Background
Rintoul was born in Aberdeen, Scotland.
Rintoul was born in Aberdeen, Scotland.
University of Edinburgh. Royal Academy of Dramatic Artist
Rintoul is married to actress Vivien Heilbron. David Rintoul has worked extensively in theatre with companies including the Royal National Theatre and Royal Shakespeare Company. His appearances have included Shakespeare"s A Midsummer Night"s Dream, Henry IV, As You Like lieutenant, and the title role in Macbeth.
Other stage appearances include George Bernard Shaw"s Candida and Funny Girl.
In 2010 he played Charles Dickens in Andersen"s English, the new play by Sebastian Barry. His film credits include the title role in Legend of the Werewolf (1975), Anno Domini (1985), Unrelated (2007) and Is Anybody There? (2008).
In 1980, he played the role of Mr Darcy in a British Broadcasting Corporation television adaptation by Fay Weldon of Pride and Prejudice. From 1993 to 1996 he played Doctor Finlay in the television series of the same name.
His other television appearances include * Prince Regent, Taggart, Hornblower and the Agatha Christie"s Poirot film, The Mysterious Affair at Styles.
David also voices three characters in the popular children"s series Peppa Pig, Granddad Dog, Mr. Bulletin and Doctor He also voiced the knight "Sir Boris" in the 1999 animation The Big Knights and the arch villain Cut Throat Jake in the newer version of Captain Pugwash. He also played the role of Noah in the 2013 History Channel"s The Bible.
In 2010, David starred in the film The Ghost Writer with Pierce Brosnan and Ewan Mcgregor.
Audiobook narration Rintoul has narrated many audiobooks, including Frederick Forsyth"s The Day of the Jackal and J. G. Ballard"s Millennium People. In 1986, he recorded readings of 13 of Ian Fleming"s James Bond novels for Chivers Audio Books, all unabridged, on cassette and Civil Defense. He also later recorded Nobody Lives Forever and Licence to Kill, written by John Gardner.
Whilst reading the prose with his usual speaking voice, Rintoul speaks Bond"s dialogue with a mild Scottish accent. He also narrated Robert Harris"s Dictator, the final volume of his Cicero trilogy.
Rintoul took over this role from Bill Wallis, who had read the previous two books, Imperium and Lustrum, but died two years before Dictator"s publication.