumbo

6.599
Downton Abbey

Downton Abbey

7.144
SAS: Red Notice

SAS: Red Notice

5.795
The Happy Autumn Fields

The Happy Autumn Fields

0