Douglas Reith
Douglas Reith
Douglas Reith has appeared in 9 movies on CringeMDb. 2 contain sex scenes, nudity or sexual violence, and 7 do not.
- Most recent parent-safe movie: Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (2025)
- Most recent with adult content: Rush (2013)
Born July 16, 1953 · Known for acting
22.2% Featured Movie Cringe Score (9 movies)
Douglas Reith Movie Credits
Certified Parent-Safe
International Velvet
...as Howard
Downton Abbey: A New Era
...as Lord Merton
The Queen
...as Lord Airlie
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
...as Lord Merton
Dumbo
...as Sotheby
Downton Abbey
...as Lord Merton
SAS: Red Notice
...as Sir Charles Whiteside
Certified Cringeworthy
*The ratings on this page are based on the content of the movies in which Douglas Reith has appeared and do not necessarily reflect that the actor themselves appears in adult content. The ratings are based on user feedback and known rating information which may be subjective to the viewer.
About 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 and Christopher Plummer.
He worked as an announcer and presenter at BBC Radio 3 for five years before leaving to study Greats at Christ Church, Oxford for four years beginning in 1989. He worked as a teacher, including at Westminster School, before resuming his acting career.
Reith joined the cast of Downton Abbey as Lord Merton in 2012, and alongside the cast was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series at the 23rd Screen Actors Guild Awards. He reprised the role in the films Downton Abbey (2019) and Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022). In 2017, Reith was cast in Tim Burton's live-action remake Dumbo (2019). In 2019, he was cast in SAS: Red Notice (2021).
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