Michael Bertenshaw
Actor
- Born
- June 15, 1945 (age 81) · Macclesfield, Cheshire, England, UK
Born 1945 and raised in North of England (Lancashire and Yorkshire) but attended public school in Cambridge from age 13 to 18.
BA (hons) in English and Fine Art Combined from University of Leeds (1967)
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Lectured in General Studies, English and Art at College of Further Education for eight years.
Won first prize in two consecutive New Writer competitions for BBC (one Radio and one TV).
Entered RADA (Royal Academy of Dramatic Art) as Acting Student on scholarship (1975).
Left RADA as Ronson Award Winner (Most Promising Actor of Year)(1977).
1977-1980: Member of RSC (Royal Shakespeare Company).
1980-1990: mainly leading roles in major regional theatres with occasional minor TV appearances.
1990 onwards: mainly television and film appearances with some London theatre work (primarily letting loose as dame or villain in the famous Stratford Theatre Royal's traditional pantomimes).
Known for
The Da Vinci Code
May 17, 2006
Doctor Who: The Next Doctor
December 25, 2008
The Lost World
December 25, 2001
Bellman and True
November 12, 1987
Paper Mask
September 14, 1990
Intimate Relations
October 1, 1996
Another Life
June 15, 2001
All's Well That Ends Well - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
September 26, 2012
Carla
September 15, 2003
John Wycliffe: The Morning Star
January 1, 1984
Taming of the Shrew
September 2, 2013
The Merchant of Venice - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
August 4, 2016
Acting17
- 2017Maxxx as Peter Clayton
- 2016The Merchant of Venice - Live at Shakespeare's Globe as Duke of Venice / Tubal
- 2013Taming of the Shrew as Gremio
- 2012All's Well That Ends Well - Live at Shakespeare's Globe as Lafeu
- 2008Doctor Who: The Next Doctor as Mr. Cole
- 2006The Da Vinci Code as Priest
- 2004Measure for Measure: Live from the Globe as Escalus
- 2003Carla as Coroner
- 2002Bust as Jim, Fuzz One
- 2001