Editing Robert Addie (section)

==Career==
Addie was a professional [[polo]] player; his skills as a horseman and also with sword and bow<ref name=Indy/> led to his frequently appearing in historical dramas set in the [[Middle Ages|medieval]] era.

At the beginning of his career in the early 1980s he appeared on British television in a number of advertisements for products ranging from Polycell [[Plasterwork|plastering]] repair wall filler to [[Mr Kipling]] cakes.<ref name=Other/> In the early 1980s he also appeared in a variety of theatrical productions, including ''[[Journey's End]]'' in 1981 at the [[Churchill Theatre]] in Bromley, and ''[[Conduct Unbecoming (play)|Conduct Unbecoming]]'' in 1982 at the [[Yvonne Arnaud Theatre]] in Guildford.<ref name=Other/>

His most prominent film role was Prince Mordred in John Boorman's [[Excalibur (film)|''Excalibur'']] (1981). Other films included ''[[Another Country (1984 film)|Another Country]]'' (1984), as Delahay.<ref name=Indy/>

On television, Addie starred as ''Stalky'' in a 1982 BBC television mini-series of [[Rudyard Kipling]]'s ''[[Stalky & Co.]]''.<ref name=Indy/> In 1987, he played Sir Charles Kirkgordon in the CBS mini-series ''[[I'll Take Manhattan (miniseries)|I'll Take Manhattan]]'' and Lord Peter Gillingham in ''[[A Hazard of Hearts]]''.<ref name=Indy/> His role as Sir Guy of Gisburne in the 1984–1986 English television series ''[[Robin of Sherwood]]'' brought his career national exposure.<ref name=Indy/>

In 1989, he abandoned acting and spent several years living in Spain and the United States.<ref name=Indy/> Returning to his career in 1995, he initially performed in touring [[fringe theatre]] original productions with the Chichester-based Exiled Theatre Company.<ref name=Indy/> In 1995 he appeared with the company in ''Shades in Time - Martyrs'', involving a promenading performance within [[Gloucester Cathedral]], and as the character of a mouse in the play ''Shades in Time - The Docks'' set at Gloucester Docks as a part of the 1995 Gloucester Festival. In late 1995, he performed with the company in Cheltenham in a theatrical monologue he wrote about a [[Mohammedan]] [[jihadism|jihadist]] suicide bomber entitled ''Acts of Revenge'', and in 1996 he appeared in the new plays by the company: ''Edmund, Son of Gloucester'' (a prequel to Shakespeare's [[King Lear]]) and ''Into the Mist'' – a play set in early medieval Scotland with Addie playing [[St Columba]].<ref>[http://www.39482.mrsite.com/page11.htm Website detailing the productions of the Exiled Theatre Company 1995–1996].</ref>

After this Addie resumed a film and television career, also acting in a number of television commercials in 1998 for designer kitchens, whisky, and habit-breaking products for cigarettes.<ref name=Other>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0011665/otherworks 'Other Works'] list in Robert Addie's entry in [[IMDb]].</ref>