British Actors You Should Know: Roger Allam

Renowned British actor Roger Allam (b.1953), is an actor and musician of great talent. He initially rose to prominence in the US after originating the role of Javert in the original London Les Misérables, after rising through the ranks at the Royal Shakespeare Theater and the National Theater. We know and love him as Fred Thursday in Endeavour, but let's see what else he's appeared in.

Allam was born in Bow, London, the son of a rector. He was educated at Christ's Hospital and Manchester University. An openly leftist actor from the working classes, he's been married to fellow actor Rebecca Saire for decades, with two children, one of which, William Alla, m, is also an actor, and cameoed (along with Saire) in Endeavour's seventh season.

Roger Allam on the end of Endeavor.