Timothy Dalton fantasy plots and humour. A fan of the literary character, often seen re-reading and referring to the novels on set, Dalton determined to approach the role and play truer to the original character described by Fleming. His 007, therefore, came across as a reluctant agent who did not always enjoy the assignments he was given, something seen on screen before, albeit obliquely, only in George Lazenby's "On Her Majesty's Secret Service". In "The Living Daylights," for example, Bond tells a critical colleague, Saunders, "Stuff my orders! ... Tell M what you want. If he fires me, I'll thank him for
Timothy Dalton Lord Asriel in the stage version of "His Dark Materials". Dalton played Simon Skinner, who ran the local supermarché, in the action/comedy film "Hot Fuzz", which was released in 2007. Dalton returned once again to British television in a guest role for the "Doctor Who" 2009–10 two-part special "The End of Time", playing Rassilon. He was first heard in the role narrating a preview clip shown at the 2009 Comic Convention. In 2010 and 2011, he starred in several episodes of the fourth season of the American spy comedy "Chuck" as Alexei Volkoff. Dalton voiced the character Mr. Pricklepants in