Cast spotting desk
Guest-star A–Z.
From established stage greats to actors seen before their biggest roles: search 55 performer biographies across both Barnaby eras.
55 notable appearances shown
Amanda Burton
Silent Witness · The Commander · Waterloo Road
- Played
- Carole Latimer
- Case
- Murder by Magic
Anna Maxwell Martin
Bleak House · Motherland · Line of Duty
- Played
- Arabella Heywood
- Case
- Murder on St Malley's Day
Anne Reid
Coronation Street · Last Tango in Halifax
- Played
- Sarah Proudie
- Case
- A Tale of Two Hamlets
Bill Bailey
Black Books · Strictly Come Dancing
- Played
- Darwin Chipping
- Case
- Drawing Dead
David Bradley
Harry Potter · Game of Thrones
- Played
- Tom
- Case
- The Green Man
Edward Fox
The Day of the Jackal · A Bridge Too Far
- Played
- William Bingham
- Case
- Dark Secrets
Licensed portrait needed
Elizabeth Spriggs
Sense and Sensibility · Harry Potter
- Played
- Iris Rainbird
- Case
- The Killings at Badger's Drift
Emily Mortimer
The Newsroom · Mary Poppins Returns
- Played
- Katherine Lacey
- Case
- The Killings at Badger's Drift
Licensed portrait needed
Geraldine James
The Jewel in the Crown · Anne with an E
- Played
- Miranda Bedford
- Case
- Fit for Murder
Harriet Walter
Succession · Downton Abbey · Killing Eve
- Played
- Margaret Winstanley
- Case
- Orchis Fatalis
Hayley Mills
Pollyanna · The Parent Trap
- Played
- Lizzy Thornfield
- Case
- Wild Harvest
Henry Cavill
Man of Steel · The Witcher
- Played
- Simon Mayfield
- Case
- The Green Man
Honeysuckle Weeks
Foyle's War · The Five
- Played
- Fleur Bridges
- Case
- Blood Will Out
Honor Blackman
The Avengers · Goldfinger
- Played
- Isobel Hewitt
- Case
- A Talent for Life
Hugh Bonneville
Downton Abbey · Paddington
- Played
- Hugh Barton
- Case
- Ring Out Your Dead
Imelda Staunton
Vera Drake · The Crown
- Played
- Christine Cooper
- Case
- Dead Man's Eleven
Licensed portrait needed
Jason Watkins
The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies · W1A
- Played
- Joe Ferabbee
- Case
- Send in the Clowns
Jemma Redgrave
Doctor Who · Bramwell · Holby City
- Played
- Dr. Juno Starling
- Case
- Drawing Dead
Jenny Agutter
The Railway Children · Call the Midwife
- Played
- Lady Isobel Chettham
- Case
- The Creeper
Jessica Hynes
Spaced · Twenty Twelve · W1A
- Played
- Judith Lessiter
- Case
- The Killings at Badger's Drift
Jim Carter
Downton Abbey · Shakespeare in Love
- Played
- Nathan Green
- Case
- The Fisher King
John Sessions
Whose Line Is It Anyway? · Stella Street
- Played
- Barrett Filby
- Case
- Painted in Blood
Julia Sawalha
Absolutely Fabulous · Press Gang · Chicken Run
- Played
- Penny Henderson
- Case
- Saints and Sinners
Julian Glover
The Empire Strikes Back · Indiana Jones
- Played
- Henry Trace
- Case
- The Killings at Badger's Drift
June Whitfield
Terry and June · Absolutely Fabulous
- Played
- Peggy Alder
- Case
- Midsomer Rhapsody
Les Dennis
Family Fortunes · Coronation Street
- Played
- Brendan Pearce
- Case
- The Christmas Haunting
Lesley Manville
Phantom Thread · Mum · Sherwood
- Played
- Phoebe Archbold
- Case
- Fit for Murder
Maimie McCoy
The Musketeers · Van der Valk
- Played
- Rowan Yarrow
- Case
- The Wolf Hunter of Little Worthy
Mark Gatiss
Sherlock · Doctor Who · The League of Gentlemen
- Played
- Rev. Giles Shawcross
- Case
- The Sword of Guillaume
Mark Williams
Father Brown · Harry Potter · The Fast Show
- Played
- Pat Everett
- Case
- The Wolf Hunter of Little Worthy
Martine McCutcheon
EastEnders · Love Actually
- Played
- Debbie Moffett
- Case
- Schooled in Murder
Maureen Lipman
The Pianist · Coronation Street
- Played
- Margaret "Mags" Dormer
- Case
- Written in the Stars
Neil Morrissey
Men Behaving Badly · Bob the Builder
- Played
- Mitch McAllister
- Case
- Crime and Punishment
Nigel Havers
Chariots of Fire · The Charmer
- Played
- Andrew Wilder
- Case
- The Point of Balance
Olivia Colman
The Favourite · Broadchurch
- Played
- Bernice
- Case
- Small Mercies
Orlando Bloom
The Lord of the Rings · Pirates of the Caribbean
- Played
- Peter Drinkwater
- Case
- Judgement Day
Pam Ferris
Matilda · Call the Midwife · Rosemary & Thyme
- Played
- Liz Tomlin
- Case
- Echoes of the Dead
Peter Capaldi
Doctor Who · The Thick of It
- Played
- Laurence Barker
- Case
- Death in Chorus
Peter Davison
Doctor Who · All Creatures Great and Small
- Played
- Nicky Frazer
- Case
- Secrets and Spies
Prunella Scales
Fawlty Towers · A Question of Attribution
- Played
- Eleanor Bunsall
- Case
- Beyond the Grave
Richard Briers
The Good Life · Ever Decreasing Circles
- Played
- Reverend Stephen Wentworth
- Case
- Death's Shadow
Licensed portrait needed
Rik Mayall
The Young Ones · Bottom
- Played
- David Roper
- Case
- The Creeper
Licensed portrait needed
Robert Hardy
All Creatures Great and Small · Harry Potter
- Played
- Robert Cavendish
- Case
- Dead Man's Eleven
Licensed portrait needed
Ronni Ancona
The Big Impression · comedy and television drama
- Played
- Kitty Pottinger
- Case
- Fit for Murder
Ruth Jones
Gavin & Stacey · Stella
- Played
- Rachael Rose
- Case
- Bad Tidings
Sally Phillips
Smack the Pony · Bridget Jones · Miranda
- Played
- Lucy Keswick
- Case
- The Village That Rose from the Dead
Samantha Bond
GoldenEye · Downton Abbey
- Played
- Suzanna Chambers
- Case
- Destroying Angel
Shaun Dingwall
Doctor Who · The Long Firm
- Played
- Carter Smith
- Case
- Fit for Murder
Simon Callow
Four Weddings and a Funeral · Amadeus
- Played
- Dr. Wellow
- Case
- Dead Letters
Stephen Moyer
True Blood · The Gifted
- Played
- Christopher Wainwright
- Case
- Death in Disguise
Steve Pemberton
Inside No. 9 · The League of Gentlemen
- Played
- Timothy Benson
- Case
- Red in Tooth & Claw
Tamzin Outhwaite
EastEnders · New Tricks · Hotel Babylon
- Played
- Samantha Adler
- Case
- The Lions of Causton
Tim McInnerny
Blackadder · Notting Hill
- Played
- Hugh Dalgleish
- Case
- The Sword of Guillaume
Tobias Menzies
The Crown · Outlander · Game of Thrones
- Played
- Jack Dorset
- Case
- Judgement Day
Tom Ellis
Lucifer · Miranda
- Played
- Lee Smeeton
- Case
- Midsomer Rhapsody
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