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{{short description|British actor (born 1941)}}
{{short description|British actor (born 1941)}}
[[File:John Rowe at The 2019 Chiswick Book Festival (48742392547) (cropped).jpg|thumb|Rowe in 2019]]
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'''John Rowe''' (born January 1941) is a British actor. After reading English at Oxford he worked as a teacher before training at the [[Birmingham School of Acting]]. After some years in repertory theatre he joined the BBC's Radio Drama Company at Broadcasting House and has been a prolific radio actor ever since, notably as Professor Jim Lloyd in ''[[The Archers]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/5H7fR4sHmfJvmcnlqS5jsvp/jim-lloyd|title = BBC Radio 4 - the Archers - Jim Lloyd}}</ref> He has also played numerous character roles on television and film and has extensive stage experience, touring with the Old Vic in Europe, China, the Middle East and Australia.
After reading English at Oxford he worked as a teacher before training at the [[Birmingham School of Speech and Drama]].<ref name=bbc>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/5H7fR4sHmfJvmcnlqS5jsvp/jim-lloyd|title=BBC Radio 4 - The Archers - Jim Lloyd|website=BBC}}</ref> After some years in repertory theatre he joined the [[BBC Radio Drama Company]] at Broadcasting House and has been a prolific radio actor ever since, notably as Professor Jim Lloyd in ''[[The Archers]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bathspa.ac.uk/news-and-events/news/2018/living-with-the-poets-podcasts/|title=Living with the Poets podcasts – Bath Spa University|website=www.bathspa.ac.uk}}</ref> He has also played numerous character roles on television and film and his extensive stage work includes touring with [[the Old Vic]] in Europe, China, the Middle East and Australia.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba0f0beca|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200301134429/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba0f0beca|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 1, 2020|title=John Rowe|website=BFI}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theatricalia.com/person/zz0/john-rowe|title=John Rowe &#124; Theatricalia|website=theatricalia.com}}</ref><ref name=bbc/>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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*''[[The Chain (1984 film)|The Chain]]'' (1984)
*''[[The Chain (1984 film)|The Chain]]'' (1984)
*''[[Clockwise (film)|Clockwise]]'' (1986)
*''[[Clockwise (film)|Clockwise]]'' (1986)
*''[[The Heart of Me]]'' (2001)
*''[[The Heart of Me (film)|The Heart of Me]]'' (2001)
*''[[Lagaan]]'' (2001)
*''[[Lagaan]]'' (2001)
*''[[The Lost Prince]]'' (2003)
*''[[The Lost Prince]]'' (2003)
*''[[Victoria & Abdul]]'' (2017)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/john-rowe-p151307|title=John Rowe &#124; Movies and Filmography|website=AllMovie}}</ref>
*''[[Victoria & Abdul]]'' (2017)


===TV===
===TV===
*''[[BBC Television Shakespeare]]'' - ''[[Henry VIII (play)|Henry VIII]]'' (Cromwell, 1979)
*''[[BBC Television Shakespeare]]'' - ''[[BBC_Television_Shakespeare#The_Famous_History_of_the_Life_of_King_Henry_the_Eight|Henry VIII]]'' ([[Thomas Cromwell|Cromwell]], 1979)
*''[[BBC Television Shakespeare]]'' - ''[[Macbeth (play)|Macbeth]]'' (Lennox, 1983)
*''[[BBC Television Shakespeare]]'' - ''[[BBC_Television_Shakespeare#Macbeth|Macbeth]]'' (Lennox, 1983)
*''[[Juliet Bravo]]'' (1980–85)
*''[[Juliet Bravo]]'' (1980–85)
*''[[When the Boat Comes In]]'' (Hector Smith-Jameson, 1981)
*''[[When the Boat Comes In]]'' (Hector Smith-Jameson, 1981)
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*''[[BBC Television]]'' - ''[[Holby City]]'' [[Holby City (series 18)|Series 18, Episode 24: Who You Are]]'' (Thomas Bell Humphries, 2016)''
*''[[BBC Television]]'' - ''[[Holby City]]'' [[Holby City (series 18)|Series 18, Episode 24: Who You Are]]'' (Thomas Bell Humphries, 2016)''
*[[Vera (TV series)]] (2016 - episode: The Moth Catcher)
*[[Vera (TV series)]] (2016 - episode: The Moth Catcher)
*''[[The Crown (TV series)|The Crown]]'' (2016)
*''[[The Crown (TV series)|The Crown]]'' (2016)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=15035|title=John Rowe|website=www.aveleyman.com}}</ref>


===Radio===
===Radio===
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! Date || Title !! Role !! Director !! Station<br />
! Date || Title !! Role !! Director !! Station<br />
|-
|-
| March 1973||''[[Henry IV Part 1]] by [[William Shakespeare]]''||Prince Hal||[[Martin Jenkins (Producer)]]|| [[BBC Radio 3]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/f3e10d401d204cc298d0128337f38f69|title=Broadcast - BBC Programme Index}}</ref><br />
| March 1973||''[[Henry IV Part 1]] by [[William Shakespeare]]''||Prince Hal||[[Martin Jenkins (Producer)]]|| [[BBC Radio 3]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/f3e10d401d204cc298d0128337f38f69|title=BBC Programme Index|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk|date=18 March 1973 }}</ref><br />
|-
|-
| 1997||''[[The Chimes of Midnight]] by [[Nick Fisher]]''||Jonathan Tempray||[[Marion Nancarrow]]|| [[BBC Radio 4]] [[Fear on 4]] [[Drama]]
| 1997||''[[The Chimes of Midnight]] by [[Nick Fisher (broadcaster)|Nick Fisher]]''||Jonathan Tempray||[[Marion Nancarrow]]|| [[BBC Radio 4]] [[Fear on 4]] [[Drama]]
|-
|-
|October 1997||''Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery'' by [[Agatha Christie]]||Dr Graves||Enyd Williams|| [[BBC Radio 4]] [[Drama]]
|October 1997||''Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery'' by [[Agatha Christie]]||Dr Graves||Enyd Williams|| [[BBC Radio 4]] [[Drama]]
|-
|-
| {{dts|format=dmy|1999-07-30}}||''[[Flight to Arras]]'' by [[Antoine de Saint Exupery]]|| ||[[David Hunter]]|| [[BBC Radio 4]] [[Afternoon Play]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|1999-07-30}}||''[[Flight to Arras]]'' by [[Antoine de Saint-Exupéry]]|| ||[[David Hunter]]|| [[BBC Radio 4]] [[Afternoon Play]]
|-
|-
| {{dts|format=dmy|2004-02-23}} – {{dts|format=dmy|2004-03-05}}||''[[Juliet Ace#The L-Shaped Room|The L-Shaped Room]]''|| ||[[Alison Hindell]]|| [[BBC Radio 4]] [[Woman's Hour Drama]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|2004-02-23}} – {{dts|format=dmy|2004-03-05}}||''[[Juliet Ace#The L-Shaped Room|The L-Shaped Room]]''|| ||[[Alison Hindell]]|| [[BBC Radio 4]] [[Woman's Hour Drama]]
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| 2007–08, 2009– ||''[[List of characters in The Archers|The Archers]]''||Jim Lloyd|| || [[BBC Radio 4]]
| 2007–08, 2009– ||''[[List of characters in The Archers|The Archers]]''||Jim Lloyd|| || [[BBC Radio 4]]
|-
|-
| {{dts|format=dmy|2007-09-04}}||''[[Lu Kemp#The Architects|The Architects]]''<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007xmcz BBC – Afternoon Play – ''The Architects'']</ref>||Alan & Policeman||[[Lu Kemp]]|| [[BBC Radio 4]] [[Afternoon Play]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|2007-09-04}}||''[[Lu Kemp#The Architects|The Architects]]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007xmcz|title=BBC Radio 4 - Drama, The Architects|website=BBC}}</ref>||Alan & Policeman||[[Lu Kemp]]|| [[BBC Radio 4]] [[Afternoon Play]]
|-
| 2008||''The Karla Trilogy - [[Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy]] ; [[The Honourable Schoolboy]] ; [[Smiley's People]] by [[John Le Carré]]''||Control||adapted by [[Shaun McKenna]]|| [[BBC Radio 4]] [[Drama]]
|-
|-
| {{dts|format=dmy|2008-01-27}} – {{dts|format=dmy|2008-03-02}}||''[[Fortunes of War (novel series)#Radio|Fortunes of War]]''||Inchcape||[[Colin Guthrie]]|| [[BBC Radio 4]] [[Classic Serial]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|2008-01-27}} – {{dts|format=dmy|2008-03-02}}||''[[Fortunes of War (novel series)#Radio|Fortunes of War]]''||Inchcape||[[Colin Guthrie]]|| [[BBC Radio 4]] [[Classic Serial]]
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| {{dts|format=dmy|2010-06-11}}||''[[Kirsty Williams (drama)#Philip and Sydney|Philip and Sydney]]''||Hotel&nbsp;Keeper & Drinker||[[Kirsty Williams (drama)|Kirsty Williams]]|| [[BBC Radio 4]] [[Afternoon Play]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|2010-06-11}}||''[[Kirsty Williams (drama)#Philip and Sydney|Philip and Sydney]]''||Hotel&nbsp;Keeper & Drinker||[[Kirsty Williams (drama)|Kirsty Williams]]|| [[BBC Radio 4]] [[Afternoon Play]]
|-
|-
| {{dts|format=dmy|2010-12-22}}||''[[Alice Through the Looking Glass]]<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01pf5d7 Radio 4 Saturday Drama website]</ref>''||The White Knight||[[Stephen Wyatt]]|| [[BBC Radio 4]] Saturday Drama
| {{dts|format=dmy|2010-12-22}}||''[[Alice Through the Looking-Glass]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01pf5d7|title=BBC Radio 4 - Saturday Drama, Lewis Carroll - Alice through the Looking Glass|website=BBC}}</ref>''||The White Knight||[[Stephen Wyatt]]|| [[BBC Radio 4]] Saturday Drama
|-
|-
| {{dts|format=dmy|2013-11-03}}||''[[Sword of Honour]]''<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03gtvty'' BBC Sword of Honour webpage]</ref>||Peregrine Crouchback||Tracey Neale|| [[BBC Radio 4]] [[Classic Serial]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|2013-11-03}}||''[[Sword of Honour]]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03gtvty|title=BBC Sword of Honour webpage}}</ref>||Peregrine Crouchback||Tracey Neale|| [[BBC Radio 4]] [[Classic Serial]]
|-
|-
| {{dts|format=dmy|2015-01-7}}||''Wants and Desires: the Ferryhill Philosophers''<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04xf78v The Ferryhill Philosophers on BBC Radio 4 website]</ref>||Rollo Ironside||[[Marilyn Imrie]]|| [[BBC Radio 4]] [[Afternoon Play]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|2015-01-7}}||''Wants and Desires: the Ferryhill Philosophers''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04xf78v|title=BBC Radio 4 - Drama, The Ferryhill Philosophers, Wants and Desires|website=BBC}}</ref>||Rollo Ironside||[[Marilyn Imrie]]|| [[BBC Radio 4]] [[Afternoon Play]]
|-
| {{dts|format=dmy|2020-02-14}}||''24 Kildare Road (episodes 7-10)''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000f5g8|title=BBC Radio 4 - Drama, 24 Kildare Road|website=BBC}}</ref>||Joe Kelly||Mary Peate|| [[ BBC Radio 4]]


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Rowe in 2019

John Rowe (born January 1941) is a British actor.

After reading English at Oxford he worked as a teacher before training at the Birmingham School of Speech and Drama.[1] After some years in repertory theatre he joined the BBC Radio Drama Company at Broadcasting House and has been a prolific radio actor ever since, notably as Professor Jim Lloyd in The Archers.[2] He has also played numerous character roles on television and film and his extensive stage work includes touring with the Old Vic in Europe, China, the Middle East and Australia.[3][4][1]

Filmography

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Film

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TV

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Radio

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Date Title Role Director Station
March 1973 Henry IV Part 1 by William Shakespeare Prince Hal Martin Jenkins (Producer) BBC Radio 3[7]
1997 The Chimes of Midnight by Nick Fisher Jonathan Tempray Marion Nancarrow BBC Radio 4 Fear on 4 Drama
October 1997 Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery by Agatha Christie Dr Graves Enyd Williams BBC Radio 4 Drama
30 July 1999 Flight to Arras by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry David Hunter BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play
23 February 2004 – 5 March 2004 The L-Shaped Room Alison Hindell BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour Drama
3 May 2004 Inspector Cadaver Ned Chaillet BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play
23 January 2006 – 27 January 2006 To Serve Them All My Days Howarth Marc Beeby and Cherry Cookson BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play
2007–08, 2009– The Archers Jim Lloyd BBC Radio 4
4 September 2007 The Architects[8] Alan & Policeman Lu Kemp BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play
2008 The Karla Trilogy - Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy ; The Honourable Schoolboy ; Smiley's People by John Le Carré Control adapted by Shaun McKenna BBC Radio 4 Drama
27 January 2008 – 2 March 2008 Fortunes of War Inchcape Colin Guthrie BBC Radio 4 Classic Serial
16 June 2008 – 4 July 2008 The Way We Live Right Now Anthony Trollope Jonquil Panting BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour Drama
17 June 2008 The Ring and the Book The Judge Abigail le Fleming BBC Radio 4 Classic Serial
18 June 2008 Listen to the Words Clive Jessica Dromgoole BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play
6 July 2008 Piper Alpha Toby Swift BBC Radio 3 Drama on 3
11 July 2008 One Chord Wonders: Parallel Lines Announcer Toby Swift BBC Radio 4 Friday Play
25 July 2008 One Chord Wonders: Damned, Damned, Damned Announcer Toby Swift BBC Radio 4 Friday Play
8 August 2008 One Chord Wonders: Television's Over Voke Toby Swift BBC Radio 4 Friday Play
1 September 2008 Peter Lorre vs Peter Lorre Judge Burnett Wolfson Toby Swift BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play
23 November 2008 The Pattern of Painful Adventures Richard Burbage Jeremy Mortimer BBC Radio 3 Drama on 3
24 November 2008 – 28 November 2008 Aubrey's Brief Lives Anthony Wood Abigail le Fleming BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour Drama
16 March 2009 Where Three Roads Meet Shepherd Kirsty Williams BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play
11 June 2010 Philip and Sydney Hotel Keeper & Drinker Kirsty Williams BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play
22 December 2010 Alice Through the Looking-Glass[9] The White Knight Stephen Wyatt BBC Radio 4 Saturday Drama
3 November 2013 Sword of Honour[10] Peregrine Crouchback Tracey Neale BBC Radio 4 Classic Serial
7 January 2015 Wants and Desires: the Ferryhill Philosophers[11] Rollo Ironside Marilyn Imrie BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play
14 February 2020 24 Kildare Road (episodes 7-10)[12] Joe Kelly Mary Peate BBC Radio 4

References

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  1. ^ a b "BBC Radio 4 - The Archers - Jim Lloyd". BBC.
  2. ^ "Living with the Poets podcasts – Bath Spa University". www.bathspa.ac.uk.
  3. ^ "John Rowe". BFI. Archived from the original on March 1, 2020.
  4. ^ "John Rowe | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
  5. ^ "John Rowe | Movies and Filmography". AllMovie.
  6. ^ "John Rowe". www.aveleyman.com.
  7. ^ "BBC Programme Index". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk. 18 March 1973.
  8. ^ "BBC Radio 4 - Drama, The Architects". BBC.
  9. ^ "BBC Radio 4 - Saturday Drama, Lewis Carroll - Alice through the Looking Glass". BBC.
  10. ^ "BBC Sword of Honour webpage".
  11. ^ "BBC Radio 4 - Drama, The Ferryhill Philosophers, Wants and Desires". BBC.
  12. ^ "BBC Radio 4 - Drama, 24 Kildare Road". BBC.
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