3 ▁and ▁educated ▁at ▁Bed ford ▁School , ▁Ch and ler ' s ▁acting ▁career ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁His ▁first ▁film ▁role ▁was ▁as ▁Private ▁Sim mond s ▁in ▁Richard ▁Att en borough ' s ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁film ▁A ▁Bridge ▁To o ▁Far ▁and ▁he ▁provided ▁the ▁voice ▁of ▁Mer ry ▁in ▁Ralph ▁Bak sh i ' s ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁animated ▁film ▁adaptation ▁of ▁The ▁Lord ▁of ▁the ▁R ings . ▁His ▁most ▁prominent ▁recent ▁film ▁work ▁includes ▁roles ▁in ▁V era ▁Dra ke ▁( 2 0 0 4 ), ▁Per f ume : ▁The ▁Story ▁of ▁a ▁Mur der er ▁( 2 0 0 6 ), ▁The ▁King ' s ▁Spe ech ▁( 2 0 1 0 ) ▁and ▁The ▁Iron ▁Lady ▁( 2 0 1 1 ). ▁He ▁star red ▁as ▁A de ▁R utter ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁series ▁of ▁House ▁of ▁An ub is ▁and ▁he ▁has ▁taken ▁leading ▁roles ▁in ▁Judge ▁John ▁De ed ▁and ▁other ▁television ▁dram as , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁prominent ▁theatre ▁roles . ▁ ▁With ▁an ▁acting ▁career ▁sp anning ▁almost ▁forty ▁years , ▁his ▁other ▁film ▁and ▁television ▁cred its ▁include ▁roles ▁in ▁Ang els , ▁Another ▁Bou quet , ▁Cor on ation ▁Street , ▁The ▁Duch ess ▁of ▁Duke ▁Street , ▁Just ▁William , ▁L ill ie , ▁Jack an ory ▁Play house , ▁The ▁T aming ▁of ▁the ▁Sh rew , ▁Anton y ▁& ▁Cle op atra , ▁Br ides head