Biography
Philip D'Oyly "Pip" Torrens (born 2 June 1960) is an English actor.
Known for playing urbane, authoritative figures, Torrens portrayed courtier Tommy Lascelles in the Netflix drama The Crown, aristocrat Lord Massen in the HBO series The Nevers and held leading roles in Poldark and Versailles. His film appearances include The Danish Girl, The Iron Lady, War Horse and Star Wars: The Force Awakens. In 2017, he joined the main cast of AMC's Preacher, portraying the antagonist Herr Klaus Helmut Starr. He also provided his voice to Lofty Thaddeus Worthington in the 2005 film Valiant.
Filmography
All 139
Movies 70
TV Shows 69
Producer 1
Voice 1
Lord Gilbert Massen
The Nevers (2021)
TV Show
General Brook
The Aftermath (2019)
Movie
4
Professor Farley
Down a Dark Hall (2018)
Movie
4
Peter Munion
Succession (2018)
TV Show
7
Nicolas Pratt
Patrick Melrose (2018)
TV Show
6.5
BBC Producer
Darkest Hour (2017)
Movie
6.36
Tommy Lascelles
The Crown (2016)
TV Show
7.1
Graham
Kids in Love (2016)
Movie
Herr Starr
Preacher (2016)
TV Show
6.06
Colonel Kaplan
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
Movie
6.18
Dr. Jens Hexler
The Danish Girl (2015)
Movie
6.75
Cassel
Versailles (2015)
TV Show
6.25
Actor
The BBC at War (2015)
TV Show
Cary Warleggan
Poldark (2015)
TV Show
6.78
Wilson
The Saboteurs (2015)
TV Show
Steve Brash
Marked (2014)
Movie
Rankin
Gemma Bovery (2014)
Movie
Commander Angus Thomas
Walter (2014)
Movie
Jack Calderon
Salting the Battlefield (2014)
Movie
4
Royal Academy / Times Journalist
Effie Gray (2014)
Movie
Esmond Rothermere
Fleming (2014)
TV Show
6
Lawrence
Up the Women (2013)
TV Show
Frank
The Guest (2013)
Movie
Geoffrey Bennett
Father Brown (2013)
TV Show
8
Commandant Ellis
Drone Strike (2013)
Movie
George
The Scapegoat (2012)
Movie
Prince Alexander Shcherbatsky
Anna Karenina (2012)
Movie
6.94
Thomas of Mowbray, Earl of Norfolk
The Hollow Crown (2012)
TV Show
7.1
MI5 Officer
The Fall of Singapore: The Great Betrayal (2012)
Movie
Desk Clerk
Gambit (2012)
Movie
One Night (2012)
TV Show
Paul the Butler
Bel Ami (2012)
Movie
Ian Gilmour
The Iron Lady (2011)
Movie
5.13
Maj. Tompkins
War Horse (2011)
Movie
8.67
Philip Crane
Black Mirror (2011)
TV Show
6.48
Sir Kenneth Clark
My Week with Marilyn (2011)
Movie
7.13
Crispin
Spy (2011)
TV Show
6
Health & Safety Official
Love's Kitchen (2011)
Movie
Major John Arbuthnot
The Promise (2011)
TV Show
Heathcoat Parker
St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold (2009)
Movie
1
Collision (2009)
TV Show
3.5
Mr. Higginson
U Be Dead (2009)
Movie
Victor
Dorian Gray (2009)
Movie
8.5
Lord Hurst
Easy Virtue (2008)
Movie
10
Edward Austen-Knight
Miss Austen Regrets (2008)
Movie
8
Colonel Hampton
The Mark of Cain (2007)
Movie
Secret Diary of a Call Girl (2007)
TV Show
6
Frances Graham Harrison
Consenting Adults (2007)
Movie
Army Liaison Officer Richardson
Flood (2007)
Movie
Doctor Gale
The Bad Mother's Handbook (2007)
Movie
Olympius
Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire (2006)
TV Show
Paul Kessler
The Path to 9/11 (2006)
TV Show
The Chase (2006)
TV Show
Michael Caplan
Pinochet in Suburbia (2006)
Movie
Saundby
Dresden (2006)
TV Show
Missing: All Secrets Have a Price (2006)
TV Show
Squire Richards
A View from a Hill (2005)
Movie
Sam French - Bullet Points Presenter
Broken News (2005)
TV Show
Supt Flood
Class of '76 (2005)
Movie
Supt Flood
Class of '76 (2005)
TV Show
Netherfield Butler
Pride & Prejudice (2005)
Movie
7.73
Noel Coward
Ian Fleming: Bondmaker (2005)
Movie
Rocastle
Doctor Who (2005)
TV Show
6.37
Lofty (voice)
Valiant (2005)
Movie
5
John Scarlett
The Government Inspector (2005)
Movie
English Master
The Rotters' Club (2005)
TV Show
Noël Coward
Agatha Christie's Marple (2004)
TV Show
6.11
Green Wing (2004)
TV Show
5.8
Headmaster
When I'm Sixty-Four (2004)
Movie
No Angels (2004)
TV Show
Heinz Zimmermann
Hustle (2004)
TV Show
5.35
Cosimo de' Medici
The Medici: Godfathers of the Renaissance (2004)
TV Show
Cosimo de' Medici
The Medici: Godfathers of the Renaissance (2004)
Movie
Richard Neilson
Gifted (2003)
Movie
The Commander (2003)
TV Show
Red Cap (2003)
TV Show
Wire in the Blood (2002)
TV Show
6
MoD Official
The Project (2002)
Movie
Rex Ballard
Dead Gorgeous (2002)
Movie
Believe Nothing (2002)
TV Show
Spooks (2002)
TV Show
6
Sam
The Many Lives of Albert Walker (2002)
Movie
Inquiry Lawyer
Sunday (2002)
Movie
James McIlroy
Shackleton (2002)
TV Show
6
British Major
All the Queen's Men (2001)
Movie
Lt. Foxworth
To End All Wars (2001)
Movie
Mark Pattison
The Infinite Worlds of H.G. Wells (2001)
TV Show
Messiah (2001)
TV Show
Philip Amis
The Whistle-Blower (2001)
Movie
Professor Claxton
Revelation (2001)
Movie
Colonel Kirke
Lorna Doone (2001)
Movie
6
Mark Spenser
Office Gossip (2001)
TV Show
Dennis Holland
Waking the Dead (2000)
TV Show
4.67
Jenkins
Trust (2000)
Movie
Howard Carter (archive footage)
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: My First Adventure (2000)
Movie
7
Capt. Lindsay
Longitude (2000)
Movie
Howard Carter
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones (1999)
TV Show
Simon Jones
Rogue Trader (1999)
Movie
Big Bad World (1999)
TV Show
Captain - HMS Bedford
Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
Movie
5.99
White (Defense)
Incognito (1997)
Movie
Trial & Retribution (1997)
TV Show
Robert Ferguson
Bodyguards (1997)
TV Show
Crime Traveller (1997)
TV Show
Silent Witness (1996)
TV Show
5.5
Peter Peterson
Hamish Macbeth (1995)
TV Show
8
Howard Carter
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Treasure of the Peacock's Eye (1995)
Movie
2
Miles Petersham
Kavanagh Q.C. (1995)
TV Show
Chad
A Dark Adapted Eye (1994)
Movie
Chad
A Dark Adapted Eye (1994)
TV Show
Doctor Richard Carlisle
The Remains of the Day (1993)
Movie
7.5
Harry Kenyon
Peak Practice (1993)
TV Show
First Aide
Patriot Games (1992)
Movie
5.64
James Moncrieff
Heartbeat (1992)
TV Show
9
Maigret (1992)
TV Show
News Presenter
Murder Most Horrid (1991)
TV Show
Nigel Childs
Absolute Hell (1991)
Movie
Windeler
Chimera (1991)
TV Show
Anton
Eminent Domain (1991)
Movie
Art Evaluator
The Object of Beauty (1991)
Movie
The Brittas Empire (1991)
TV Show
Bingo
Jeeves and Wooster (1990)
TV Show
6
Lt. Hesketh
Mountains of the Moon (1990)
Movie
Major Radford
The Nightmare Years (1989)
TV Show
Gold Cufflinks
Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale (1989)
Movie
Tales from the Crypt (1989)
TV Show
6.4
Jonathan
How to Get Ahead in Advertising (1989)
Movie
Captain Bluntschli
Arms and the Man (1989)
Movie
Jeremy Cloade / Major Rich
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989)
TV Show
6.24
Jock Grant-Menzies
A Handful of Dust (1988)
Movie
PC Monkhouse
The Lenny Henry Show (1987)
TV Show
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987)
TV Show
6
Thomas
Lady Jane (1986)
Movie
Lovejoy (1986)
TV Show
5
Ian
Oxford Blues (1984)
Movie
5.09
Muldier
Minder (1979)
TV Show
6
Van der Valk (1972)
TV Show
Squire Richards
A Ghost Story for Christmas (1971)
TV Show
Actor
The Ballad of Renegade Nell
TV Show
Ratings
Average 6.62
Based on 4.47 Million movie and tv ratings over time
1971
1997
2004
1999
2021
Information
Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday1960-06-02 (63 years old)
Place of birthBromley, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
Also known asPhilip Dean Torrens
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