Biography
Simon Chandler (born 1953) is a British film, television and theatre actor. He often plays senior establishment figures such as Members of Parliament and senior civil servants. Born in 1953 and educated at Bedford School, Chandler's acting career began in 1976. His first film role was as Private Simmonds in Richard Attenborough's 1977 film A Bridge Too Far and he provided the voice of Merry in Ralph Bakshi's 1978 animated film adaptation of The Lord of the Rings. His most prominent recent film work includes roles in Vera Drake (2004), Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006), The King's Speech (2010) and The Iron Lady (2011). He starred as Ade Rutter in the first series of House of Anubis and he has taken leading roles in Judge John Deed and other television dramas, as well as prominent theatre roles.
With an acting career spanning almost forty years, his other film and television credits include roles in Angels, Another Bouquet, Coronation Street, The Duchess of Duke Street, Just William, Lillie, Jackanory Playhouse, The Taming of the Shrew, Antony & Cleopatra, Brideshead Revisited, Dead Ernest, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Lace, C.A.T.S. Eyes, The Singing Detective, Jonny Briggs, Boon, Bergerac, Confessional, The Crown, Middlemarch, The Wimbledon Poisoner, Casualty, Silent Witness, Teachers, Heartbeat, Foyle's War, Holby City, The Bill, My Family, Midsomer Murders, Doctors, Land Girls, Life Force, Silk, Vera, Mr Selfridge and Spice World.
Filmography
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Movies 42
TV Shows 37
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The Diplomat (2023)
The Gold (2023)
The Peripheral (2022)
House of the Dragon (2022)
Rogue Agent (2022)
Slow Horses (2022)
The Old Guard (2020)
The Mercy (2018)
Carnage: Swallowing the Past (2017)
The Crown (2016)
Letters from Baghdad (2016)
The Theory of Everything (2014)
Mr. Turner (2014)
The Politician's Husband (2013)
Call the Midwife (2012)
The Iron Lady (2011)
The King's Speech (2010)
Identity (2010)
Critical Eye (2010)
Land Girls (2009)
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006)
Penelope (2006)
The Taming of the Shrew (2005)
Stoned (2005)
ShakespeaRe-Told (2005)
The Thick of It (2005)
Vera Drake (2004)
The Stone Raft (2002)
Judge John Deed (2001)
Murder Rooms: Mysteries of the Real Sherlock Holmes (2001)
Teachers (2001)
Sword of Honour (2001)
Gentlemen's Relish (2001)
The Sleeper (2000)
Urban Gothic (2000)
Life Force (2000)
Milk (1999)
The Commissioner (1998)
Spice World (1997)
The Man Who Knew Too Little (1997)
Incognito (1997)
Midsomer Murders (1997)
Wasps (1997)
The Wimbledon Poisoner (1994)
Middlemarch (1994)
Unnatural Causes (1993)
Anglo Saxon Attitudes (1992)
Heartbeat (1992)
So You Think You've Got Troubles (1991)
Aimée (1991)
Dear Sarah (1990)
Confessional (1989)
Sitting Targets (1989)
Here Is the News (1989)
Pulaski (1987)
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987)
The Singing Detective (1986)
Casualty (1986)
Jonny Briggs (1985)
C.A.T.S. Eyes (1985)
Dr. Fischer of Geneva (1984)
The Bounty (1984)
Lace (1984)
The Merry Wives of Windsor (1982)
Bergerac (1981)
Brideshead Revisited (1981)
Antony & Cleopatra (1981)
If You Go Down in the Woods Today (1981)
The Taming of the Shrew (1980)
The Imitation Game (1980)
Who's Who (1979)
Soldiers Talking, Cleanly (1978)
BBC Television Shakespeare (1978)
The Lord of the Rings (1978)
1990 (1977)
A Bridge Too Far (1977)
Just William (1977)
The Winslow Boy (1977)
The Duchess of Duke Street (1976)
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GenderMale
Birthday1953-01-01 (71 years old)
Birth PlaceEngland, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
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