Douglas Reith

Douglas Reith

Douglas Reith is a British actor and teacher. He is best known for his role as Lord Merton in the television series Downton Abbey (2010–2015), as well as its two follow-up films. Reith was born in Melton, Suffolk. He studied acting at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. He began acting in the late 1970s, beginning with an appearance in International Velvet (1978) alongside Tatum O'Neal...

Known For

Rush

as Awards Presenter

Dumbo

as Sotheby

The Queen

as Lord Airlie

Cast Credits

The War Below

as Field Marshal Haig

SAS: Red Notice

as Sir Charles Whiteside

Downton Abbey

as Lord Merton

Dumbo

as Sotheby

Serial Teachers 2

as Le chef de la sécurité

Rush

as Awards Presenter

W.E.

as Lord Brownlow

Enid

as BBC Interviewer

The Queen

as Lord Airlie

The Queen's Sister

as Horace Featherstonehaugh

Amy

as Jimmy Martin