Simon Callow

Simon Callow

Acting

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.…

Filmography

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The Man with the Plan The Man with the Plan 2026 Eternal Return Eternal Return 2026 Étoile ★ 7.0 Étoile 2025 Amadeus: The Making of a Masterpiece Amadeus: The Making of a Masterpiece 2025 Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration ★ 4.5 Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration 2024 Aguska Aguska 2024 It's Christmas! ★ 5.0 It's Christmas! 2024 Alec Guinness: A Class Act ★ 6.0 Alec Guinness: A Class Act 2024 The Boy That Never Was ★ 6.1 The Boy That Never Was 2024 Merchant Ivory ★ 7.7 Merchant Ivory 2024 Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2 ★ 5.8 Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2 2024 Dodger Special: Coronation ★ 10.0 Dodger Special: Coronation 2023 Murder Ballads: How to Make It in Rock 'n' Roll Murder Ballads: How to Make It in Rock 'n' Roll 2023 Doctor Jekyll ★ 4.9 Doctor Jekyll 2023 Surprised by Oxford ★ 6.1 Surprised by Oxford 2023 The Pay Day ★ 4.2 The Pay Day 2022 American: An Odyssey to 1947 American: An Odyssey to 1947 2022 Westminster Abbey: Behind Closed Doors Westminster Abbey: Behind Closed Doors 2022 The Fringe, Fame and Me The Fringe, Fame and Me 2022 The Marvellous Maggie Smith: A Celebration ★ 8.0 The Marvellous Maggie Smith: A Celebration 2022 Judi Dench: Our National Treasure ★ 8.0 Judi Dench: Our National Treasure 2022 Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Hawkeye ★ 7.1 Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Hawkeye 2022 The Amazing Mr. Blunden ★ 6.3 The Amazing Mr. Blunden 2021 Hawkeye ★ 7.8 Hawkeye 2021 Alexander Pope: Rediscovering a Genius Alexander Pope: Rediscovering a Genius 2021 The Cleaner ★ 7.0 The Cleaner 2021 Classical Destinations: The Great Composers Classical Destinations: The Great Composers 2021 Nutcracker Delights: English National Ballet ★ 8.0 Nutcracker Delights: English National Ballet 2020 The Witcher ★ 7.9 The Witcher 2019 The Dead Room ★ 5.7 The Dead Room 2018 A Christmas Carol ★ 7.4 A Christmas Carol 2018 They'll Love Me When I'm Dead ★ 7.1 They'll Love Me When I'm Dead 2018 Blue Iguana ★ 5.7 Blue Iguana 2018 Born Silly Born Silly 2017 Grindsploitation 3: Video Nasty ★ 4.7 Grindsploitation 3: Video Nasty 2017 The Man Who Invented Christmas ★ 6.8 The Man Who Invented Christmas 2017 Victoria & Abdul ★ 6.9 Victoria & Abdul 2017 50 Years Legal ★ 6.0 50 Years Legal 2017 Hampstead ★ 6.0 Hampstead 2017 Tate Britain's Great Art Walks Tate Britain's Great Art Walks 2017 Viceroy's House ★ 6.6 Viceroy's House 2017 Mindhorn ★ 6.1 Mindhorn 2016 There's Something About Romcoms ★ 6.0 There's Something About Romcoms 2016 The Rebel ★ 7.2 The Rebel 2016 Golden Years ★ 6.3 Golden Years 2016 Galavant ★ 7.3 Galavant 2015 Creditors ★ 4.4 Creditors 2015 Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule ★ 7.5 Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule 2014 The First Silent Night: The Christmas Carol That United the World The First Silent Night: The Christmas Carol That United the World 2014 Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles ★ 6.5 Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles 2014 Outlander ★ 8.2 Outlander 2014 Miss in Her Teens ★ 3.0 Miss in Her Teens 2014 Inside No. 9 ★ 8.1 Inside No. 9 2014 The Sarah Millican Television Programme - Best of Series 1-2 The Sarah Millican Television Programme - Best of Series 1-2 2013 A Very British Murder with Lucy Worsley ★ 8.0 A Very British Murder with Lucy Worsley 2013 Plebs ★ 7.3 Plebs 2013 Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story ★ 4.6 Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story 2012 Them From That Thing Them From That Thing 2012 Shakespeare's Sonnets Shakespeare's Sonnets 2012 Playhouse Presents ★ 6.0 Playhouse Presents 2012 Being Shakespeare Being Shakespeare 2012 Acts of Godfrey Acts of Godfrey 2012 The British Guide to Showing Off ★ 6.6 The British Guide to Showing Off 2011 Death in Paradise ★ 7.5 Death in Paradise 2011 Late Bloomers ★ 5.2 Late Bloomers 2011 Love's Kitchen ★ 5.3 Love's Kitchen 2011 Art of Freedom ★ 9.2 Art of Freedom 2011 Lily Allen: From Riches to Rags ★ 8.0 Lily Allen: From Riches to Rags 2011 Jamie's Dream School Jamie's Dream School 2011 Ice ★ 5.5 Ice 2011 Ice ★ 8.4 Ice 2011 The Unforgettable Harry Secombe ★ 8.5 The Unforgettable Harry Secombe 2010 Save Our Bacon Save Our Bacon 2010 Arn: The Knight Templar ★ 7.6 Arn: The Knight Templar 2010 Orson Welles Over Europe ★ 7.0 Orson Welles Over Europe 2009 The Addictions of Sin: WH Auden in His Own Words The Addictions of Sin: WH Auden in His Own Words 2009 Theatreland Theatreland 2009 Maggie Smith at the BBC: a portrait ★ 7.7 Maggie Smith at the BBC: a portrait 2008 Q&A ★ 3.2 Q&A 2008 Chemical Wedding ★ 4.2 Chemical Wedding 2008