Ralph Michael Ineson(/ˈaɪnsən/;[1]born 15 December 1969) is an English actor and narrator. Known for his deep and roughYorkshire-accentedvoice, he is perhaps best known as Chris Finch in theBBCsitcomThe Office(2001).
Ralph Ineson | |
|---|---|
 Ineson in 2011 | |
| Born | Ralph Michael Ineson 15 December 1969 York,North Yorkshire,England |
| Occupation(s) | Actor and narrator |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Spouse |
Ali Milner
(m.2003) |
| Children | 2 |
Since then, Ineson's most notable roles include William inThe Witch(2015), Dagmer Cleftjaw inGame of Thrones(2012), Amycus Carrow in the final threeHarry Potterfilms,Nikolai Tarakanovin theHBOhistorical drama miniseriesChernobyl(2019), thetitle characterinThe Green Knight(2021), Cid in the video gameFinal Fantasy XVI(2023), and the villainGalactusinThe Fantastic Four: First Steps(2025).
Early life
editRalph Michael Ineson[2]was born inYorkon 15 December 1969,[3]and educated atWoodleigh SchoolandPocklington School.[4]
He studied theatre atFurness College,Lancaster University.After his first year, he moved into a flat in the city and worked as a security man atThe Dukes, Lancaster,helping at the theatre's open-air productions ofShakespeareinWilliamson Park.[5]
In the early 1990s, after university, he worked as a teacher and cricket coach atYork Sixth Form College.[6]
Career
editTelevision
editHe played the recurring character Chris Finch in the BBC comedyThe Office.[7]He starred as Donald Bamford in thesitcomGoodnight Sweetheart,as Zack in thesoap operaCoronation Street,and played ex-soldier Sam Walker in the first series ofSpooks.He played Luke Mullen in the BBC dramaPlaying the Field.He had a minor part in episode four of the first series of BBC dramaThis Life.He starred inSuburban Shootout,which aired onParamount ComedyandFive.He played Frank Monk in series 7 ofWaking the Deadin the episode "Wounds". He played Dagmer Cleftjaw in thesecond seasonofHBO'sGame of Thrones.He also appeared in anImperial Leatheradvert as a fireman.
Ineson had a minor role in the fifth and sixth series of BBC dramaWaterloo Roadin 2009 playing the role of John Fry. He had a small role in an episode ofChannel 4comedyThe IT Crowd,as Paul, a buttock-kissing masseur, in the series four episode "Something Happened". In the 2012 ITVTitanicmini-serieshe played Steward Hart. In 2016, he appeared in the third season of theBBC TwoseriesPeaky Blinders,playing the part of Connor Nutley.[citation needed]He has also appeared in theHBOseriesChernobyl,and inThe Dark Crystal: Age of ResistanceforNetflix.
In December 2023, Ineson filed a lawsuit against Disney due to injuries that he said caused permanent shoulder damage while filming theDisney+seriesWillow.[8]
Film
editIneson's Hollywood film credits includeFirst Knight,From Hell,Sex & Drugs & Rock & Rolland a brief role inThe Damned United.He playedAmycus Carrow,aDeath Eater,inHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1andPart 2.He also appeared in the 2008 filmCass,as Sergeant Mullins. In 2014, he appeared in theMarvel StudiosfilmGuardians of the Galaxy.[9][10]Also in 2014, he had a small role in the spy filmKingsman: The Secret Service,playing a policeman who interviews Eggsy.
He played William alongsideAnya Taylor-JoyandKate DickieinRobert Eggers's critically acclaimed debut filmThe Witch,which saw Eggers win Best Director at the 2015Sundance Film Festival.
Ineson appeared in a minor role as aFirst Orderofficer in the 2017 filmStar Wars: The Last Jedi.His role was originally bigger, but most of his performance ended up on the cutting room floor.[11]The cut material is available in a deleted scene on the 2018Blu-rayrelease of the film.[12]
Recent roles includeThe Green Knight(as thetitle character),Ready Player One,The Ballad of Buster Scruggs,Everybody's Talking About Jamie,The Tragedy of Macbeth,The Northman,Catherine Called Birdy,To Catch a Killer(as the titular serial killer) andThe Creator.
Ineson will portray theMarvel ComicssupervillainGalactusin the upcomingMarvel Cinematic Universe(MCU) filmThe Fantastic Four: First Steps.[13]
Voice work
editIneson has used his distinctive Yorkshire accent in a variety ofvoice-overwork. He has narrated TV programmesLicence to Drill,Salvage Hunterson theDiscovery Channel,the 2010 Sky TV seriesInside Gatwick,and theBBC1seriesClaimed and Shamed.
In 2013, he voiced the Channel 4 seriesSkintwhich followed the lives of British families from underprivileged backgrounds. In 2015, he narratedCountryside 999on BBC One. In 2009, he narrated the BBC One documentary SeriesGears and Tearswhich follows the characters of BritishBriSCA Formula 1 Stock Cars.
On video games, he voiced Charles Vane inAssassin's Creed IV: Black Flag,Lorath Nahr inDiablo IV,and Cidolfus Telamon inFinal Fantasy XVI.
He is also the voice on the introduction of theLeeds Unitedfootball podcastThe Square Ball.
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Syrup | Skinhead | Short film |
| Shopping | Dix | ||
| 1995 | First Knight | Ralf | |
| 1997 | Shooting Fish | Mr. Ray | |
| 2001 | From Hell | Gordie | |
| South West 9 | Liam | ||
| 2007 | The Last Thing to Go Through a Fly's Mind | Short film | |
| Shoot on Sight | Marber | ||
| Cass | Sergeant Mullins | ||
| 2008 | Is Anybody There? | Mr. Kelly | |
| 2009 | The Damned United | A crazy wild-haired reporter | |
| Suicide Man | DJ (voice) | Short film | |
| Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Amycus Carrow | ||
| 2010 | Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll | The Sulphate Strangler | |
| Robin Hood | Northerner | ||
| Another Year | Drill Worker | ||
| Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 | Amycus Carrow | ||
| 2011 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 | ||
| Intruders | Alarm Installer | ||
| 2012 | Great Expectations | Sergeant | |
| 2013 | The Selfish Giant | Johnny Jones | |
| 2014 | Guardians of the Galaxy | Ravager Pilot | |
| Kingsman: The Secret Service | Policeman | ||
| 2015 | The Witch | William | 1st collaboration withRobert Eggers |
| 2016 | The Huntsman: Winter's War | Barkeep | |
| 2017 | Star Wars: The Last Jedi | Colonel Ansiv Garmuth | |
| 2018 | The Hurricane Heist | Connor Perkins | |
| Ready Player One | Rick | ||
| The Ballad of Buster Scruggs | Posse Leader | Segment: "Near Algodones" | |
| 2020 | Dolittle | Arnall Stubbins | |
| Brahms: The Boy II | Joseph | ||
| Here Are the Young Men | Mr. Landerton | ||
| 2021 | Edge of the World | Sir Edward Beech | |
| Everybody's Talking About Jamie | Wayne New | ||
| Gunpowder Milkshake | Jim McAlester | ||
| The Green Knight | The Green Knight | ||
| The Last Victim | Jake | ||
| The Tragedy of Macbeth | The Captain | ||
| 2022 | The Northman | Captain Volodymyr | 2nd collaboration with Robert Eggers |
| Catherine Called Birdy | Golden Tiger | ||
| 2023 | The Pope's Exorcist | Asmodeus(voice) | |
| To Catch a Killer | Dean Possey | ||
| The Creator | General Andrews | ||
| Lord of Misrule[14] | Jocelyn Abney | ||
| 2024 | The First Omen | Father Brennan | |
| Nosferatu | Dr. Wilhelm Sievers | Post-production[15]
3rd collaboration with Robert Eggers | |
| 2025 | Frankenstein | Professor Krempe | Post-production |
| The Fantastic Four: First Steps | Galactus | Filming | |
| Two Neighbors[16] | Genie | Post-production |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Spender | Alex | Episode: "Best Friends" |
| 1993–2009 | The Bill | Alan Trent / Greg Simm / Robert Carmichael / Paul Gibson / Billy Wylie / Derek Crew |
8 episodes |
| 1994 | All Quiet on the Preston Front | Iggy | Episode: "Diesel's Garage" |
| 99-1 | Brian | Episode: "The Cost of Living" | |
| Royce | Newfold | Television film | |
| The Cinder Path | Arthur Benton | Miniseries | |
| Screen Two | Policeman | Episode: "O Mary This London" | |
| 1995 | Harry | Wayne | Episode: "#2.5" |
| Out of the Blue | Ricki Sellars | Episode: "#1.2" | |
| Chandler & Co | Roderick Tully | Episode: "End of Term" | |
| 1996 | Goodnight Sweetheart | Donald | Episode: "There's Something About a Soldier" |
| This Life | Jessop | Episode: "Sex, Lies and Muesli Yoghurt" | |
| Kiss and Tell | Sergeant Beddowes | Television film | |
| 1997 | Kavanagh QC | DCI Chris Sampson | Episode: "The Ties That Bind" |
| 1998 | Dangerfield | Jake Gilmore | Episode: "Local Colour" |
| Children of the New Forest | William Hammond | Television film | |
| 1998–2002 | Playing the Field | Luke Mullen | 32 episodes |
| 1998, 2005 | Heartbeat | Tel Philips / Corporal Fisher | 2 episodes |
| 1999 | Touching Evil | Chris Wray | 2 episodes |
| Bostock's Cup | Clive Kennard | Television film | |
| 2001–2003 | The Office | Chris Finch | 7 episodes |
| 2002 | Spooks | Sam Walker | Episode: "One Last Dance" |
| Holby City | Dale Warner | Episode: "Calculated Risks" | |
| 2002, 2011 | Doctors | Billy Hollins / Martin Davies | 2 episodes |
| 2003 | The Afternoon Play | Rob Coles | Episode: "The Real Arnie Griffin" |
| In Deep | Craig | Episode: "Character Assassins: Part 1" | |
| Thursday the 12th | Collins | Television film | |
| Strange | Bill | Episode: "Dubik" | |
| Between the Sheets | Mark Ainsley | 6 episodes | |
| 2004 | Black Books | Richard (voice) | Episode: "Moo-Ma and Moo-Pa" |
| Blue Murder | Bob Urwin | Episode: "Lonely" | |
| A Line in the Sand | Det. Sgt. Bill Davies | Miniseries | |
| 2005 | The Walk | Lawrence | Television film |
| Murder in Suburbia | William Marshal | Episode: "Dogs" | |
| Coronation Street | Zack | 9 episodes | |
| ShakespeaRe-Told | Barry | Episode: "Macbeth" | |
| The Virgin Queen | Dr. William Cowes | 2 episodes | |
| 2005, 2008 | Casualty | Raymond Thurber / Martin Woodbridge | 2 episodes |
| 2006 | Missing | DCI John Carter | 2 episodes |
| Dalziel and Pascoe | James Maddern | Episode: "The Cave Woman" | |
| The Only Boy for Me | Lawrence | Television film | |
| Losing It | Mr. Granger | Television film | |
| 2006–2007 | Suburban Shootout | Jeremy Hazledine | 11 episodes |
| 2007 | Die Ludolfs – 4 Brüder auf'm Schrottplatz | Narrator (voice) | Episode: "Flower Power in Dernbach" |
| Lead Balloon | Bob Marlin | Episode: "Giraffe" | |
| 2008 | Waking the Dead | Frank Monk | Episode: "Wound" Parts 1 & 2 |
| New Tricks | D.I. Hamilton | Episode: "Mad Dogs" | |
| 2009–2010 | Waterloo Road | John Fry | 9 episodes |
| 2010 | The IT Crowd | Paul the Masseuse | Episode: "Something Happened" |
| Merlin | Jarl | Episode: "The Coming of Arthur: Part One" | |
| 2011 | The Body Farm | Miles Leyton | Episode: "You've Got Visitors" |
| 2011–2012 | Case Sensitive | DC Colin Sellers | Four-part miniseries |
| 2011–present | Salvage Hunters | Narrator (voice) | All episodes |
| 2012 | Game of Thrones | Dagmer Cleftjaw | 5 episodes |
| Secret State | Sgt. Wrigglesworth | Four-part miniseries | |
| 2013 | Pramface | DS Sullivan | Episode: "Tinker, Tiger, Lobster" |
| Count Arthur Strong | Roger the Policeman | Episode: "Arthur" | |
| Vera | Ross Strachan | Episode: "Prodigal Son" | |
| Ambassadors | Captain Jones | Episode: "The Tazbek Spring" | |
| 2014 | Inspector George Gently | Arthur Hawkes | Episode: "Gently Going Under" |
| New Worlds | Stackpole | 2 episodes | |
| 2015 | Drunk History | King Henry II | Episode: "Episode Seven" |
| Bluestone 42 | Mike Slater | Episode: "#3.2" | |
| The Interceptor | Yorkie | Episode: "Episode 6" | |
| Prey | DCI Mike Ward | 3 episodes | |
| 2016 | Peaky Blinders | Connor Nutley | 2 episodes |
| Porridge | Richie Weeks | Television special | |
| 2017 | Sherlock | Vince | Episode: "The Final Problem" |
| Absentia | Adam Radford | 10 episodes | |
| Star vs. the Forces of Evil | Demoncist (voice) | Episode: "Demoncism/Sophomore Slump" | |
| 2018 | Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure | Cutter (voice) | Episode: "Beyond the Corona Walls" |
| Agatha and the Truth of Murder | Detective Inspector Dicks | Television film | |
| 2019 | Chernobyl | GeneralNikolai Tarakanov | 2 episodes |
| The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance | The Hunter (skekMal)(voice) | Netflixseries 7 episodes | |
| The Capture | DCI Alex Boyd | 6 episodes | |
| 2022 | Trigger Point | Commander Bregman | 2 episodes |
| Willow | Commander Ballantine | 3 episodes | |
| 2023 | The Legend of Vox Machina | Kevdak (voice) | 3 episodes |
| The Gallows Pole | The Clothier | Three-part television series | |
| My Dad the Bounty Hunter | Widowmaker | Voice | |
| 2024 | The Jetty | D.I. Morgan | Four-part television series |
| Ludwig | Chief Constable Ziegler | Six-part television series |
Stage
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Jackets | NCO | Lancaster University[17][18] |
| 1992 | York Mystery Plays | Herod's Heavy Willox |
York Theatre Royal[19] |
| 2015 | Hangmen | Inspector Fry | Royal Court Theatre[17] |
Video games
edit| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 | Amycus Carrow |
| 2013 | Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag | Charles Vane |
| 2023 | Final Fantasy XVI | Cidolfus Telamon |
| Diablo IV[20] | Lorath Nahr |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Film | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Golden Nymph Awards | Outstanding Actor - Comedy Series | Suburban Shootout | Nominated | [21] |
| 2016 | BloodGuts UK Horror Awards | Best Supporting Actor | The Witch | Nominated | [22] |
| Fright Meter Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated | [23] | ||
| 2017 | Fangoria Chainsaw Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated | [24] | |
| 2024 | British Academy Games Awards | Performer in a Supporting Role | Final Fantasy XVI | Nominated | [25] |
References
edit- ^"Legends Never Die: An Oral History of 'The Green Knight' | Narrated by Ralph Ineson".A24. 22 June 2021.Retrieved1 December2022.
- ^"Ralph Michael Ineson, director at Augustus Road Residents Management Company Limited, London".Retrieved2 August2017.
- ^"Ralph Ineson - Biography and Filmography - 1969 - Hollywood".Retrieved2 August2017.
- ^"Woodleigh School".Retrieved28 September2016.
- ^"Life Outside the Office".Lancaster University.Retrieved8 July2024.
- ^"Ralph Ineson - Listal".Retrieved2 August2017.
- ^"BBC - Comedy: The Office - Character Profile - Finchy".Retrieved28 September2016.
- ^"British Actor Sues Disney, Claiming Permanent Damage After Injury On 'Willow'".Deadline. 23 December 2023.
- ^"Ralph Ineson on Twitter".Retrieved28 September2016.
- ^"Drama Scene on Twitter".Retrieved28 September2016.
- ^Dayani, Aahil (13 January 2018)."'The Last Jedi' Director Reveals Cut Scene Involving 'Game of Thrones' Star ".Heroic Hollywood.
- ^Lussier, Germain (14 March 2018)."All the New Things We Learned From theStar Wars: The Last JediBlu-Ray ".Gizmodo.
The home release has the extended version of the "Mega Destroyer Incursion" by Finn, Rose, and DJ. It includes a lot more tension, more humor, a visual homage to the classic '50s romantic dramedyThe Apartment,and even a cameo by Ralph Ineson (The Witch) as a First Order officer who's onto their games.
- ^Kit, Borys (9 May 2024)."'Fantastic Four' Casts Ralph Ineson as Galactus (Exclusive) ".The Hollywood Reporter.Retrieved9 May2024.
- ^Lord of Misrule Review
- ^Squires, John (30 May 2023)."Filming on the Robert Eggers 'Nosferatu' Remake Has Reportedly Wrapped in Prague".Bloody Disgusting.Retrieved30 May2023.
- ^‘Two Neighbors’: Anya Chalotra, Chloe Cherry And Ralph Ineson Lead Ensemble Cast For Ondine Viñao Directed Indie Feature
- ^ab"Gordon and French - Ralph Ineson Profile".Retrieved16 November2017.
- ^"Revival of Play First Performed by Harry Potter Star at Lancaster University - myScience / Wire".20 February 2014.Retrieved16 November2017.
- ^"1992 York Cycle of Mystery Plays programme - York Mystery Plays: Illumination - From Darkness into Light: Search the NCEM archive".Retrieved16 November2017.
- ^"Diablo 4: everything we know so far".Retrieved26 February2022.
- ^"[PDF] The Selfish Giant - Squarespace"(PDF).Retrieved3 August2017.
- ^"The Stars - BloodGuts UK Horror".Retrieved3 August2017.
- ^"Past Winners of 2016 - Fright Meter Awards".Retrieved3 August2017.
- ^"Never mind Oscar, here's the 2017 FANGORIA Chainsaw Awards Nominees Ballot! - FANGORIA".Retrieved3 August2017.
- ^"20th BAFTA Games Awards: The Nominations and Winners".BAFTA.7 March 2024.Retrieved12 April2024.
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