(1991), Fierce Creatures (1997), Divorcing Jack (1998) Hornblower (1998–2003), Oliver Twist (1999), Wimbledon (2004), Jericho (2005), Friends and Crocodiles (2006), Gideon's Daughter (2006), Absolutely Fabulous (2006), Extras (2006), The Trial of Tony Blair (2007), Grace of Monaco (2010), Spy (2011), Galavant (2016), Genius (2017), Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019), and McDonald & Dodds (2020).
[6] His friends at Nottingham Playhouse encouraged him to apply to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), and in 1968, and he was accepted there with the aid of a government grant.
[4] He played the starring role in the film Bert Rigby, You're a Fool (1989),[4] and appeared in the James Scott-directed Strike It Rich (1990),[1] alongside Molly Ringwald and John Gielgud.
[10] Lindsay appeared alongside John Cleese, Michael Palin and Jamie Lee Curtis in the comedy film[1] Fierce Creatures (1997).
[9] In October 2005, he starred in ITV drama series Jericho[2] about a Scotland Yard detective investigating murder and kidnapping in London's Soho in the 1950s.
In January and February 2006, he was the only actor (as Sneath) to appear in two loosely linked Stephen Poliakoff dramas, Friends and Crocodiles,[1] and Gideon's Daughter, shown on BBC One.
[12] In 2003, he appeared in an episode of Absolutely Fabulous,[9] playing the character of Pete, an old musician boyfriend of Edina Monsoon (Jennifer Saunders), and narrated the BBC documentary series Seven Wonders of the Industrial World (2003).
[2] In November 2011, he starred as Henry in a revival of The Lion in Winter by James Goldman at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London, a production which also featured Joanna Lumley as Eleanor, and was directed by Trevor Nunn.
[15] In 2011, he starred as The Examiner in the British sitcom Spy,[2] In 2012, Lindsay appeared in the Sky detective series Falcón, episode "The Silent and the Damned", as Pablo Ortega.
In 2014, Lindsay starred as Lawrence in the UK première production of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels at Savoy Theatre London, directed and choreographed by Jerry Mitchell.
[15] In 2016, Lindsay recurred on the second season of the ABC fairy tale-themed musical comedy series Galavant as Chester Wormwood, an evil wizard/wedding planner.
[18] They divorced in 1980,[19] when he started a long-term relationship with actress Diana Weston, with whom he has a daughter, Sydney Laura Stevenson,[20] and who co-starred with him in three episodes of My Family.
[2] Lindsay is a lifelong supporter of Derby County F.C., which he revealed in a short section on the CBBC programme Newsround entitled "My Team".