Richard Pepple plays Chancellor and recent theatre credits include They Drink It In the Congo (Almeida), The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (York Theatre Royal), Belong (Royal Court), Fixer (Oval House Theatre), In The Blood (Finborough Theatre), Coriolanus (RSC).

Television credits include Magnum Opus, Dates and The Dumping Ground and for film Beast Of No Nation and The Vintage.