Background
David Troughton was born in Hampstead, London. He comes from a theatrical family. He is the son of actor Patrick Troughton, elder brother of Michael Troughton, and father of actors Sam Troughton and William Troughton.
David Troughton was born in Hampstead, London. He comes from a theatrical family. He is the son of actor Patrick Troughton, elder brother of Michael Troughton, and father of actors Sam Troughton and William Troughton.
Another son is the Warwickshire cricketer Jim Troughton. Troughton is also an uncle of the actor Harry Melling. His memorable performances include King Richard in Richard III (Royal Society of Chemistry , 1996), Bolingbroke in Richard II (Royal Society of Chemistry , 2000) and Duke Vincentio in Measure for Measure (Theatre de Complicite, 2004).
He also appeared in the role of Sir Arthur Wellesley (the Duke of Wellington) in the first two episodes of Sharpe, as well as Bob Buzzard in A Very Peculiar Practice.
He appeared in a 1978 television production of Alan Ayckbourn"s trilogy "The Norman Conquests" as Tom, the veterinarian. In 2002, he appeared as an alien hunter in the comedy/drama mini-series Ted and Alice and, in 2005 he also played Sergeant
Clive Harvey, side-kick to the title character of the Independent Television detective show Jericho. He appeared in an episode of Agatha Christie"s Poirot in 1993 (The Yellow Iris).
He has also appeared in two separate episodes of Midsomer Murders, in 1998 and 2007, playing two separate characters.
He appeared in the first episode of the television adaptation of The Last Detective in which his A Very Peculiar Practice co-star Peter Davison (also ex-Doctor Who) starred. He appeared in the television film, All the King"s Men, playing King George V.
He appeared in the 2008 series of Doctor Who as Professor Hobbes, in the episode "Midnight". He has also performed in a Big Finish Doctor Who audio production titled Cuddlesome where he plays the Tinghus.
He also played the Black Guardian in two audios: The Destroyer of Delights and The Chaos Pool.
Finally, he returned as King Peladon in The Prisoner of Peladon audio and in 2011 appeared in The Crimes of Thomas Brewster. In 2011, it was announced that David Troughton would be taking on his father"s role as the Second Doctor in two audio plays, also featuring Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor.
He has also performed regularly as a notable villain in the British Broadcasting Corporation series New Tricks. In the same year he appeared (uncredited) in the United States remake of Girl With The Dragon Tattoo alongside Daniel Craig.
He toured alongside Alison Steadman in a production of Enjoy by Alan Bennett, playing the role of Dad.
He starred alongside Kevin Spacey in a production of Inherit the Wind by Jerome Lawrence and Robert Edwin Lee at London"s Old Vic theatre which ran from 18 September to 20 December 2009. In 2011 he appeared as Stan Astill in the Sky1 comedy drama series The Cafe. In November 2013, Troughton appeared in the one-off 50th anniversary comedy homage The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot.
In January 2014, David Troughton took on the role of Tony Archer, from Colin Skipp who, for 46 years, had played the part in the British Broadcasting Corporation radio series The Archers.
In November 2014 fiction caught up with reality when David Troughton"s son, William Troughton, took over from Tom Graham the part of Tony Archer"s son, Tom Archer. He co-starred Fiona O"Shaughnessy in the romantic horror comedy film Nina Forever.
He played the role of Simon Eyre in The Shoemaker"s Holiday for the Royal Shakespeare Company from 11 December 2014 to 7 March 2015.