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Robin Soans

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Robin Soans
Scot Bill Douglas (1934-91) was a collector of cinema memorabilia and pre-cinema optical devices as well as being an award-winning filmmaker (Bill Douglas Trilogy). He put these devices into his last film, Comrades (1987), the story of Tolpuddle Martyrs.
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Robin Soans was born in 1947 in Northamptonshire, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for The Queen (2006), The Princess Switch (2018) and Napoleon (2023).
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    Known for

    Helen Mirren in The Queen (2006)
    The Queen
    7.3
    • Equerry
    • 2006
    Vanessa Hudgens, Nick Sagar, and Sam Palladio in The Princess Switch (2018)
    The Princess Switch
    6.1
    • Kindly Man
    • 2018
    Joaquin Phoenix in Napoleon (2023)
    Napoleon
    6.4
    • Pope Pius VII
    • 2023
    Comrades (1986)
    Comrades
    7.3
    • George Loveless
    • 1986

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    Actor

    • Joaquin Phoenix in Napoleon (2023)
      Napoleon
      6.4
      • Pope Pius VII
      • 2023
    • Flaws (2023)
      Flaws
      Short
      • The Janitor
      • 2023
    • Bertie Carvel in Dalgliesh (2021)
      Dalgliesh
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Major Rupert Arkwright
      • 2023
    • Mark Lambert and Robin Soans in Darkness and Light (2023)
      Darkness and Light
      Short
      • Maj. Roland Scott Thomas
      • 2023
    • Old Man, Con Man (2023)
      Old Man, Con Man
      Short
      • Micky
      • 2023
    • Will Kemp and Vanessa Hudgens in The Princess Switch 3 (2021)
      The Princess Switch 3
      5.5
      • Elf Man
      • 2021
    • Vanessa Hudgens in The Princess Switch: Switched Again (2020)
      The Princess Switch: Switched Again
      5.4
      • Elf Man
      • 2020
    • Robin Soans in The Knowledge (2019)
      The Knowledge
      Short
      • Driver
      • 2019
    • Open Wide (2018)
      Open Wide
      7.6
      Short
      • Dentist
      • 2018
    • Vanessa Hudgens, Nick Sagar, and Sam Palladio in The Princess Switch (2018)
      The Princess Switch
      6.1
      • Kindly Man
      • 2018
    • Judi Dench and Sophie Cookson in Red Joan (2018)
      Red Joan
      6.4
      • Clement Attlee
      • 2018
    • Victoria (2016)
      Victoria
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Sir James Clark
      • 2016–2017
    • Judi Dench and Ali Fazal in Victoria & Abdul (2017)
      Victoria & Abdul
      6.8
      • Arthur Bigge
      • 2017
    • Gillian Anderson, Hugh Bonneville, Manish Dayal, and Huma Qureshi in Viceroy's House (2017)
      Viceroy's House
      6.7
      • Sir Evan Meredith Jenkins
      • 2017
    • Doctor Who: New Series Adventures (2005)
      Doctor Who: New Series Adventures
      7.0
      Podcast Series
      • Narrator (voice)
      • 2015

    Writer

    • Mark Lambert and Robin Soans in Darkness and Light (2023)
      Darkness and Light
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2023

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    The Queen
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    The Queen
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    The Queen
    Lanterna Magicka: Bill Douglas & the Secret History of Cinema
    Trailer 1:33
    Lanterna Magicka: Bill Douglas & the Secret History of Cinema

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    • Born
      • 1947
      • Northamptonshire, England, UK
    • Other works
      December 2002 - played 'The Purser' in the musical "Anything Goes!", by Cole Porter, at the National Theatre (Olivier), London, UK. Directed by Trevor Nunn.
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      • 1 Interview

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