'Downton Abbey' star Hugh Bonneville volunteers at Covid-19 vaccine centre

Hugh Bonneville is part of the support team who greet those who arrive for their injections at a vaccination hub in Midhurst, England. Photo: Handout

Downton Abbey star Hugh Bonneville has been getting to grips with a topical new role - as a volunteer marshal at a coronavirus vaccination centre.

The 57-year-old British actor, best known internationally for playing patriarch Lord Grantham in the hit TV series, is part of the support team who greet those who arrive for their injections at the hub in Midhurst, southern England.