Actor / Actress
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Biography
Bettany Hughes OBE is an English historian, author and broadcaster, specialising in classical history.
Bettany Hughes is known for work in acting across film and television. New Release currently presents 27 verified screen credits connected to this profile.
Selected work includes Bettany Hughes' Lost Worlds: The Nabataeans (2025), The Nile: Egypt's Great River with Bettany Hughes (2019), Pompeii's Final Hours: New Evidence (2018), The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire (2026), The Greeks (2016), The Bible: A History (2010), 8 Days That Made Rome (2017), East To West (2012). The recorded credits span 2002 to 2026, including 5 movies and 22 TV shows.
The filmography below lists available titles, release years and known roles. This profile is updated as additional verified information becomes available.
Profile details
Known forActing
Movies5
TV shows22
Active years represented2002–2026
Place of birthLondon, England, UK
Known for
TV ShowBettany Hughes' Lost Worlds: The Nabataeans
TV ShowThe Nile: Egypt's Great River with Bettany Hughes
TV ShowPompeii's Final Hours: New Evidence
TV ShowThe Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire
TV ShowThe Greeks
TV ShowThe Bible: A History
TV Show8 Days That Made Rome
TV ShowEast To West
TV ShowFrom Paris to Rome with Bettany Hughes
TV ShowBettany Hughes' Treasures of the World
TV ShowAncient Impossible
TV ShowUltimate Treasure Countdown
TV ShowBettany Hughes' Voices of the Dead
MovieLast Days of Pompeii
MovieSecrets Of The Viking Ship with Bettany Hughes
MovieMedieval Fightbook
TV ShowGenius of the Modern World
TV ShowThe Seven Wonders of the Ancient World by Bettany Hughes
TV ShowThe Ancient World with Bettany Hughes
MoviePompeii: Live from the British Museum
TV ShowGreek Island Odyssey
TV ShowDivine Women
TV ShowAthens: The Truth About Democracy
TV ShowBritain's Secret Homes
TV ShowThe Spartans
TV ShowBettany Hughes' Lost Worlds: Dawn of Civilisations
MovieTop Ten Treasures Of Pompeii