Name	Tim Downie
Height
Naionality	English
Date of Birth
Place of Birth	England, UK
Famous for	Acting

Tim Downie is an English actor and writer. He was born in England. Before starting his professional career, Downie trained at the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts. He has recently starred as Yates opposite David Jason in the primetime BBC series The Royal Bodyguard. He is soon to be filming the second series for Sky Atlantic of This is Jinsy which will air in the UK in 2013. The first series was critically acclaimed and was nominated in 2011 for the British Comedy Awards for Best Sketch Show Downie's work in television includes BBC Four's Micro Men 2009, The Legend of Dick and Dom 2009 on CBBC, M.I. High 2008 for the BBC, New Tricks 2004 for the BBC, Keen Eddie 2004 which aired on the Fox Network, Judge John Deed 2001 for the BBC, Doctors in 2002, and Out of Tune 1996 on CBBC. He appeared as himself in To Me... To You... in 1998.

In 2010 and 2011 he starred with Sam Heughan in an award-winning series of commercials for Tennents Lager in the UK. He appeared as the Duke Of Gloucester in the 2010 83rd Academy Awards-winning film The King's Speech. Other films include Homicide: Division B a 2008 short film, written and directed by Abner Pastoll and starring Edward Peel, about a group of defective detectives who attempt to foil a bomb plot. The film was described by SKY TV as a "Delightfully daft cop comedy". It premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in the Short Film Corner and has been in competition at several high profile international film festivals including Newport Beach Film Festival, Tiburon Film Festival and the final Siena Short Film Festival in Italy. It was selected by Jason Reitman as a finalist in the Project Direct! Film competition. He also starred in the 2004 film Shooting Shona, and appeared as a time-travelling H.G. Wells in the 2010 short film A Great Mistake, produced by February Films, with Abner Pastoll directing both films.

He has appeared in numerous productions including Fat Christ at the King's Head Theatre, Charlie and Henry at the New End Theatre, 1966 World Cup Final on tour around the UK, and Pawnography and Le Jet De Sang at The Rose (theatre) in London 2007, part of their first residency in 500 years.