
James Fleet
Known for Acting · 121 credits
- Born
- 1952-03-11 (age 74)
- Place of birth
- Bilston, Staffordshire, England, UK
- Also known as
- James Edward Fleet · Джеймс Флит · James George · جیمز فلیت
Biography
James Edward Fleet (born 11 March 1952) is an English actor. He is most famous for his roles as the bumbling and well-meaning Tom in the 1994 British romantic comedy film Four Weddings and a Funeral, and the dim-witted Hugo Horton in the BBC situation comedy television series The Vicar of Dibley.
Known For
TV Shows (59)

Midsomer Murders
1997
as Ralph Plummer / Michael Falconer

Outlander
2014
as Reverend Wakefield

Death in Paradise
2011
as Jeremy Tipping

Bridgerton
2020
as King George III

Father Brown
2013
as Dr. Adam Crawford

Skins
2007
as Martin

Grange Hill
1978
as Mr. Perkins

The Bill
1984
as Paul Morgan

Lewis
2007
as Dr. Alex Falconer

Screen Two
1985
as Peter Wentworth / Bob / Prime Minister / Algie

All Creatures Great & Small
2020
as Colonel Merrick

The Hollow Crown
2012
as Hastings

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
1987
as Neil Fairfax (uncredited)

Unforgotten
2015
as Chris Lowe

Monarch of the Glen
2000

Being Human
2009
as George Senior

Cracker
1993
as Michael Trant

Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story
2023
as King George

Murder Most Horrid
1991
as Tom

The Vicar of Dibley
1994
as Hugo Horton

Plebs
2013

Patrick Melrose
2018
as Sir Victor Eisen

Urban Myths
2017
as The Professor

Screen One
1989
as James Grahame

Hotel Babylon
2006

Little Dorrit
2008
as Frederick Dorrit

Bad Education
2012
as Richard

Murder in Suburbia
2004
as John Stanton

Indian Summers
2015
as Lord Hawthorne

Harry Enfield and Chums
1994
as Teacher Mr. Banks

Blandings
2013
as Colonel Fanshawe

Houdini & Doyle
2016
as Dr. Pilsen

The Watch
2021
as Archchancellor of Unseen University

Karen Pirie
2022
as Mick Prentice Snr

Tom Jones
2023
as Squire Allworthy

A Dance to the Music of Time
1997
as Moreland

Sea of Souls
2004
as Findlay Morrison

The Pale Horse
2020
as Oscar Venables

Partners in Crime
2015
as Carter

I, Jack Wright
2025
as Bobby Botham

Death Comes to Pemberley
2013
as Mr Bennet

A Year in Provence
1993
as Hugo Compton

It's Kevin
2013
as Various

Brian and Maggie
2025
as Ronald Millar

Underworld
1997

The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything
2000

The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders
1996
as James Bland

The Advocates
1991

Thanks for the Memories
2019
as Patrick Conway

The Feud
2025
as Derek Abshire

The Omega Factor
1979
School's Out
2006
as Self
Chambers
2000

Murder on the Home Front
2013
as Professor Stephens
Spark
1997
as Ashley Parkerwell
Brotherly Love
2000

Big Bad World
2013
as Neil Turnbull
An Exchange of Fire
1993
as Michael Shanks

Legit
2006
Movies (62)

The Phantom of the Opera
2004
as Lefevre

Sense and Sensibility
1995
as John Dashwood

The Spy Who Dumped Me
2018
as Tom

Four Weddings and a Funeral
1994
as Tom

Operation Mincemeat
2022
as Charles Fraser-Smith

Blithe Spirit
2020
as Harry Price

My Mother's Wedding
2025
as Geoff

Born a King
2019
as George V

Love & Friendship
2016
as Sir Reginald DeCourcy

The Lost King
2022
as John Ashdown-Hill

Charlotte Gray
2001
as Richard Cannerly

Kevin & Perry Go Large
2000
as Dad

A Cock and Bull Story
2005
as Simon

Mr. Turner
2014
as John Constable
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005
as Hugo Horton (archive footage) (uncredited)

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
2016
as Hugo Horton (archive footage) (uncredited)

Blackball
2003
as Alan the Pipe

The Decoy Bride
2011
as William

Defence of the Realm
1986
as Ministry Man

The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders
1996
as James Bland

Promoted to Glory
2003
as Michael Prendergast
Still Crazy Like a Fox
1987
as Bellhop

One Red Nose Day and a Wedding
2019
as Tom

Femme Fatale
1993
as Algie
Fields of Gold
2002
as Alan Buckley

Two Men Went To War
2002
as Maj. Bates

The Grotesque
1995
as Inspector Limp

Murder on the Home Front
2013
as Professor Stephens

The Butterfly Effect
1995
as Oswald

Billionaire Boy
2016
as Mr Darrow

3 Steps to Heaven
1995
as Harry Roberts

The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out
2021
as Self

Milk
1999
as Adrian

Crossing the Floor
1996
as Prime Minister

Milner
1994
as Hugh Bonning

Micro Men
2009
as Kenneth Baker

South from Granada
2003
as Lytton Strachey

Common Pursuit
1992

Frenchman's Creek
1998
as Sir Harry

Remember Me?
1997
as Donald

Running Late
1992
as James Grahame
Lord of Misrule
1996
as Prime Minister

Dick Whittington: The ITV Pantomime
2002
as Alderman Fitzwarren

Three Sisters
2003
as Kulygin

Revolution: New Art for a New World
2017
as Wassily Kandinsky (voice)

Love of My Life
2017
as Tom

Electric Moon
1992
as Simon Lidell

Eskimo Day
1996
as Simon

The Vicar of Dibley: In Lockdown
2020
as Hugo Horton

Lady Godiva: Back in the Saddle
2007
as Alan Jenkins

They Never Slept
1991
as Bob

Death on the Tyne
2018
as Captain Jack Pearson
Young Arthur
2002
as Merlin

Broken Bird
2024

National Theatre Live: Les Blancs
2019
as Dr. Willy Dekoven

Wolf Manor
2022
as Oliver Lawrence

Dodger Special: Christmas
2022
as Judge Fang

Dodger Special: Bad Egg
2023
as Judge Fang

A Very British Hotel at Christmas
2024
as Narrator

Blue Black Permanent
1992
as Jim Thorburn

Dodger Special: Train
2022
as Judge Fang

Carry Ons at the Castle
2019
as Self - Narrator (voice)
About James Fleet
James Edward Fleet (born 11 March 1952) is an English actor. He is most famous for his roles as the bumbling and well-meaning Tom in the 1994 British romantic comedy film Four Weddings and a Funeral, and the dim-witted Hugo Horton in the BBC situation comedy television series The Vicar of Dibley. With 121 credits spanning from 1978 to 2025, James Fleet has appeared in 62 films and 59 TV shows.
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Most Popular James Fleet Movies
- The Phantom of the Opera (2004) — as Lefevre
- Sense and Sensibility (1995) — as John Dashwood
- The Spy Who Dumped Me (2018) — as Tom
- Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994) — as Tom
- Operation Mincemeat (2022) — as Charles Fraser-Smith
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