'Downton Abbey' star Hugh Bonneville talks about growing up in London and why, despite a schoolteacher who stifled his enthusiasm, he says he was 'determined to act'
Despite a schoolteacher who stifled his enthusiasm, the British actor says he was ‘determined to act’Hugh Bonneville, 55, is an English actor who was in PBS’s “Downton Abbey” and has appeared in “Notting Hill,” “Paddington” and more than 35 other films. He will star in the “Downton Abbey” film, to be released Sept. 20. He spoke with Marc Myers.
When I was 8, a friend of my parents who was an actor came to lodge with us while performing at our local theater. One night, Dad suggested we go pick him up after the show. We arrived a little early and stood in the back of the 300-seat auditorium. There, on stage, was our lodger,...
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