Alan Bates: Alan Bates. Actor: Gosford Park. Alan Bates decided to be an actor at age 11. After grammar school in Derbyshire, he earned a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London. Following two years in the Royal Air Force, he joined the new English Stage Company at the Royal Court Theatre. His West End debut in 1956, at 22, was also the company's first production. In the same...
Known For: Gosford Park (Jennings), The Mothman Prophecies (Alexander Leek), Women in Love (Rupert Birkin), The Sum of All Fears (Richard Dressler)