Douglas Reith

1953 (73) • Acting

Born: 7/16/1953 (73) in Melton, Suffolk, England, UK

Known for: Acting

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.

Known For

Outlander

82%

Professor Brown

2014

The Crown

82%

Admiral Leach

2016

Downton Abbey

81%

Lord Merton

2010

Pandora

55%

Prescott Fleming

2019

Elizabeth I

72%

Judge / Jude

2005

Professor T

73%

Dean

2021

Agatha Raisin

61%

Lord Pendlebury

2016

Fearless

67%

Justice Angus Hill

2017

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

71%

Lord Merton

2025

Downton Abbey: A New Era

72%

Lord Merton

2022

The War Below

67%

Field Marshal Haig

2021

SAS: Red Notice

58%

Sir Charles Whiteside

2021

Professor T

73%

Dean

2021

Downton Abbey

72%

Lord Merton

2019

Pandora

55%

Prescott Fleming

2019

Dumbo

66%

Sotheby

2019

Fearless

67%

Justice Angus Hill

2017

The Crown

82%

Admiral Leach

2016

Agatha Raisin

61%

Lord Pendlebury

2016

Serial Teachers 2

53%

Le chef de la sécurité

2015

Outlander

82%

Professor Brown

2014

Rush

77%

Awards Presenter

2013

W.E.

63%

Lord Brownlow

2011

Downton Abbey

81%

Lord Merton

2010

Enid

64%

BBC Interviewer

2009

Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire

76%

Metellus

2006

The Queen

69%

Lord Airlie

2006

The Queen's Sister

57%

Horace Featherstonehaugh

2005

Elizabeth I

72%

Judge / Jude

2005

Rose and Maloney

64%

Unknown

2002

Bloodlines: Legacy of a Lord

63%

1998

The Prince and the Pauper

90%

Chamberlain

1996

Cold Warrior

70%

Ferris

1984

Amy

83%

Jimmy Martin

1984

An Englishman Abroad

61%

Toby

1983

The Happy Autumn Fields

Fitzgeorge

1980