when his actor son, William Troughton, took over the role of Tom Archer, Tony Archer's son, from Tom Graham. David Troughton played the role of Simon Eyre in The Shoemaker's Holiday for the Royal Shakespeare Company from 11 December 2014 to 7 March 2015; he also played the role of Gloucester in Gregory Doran's version of King Lear. He returned to the Company in 2017 to play the title role in Titus Andronicus, before playing Falstaff in The Merry Wives of Windsor in 2018. Troughton co-starred with Fiona O'Shaughnessy in the romantic horror comedy film Nina Forever (2015). Filmography Film References External links Video – David Troughton in conversation at the RSC 1950 births Living people 20th-century English male actors 21st-century English male actors English male film actors English male Shakespearean actors English male stage actors English male television actors Male actors from London People from Hampstead Royal Shakespeare Company members The Archers Troughton family