Will Knightley (born 23 April 1946) is an English television and stage actor.
He has primarily worked on the stage, and is a founding member of London's Half Moon Theatre. In addition to acting, he has performed voice-over work. He has had TV stints in The Bill, A Touch of Frost, Midsomer Murders and various adverts. In 2009 he appeared in the BBC drama A Short Stay in Switzerland.
In 2004, he appeared on the British series Rosemary & Thyme in the episode "Orpheus in the Undergrowth" as character Jeremy Pearson. He is the father of composer Caleb Knightley (b. 1979) and Two-Time Academy Award-nominated actress Keira Knightley (b. 1985).
Selected credits
EastEnders (2014) as Henry Summerhayes
A Short Stay in Switzerland (2009) as Dr Jack Turner
Calendar Girls (2009, stage play) Flight Path (2007, stage play) Cinderella (2005-6, stage pantomime) as Baron Hardup Lone Star Mark Three (2005, stage play) The Permanent Way (2005, stage play) as The Brief (2004, TV series) as Gerry Graham Rosemary & Thyme (2004, TV series) as Jeremy Pearson Our God's Country (2002, stage play) as Captain Arthur Phillip The School for Scandal (1996-7, stage play) as Sir Peter Teasle Woman in Mind (1994, stage play) as Andy Hush (1992, stage play) as Colin Diplomatic Waves (1989, stage play) as John Wild Honey (1984, stage play) The Hound of the Baskervilles (1982, television serial) Epsom Downs (1977, stage play) Afternoon Theatre: Only A Game (1976, radio play)