Hugh Sachs
{{short description|British actor, born 1964}}
{{Use British English|date=July 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| image = hugh sachs bts.jpg
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| caption = Sachs behind the scenes of Queen Charlotte
| birth_name = Hugh J. Sachs
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|2|25|df=y}}
| birth_place = Manchester, Lancashire, England
| occupation = {{flatlist|
- Actor}}
| years_active = 1992–present
| known_for = Benidorm (2007–2012)
Bridgerton (2020–)
| website = {{URL|https://X.com/HughSachs/|X.com}}
}}
Hugh J. Sachs (born 25 February 1964){{Cite web|url=https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?r=229306994:2987&d=bmd_1651523703|title=Hugh J Sachs|website=FreeBMD|accessdate=12 May 2022}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02kmz1x|title=Hugh Sachs and Debbie Kurrup|website=BBC|date=23 February 2015 |accessdate=12 May 2022}} is an English actor. He is best known for his roles as Gavin Ramsbottom in the ITV hit sitcom Benidorm (2007–2012) and Brimsley in the Netflix period drama Bridgerton (2020–) and its prequel Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story (2023).
Career
Sachs has appeared in numerous television shows and films, including Aristocrats, Foyle's War, Midsomer Murders, The Catherine Tate Show, My Family and Footballers' Wives. His film credits include The Libertine, Like Minds, Love, Honour and Obey, and Mad Dogs and Englishmen. Sachs also appeared as Godfrey in Victoria Wood's 2006 production Housewife, 49.
In 2012 Sachs appeared in Secrets and Words, a BBC Learning show about adult literacy, and 2013, he appeared as Harry Dangle in the West End play One Man, Two Guvnors at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket in London opposite Rufus Hound.{{Cite web|url=https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/theatre-news/news/one-man-two-guvnors-cast-changes-from-4-feb-2013|title=One Man, Two Guvnors cast changes from 4 Feb 2013|website=London Theatre|date=4 February 2013}}
Sachs is a board member of The Theatrical Guild.{{Cite web|url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/iI1Nn1BJMbo2J6_A7hA3AGSi6o4/appointments|title=Hugh SACHS|website=gov.uk|accessdate=12 May 2022}}
Credits
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| rowspan=2|1993
| Minder | Kenny | Episode: "No Way To Treat A Daley" |
| Demob
| Scott | 2 episodes |
| 1994
| Chef 1 | Episode: "The Best of Both Worlds" |
| 1996
| Giving Tongue | Crank Heir | Television film |
| 1999
| Charles James Fox | 4 episodes |
| 2001
| Perfect Strangers | Desk Clerk | TV mini-series |
| rowspan=2|2002
| tlc | Mr. Grey | Episode: "Agency Nurse" |
| Goodbye Mr Chips
| Hotelier | Television film |
| rowspan=5|2003
| Casualty | Martin Harrington | Episode: "Keep It in the Family" |
| The Forsyte Saga
| Coombes | Series 2, Episode 2 |
| Silent Witness
| Usher | Episode: "Fatal Error: Part 1" |
| Prime Suspect 6: The Last Witness
| Hotel Manager | TV mini-series; 2 episodes |
| Wire in the Blood
| Bishop's assistant | Episode: "The Darkness of Light" |
| rowspan=5|2005
| Dr. Charles Renfield | 4 episodes |
| The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
| Steve | Episode: "The Seed of Cunning" |
| Footballer's Wives
| Dr. Rose | Series 4, Episode 1 |
| Riot at the Rite
| Marcel | Television film |
| Rome
| Clerk | Episode: "Triumph" |
| rowspan=5|2006
| Henry Styles | Episode: "Bad Blood" |
| Him and Us
| Sydney | Television film |
| The Catherine Tate Show
| Father | Episode: "1951-2006" |
| Housewife, 49
| Godfrey | Television film |
| The Shell Seekers
| Brookner | Season 1, Episode 2 |
| rowspan="2" | 2007
| Harold Bumstead | Episode: "King's Crystal" |
| The Catherine Tate Show
| Herbert | Episode: "2007 Christmas Special" |
| 2007–2012
| Benidorm | Series regular; 34 episodes |
| rowspan=2|2008
| Samuel Drybutter | Season 1, Episode 3 |
| Trexx and Flipside
| Pittman | Episode: "B-Ice's New Clothes" |
| 2010
| Rupert | Episode: "He's Just Not That Into Ben" |
| 2013
| Rex Mottram | Episode: "Treading the Boards" |
| 2015
| De Carlo | Series 1, Episode 1 |
| rowspan=2|2019
| Reverend Postill | Episode: "Pylon" |
| Holby City
| 'Galvo' Daniel Kenny | Episode: "Kiss Kiss" |
| 2020
| Father Brown | Lawrence Ashton |Episode: "The Celestial Choir" |
| 2020–present
| Brimsley | Main cast; 7 episodes |
| 2022
|Senator Dhow |Season 1, Episode 8 |
| 2023
|Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story |Brimsley |Main cast; 6 episodes |
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 1995
| Brooks | |
| 2000
| Unnamed | |
| rowspan=2|2004
| The Husband | Short film |
| The Libertine
| Ratcliffe | |
| 2006
| Like Minds | Rev Donaldson | |
| 2009
| Father Brendan | |
| 2010
| The Nutcracker in 3D | Tinker | |
| 2017
| National Theatre Live: Amadeus | Count Franz Orsini-Rosenberg | |
| rowspan=2|2018
| Medusa's Ankles | The Husband | rowspan=2|Short film |
| Beauty
| Sickle |
Awards and nominations
| class="wikitable"
!Year !Award !Category !Work !Result !Ref. |
| 2021
|Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series |{{Nominated}} |
References
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External links
- [https://twitter.com/HughSachs Hugh Sachs on Twitter]
- {{IMDb name|0755156}}
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Category:British people of German descent
Category:English male television actors
Category:English male film actors
Category:Male actors from Manchester
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