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{{Short description|British actor and writer (born 1953)}}
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{{Infobox person
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| name = The Earl of Portland
| honorific_suffix = [[Order of the British Empire|MBE]]
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| birth_name = Timothy Charles Robert Noel Bentinck
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1953|06|01|df=yes}}
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| alma mater = {{ubl|[[Bristol Old Vic Theatre School]]|[[University of East Anglia]]}}
| occupation = {{hlist|[[Actor]]|[[writer]]}}
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| notable_works = ''[[The Archers]]''
| father = [[Henry Bentinck, 11th Earl of Portland|Henry Bentinck]]
| spouse = {{Marriage|[[Judy Bentinck|Judith Emerson]]|1979}}
| children = 2, including [[
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'''Timothy Charles Robert Noel Bentinck, 12th Earl of Portland''', '''Count Bentinck
As the Earl of Portland, Bentinck was a member of the [[House of Lords]] from 1997 to 1999.<ref>{{Hansard-contribs | mr-timothy-bentinck | the Earl of Portland }}, accessed 24 November 2022</ref> He is also [[Count Bentinck]] in the peerage of the [[Holy Roman Empire]].
The son of the [[Nonconformist (Protestantism)|non-conformist]] intellectual [[Henry Bentinck, 11th Earl of Portland|Henry Bentinck]], he was born on a [[sheep station]] in [[Barton, Tasmania|Barton]], [[Tasmania]], Australia, but moved to [[Berkhamsted]] in the UK when aged two. He attended a local [[Preparatory school (UK)|prep school]], [[Harrow School]], and the [[University of East Anglia]], where he spent most of his time at its drama society<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uea.ac.uk/menu/admin/com/alumni/ziggurat.pdf |archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20120917110046/http://www.uea.ac.uk/menu/admin/com/alumni/ziggurat.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 September 2012 |title=University of East Anglia |publisher=UEA |access-date=2013-08-14}}</ref> before receiving a [[Bachelor of Arts|BA]] degree in the History of Art. After graduation he trained in acting at the [[Bristol Old Vic Theatre School]].▼
==Early life==
▲The son of the [[Nonconformist (Protestantism)|non-conformist]] intellectual [[Henry Bentinck, 11th Earl of Portland|Henry Bentinck]],
==Career==
Bentinck has been an actor since 1978 and is known for the roles of [[List of The Archers characters#David Archer|David Archer]] in the [[BBC Radio 4]] series ''[[The Archers]]'' and Tom Lacey in the [[BBC drama|BBC TV drama]] series ''[[By the Sword Divided]]'' (1983–85). He is also a [[voice-over]] artist, having provided the voice of [[James Bond]] for the video-game ''The World Is Not Enough'' ([[
As himself, Bentinck has appeared on ''[[Call My Bluff]]'', won a round of ''[[University Challenge]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAbtgw1bXKc |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/BAbtgw1bXKc| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=live|title=Tim Bentinck in University Challenge |publisher=YouTube |date=2010-09-05 |access-date=2013-08-14}}{{cbignore}}</ref> ''[[Celebrity Mastermind]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01py5jp |title=BBC One - Celebrity Mastermind, 2012/2013, Episode 10 |publisher=Bbc.co.uk |date=2013-01-05 |access-date=2013-08-14}}</ref> ''Pointless Celebrities'' and beaten [[Judith Keppel]] on science in ''Celebrity Eggheads''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01pj2w8 |title=BBC Two - Celebrity Eggheads, Series 5, Episode 8 |publisher=Bbc.co.uk |date=2012-12-19 |access-date=2013-08-14}}</ref>
Bentinck has revoiced [[Gérard Depardieu]] in the film ''[[Nouvelle France]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0386669/|title=Battle of the Brave (2004) |publisher=IMDb.com|access-date=2013-08-14}}</ref> and Chow
His first film role was as 'Harris', [[Roger Moore]]'s lieutenant in ''[[North Sea Hijack]]''; other film roles include William Goldman's ''[[The Year of the Comet]]'', the western, ''The Pride of Wade Ellison'' as well as the short film, ''Locked Up'' by Bugsy Riverbank Steel – winner of Best Foreign Short Film at the [[Lanzarote]] Film Festival in 2013. Also ''[[Fast Girls (song)|Fast Girls]]'', ''The Redistributors'', ''Rule Number Three'' with [[Nicholas Hoult]], ''[[The Pirates of Penzance]]'' with [[Kevin Kline]], [[Trevor Nunn]]'s ''[[Twelfth Night]]'', ''[[Vanity Fair (2004 film)|Vanity Fair]]'', the U-boat commander in ''[[Enigma (2001 film)|Enigma]], Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,'' and many short and student films. In 2018 he starred with Jack Roth as ''Conrad'' in the Netflix movie, ''[https://www.netflix.com/title/80993655 Us And Them].'' He played the role of [[Frederick Forsyth]] in the BBC television film ''[[Reg (BBC drama)|Reg]]'' (2016).<ref name="BBC Online - credits">{{cite web | title= BBC One: Reg| url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07g06ch| website= [[BBC Online]] | access-date= 7 June 2016 }}</ref>
On stage, after many London [[fringe theatre]] appearances, Bentinck starred as the Pirate King in ''[[The Pirates of Penzance]]'' at the [[Theatre Royal, Drury Lane]] in 1982, as Captain Brice in ''[[Arcadia (play)|Arcadia]]'' at the [[Theatre Royal, Haymarket]], and as Hubert Laurie in ''Night Must Fall'', also at the Haymarket. Bentinck toured a one-man show, ''Love Your Chocolates'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.watermill.org.uk/love_your_chocolates_an_evening_with_tim_bentinck |title=The Watermill Theatre - Love Your Chocolates! - An Evening With Tim Bentinck |publisher=Watermill.org.uk |date=2011-07-03 |access-date=2013-08-14}}</ref> – a mixture of stories, comedy songs and multi-media, and played Frank in ''[[Educating Rita]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.watermill.org.uk/educating_rita_2009-10-08 |title=The Watermill Theatre - EDUCATING RITA |publisher=Watermill.org.uk |access-date=2013-08-14}}</ref> at the [[Watermill Theatre]], [[Newbury, Berkshire]], in 2009
Bentinck regularly writes travel articles for ''[[The Mail on Sunday]]''<ref>{{cite web|last=Goodwin |first=Eileen |url=https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/rugby-fans-would-not-be-put-writer |title=Rugby fans would not be put off: writer
Bentinck's autobiography, ''Being David Archer - And Other Unusual Ways of Earning a Living'' was published by Constable in 2017
Bentinck has made many guest appearances in [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]] audio dramas, including
In the [[2018 Birthday Honours|2018 Queen's Birthday Honours]], he was appointed [[Order of the British Empire|Member of the Order of the British Empire]] (MBE) for services to drama.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=62310|supp=y|page=B15|date=9 June 2018}}</ref>
Bentinck is also an [[invention|inventor]] with several [[
===Television===
Bentinck's roles on television include:
* ''[[The Nevers]]''
* ''[[Gentleman Jack ( * ''[[Flack (
* ''[[The Game (
* ''[[The Politician's Husband]]''
* ''[[The Royal Bodyguard]]''
* ''[[Tales of the Unexpected
* ''[[Twenty Twelve]]''
* ''[[The Thick of It]]''
* ''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]''
* ''[[Broken News]]''
* ''Shadow Play''
* ''[[Sharpe's Rifles (TV programme)|Sharpe's Rifles]]''
* ''[[The Armando Iannucci Shows]]''
* ''[[A Prince Among Men]]''
* ''[[Grange Hill]]''
* ''
* ''[[Square Deal (TV series)|Square Deal]]''
* ''[[By the Sword Divided]]''
* ''[[EastEnders]]''<ref>{{Cite episode |title= Episode dated 23/04/2013 |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01s2zqn |series= EastEnders |series-link=EastEnders |credits= Director: Ian Barber; Executive Producer: [[Lorraine Newman]]; Writer: Kim Revill |network=[[BBC]] |station=[[BBC One]] |airdate=23 April 2013}}</ref>
* ''[[Silent Witness]]''
* ''[[The Crown (TV series)|The Crown]]''
===Video games===
Bentinck has also done voicework for numerous videogame titles:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0072758/|title=IMDb - International Media Database|website=[[IMDb]] }}</ref>
* ''[[The Feeble Files]]''
* ''[[James Bond in video games#History|The World Is Not Enough]]''
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* ''[[Total War: Warhammer]]''
* ''[[Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2]]''
* ''[[Warhammer: Vermintide 2]]''
* ''[[Anno 1800]]''
* ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Gollum]]''
==Titles==
On the death of [[Victor Cavendish-Bentinck, 9th Duke of Portland|the 9th Duke of Portland]] in 1990, Bentinck's father [[Henry Bentinck, 11th Earl of Portland|Henry]], his sixth [[cousin]], succeeded to the [[Earl of Portland|earldom of Portland]]. In 1997 Tim succeeded his father. He took a seat in certain sittings of the [[House of Lords]] but made no speeches (nor questions) before losing the right and not standing for selective internal election, under the [[House of Lords Act 1999]].
On 29 December 1732, the Hon. William Bentinck, Baron Bentinck of the [[Duchy of Guelders]] (second surviving son of [[William Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland|Hans Willem Bentinck]]), was made a [[Count of the Holy Roman Empire]] as ''Count (Graf) Bentinck'',<ref>{{Cite book |last= Ruvigny|first= Melville H. |title= The Nobilities of Europe |publisher= Adamant Media Corporation |orig-year= 1909|year= 2000}}</ref> by Imperial [[Letters Patent]] of [[Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor]]. This title also vests in him. Under the Royal Warrant of 27 April 1932 on Foreign Titles the dispensation granted by Queen Victoria to use the title and daughters' styles socially in Great Britain was rescinded beyond any living heirs, the last of which were Bentinck's late father and aunt.
==Personal life==
Bentinck married the milliner [[Judy Bentinck|Judith "Judy" Ann Emerson]] (born [[Newcastle-under-Lyme]], 10 October 1952) in London on 8 September 1979. They have two sons: [[
==References==
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