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James Fleet

James Fleet

Acting·1952·57 films

​James Edward Fleet (born 11 March 1952) is an English actor. He is most famous for his roles as the bumbling and well-meaning Tom in the 1994 British romantic comedy film Four Weddings and a Funeral, and the dim-witted Hugo Horton in the BBC situation comedy television series The Vicar of Dibley.

Filmography

Four Weddings and a Funeral
Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)Tom
The Spy Who Dumped Me
The Spy Who Dumped Me (2018)Tom
Sense and Sensibility
Sense and Sensibility (1995)John Dashwood
The Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom of the Opera (2004)Lefevre
Operation Mincemeat
Operation Mincemeat (2022)Charles Fraser-Smith
Love & Friendship
Love & Friendship (2016)Sir Reginald DeCourcy
Mr. Turner
Mr. Turner (2014)John Constable
The Decoy Bride
The Decoy Bride (2011)William
Blithe Spirit
Blithe Spirit (2020)Harry Price
The Lost King
The Lost King (2022)John Ashdown-Hill
Charlotte Gray
Charlotte Gray (2001)Richard Cannerly
Kevin & Perry Go Large
Kevin & Perry Go Large (2000)Dad
A Cock and Bull Story
A Cock and Bull Story (2005)Simon
Blackball
Blackball (2003)Alan the Pipe
My Mother's Wedding
My Mother's Wedding (2025)Geoff
Defence of the Realm
Defence of the Realm (1986)Ministry Man
Murder on the Home Front
Murder on the Home Front (2013)Professor Stephens
The Butterfly Effect
The Butterfly Effect (1995)Oswald
One Red Nose Day and a Wedding
One Red Nose Day and a Wedding (2019)Tom
Micro Men
Micro Men (2009)Kenneth Baker
Billionaire Boy
Billionaire Boy (2016)Mr Darrow
South from Granada
South from Granada (2003)Lytton Strachey
Love of My Life
Love of My Life (2017)Tom
Born a King
Born a King (2019)George V
The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders
The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders (1996)James Bland
Death on the Tyne
Death on the Tyne (2018)Captain Jack Pearson
The Grotesque
The Grotesque (1995)Inspector Limp
Blue Black Permanent
Blue Black Permanent (1992)Jim Thorburn
Two Men Went To War
Two Men Went To War (2002)Maj. Bates
Frenchman's Creek
Frenchman's Creek (1998)Sir Harry
Revolution: New Art for a New World
Revolution: New Art for a New World (2017)Wassily Kandinsky (voice)
3 Steps to Heaven
3 Steps to Heaven (1995)Harry Roberts
Wolf Manor
Wolf Manor (2022)Oliver Lawrence
Broken Bird
Broken Bird (2024)
Crossing the Floor
Crossing the Floor (1996)Prime Minister
Milk
Milk (1999)Adrian
Eskimo Day
Eskimo Day (1996)Simon
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves (2016)Hugo Horton (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dick Whittington: The ITV Pantomime
Dick Whittington: The ITV Pantomime (2002)Alderman Fitzwarren
Remember Me?
Remember Me? (1997)Donald
Milner
Milner (1994)Hugh Bonning
Lady Godiva: Back in the Saddle
Lady Godiva: Back in the Saddle (2007)Alan Jenkins
The Vicar of Dibley: In Lockdown
The Vicar of Dibley: In Lockdown (2020)Hugo Horton
Promoted to Glory
Promoted to Glory (2003)Michael Prendergast
Running Late
Running Late (1992)James Grahame
Femme Fatale
Femme Fatale (1993)Algie
Electric Moon
Electric Moon (1992)Simon Lidell
National Theatre Live: Les Blancs
National Theatre Live: Les Blancs (2019)Dr. Willy Dekoven
A Very British Hotel at Christmas
A Very British Hotel at Christmas (2024)Narrator
The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out
The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out (2021)Self
Three Sisters
Three Sisters (2003)Kulygin
Common Pursuit
Common Pursuit (1992)
Dodger Special: Bad Egg
Dodger Special: Bad Egg (2023)Judge Fang
Dodger Special: Christmas
Dodger Special: Christmas (2022)Judge Fang
Dodger Special: Train
Dodger Special: Train (2022)Judge Fang
They Never Slept
They Never Slept (1991)Bob
Carry Ons at the Castle
Carry Ons at the Castle (2019)Self - Narrator (voice)