Joss Ackland

Sidney Edmond Jocelyn Ackland (born February 29, 1928) is a British actor who has appeared in more than 130 films in his career.

Ackland was born in North Kensington, London, and trained at the Central School of Dramatic Art. He has appeared extensively on television, notably as C. S. Lewis in Shadowlands (1985). He has often played South African characters, in films like Lethal Weapon 2 (1989) and White Mischief (1987).

He appears in the Pet Shop Boys' 1987 film It Could Never Happen Here, and in the video for their cover version of the song "Always On My Mind", which was taken from the film. Several years later, he claimed in an interview with the Radio Times that he appeared with the band purely as the result of losing a bet.