What is Paul Ritter (actor)?
{{Infobox person | name = Paul Ritter | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = Simon Paul Adams<ref name=timesobit>{{cite news |title=Paul Ritter obituary |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/paul-ritter-obituary-jjslpgblz |access-date=6 April 2021 |work=[[The Times]] |date=7 April 2021 |url-access=subscription |archive-date=7 April 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210407000815/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/paul-ritter-obituary-jjslpgblz |url-status=live }}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date|1966|12|20|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Gravesend]], [[Kent]], England | death_date = {{Death date and age|2021|04|05|1966|12|20|df=yes}} | death_place = [[Faversham]], Kent, England | alma_mater = [[St John's College, Cambridge]] | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1992–2021 | spouse = {{marriage|Polly Radcliffe|1996|2021}} | children = 2 | website = | domesticpartner = }} '''Paul Ritter''' (born '''Simon Paul Adams'''; 20 December 1966 – 5 April 2021) was an English stage and screen actor. His film roles included ''[[Son of Rambow]]'' (2007), ''[[Quantum of Solace]]'' (2008), ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (movie)|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'' (2009), and ''[[The Eagle (2011 movie)|The Eagle]]'' (2011), as well as television programmes including ''[[Friday Night Dinner]]'' (2011–2020), ''[[Vera (TV series)|Vera]]'' (2011–2013), ''[[No Offence]]'' (2015–2018), ''[[Cold Feet]]'' (2017–2020), ''[[Resistance (miniseries)|Resistance]]'' (2019), ''[[Chernobyl (miniseries)|Chernobyl]]'' (2019), and ''[[Belgravia]]'' (2020). Ritter was born Simon Paul Adams in [[Gravesend]], [[Kent]]. He died of a [[brain tumour]] in [[Faversham]], Kent at the age of 54 on 5 April 2021. ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Ritter, Paul}} [[Category:1966 births]] [[Category:2021 deaths]] [[Category:Cancer deaths in England]] [[Category:Deaths from b