Robert Lindsey Stevenson has won BAFTA and Tony awards for being a British actor. I think he is one of the funniest British actor as he is very sarcastic and very down to earth. He is well known from his part in My Family as Ben Harper and also for his part in the Hornblower. I think the reason why he is so funny is because of the fact he is more down to earth than the rest of the family, and because of this he can make fun of them and they have none of the wiser. He has been acting tellyvision rolls since 1977 when he played the part of Wolfie in Citizen Smith and has been loved ever since. He describes his father as " a very bluntand direct man" and as far as Ben Harper goes, I think that Robert Lindsey's father has influenced this.