Editing Richard Morant (section)

==Biography==

Morant was born in [[Shipston-on-Stour]], [[Warwickshire]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SAqdwE8hZKsC&q=richard+morant+obituary&pg=PA240|title=Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2011|first=Harris M. Lentz|last=III|date=10 January 2014|publisher=McFarland|isbn=9780786491346|via=Google Books}}</ref>{{Circular reference|date=May 2025}} His father was Shakespearean actor Philip Morant (1909–1993).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0603081/|title=Philip Morant|publisher=IMDb}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://theatricalia.com/person/1ws/philip-morant|title=Philip Morant - Theatricalia|website=theatricalia.com}}</ref><ref name=telegraph/> His sister is actress [[Angela Morant]]. He was also a nephew of actors [[Bill Travers|Bill]] and [[Linden Travers]], and a cousin of actress [[Penelope Wilton]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/13043559.richard-morant/|title=Richard Morant|website=The Herald|date=29 December 2011 |location=Glasgow}}</ref> He trained at the [[Central School of Speech and Drama]] before joining the [[Prospect Theatre Company]], and touring with [[Ian McKellen]] in ''[[Richard II (play)|Richard II]]'', ''[[Edward II (play)|Edward II]]'' and ''[[Twelfth Night]]''.<ref name=independent>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/richard-morant-actor-best-known-as-flashman-and-as-dr-enys-in-poldark-6267669.html|title=Richard Morant: Actor best known as Flashman, and as Dr Enys in|date=25 November 2011|website=The Independent}}</ref> 

Morant had a long television and theatrical career, first as [[Harry Paget Flashman|Flashman]] in a [[BBC]] adaptation of the [[Thomas Hughes]] novel, ''[[Tom Brown's Schooldays (TV serial)|Tom Brown's Schooldays]]'' (1971), and a starring role in Thames Television's [[Armchair Theatre]] play ''Verité'' (1972) and a regular role as Dr Dwight Enys in the BBC series ''[[Poldark (1975 TV series)|Poldark]]'' (1975).<ref name=guardianobit/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/richard-morant/credits/171644|title=Richard Morant - TV Guide|website=TV Guide}}</ref>

Morant also appeared in several BBC serials, including adaptations of [[Walter Scott]]'s ''[[Woodstock (novel)|Woodstock]]'' (1973), as the future [[Charles II of Great Britain|Charles II]], and ''[[The Talisman (Scott novel)|The Talisman]]'' (1980), as [[Conrad of Montferrat|Conrade of Montserrat]].<ref name=guardianobit/>

He played [[Maximilien Robespierre]] in ''[[The Scarlet Pimpernel (1982 film)|The Scarlet Pimpernel]]'' (1982), and the titular character in the second series of the children's programme ''[[Captain Zep - Space Detective]]''. He later played [[Mervyn Bunter]], the valet of [[Lord Peter Wimsey]], in ''[[A Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery]]'', the BBC's 1987 productions of ''Strong Poison'', ''Have His Carcase'' and ''Gaudy Night'' (all based on [[Dorothy Sayers]]'s original novels).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b766e7d05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180831221304/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b766e7d05|url-status=dead|archive-date=31 August 2018|title=The Scarlet Pimpernel (1982)|website=BFI}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv-programme/e/mjhbv/the-dorothy-l-sayers-mysteries--s1-e10-gaudy-night---part-three/|title=The Dorothy L Sayers Mysteries - S1 - Episode 10: Gaudy Night - Part Three|website=Radio Times}}</ref> In 1988 he played [[Theodore Dyke Acland]] in the serial ''[[Jack the Ripper (miniseries)|Jack the Ripper]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/jack-the-ripper-v25712|title=Jack the Ripper (1988) - David Wickes - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related|website=AllMovie}}</ref>

His film roles included  ''[[Zeppelin (film)|Zeppelin]]'' (1971), ''[[Mahler (film)|Mahler]]'' (1974), ''[[The Company of Wolves]]'' (1984), ''[[The Second Victory (film)|The Second Victory]]'' (1986), ''[[Scandal (1989 film)|Scandal]]'' (1989) and ''[[Janice Beard]]'' (1999).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f3b54e4|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170426102754/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f3b54e4|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 April 2017|title=Richard Morant|website=BFI}}</ref>

His stage appearances included a starring role in [[Noël Coward]]'s ''[[Private Lives]]'' at the [[Theatre Royal, Bath]] in 1984.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1167627|title=Poster - V&A Search the Collections|date=12 January 2019|website=V and A Collections}}</ref> The following year he co-starred with [[Stephanie Beacham]] and [[Pam Ferris]] in ITV's rag-trade soap drama, ''[[Connie (TV series)|Connie]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b703739fc|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170725000226/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b703739fc|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 July 2017|title=Connie[30/06/85] (1985)|website=BFI}}</ref> He also did voice-over, radio, and audio book work including voicing books by [[Julian Barnes]] and [[Julian Fellowes]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thestage.co.uk/obituaries--archive/obituaries/richard-morant|title=Richard Morant - Obituaries|date=7 December 2011}} (subscription required)</ref>