Andy de la Tour (born 1948) is an English actor and screenwriter.
De la Tour has appeared in the films Plenty, Notting Hill, Roman Polanski's Oliver Twist, 44 Inch Chest, The Confessions and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, and on the television series The Young Ones, Filthy Rich & Catflap, Bottom, Kavanagh QC and The Brief. On stage, he has appeared at the National Theatre in Harold Pinter's No Man's Land in 2001 and Alan Bennett's People in 2012. His credits as a television writer include Boon, Lovejoy, Peak Practice, The Vet, Kavanagh QC and Clem. He wrote the stage play Safe In Our Hands (winner of the LWT Plays on Stage Award).
As a stand-up comedian, he appeared in the 1980s with Rik Mayall, Ben Elton and French and Saunders. In 2012, he wrote Stand-Up or Die about his time as a stand-up comedian in New York. He appeared as George Porter in episode 13 of series 31 of Casualty "Not in Holby Anymore". On 6 June 2018 he appeared as Ted, an aging mechanic with a heart defect in BBC1's lunchtime soap Doctors.
Personal life Andy de la Tour is the brother of actress Frances de la Tour and partner of actress Susan Wooldridge.
The University of Kent holds an archive of material from de la Tour's career as part of the British Stand-Up Comedy Archive. The archive includes audiovisual recordings, promotional material, and photographs.
On 27 January 2019, he signed an open letter in The Guardian expressing opposition to the USA's handling of the political situation in Venezuela and calling for more dialogue with the president, Nicolás Maduro. In September 2025, he signed an open pledge with Film Workers for Palestine pledging not to work with Israeli film institutions "that are implicated in genocide and apartheid against the Palestinian people."
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes1981 Burning an Illusion Foreman 1983 Loose Connections Journalist Positions of Power Doctor Short film1985 The Bride Priest Plenty Randall 1999 Notting Hill Journalist Captain Jack Chandler 2000 Pandaemonium Andrew Crosse 2005 Asylum Inspector Easton Oliver Twist Workhouse Master 2009 44 Inch Chest Biggy Walpole 2013 National Theatre Live: People The Bishop 2014 Don't Miss the Cup Mr. Fitzgerald Short film2015 Dough Saul Goodwyn 2016 The Confessions Ministro britannico Rogue One Hurst Romodi
Television Year Title Role Notes1980 Flickers Clive 3 episodesStrangers Gabriel Episode: "Retribution"Juliet Bravo Murderer Episode: "The One That Got Away"1982–84 The Young Ones Pilot/Man on TV/Prisoner on Ship 3 episodes: "Demolition", "Cash", "Nasty"1983Bergerac Moberley Episode: "Prime Target"Grange Hill Mr. Raynsford Episode 6.12Nelly's Version Station Porter Television film1984Driving Ambition Maxwell Episode: "Manifold Depression"1985Happy Families General Episode: "Cassie"1987 Filthy Rich and Catflap Nightclub Impresario Episode 1.5A Perfect Spy Muspole 3 episodes1988 King and Castle Leonard Jenkins Episode: "Kicks"1988, 2016 Casualty Bill Potter/George Porter Episodes: "Caring", "Not in Holby Anymore"1989ScreenPlay Valet Episode: "The Act"1990–94Ben Elton: The Man from Auntie Various 4 episodes1990Making News Studio Director Episode: "The Border Limo"1991The Men's Room Nick Episode 1.11992 Bottom Chief Inspector Grobbelaar Episode: "Parade"Downtown Lagos Detective Sergeant Sheaf 2 episodesWitchcraft Milk Float Driver Episode 1.21994 The Wimbledon Poisoner Graham Beamish 2 episodes1998 Kavanagh QC Michael Chlodini Episode: "Dead Reckoning"1999 The Scarlet Pimpernel Marquis de St. Cyr Episode: "The Scarlet Pimpernel"2003 A Touch of Frost Oscar Manning Episode: "Close Encounters"2004 Nighty Night Mr. Brone Episode 1.52005 The Quartermass Experiment Chemist Television filmThe Brief Malcolm Tebbott 3 episodes2007 The Bill Geoffrey Gant Episode: "Better Off Dead"2011 Waking the Dead Doug Symes Episode: "Waterloo: Part 1"2012, 2014 Holby City Rod Evans/Roger Sullivan Episodes: "When the Hangover Strikes", "Crush"2013, 2018 Doctors Martin Askey/Ted Castle Episodes: "Floss", "Know When to Fold"2017 Victoria Flitch Episode: "Comfort and Joy"2019 Good Omens Norman Weathered Episode: "The Book"2022 Blood, Sex & Royalty Uncle Norfolk Episode: "Somebody Wants Me Dead"Strike Nico "Mucky" Ricci 2 episodes2023 Star Wars: The Bad Batch Hurst Romodi Voice-over; episode: "The Summit"
References
External links
Andy de la Tour Collection at University of Kent