The Biography

Oliver Milburn (born February 25, 1973, in Dorset, England) is an English actor, producer, and restaurateur, 5′ 11″ (180 cm) tall. He attended the Dragon School and Eton College, where he was a member of the drama group Double Edge Drama, and began acting without formal training, debuting in the ITV soap opera Families (1992) as Matthew Bannerman. He is married to Katie Razzall (since 2004) and they have two children. His most notable film credits include Paul in The Descent (2005, directed by Neil Marshall), Mr. Linton in Wuthering Heights (2011, directed by Andrea Arnold), Roger in Ginger & Rosa (2012, directed by Sally Potter), Peter in Driving Lessons (2006, with Bill Nighy), and Nat in Me Without You (2001, with Anna Friel). On television he is best known as Ted Pryce in The Royals (2015–2016, 20 episodes, E!), Mark Hardy in Mistresses (2009–2010, 10 episodes), Michael Mont in The Forsyte Saga (2002, 4 episodes), Liam in Green Wing (2004, 4 episodes), and Chris Patten in The Crown (2020, Season 4, Netflix), with more recent credits in The Hack (2025, ITV, with David Tennant). He also voiced Bartholomew Roberts in the video game Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (2013).