Biography
Arthur is a graduate of Durham University and trained for the theatre at the Drama Studio London.
Most recent work includes Malvolio in Twelfth
Night (Original Theatre Company
2011), Martin in Hebburn (BBC
2 Autumn 2012), Antonio in The
Merchant Of Venice (Lancaster), Daniel in Can
We Stop It There? (Library Theatre), Martin
Parnaby in Doctors (BBC 1) ,
Bishop of Lax in See How They Run at
the Royal Exchange Manchester , The
Good Soldier Svejk (Radio 4) and Horne
and Corden (BBC 3).
Other recent work includes The
Return of ‘Allo ‘Allo! (BBC 2), Eric Fenby
in A
Late Lark (Radio 3), Andy in Woman
in Mind, Moriarty in Sherlock
Holmes for the 2006 Gawsworth Season, Njegus in The
Merry Widow for
Carl Rosa Opera (National Tour), Sir Lucius O'Trigger in The
Rivals with
Gabrielle Drake and Michael Jayston (National Tour), Roger in Anyone
for Breakfast? and Bedside
Manners with Tim Brooke-Taylor and Sir
Andrew Aguecheek in Twelfth Night with
Kate O'Mara.
At the Lyric Studio he played Kenyon in
the premiere of Rodney Clark's acclaimed play My Native Land. He
has worked in many UK repertory theatres: notably playing
the lead part of Aubrey Allington in Tons
of Money at West Yorkshire Playhouse, Jerome in Three
Men in a Boat at
Exeter and PG Wodehouse's Candlelight at
Watford Palace Theatre.
He is best known for playing Crabtree in
the classic TV comedy ‘Allo ‘Allo! which
ran from 1984 to 1993, the stage version of which toured
the UK, Australia and New Zealand as well as five seasons
in London 's West End. Other TV appearances include Miss
Marple: The Body in the Library, Return to Treasure
Island and 99-1.
Arthur has spent much of the last three years writing and completing a novel and, catching up on his
academic past, recently became a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. He was one of three judges
for the Portico Prize for Literature in 2012. He moved from the south to Manchester in 2006 and regards
it as one of his better decisions.