Tim Hardy

Pablo Picasso

Tim trained at RADA. London theatre credits include Henry V and The Marat Sade (RSC and Broadway, with film); Henry IV and Henry V (Prospect Theatre at the Roundhouse); Mary Barnes (Royal Court); Melon (Haymarket); Lysistrata (Sir Peter Hall Co. at The Old Vic) and Mephisto (Roundhouse). He played the title roles in Peer Gynt, Moli’re and Cavafy; ‘Petruchio’ in The Shrew, ‘The Water Carrier’ in The Good Woman of Setzuan, ‘Bertram’ in Redevelopment (Vaclav Havel), ‘The Uncle’ in Dona Rosita (Lorca), ‘Pierro’ in Big Love (Charles Mee) and ‘Vladimir’ in Waiting for Godot.

Regional theatre credits include the title roles in Macbeth and The Norman Conquests (Oxford Playhouse), ‘Rosencrantz’ in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (Newcastle Festival); roles in Rosmersholm and Tartuffe (Bristol Old Vic) and The Merchant of Venice and Catch 22 (Leeds Playhouse).

Musical credits include Fiddler on the Roof (Her Majesty’s Theatre); Judy (Strand Theatre); Parade (Edinburgh Festival); Mad and Her Dad (Lyric Theatre); Guys and Dolls (Leeds Playhouse). Opera roles for Music Theatre London (in London, Hamburg, Amsterdam and Vienna) include ‘Sarastro’ (Magic Flute), ‘Bartolo’ (Figaro), ‘Commendatore’ (Don Giovanni), ‘The Baron’ (La Traviata) and ‘Don Magnifico’ in Cenerentola.

Tim toured in the States with ‘Actors from the London Stage’, playing ‘Leontes’ in The Winter’s Tale, ‘Mercutio’ in Romeo and’ Juliet and ‘Shylock’ in The Merchant of Venice.

Television credits include ‘David Manners’ in Eastenders, ‘Arthur Taylor’ in Oscar Wilde, ‘Ross’ in Macbeth, ‘Jesus’ in Son of Man for American television, the title role in Galileo, ‘The Doctor’ in The Wife of Bath, and a leading role in Midsomer Murders. His film credits include Captain Corelli’s Mandolin, The Duellist, Nothing But the Best, and The Marat-Sade.

Tim has narrated over 300 programmes for The History and Discovery Channels and many documentaries for the B.B.C.

He has been on the faculty at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art – R.A.D.A. – since 1995, where he directs modern texts and Shakespeare (most recently Romeo and Juliet), lectures and teaches, and sits on the admissions panel. His other directing credits include The Dumb Waiter at The Studio Theatre, Covent Garden, and The Royal Hunt of the Sun and The Merchant of Venice, both in America.

Tim has previously appeared at Vienna’s English Theatre in Life After George and Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me and has directed Rebecca and Les Liaisons Dangereuses.