Robin Soans

Robin Soans

Born: January 1, 1947
in Northamptonshire, England, UK
Robin Soans is a British actor and playwright.

Movies for Robin Soans...

Napoleon
Title: Napoleon
Character: Pope Pius VII
Released: November 22, 2023
Type: Movie
An epic that details the checkered rise and fall of French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte and his relentless journey to power through the prism of his addictive, volatile relationship with his wife, Josephine.
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Flaws
Title: Flaws
Character: The Superintendent
Released: December 22, 2022
Type: Movie
A modern tap-dancing musical which follows a dancer who, with his new pair of tap-shoes, torments his downstairs neighbour.
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The Princess Switch 3: Romancing the Star
Title: The Princess Switch 3: Romancing the Star
Character: Elf Man
Released: November 18, 2021
Type: Movie
A priceless relic is stolen from identical royals Queen Margaret and Princess Stacy, who enlist the help of their sketchy look-alike cousin Fiona Pembroke to retrieve it.
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The Princess Switch: Switched Again
Title: The Princess Switch: Switched Again
Character: Elf Man
Released: November 19, 2020
Type: Movie
When Duchess Margaret unexpectedly inherits the throne & hits a rough patch with Kevin, it’s up to Stacy to save the day before a new lookalike — party girl Fiona — foils their plans.
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Harry Kiri
Title: Harry Kiri
Character: Mr. Cohen
Released: November 10, 2019
Type: Movie
A suburban Jewish household in North London suffers a visit by an unexpected couple of young men dressed as Samurai. A stunned father and a serene mother discover that their daughter’s suitor, rejected by the Dad as an unsuitable boyfriend, is set on winning her back. Even if it entails ritual disembowelment…
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The Princess Switch
Title: The Princess Switch
Character: Kindly Man
Released: November 16, 2018
Type: Movie
When a down-to-earth Chicago baker and a soon-to-be princess discover they look like twins, they hatch a Christmastime plan to trade places.
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Red Joan
Title: Red Joan
Character: Clement Attlee
Released: September 13, 2018
Type: Movie
London, England, May 2000. The peaceful life of elderly Joan Stanley is suddenly disrupted when she is arrested by the British Intelligence Service and accused of providing information to communist Russia during the forties.
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Open Wide
Title: Open Wide
Character: Dentist
Released: June 1, 2018
Type: Movie
Mr. Karobka hadn’t visited his dentist for a long while. In his absence, the clinic had adopted a new routine procedure.
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Victoria & Abdul
Title: Victoria & Abdul
Character: Arthur Bigge
Released: September 13, 2017
Type: Movie
Queen Victoria strikes up an unlikely friendship with a young Indian clerk named Abdul Karim.
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Viceroy's House
Title: Viceroy's House
Character: Governor Jenkins
Released: March 3, 2017
Type: Movie
In 1947, Lord Mountbatten assumes the post of last Viceroy, charged with handing India back to its people, living upstairs at the house which was the home of British rulers, whilst 500 Hindu, Muslim and Sikh servants lived downstairs.
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Title: Victoria
Character: Sir James Clark
Released: August 28, 2016
Type: TV
The story of Queen Victoria, who came to the throne at a time of great economic turbulence and resurgent republicanism – and died 64 years later the head of the largest empire the world had ever seen, having revitalised the throne’s public image and become “grandmother of Europe”.
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The Queen
Title: The Queen
Character: Equerry
Released: September 15, 2006
Type: Movie
The Queen is an intimate behind the scenes glimpse at the interaction between HM Elizabeth II and Prime Minister Tony Blair during their struggle, following the death of Diana, to reach a compromise between what was a private tragedy for the Royal family and the public's demand for an overt display of mourning.
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Bill Douglas: Intent on Getting the Image
Title: Bill Douglas: Intent on Getting the Image
Character: Himself
Released: June 18, 2006
Type: Movie
A documentary exploring Bill Douglas' struggle from childhood poverty to acclaimed filmmaker of Comrades and the Trilogy.
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Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman
Title: Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman
Character: Governor Paton-Walsh
Released: December 7, 2005
Type: Movie
Following in his father's footsteps, Albert Pierrepoint becomes one of Britain's most prolific executioners, hiding his identity as a grocery deliveryman. But when his ambition to be the best inadvertently exposes his gruesome secret, he becomes a minor celebrity & faces a public outcry against the practice of hanging. Based on true events.
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Title: Doctor Who
Character: Chronolock Guy
Released: March 26, 2005
Type: TV
The Doctor is a Time Lord: a 900 year old alien with 2 hearts, part of a gifted civilization who mastered time travel. The Doctor saves planets for a living—more of a hobby actually, and the Doctor's very, very good at it.
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Title: Agatha Christie's Marple
Character: Dr. Haydock
Released: December 12, 2004
Type: TV
The adventures of Miss Jane Marple, an elderly spinster living in the quiet little village of St Mary Mead. During her many visits to friends and relatives in other villages, Miss Marple often stumbles upon mysterious murders which she helps solve. Although the police are sometimes reluctant to accept Miss Marple's help, her reputation and unparalleled powers of observation eventually win them over.
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Method
Title: Method
Character: Mr. Helgelein
Released: June 16, 2004
Type: Movie
The line between fantasy and reality blurs when an actress begins behaving like the 19th-century murderer she is playing.
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AKA
Title: AKA
Character: Neil Frost
Released: January 19, 2002
Type: Movie
In 1970s Britain, 18-year old Dean feels hampered by his working-class background and his family. In order to make something of himself, he assumes another identity and manages to enter high society.
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Title: Waking the Dead
Character: Mr. Adamson
Released: June 18, 2001
Type: TV
A detective team apply new techniques to old crimes as they solve cold cases.
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Sabotage!!
Title: Sabotage!!
Character: King George III
Released: October 14, 2000
Type: Movie
June, 1815. Napoleon Bonaparte, surrounded by enemies, is about to play his definitive part in history. He has spent his whole life creating a mystique, becoming synonymous with determination, strength and mystery. But, that whole super-leader trip is smothering him and he just can't stand it anymore. Meanwhile, one of his aides, le maréchal Hugo Armani, has only one dream: to emulate the man who is his idol, his emperor. Armani picks the battle of Waterloo as the moment for his borderline psychotic attack - the first case of Napoleonic delirium in modern psychiatry. Due to the shortage of maréchals at the moment, Napoleon's got no choice: he has to leave Armani in command. Unbalanced Armani, so unexpectedly promoted, now leads the troops of France.
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Title: Jonathan Creek
Character: Alan Rokesmith
Released: May 9, 1997
Type: TV
Working from his home in a converted windmill, Jonathan Creek is a magician with a natural ability for solving puzzles. He soon puts this ability to the use of solving impossible crimes and mysterious murders.
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Title: Midsomer Murders
Character: Perkins
Released: March 23, 1997
Type: TV
The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed under suspicion, and it is up to a veteran DCI and his young sergeant to calmly and diligently eliminate the innocent and ruthlessly pursue the guilty.
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Blue Juice
Title: Blue Juice
Character: Young Bob
Released: September 15, 1995
Type: Movie
JC is the hero of the Cornish surfing community. Staring thirty hard in the face, he fears that the wave that has carried him through a prolonged adolescence is heading for the rocks as his girlfriend pressures him for commitment and his friends contemplate growing up.
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Clockwork Mice
Title: Clockwork Mice
Character: Millwright
Released: June 22, 1995
Type: Movie
When new teacher Steve Drake joins the faculty at a school for special-needs students, his unorthodox instruction methods raise eyebrows. But attitudes begin to change when he makes a connection with a particularly unruly student.
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Anna Lee: Headcase
Title: Anna Lee: Headcase
Character: Dr. Stickle
Released: January 10, 1993
Type: Movie
A bright, pretty and determined young girl named Anna Lee quits the police department in search of adventure, and joins a small and somewhat stuffy detective agency, whose members don't look particularly kindly on her short skirts, somewhat cavalier attitude toward agency rules--like showing up for work on time--and her overall demeanor. However, the agency's owner takes a shine to her and assigns her to what seems to be a relatively straightforward case: finding a young girl who's gone missing and whose family is worried about her. As it turns out, the case involves quite a bit more than just a missing girl
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Title: So Haunt Me
Released: February 23, 1992
Type: TV
So Haunt Me is a British television sitcom about a family that moves into a home occupied by the ghost of its previous resident, a middle-aged Jewish mother. The show was produced by Cinema Verity for the BBC and originally aired from 1992 to 1994. Peter Rokeby loses his job as advertising copywriter, and resolves to become a freelance writer. Owing to this change in circumstances, he and his wife Sally move with their children into a more modest home in Meadow Road, Willesden. The family soon finds that the ghost of a previous owner, Yetta Feldman, still occupies the residence, and has been scaring occupants away for years. Yetta is a stereotypical interfering, middle-aged Jewish mother who died suddenly after choking on a chicken bone. While Sally can both see and speak to their ghost, Peter — much to his frustration — initially cannot. The family agrees to help Yetta find her grown-up daughter Carole. So Haunt Me aired on BBC1 as 18 half-hour episodes in three series and one special from 1992 to 1994. The show was created by Paul Mendelson. The Rokeby children David and Tammy were played by Jeremy Green and Laura Howard respectively. Neighbour Mr Bloom was played by David Graham.
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Title: Tales of Sherwood Forest
Character: Ken
Released: June 11, 1989
Type: TV
Eric, the owner of a night-club in Nottingham, is obsessed by the film Casablanca (1942) and dreams of being Rick Blaine.
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Comrades
Title: Comrades
Character: George Loveless
Released: August 23, 1987
Type: Movie
The story of "The Tolpuddle Martyrs". A group of 19th century English farm labourers who formed one of the first trade unions and started a campaign to receive fair wages.
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Title: Inspector Morse
Character: Alisdair McBryde
Released: January 6, 1987
Type: TV
Inspector Morse is a detective drama based on Colin Dexter's series of Chief Inspector Morse novels. The series starred John Thaw as Chief Inspector Morse and Kevin Whately as Sergeant Lewis, as well as a large cast of notable actors and actresses.
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Title: Lovejoy
Character: Auctioneer
Released: January 10, 1986
Type: TV
The adventures of the eponymous Lovejoy, a likeable but roguish antiques dealer based in East Anglia. Within the trade, he has a reputation as a “divvie”, a person with an almost supernatural powers for recognising exceptional items as well as distinguishing genuine antique from clever fakes or forgeries.
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Title: The Last Place on Earth
Character: PO Keohane
Released: February 18, 1985
Type: TV
The Last Place on Earth is a 1985 Central Television seven part serial, written by Trevor Griffiths based on the book Scott and Amundsen by Roland Huntford. The book is an exploration of the expeditions of Captain Robert F. Scott and his Norwegian rival in polar exploration, Roald Amundsen in their attempts to reach the South Pole. The series ran for seven episodes and starred a wide range of UK and Norwegian character actors as well as featuring some famous names, such as Max von Sydow, Richard Wilson, Sylvester McCoy and Pat Roach. It also featured performances early in their careers by Bill Nighy and Hugh Grant. Subsequently Huntford's book was republished under the same name. The book put forth the point of view that Amundsen's success in reaching the South Pole was abetted by much superior planning, whereas errors by Scott ultimately resulted in the death of him and his companions.
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Title: The Bill
Released: October 16, 1984
Type: TV
The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and drug raids to the routine demands of policing this ground-breaking series focuses as much on crime as it does on the personal lives of its characters.
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The Patricia Neal Story
Title: The Patricia Neal Story
Character: Dr. Hawks
Released: December 8, 1981
Type: Movie
The dramatic account of actress Patricia Neal's miraculous recovery from a near-fatal stroke in 1966 with the help of her then-husband, author Roald Dahl, and their close friend, veteran actress Mildred Dunnock.
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Title: Bergerac
Character: Eddie Lyle
Released: October 18, 1981
Type: TV
Bergerac is a British television show set on Jersey. Produced by the BBC in association with the Seven Network, and first screened on BBC1, it stars John Nettles as the title character Detective Sergeant Jim Bergerac, a detective in Le Bureau des Étrangers, part of the States of Jersey Police.
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Doctor Who: The Keeper of Traken
Title: Doctor Who: The Keeper of Traken
Character: Luvic
Released: February 21, 1981
Type: Movie
The Doctor and Adric learn from the wizened Keeper of Traken that a great evil has come to his planet in the form of a Melkur - a calcified statue. The Keeper of Traken is nearing the end of his reign and seeks the Doctor's help in preventing the evil from taking control of the bioelectronic source that is the keystone of the Traken Union's civilisation.
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Absolution
Title: Absolution
Character: Father Henryson
Released: June 5, 1978
Type: Movie
At a Catholic boys' school, domineering disciplinarian Father Goddard rules over his pupils with an iron hand. When one of his teenage charges confesses to murder, the dogmatic but deeply repressed Goddard finds his faith challenged and his life spiralling dangerously out of control.
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Title: Doctor Who
Character: Luvic
Released: November 23, 1963
Type: TV
The adventures of The Doctor, a time-traveling humanoid alien known as a Time Lord. He explores the universe in his TARDIS, a sentient time-traveling spaceship. Its exterior appears as a blue British police box, which was a common sight in Britain in 1963 when the series first aired. Along with a succession of companions, The Doctor faces a variety of foes while working to save civilizations, help ordinary people, and right many wrongs.
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Darkness and Light
Title: Darkness and Light
Character: Maj. Roland Scott Thomas
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
A short film based on a true story about a blind Irish man who is reunited with the British soldier who shot him 50 years prior during the Irish troubles. After many years of contemplation and reflection, Kevin gets in touch with Maj. Roland Scott Thomas and the pair meet for the first time to discuss the harrowing events which altered both their lives forever.
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Old Man, Con Man
Title: Old Man, Con Man
Character: MICKY
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
Ervin, an ex con man, is released from prison to find his old pal Micky waiting for him. The 75 year olds seem to hit it off as they drive around town, with a few pit stops along the way, but the cracks in their friendship begin to show after 15 years of neglect.