Crispin Bonham-Carter (born 23 September 1969) is an
English actor and
theatre director.
Bonham-Carter is a distant cousin of
Helena Bonham Carter. He is the son of Peter Bonham-Carter and Clodagh Greenwood. Educated at
Glenalmond College, he graduated from the
University of St Andrews,
Scotland with a degree in classics in 1992.
He is well-known for his role as Mr. Bingley in BBC's
Pride and Prejudice in 1995. The previous year he had starred in the TV sitcom
Honey for Tea. He played a small role in
Bridget Jones's Diary, a modern-day version of
Pride and Prejudice. He also appeared on Season 4 of
Absolutely Fabulous. He played a posh gardener named Jago Balfour who recited Latin plant names to Edina.
Julia Sawalha, who played Lydia in Pride and Prejudice, appeared opposite him in her role as Saffy. Saffy commissioned Jago to redesign the back garden. He also appeared in the video of
Westlife's cover of "
Uptown Girl" and played Mandy's well-to-do love interest in season 3 of
Game On.
He is married to Katherine Julian Dawnay. They have four children: Kit, Arthur (17 March 1997), Stanley (21 April 2002) and Frank (12 January 2006)