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Douglas Reith is a British actor and teacher. He is best known for his role as Lord Merton in the television series Downton Abbey (2010–2015), as well as its two follow-up films. Reith was born in Melton, Suffolk. He studied acting at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. He began acting in the late 1970s, beginning with an appearance in International Velvet (1978) alongside Tatum O'Neal and Christopher Plummer. He worked as an announcer and presenter at BBC Radio 3 for five years before leaving to study Greats at Christ Church, Oxford for four years beginning in 1989. He worked as a t…
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- Outlander (2014) as Professor Brown
- Downton Abbey (2010) as Lord Merton
- The Crown (2016) as Admiral Leach
- Minder (1979) as Bellars
- Playhouse (1974) as Fitzgeorge
- Professor T (2021) as Dean
- Rumpole of the Bailey (1975) as Sergeant Downs
- Rush (2013) as Awards Presenter
- Agatha Raisin (2016) as Lord Pendlebury
- Rentaghost (1976) as Auctioneer
- Rose and Maloney (2002) as Sir Andrew Ross
- Downton Abbey (2019) as Lord Merton
- Dumbo (2019) as Sotheby
- Pandora (2019) as Prescott Fleming
- SAS: Red Notice (2021) as Sir Charles Whiteside
- Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (2025) as Lord Merton
- Cold Warrior (1984) as Ferris
- Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire (2006) as Metellus
- Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022) as Lord Merton
- The Queen (2006) as Lord Airlie
- Fearless (2017) as Justice Angus Hill
- Elizabeth I (2005) as Jude
- W.E. (2011) as Lord Brownlow
- The War Below (2021) as Field Marshal Haig
- The Prince and the Pauper (1996) as Chamberlain
- Serial Teachers 2 (2015) as Le chef de la sécurité
- An Englishman Abroad (1983) as Toby
- Enid (2009) as BBC Interviewer
- International Velvet (1978) as Howard
- The Queen's Sister (2005) as Horace Featherstonehaugh
- Amy (1984) as Jimmy Martin
- The Happy Autumn Fields (1980) as Fitzgeorge
- Bloodlines: Legacy of a Lord (1998) Cast
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Most-watched Douglas Reith films currently: Rush (2013), Downton Abbey (2019), Dumbo (2019), SAS: Red Notice (2021), Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (2025).
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Selected TV credits: Outlander (2014), Downton Abbey (2010), The Crown (2016), Minder (1979), Playhouse (1974).
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