Film In
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Goodman-Hill played Sanderson Reed opposite
Sean Connery. He is also known for playing Sgt. Stahl in
The Imitation Game and
Neal Beidleman in Baltasar Kormakur's
Everest in 2015. In 2020, Goodman-Hill played Frank Crawley in
Ben Wheatley's film of the
Daphne du Maurier classic
Rebecca.
Television Goodman-Hill is known for playing Joe Hawkins in
Humans. He played the police constable in
Ideal. He appeared in the
Jonathan Creek episode "Miracle in Crooked Lane" as Jeff, an episode of
Murder in Mind, series 5 of
BBC One's
Hustle as Alfie Baron and as the Reverend Golightly in the
Doctor Who episode "
The Unicorn and the Wasp". He has had recurring parts in several comedies, including
The Office as Ray, and
Broken News. He also appeared as Brick Beckham in time-travelling comedy
Goodnight Sweetheart. In 2008, Goodman-Hill played
John Lilburne in
Channel 4's period drama, ''
The Devil's Whore''. Goodman-Hill can trace his father's family back to Lilburne's Uncle Joseph, through 16 generations. In 2011, he played Neil Hunter in the drama
Case Histories starring
Jason Isaacs and in 2011 in
Spy. In 2013–2016, Goodman-Hill played Roger Grove in the ITV series
Mr Selfridge and Dr Mawsley in
The Thirteenth Tale for the
BBC. In July 2016, Goodman-Hill played Assistant Commissioner Stone in the BBC's
three-part television adaptation of
Joseph Conrad's 1907 novel
The Secret Agent. In March 2019, Goodman-Hill played Adam, the husband of Leah, in the ITV drama
Cheat. In February 2020, Goodman-Hill played DI Hewson in the BBC's
Inside Number 9 in an episode called "Misdirection". Goodman-Hill played Darrien O'Connor, a sexual abuser, in Netflix's
Baby Reindeer, released in April 2024. His performance earned a nomination for a
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie.
Advertising Goodman-Hill has been involved in advertisements for television and radio throughout his career, the most prolific of which being the voice of Tyrannosaurus Alan in a series of four televised advertisements for
Volvic mineral water, alongside
Matt Berry.
Radio Goodman-Hill has played numerous roles in various
BBC Radio 4 productions, including: Jesus in
Witness: Five Plays from the Gospel of Luke; Anton in
The House of Milton Jones,
Another Case of Milton Jones and
Thanks a Lot, Milton Jones!; Ron, the security guard, in
Self-Storage; Archie in three series of
Hut 33; Claudius in
I, Claudius; Martin in the episode "Newcastle" in the third series of
Cabin Pressure; Mason in
My First Planet, and Søndergaard in the episode "Penguin Diplomacy" in the second series of ''
John Finnemore's Double Acts''.
Theatre Goodman-Hill started his professional career in the theatre. He has since appeared in productions such as
Pete and Dud: Come Again as
Peter Cook and ''The Cosmonaut's Last Message to the Woman He Once Loved in the Former Soviet Union'' as Eric. He received a
Laurence Olivier Award nomination for the
Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical for his performance as
Sir Lancelot (and other roles, mostly those played by
John Cleese in the original film
Monty Python and the Holy Grail), in the London production of
Spamalot. In 2009, he played
Andrew Fastow, the former real-life CFO of Enron in
Lucy Prebble's
ENRON at Chichester and the
Royal Court Theatre. The production transferred to the
Noël Coward Theatre in January 2010 and in the interim he replaced
Mark Gatiss in
Darker Shores at the Hampstead Theatre during December 2009. Early in 2017 he appeared as
David Owen in
Limehouse at the
Donmar Warehouse. He is a patron of Scene & Heard, a charity providing theatre-based experiences for young people in
Somers Town, London. ==Personal life==