David Sterne
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 1 November 1946 · Chichester, Sussex, England, UK
David Sterne (born 1946) is an English actor. He has appeared in more than 90 films since 1973. After leaving the British Army, Sterne trained at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. A former member of the Royal Shakespeare Company. He has worked in television, film and radio for over 40 years. He is most recognised for his portrayal of Larry Bishop in the BBC's 'Detectorists', and more recently as Tom Thomas in three seasons of Britbox's 'The Sister Boniface Mysteries'. His mentor was Lindsay Anderson (Director of "If..." & "O Lucky Man!"). His daughter is Rachel Stone, an Associate Producer with Hartswood Films UK.
Known for
Acting 53
- 2026The Hoarder as Fred Hunt
- 2026Enola Holmes 3 as Coachman Eric
- 2026Cat Got Your Tongue as Brian
- 202628 Years Later: The Bone Temple as George
- 2025Friday is Mushroom Soup as Doug
- 2022A Midsummer Night's Dream as Egeus
- 2021The Cathar as Landowner
- 2021The Protégé as Doctor
- 2021Ruth as Kenneth
- 2019Granbad as Granddad
- 2018The Last Witness as Kings Arms Landlord
- 20171066: A Year to Conquer England as English Noble
- 2015Legacy as Homeless Guy
- 2015Arthur & Merlin as King Vortigern
- 2015National Theatre Live: Treasure Island as Blind Pew
- 2014Blood Moon as Charlie Packham
- 2014Tommy Cooper: Not Like That, Like This as Billy Mayo
- 2014300: Rise of an Empire as Old Statesman
- 2013N.F.A. (No Fixed Abode) as John
- 2012Truth or Dare as Woodbridge
- 2010Gulliver's Travels as Foreman
- 2010Never Let Me Go as Keffers
- 2010The Wolfman as Kirk
- 2010National Theatre Live: Nation as Captain Roberts
- 2010Round Ireland with a Fridge as Mac
- 2009Dorian Gray as Theatre Manager
- 2009Shadows in the Sun as Roger
- 2009The Boat That Rocked as Marianne's Captain
- 2009Slaughter as Jorgen
- 2008RocknRolla as Barman
- 2007Elizabeth: The Golden Age as Cellarman
- 2006Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest as Edinburgh Cook
- 2005Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire as Ministry Wizard
- 2004Not Only But Always as Teabag
- 2004Vanity Fair as Queen's Crawley Mail Coach Driver
- 2001Love or Money as Willy
- 2001Superstition as Vassi
- 2001Mr In-Between as Detective Inspector Marlowe
- 2001A Knight's Tale as Retired Knight
- 2000Sabotage!! as General 3 - Nicamore
- 1998Jinnah as Birwhistle
- 1998Russell Mulcahy’s Tale of the Mummy as Morris
- 1997Photographing Fairies as Prison Warder
- 1996Surviving Picasso as Waiting Man
- 1995A Very Open Prison as Ricky Dorrell
- 1992Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris
- 1992Is That All There Is? as Self
- 1990The Fool
- 1981Venom as Driver
- 1979You're Not Watching Me, Mummy as Aubrey
- 1978Let's Get Laid as Sgt. Millicent
- 1975Royal Flash as Policeman
- 1973O Lucky Man!