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3Roger William Allam (born 26 October 1953 in London, England) is an English actor.
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5He has been a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company since 1981, where he played roles such as Mercutio, and more recently Falstaff, a part which won him an Olivier Award. Made his name as the original InspectorJavert in [[Theatre/LesMiserables Les Miserables]], he has since appeared numerous times in film and television, often as DeadpanSnarker or the OnlySaneMan.
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7!Roles:
8%%Alphabetically.
9* ''[[Series/AshesToAshes2008 Ashes to Ashes]]'': Detective Superintendent Mackintosh
10* ''Radio/CabinPressure'': First Officer Douglas Richardson
11* '' Radio/ConversationsFromALongMarriage'': Roger
12* ''Series/TheCreatives'': Charlie Bentley
13* ''Series/{{Endeavour}}'': Detective Inspector Fred Thursday
14* ''Series/GameOfThrones'': Magister Illyrio
15* ''Theatre/HenryIV'': Falstaff.
16* ''Film/TheIronLady'': Gordon Reece
17* ''Theatre/LesMiserables'': InspectorJavert
18* ''Literature/ParadesEnd'': General Campion
19* ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanOnStrangerTides'': Henry Pelham
20* ''Film/TheQueen'': Robin Janvrin
21* ''Series/{{The Sandman|2022}}'': Azazel
22* ''WesternAnimation/SarahAndDuck'': Narrator
23* ''Film/SpeedRacer'': Royalton
24* ''Film/Stranded2002'': Thomas Blunt
25* ''ComicBook/TamaraDrewe'': Nicholas Hardiment
26* ''Film/Tetris2023'': Robert Maxwell
27* ''Series/TheThickOfIt'': [[OnlySaneMan Peter Mannion]]
28* ''Film/VForVendetta'': Lewis Prothero
29* ''Film/TheWomanInBlack'': Mr Bentley
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31!Tropes:
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33* DoingItForTheArt: He quit his role in Les Miserables (which by then had become a huge hit) to appear in a small-scale Creator/ArthurMiller production.
34* LargeHam: Mostly in his villainous roles, such as Lewis Prothero in ''Film/VForVendetta'' and Royalton in the Film/SpeedRacer movie.
35* OneSceneWonder: Quite frequently.
36* OnlySaneMan: In his comedy roles, such as ''Radio/CabinPressure'' or ''Series/TheThickOfIt''.

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