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Ralph Michael Ineson (; born 15 December 1969) is an English actor and narrator. Known for his deep, rumbling, Yorkshire-accented voice, his most notable roles include William in ''
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'', Dagmer Cleftjaw in '' Game of Thrones'', Amycus Carrow in the last three ''
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drama series '' Goodnight Sweetheart'', Chris Finch in the BBC sitcom ''
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'', and Nikolai Tarakanov in the
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historical drama miniseries ''
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''.


Early life

Ralph Michael Ineson was born in
Leeds Leeds () is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds district in West Yorkshire, England. It is built around the River Aire and is in the eastern foothills of the Pennines. It is also the third-largest settlement (by populati ...
on 15 December 1969, and educated at Woodleigh School and
Pocklington School Pocklington School is an independent school in Pocklington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It was founded in 1514 by John Dolman. The school is situated in of land, on the outskirts of the small market town, from York and from Hull. ...
. In the early 1990s, after studying theatre at
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's Furness College, he worked as a teacher and cricket coach at York Sixth Form College.


Career


Television

He played the recurring character Chris Finch in the BBC comedy ''
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''. He starred as Donald Bamford in the
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'' Goodnight Sweetheart'', as Zack in the
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''
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'', and played ex-soldier Sam Walker in the first series of '' Spooks''. He played Luke Mullen in the BBC drama ''
Playing the Field ''Playing the Field'' is a BBC television drama series following the lives of the Castlefield Blues, a fictitious female football team from South Yorkshire. Outline Inspired by Pete Davies's book ''I Lost My Heart to the Belles'' – which w ...
''. He had a minor part in episode four of the first series of BBC drama ''
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''. He starred in '' Suburban Shootout'', which aired on Paramount Comedy and
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. He played Frank Monk in series 7 of '' Waking The Dead'' in the episode "Wounds". He played Dagmer Cleftjaw in the second season of
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's '' Game of Thrones''. He also appeared in an
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advert as a fireman. Ineson had a minor role in the fifth and sixth series of BBC drama '' Waterloo Road'' in 2009 playing the role of Jon Fry. He had a small role in an episode of
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comedy '' The IT Crowd'', as Paul, a buttock-kissing masseur, in the series four episode "Something Happened". In the 2012 ITV ''Titanic'' mini-series he played Steward Hart. In 2016, he appeared in the third season of the
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series ''
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'', playing the part of Connor Nutley.


Film

Ineson's Hollywood film credits include ''
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'', ''
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'', ''
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'' and a brief role in ''
The Damned United ''The Damned United'' is a 2009 British sports drama film directed by Tom Hooper and adapted by Peter Morgan from David Peace's bestselling 2006 novel ''The Damned Utd'' – a largely fictional book based on the author's interpretation of Bria ...
''. He played Amycus Carrow, a
Death Eater The Death Eaters are characters featured in the ''Harry Potter'' series of novels and films. They are a radical group of wizards and witches, led by the dark wizard Lord Voldemort, who seek to purify the wizarding community by eliminating wiza ...
, in ''
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ''Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince'' is a fantasy novel written by British author J. K. Rowling and the sixth and penultimate novel in the ''Harry Potter'' series. Set during Harry Potter's sixth year at Hogwarts, the novel explores t ...
'', ''
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 ''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1'' is a 2010 fantasy film directed by David Yates from a screenplay by Steve Kloves. The film is the first of two cinematic parts based on the 2007 novel ''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallow ...
'' and '' Part 2''. He also appeared in the 2008 film ''
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'', as Sergeant Mullins. In 2014, he appeared in the
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film ''
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''. Also in 2014, he had a small role in the spy film '' Kingsman: The Secret Service'', playing a policeman who interviews Eggsy. He played William alongside Anya Taylor-Joy and
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in
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's critically acclaimed debut film ''
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'', which saw Eggers win Best Director at the 2015
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. Ineson appeared in a minor role as a First Order officer in the 2017 film '' Star Wars: The Last Jedi''. His role was originally bigger, but most of his performance ended up on the cutting room floor. The cut material is available in a deleted scene on the 2018
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release of the film.


Voice work

Ineson has used his distinctive Yorkshire accent in a variety of
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work. He has narrated TV programmes '' Licence to Drill'', ''
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'' on the
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, the 2010 Sky TV series '' Inside Gatwick'', and the
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series ''Claimed and Shamed''. In the 2012–2013
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dramatisations of the ten
Martin Beck Martin Beck is a fictional Swedish police detective and the main character in the ten novels by Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö, collectively titled ''The Story of a Crime''. Frequently referred to as the Martin Beck stories, all have been adapt ...
police novels by
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and
Per Wahlöö Per Fredrik Wahlöö (5 August 1926 – 22 June 1975) – in English translations often identified as Peter Wahloo – was a Swedish author. He is perhaps best known for the collaborative work with his partner Maj Sjöwall on a series of ten nove ...
, Ineson played policeman Gunvald Larsson. In 2013, he voiced the Channel 4 series ''Skint'' which followed the lives of British families from underprivileged backgrounds. In 2015, he narrated ''Countryside 999'' on BBC One. In 2009 he narrated the BBC One documentary Series ''
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'' which follows the characters of British
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. Ineson previously served as the narrator in a series of commercials for
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. TV adverts that have used his voice include: lastminute.com, Dacia cars,
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and
Wickes Wickes is a home improvement retailer and garden centre, based in the United Kingdom with more than 230 stores throughout the country. Its main business is the sale of supplies and materials, for homeowners and the building trade. It is listed ...
. He also did the
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adverts during
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football coverage. In video games, Ineson returned to voice Amycus Carrow in the
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of ''
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 ''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2'' is a 2011 fantasy film directed by David Yates from a screenplay by Steve Kloves. The film is the second of two cinematic parts based on the 2007 novel ''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallow ...
'', and gave his voice and likeness for the infamous pirate
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in '' Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag''. Ineson has also voiced a number of trails and station idents for national commercial radio station talkSPORT in the early 2000s.


Personal life

Ineson married Ali Milner, the editor of make-up artist magazine ''Warpaint'', at Cliveden in December 2003. They have a son named Luc (born 1999) and a daughter named Rebecca (born 2003). Ineson supports
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.


Filmography


Film


Television


Stage


Video games


Awards and nominations


References


External links

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Ralph Ineson: BBC's The Office
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