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Simon Callow

Simon Callow

Acting June 13, 1949 (77 years old) Streatham, London, England, UK

Biography

Simon Phillip Hugh Callow CBE (born 15 June 1949) is an English actor. Known as a character actor on stage and screen, he has received numerous accolades including an Olivier Award and Screen Actors Guild Award as well as nominations for two BAFTA Awards. He was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for his services to acting by Queen Elizabeth II in 1999. Callow rose to prominence originating the title role of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in the 1979 Peter Shaffer play Amadeus, for which he received a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role nomination. Callow joined the Miloš Forman 1984 film adaptation, this time portraying Emanuel Schikaneder. In 1992, Callow won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Director of a Musical for Carmen Jones. As an actor, he won acclaim for his comedic roles in A Room with a View (1985) and Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994) earning a BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role nomination for each. Other notable roles include in Maurice (1987), Howards End (1992), Shakespeare in Love (1998), and The Phantom of the Opera (2004). His television roles include Tom Chance in the Channel 4 series Chance in a Million (1984) and The Duke of Sandringham in the series Outlander from 2014 to 2016. He portrayed Napoleon in The Man of Destiny (1981), and Charles Dickens in numerous television projects. He has also appeared on numerous shows such as Midsomer Murders, Rome, Angels in America, Doctor Who, Galavant, Hawkeye, and The Witcher. Callow was born on 15 June 1949 in Streatham, South London, the son of Yvonne Mary (née Guise), a secretary and Neil Francis Callow, a businessman. His father was of French descent and his mother was of Danish and German ancestry. His father left when Simon was 18 months old, and he was brought up by his mother and grandmothers. He and his mother travelled to Northern Rhodesia (now called Zambia) when he was nine to try and reconcile with his father. This did not happen and Callow was sent for three years to boarding school in South Africa. He and his mother returned to Britain when he was twelve. He was raised as a Catholic. Callow was a student at the London Oratory School in West Brompton, and then went on to study briefly at Queen's University Belfast in Northern Ireland, where he was active in the gay liberation movement.[5] He gave up his degree course after a year to take a three-year acting course at the Drama Centre London. He made his first film appearance in 1984 as Schikaneder in Amadeus. The following year, he appeared as the Reverend Mr Beebe in A Room with a View. His first television role was in the Carry On Laughing episode "Orgy and Bess" in 1975, but it was cut from the final print. He starred in several series of the Channel 4 situation comedy Chance in a Million, as Tom Chance, an eccentric individual to whom coincidences happened regularly. Roles like this and his part in Four Weddings and a Funeral brought him to a wider audience. Callow portrayed Pliny the Elder in CBBC's 2007 children's drama series, Roman Mysteries in the episode "The Secrets of Vesuvius". He played Armand Duquesne in Marvel's Hawkeye on Disney+.

Movies 124

Amadeus 8.0

Amadeus

as Emanuel Schikaneder

1984
Notting Hill 7.3

Notting Hill

as Simon Callow (uncredited)

1999
Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2 5.8

Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2

as Cavendish

2024
Street Fighter 4.7

Street Fighter

as A. N. Official

1994
The Phantom of the Opera 7.3

The Phantom of the Opera

as Andre

2004
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls 6.3

Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls

as Vincent Cadby

1995
Four Weddings and a Funeral 6.8

Four Weddings and a Funeral

as Gareth

1994
Shakespeare in Love 6.8

Shakespeare in Love

as Tilney

1998
James and the Giant Peach 6.6

James and the Giant Peach

as Grasshopper (voice)

1996
A Room with a View 6.9

A Room with a View

as The Reverend Mr. Beebe

1986
Howards End 7.0

Howards End

as Music and Meaning Lecturer (uncredited)

1992
Postcards from the Edge 6.6

Postcards from the Edge

as Simon Asquith

1990
The Man Who Invented Christmas 6.9

The Man Who Invented Christmas

as Leech

2017
Maurice 7.6

Maurice

as Mr. Ducie

1987
No Man's Land 7.5

No Man's Land

as Colonel Soft

2001
Arn: The Knight Templar 6.3

Arn: The Knight Templar

as Father Henry

2007
Victoria & Abdul 6.9

Victoria & Abdul

as Mr. Puccini

2017
George and the Dragon 5.5

George and the Dragon

as King Edgar

2004
Eternal Return 10.0

Eternal Return

as Malcolm

2026
Hampstead 6.1

Hampstead

as Judge

2017
The Curse of King Tut's Tomb 5.1

The Curse of King Tut's Tomb

as George Russell

2006
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Hawkeye 7.2

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Hawkeye

2022
Thunderpants 3.4

Thunderpants

as Sir John Osgood

2002
Love's Kitchen 5.4

Love's Kitchen

as Guy Witherspoon

2011
Viceroy's House 6.7

Viceroy's House

as Cyril Radcliffe

2017
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead 7.1

They'll Love Me When I'm Dead

as Self

2018
Christmas Carol: The Movie 5.2

Christmas Carol: The Movie

as Charles Dickens / Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)

2001
The Woman In White 6.6

The Woman In White

as Count Fosco

1997
The Crucifer of Blood 6.5

The Crucifer of Blood

as Inspector Lestrade

1991
The Man with the Plan

The Man with the Plan

as William Beveridge

2026
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles 6.5

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

as Self - Actor and Welles' Biographer

2014
Jefferson in Paris 5.1

Jefferson in Paris

as Richard Cosway

1995
Bob the Butler 5.6

Bob the Butler

as Mr. Butler

2005
Ice 5.4

Ice

as Prime Minister

2011
Mindhorn 6.1

Mindhorn

as Himself

2016
Blue Iguana 5.7

Blue Iguana

as Uncle Martin

2018
The Amazing Mr. Blunden 6.3

The Amazing Mr. Blunden

as Mr. Blunden

2021
Merchant Ivory 7.7

Merchant Ivory

as Self

2024
Bright Young Things 6.3

Bright Young Things

as King of Anatolia

2003
Golden Years 6.3

Golden Years

as Royston

2016
The Best Man 5.4

The Best Man

as Big-Time Publisher

2005
The Reformation of Sister Edith

The Reformation of Sister Edith

as Abbot Pentecost

Mr. & Mrs. Bridge 6.1

Mr. & Mrs. Bridge

as Dr. Alex Sauer

1990
Victory 5.2

Victory

as Zangiacomo

1996
Ripley Under Ground 5.6

Ripley Under Ground

as Dean Bentliffe

2007
Alec Guinness: A Class Act 6.0

Alec Guinness: A Class Act

as self

2024
Soft Top Hard Shoulder 6.3

Soft Top Hard Shoulder

as Eddie Cherdowski

1993
Doctor Jekyll 4.7

Doctor Jekyll

as Journalist

2023
The Fringe, Fame and Me

The Fringe, Fame and Me

as Self

2022
Animated Epics: Don Quixote

Animated Epics: Don Quixote

as Don Quixote

2000
Bedrooms and Hallways 6.1

Bedrooms and Hallways

as Keith

1998
The Civilization of Maxwell Bright 4.5

The Civilization of Maxwell Bright

as Mr. Wroth

2005
Surprised by Oxford 6.2

Surprised by Oxford

as Dr. Sterling

2023
There's Something About Romcoms 6.0

There's Something About Romcoms

as Self

2016
The Amazing Maurice: The Waters of Life

The Amazing Maurice: The Waters of Life

as Werewolf (voice)

The Trials of Oz 6.3

The Trials of Oz

as John Mortimer

1991
American: An Odyssey to 1947

American: An Odyssey to 1947

as Self

2022
Thank You, Doctor Rey 5.5

Thank You, Doctor Rey

as Bob

2003
Royal Variety Performance 1984

Royal Variety Performance 1984

1984
Late Bloomers 5.2

Late Bloomers

as Richard

2011
The British Guide to Showing Off 6.3

The British Guide to Showing Off

as Self

2011
Judi Dench: Our National Treasure 8.0

Judi Dench: Our National Treasure

as Narrator

2022
Manifesto 4.3

Manifesto

as Police Chief Hunt

1988
Cariani and the Courtesans 7.0

Cariani and the Courtesans

as Raimondi

1987
It's Christmas! 5.0

It's Christmas!

as Samuel

2024
Creditors 4.4

Creditors

as John Allen

2015
Revisiting Brideshead 8.0

Revisiting Brideshead

as Narrator

2005
The Dead Room 5.1

The Dead Room

as Aubrey Judd

2018
The Good Father 5.6

The Good Father

as Mark Varda

1985
Rag Tale 3.3

Rag Tale

as Cormac Rourke

2005
Moses 6.0

Moses

as Meneptah II (voice)

1996
A Tribute To Ismail Merchant 10.0

A Tribute To Ismail Merchant

as Self (archive footage)

2005
El pasajero clandestino 5.0

El pasajero clandestino

as Major Owens

1995
Miss in Her Teens 3.0

Miss in Her Teens

as The Author

2014
Around The World In 80 Days

Around The World In 80 Days

as Phileas Fogg (voice)

2000
Orson Welles Over Europe 7.0

Orson Welles Over Europe

as Self - Presenter

2009
Instant Enlightenment Including VAT 4.5

Instant Enlightenment Including VAT

as Maximillian

1979
Femme Fatale 8.0

Femme Fatale

as Vicar Ronnie

1993
The Pay Day 4.2

The Pay Day

as Gates

2022
Alexander Pope: Rediscovering a Genius

Alexander Pope: Rediscovering a Genius

as Alexander Pope

2021
Nutcracker Delights: English National Ballet 8.0

Nutcracker Delights: English National Ballet

as Narrator

2020
Amadeus: The Making of a Masterpiece

Amadeus: The Making of a Masterpiece

as Himself

2025
The Marvellous Maggie Smith: A Celebration 8.0

The Marvellous Maggie Smith: A Celebration

as Self

2022
Murder Ballads: How to Make It in Rock 'n' Roll

Murder Ballads: How to Make It in Rock 'n' Roll

as Richard O'Keefe

2023
The First Silent Night: The Christmas Carol That United the World

The First Silent Night: The Christmas Carol That United the World

as Self - Host - Narrator

2014
Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule 7.5

Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule

as Self - Narrator (voice)

2014
The Twelfth Night Reunion

The Twelfth Night Reunion

as Self - Performer

2026
Theatreland

Theatreland

as Self

2009
Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration 4.5

Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration

as Self

2024
Dodger Special: Coronation 10.0

Dodger Special: Coronation

as Archbishop of Canterbury

2023
Acts of Godfrey

Acts of Godfrey

as Godfrey

2012
Chemical Wedding 4.2

Chemical Wedding

as Haddo

2008
Art of Freedom 9.2

Art of Freedom

as Self

2011
Maggie Smith at the BBC: a portrait 7.7

Maggie Smith at the BBC: a portrait

as Self

2008
Phantom of the Opera: Behind the Mask 5.6

Phantom of the Opera: Behind the Mask

as Self

2006
Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story 4.6

Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story

as Dickie Attenborough

2012
The Man of Destiny

The Man of Destiny

as Napoleon

1981
How Gay Sex Changed the World 4.0

How Gay Sex Changed the World

as Self

2007
Grindsploitation 3: Video Nasty 4.7

Grindsploitation 3: Video Nasty

2017
England, My England 6.5

England, My England

as Charles II

1995
Deadly Appearances 7.0

Deadly Appearances

as Rick Spencer

2000
Galileo’s Battle for the Heavens

Galileo’s Battle for the Heavens

as Galileo

2002
Aguska

Aguska

as Patrick Carter

2024
The Madness of Boy George 2.7

The Madness of Boy George

as Narrator (voice)

2006
Camp Christmas 2.7

Camp Christmas

1993
The Sarah Millican Television Programme - Best of Series 1-2

The Sarah Millican Television Programme - Best of Series 1-2

as Self

2013
An Audience with Charles Dickens 4.0

An Audience with Charles Dickens

as Charles Dickens

1996
Shakespeare's Sonnets

Shakespeare's Sonnets

2012
Honour, Profit & Pleasure 10.0

Honour, Profit & Pleasure

as George Frideric Handel

1985
Save Our Bacon

Save Our Bacon

as The Swinesbury's Boss (voice)

2010
Old Flames

Old Flames

as Nathanial Quass

1990
The Unforgettable Harry Secombe 8.5

The Unforgettable Harry Secombe

as Self

2010
50 Years Legal 6.0

50 Years Legal

as Self

2017
The Scarlet Tunic 5.1

The Scarlet Tunic

as Captain Fairfax

1998
A Christmas Carol 7.2

A Christmas Carol

2018
The Mystery of Charles Dickens 8.5

The Mystery of Charles Dickens

as Charles Dickens

2002
Reviving Harry Lime

Reviving Harry Lime

as Himself

2006
Being Shakespeare

Being Shakespeare

2012
The Reluctant Dragon 7.0

The Reluctant Dragon

as Dragon (voice)

1987
Revolutionary Witness 10.0

Revolutionary Witness

as Franciscus Palloy

1989
Born Silly

Born Silly

as Narrator (voice)

2017
The Christmas Tree 9.0

The Christmas Tree

as Jacob Weinberg

1986
Surveillance 24/7 3.9

Surveillance 24/7

as St John

2007
Men of Mystery

Men of Mystery

as Himself

2006

TV Shows 68

Doctor Who 7.6

Doctor Who

as Charles Dickens

2005
Midsomer Murders 7.5

Midsomer Murders

as Dr. Wellow

1997
Death in Paradise 7.4

Death in Paradise

as Larry South

2011
Outlander 8.2

Outlander

as Duke of Sandringham

2014
NOVA 7.1

NOVA

as Galileo

1974
Agatha Christie's Poirot 8.2

Agatha Christie's Poirot

as Dr. Lutz

1989
Loose Women 3.4

Loose Women

as Self

1999
The Witcher 7.9

The Witcher

as Codringher

2019
Question Time 5.9

Question Time

as Himself - Panellist

1979
Omnibus 7.2

Omnibus

as Self

1967
Lewis 7.6

Lewis

as Vernon Oxe

2007
Great British Menu 5.9

Great British Menu

as Self - Guest Judge

2006
Screen Two 7.1

Screen Two

as Nathanial Quass

1985
Agatha Christie's Marple 7.9

Agatha Christie's Marple

as Colonel Melchett

2004
Parkinson

Parkinson

as Self

1998
Inside No. 9 8.1

Inside No. 9

as Dick

2014
Q&A 3.7

Q&A

as Self - Panellist

2008
Hawkeye 7.8

Hawkeye

as Armand Duquesne III

2021
Inspector Morse 7.9

Inspector Morse

as Theodore Kemp

1987
The Sweeney 8.1

The Sweeney

as Detective Sergeant

1975
The Sarah Jane Adventures 7.1

The Sarah Jane Adventures

as Tree Blathereen (voice)

2007
ScreenPlay 6.0

ScreenPlay

as Raimondi

1986
Bookish 6.2

Bookish

as E

2025
Performance 6.3

Performance

as John Mortimer

1991
Trial & Retribution 6.8

Trial & Retribution

as Rupert Halliday

1997
The Cleaner 6.9

The Cleaner

as Mr. Abahassine

2021
Shoebox Zoo 7.7

Shoebox Zoo

as Wolfgang the Wolf (voice) / Hunter the Horse (voice)

2004
Plebs 7.3

Plebs

2013
Galavant 7.3

Galavant

as Edwin the Magnificent

2015
Playhouse Presents 6.0

Playhouse Presents

as Dudley

2012
A Ghost Story for Christmas 7.3

A Ghost Story for Christmas

as Aubrey Judd

1971
Chance in a Million 7.1

Chance in a Million

as Tom Chance

1984
Angels in America 7.6

Angels in America

as Prior 2

2003
Angels in America 7.6

Angels in America

as Prior Walter Ancestor #2 (uncredited)

2003
The Northumbria Mysteries 4.0

The Northumbria Mysteries

as Father David Rutherford

2026
Comic Relief 6.0

Comic Relief

1988
Étoile 7.3

Étoile

as Crispin Shamblee

2025
Dennis the Menace and Gnasher 6.3

Dennis the Menace and Gnasher

as Hugo Trenchfoot (voice)

1996
The Sunday Drama 5.0

The Sunday Drama

as The Prince

1977
Testament: The Bible in Animation 7.0

Testament: The Bible in Animation

as Meneptah (voice)

1996
Arn: The Knight Templar 7.6

Arn: The Knight Templar

as Fader Henry

2010
The Company 7.3

The Company

as MI6 liaison officer Elihu

2007
Carry On Laughing 5.7

Carry On Laughing

as Crew Member

1975
Don't Eat the Neighbours 6.3

Don't Eat the Neighbours

2001
Saturday Review

Saturday Review

as Self

1984
British Film Forever 5.5

British Film Forever

2007
David Copperfield 5.2

David Copperfield

as Wilkins Micawber

1986
The Boy That Never Was 6.3

The Boy That Never Was

as Cozimo

2024
Tate Britain's Great Art Walks

Tate Britain's Great Art Walks

as Self

2017
Victorian Scandals 10.0

Victorian Scandals

as Duval

1976
The Curse of King Tut's Tomb 3.4

The Curse of King Tut's Tomb

as George Russell

2006
Derren Brown: Trick or Treat 8.1

Derren Brown: Trick or Treat

as Himself

2007
Roman Mysteries 5.0

Roman Mysteries

as Pliny

2007
Them From That Thing 6.0

Them From That Thing

as Various

2012
The Rebel 7.2

The Rebel

as Henry Palmer

2016
Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale 7.1

Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale

as Charles Dickens

2002
Ice 7.0

Ice

as Prime Minister

2011
A Very British Murder with Lucy Worsley 7.5

A Very British Murder with Lucy Worsley

as Self

2013
Dead Head 5.8

Dead Head

as Hugo Silver

1986
Acting

Acting

1987
Jamie's Dream School

Jamie's Dream School

as Himself

2011
Little Napoleons 9.0

Little Napoleons

as Edward Feathers

1994
Lily Allen: From Riches to Rags 8.0

Lily Allen: From Riches to Rags

as Narrator

2011
The Woman In White

The Woman In White

as Count Fosco

1997
Split Screen

Split Screen

1986
The Addictions of Sin: WH Auden in His Own Words

The Addictions of Sin: WH Auden in His Own Words

as Readings (voice)

2009
Westminster Abbey: Behind Closed Doors

Westminster Abbey: Behind Closed Doors

as Self - Narrator (voice)

2022
Classical Destinations: The Great Composers

Classical Destinations: The Great Composers

as narrator

2021

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