Michael Bertenshaw

Known for ActingBorn 1945-06-15 (age 80)Macclesfield, Cheshire, England, UK

Born 1945 and raised in North of England (Lancashire and Yorkshire) but attended public school in Cambridge from age 13 to 18. BA (hons) in English and Fine Art Combined from University of Leeds (1967) Lectured in General Studies, English and Art at College of Further Education for eight years. Won first prize in two consecutive New Writer competitions for BBC (one Radio and one TV). Entered RADA (Royal Academy of Dramatic Art) as Acting Student on scholarship (1975). Left RADA as Ronson Award Winner (Most Promising Actor of Year)(1977). 1977-1980: Member of RSC (Royal Shakespeare Company). 1980-1990: mainly leading roles in major regional theatres with occasional minor TV appearances. 1990 onwards: mainly television and film appearances with some London theatre work (primarily letting loose as dame or villain in the famous Stratford Theatre Royal's traditional pantomimes).Read more

Movies & web series

Undercover Heart

John Wycliffe: The Morning Star

The Crown

Pie in the Sky

Sherlock Holmes

Bust

Summer in the Suburbs

Foyle's War

Inspector Morse

Murphy's Law

Silent Witness

Doctor Who: The Next Doctor

Midsomer Murders

A Touch of Frost

Messiah

All's Well That Ends Well - Live at Shakespeare's Globe

The Professionals

Lovejoy

Strangers

Joking Apart

Grace

The Da Vinci Code

The Bill

Peak Practice

Stanley and the Women

Bellman and True

Diana

Oliver Twist

The Lost World

Murderland

Another Life

Slinger's Day

Paper Mask

Intimate Relations

Taming of the Shrew

Leaving

Carla

Giving Tongue

Maxxx

The Merchant of Venice - Live at Shakespeare's Globe

Measure for Measure: Live from the Globe

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