Douglas Reith

Personal Info

Birthday

July 16, 1953

(72 years old)

Place of Birth

Melton, Suffolk, England

Douglas Reith

Biography

Douglas Reith is a British actor and teacher. He is best known for his role as Lord Merton in the television series Downton Abbey (2010–2015), as well as its two follow-up films.

Reith was born in Melton, Suffolk. He studied acting at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. He began acting in the late 1970s, beginning with an appearance in International Velvet (1978) alongside Tatum O'Neal and Christopher Plummer.

Known For

Outlander

Downton Abbey

The Crown

Minder

Agatha Raisin

Playhouse

Rush

Professor T

Filmography

2025
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
as Lord Merton
2022
Downton Abbey: A New Era
as Lord Merton
2021
The War Below
as Field Marshal Haig
SAS: Red Notice
as Sir Charles Whiteside
2019
Dumbo
as Sotheby
2015
Serial Teachers 2
as Le chef de la sécurité
2013
Rush
as Awards Presenter
2011
W.E.
as Lord Brownlow
2009
Enid
as BBC Interviewer
2006
The Queen
as Lord Airlie
2005
The Queen's Sister
as Horace Featherstonehaugh
1983
An Englishman Abroad
as Toby
1980
The Happy Autumn Fields
as Fitzgeorge
1978
International Velvet
as Howard