Simon Callow

Cast

Simon Callow

Acting

Known for

Acting

Born

1949-06-13

From

Streatham, London, England, UK

Also known as Simon Phillip Hugh Callow, 사이먼 캘로우, سایمن کالو

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+.

Notting Hill
7.3
MOVIE1999

Notting Hill

as Simon Callow (uncredited)

Amadeus
8.0
MOVIE1984

Amadeus

as Emanuel Schikaneder

The Phantom of the Opera
7.3
MOVIE2004

The Phantom of the Opera

as Andre

Street Fighter
4.7
MOVIE1994

Street Fighter

as A. N. Official

Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
6.3
MOVIE1995

Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls

as Vincent Cadby

Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2
5.8
MOVIE2024

Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2

as Cavendish

Shakespeare in Love
6.8
MOVIE1998

Shakespeare in Love

as Tilney

Four Weddings and a Funeral
6.8
MOVIE1994

Four Weddings and a Funeral

as Gareth

James and the Giant Peach
6.6
MOVIE1996

James and the Giant Peach

as Grasshopper (voice)

Howards End
7.0
MOVIE1992

Howards End

as Music and Meaning Lecturer (uncredited)

Maurice
7.6
MOVIE1987

Maurice

as Mr. Ducie

A Room with a View
6.9
MOVIE1986

A Room with a View

as The Reverend Mr. Beebe

Hampstead
6.0
MOVIE2017

Hampstead

as Judge

Ice
5.5
MOVIE2011

Ice

as Prime Minister

There's Something About Romcoms
6.0
MOVIE2016

There's Something About Romcoms

as Self

Arn: The Knight Templar
6.3
MOVIE2007

Arn: The Knight Templar

as Father Henry

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Hawkeye
7.1
MOVIE2022

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Hawkeye

Postcards from the Edge
6.6
MOVIE1990

Postcards from the Edge

as Simon Asquith

Bedrooms and Hallways
6.1
MOVIE1998

Bedrooms and Hallways

as Keith

Mindhorn
6.1
MOVIE2016

Mindhorn

as Himself

Bright Young Things
6.3
MOVIE2003

Bright Young Things

as King of Anatolia

The Man Who Invented Christmas
6.8
MOVIE2017

The Man Who Invented Christmas

as Leech

Thunderpants
3.5
MOVIE2002

Thunderpants

as Sir John Osgood

Victoria & Abdul
6.9
MOVIE2017

Victoria & Abdul

as Mr. Puccini

Eternal Return
MOVIE2026

Eternal Return

as Malcolm

Jefferson in Paris
5.1
MOVIE1995

Jefferson in Paris

as Richard Cosway

The Man with the Plan
MOVIE2026

The Man with the Plan

as William Beveridge

Blue Iguana
5.7
MOVIE2018

Blue Iguana

as Uncle Martin

The Curse of King Tut's Tomb
5.1
MOVIE2006

The Curse of King Tut's Tomb

as George Russell

George and the Dragon
5.5
MOVIE2004

George and the Dragon

as King Edgar

They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
7.1
MOVIE2018

They'll Love Me When I'm Dead

as Self

Manifesto
4.0
MOVIE1988

Manifesto

as Police Chief Hunt

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
6.5
MOVIE2014

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

as Self - Actor and Welles' Biographer

Viceroy's House
6.6
MOVIE2017

Viceroy's House

as Cyril Radcliffe

Christmas Carol: The Movie
5.2
MOVIE2001

Christmas Carol: The Movie

as Charles Dickens / Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)

Doctor Jekyll
4.9
MOVIE2023

Doctor Jekyll

as Journalist

Love's Kitchen
5.3
MOVIE2011

Love's Kitchen

as Guy Witherspoon

Cariani and the Courtesans
7.0
MOVIE1987

Cariani and the Courtesans

as Raimondi

Shakespeare's Sonnets
MOVIE2012

Shakespeare's Sonnets

No Man's Land
7.5
MOVIE2001

No Man's Land

as Colonel Soft

Golden Years
6.3
MOVIE2016

Golden Years

as Royston

Mr. & Mrs. Bridge
6.1
MOVIE1990

Mr. & Mrs. Bridge

as Dr. Alex Sauer

Ripley Under Ground
5.6
MOVIE2005

Ripley Under Ground

as Dean Bentliffe

Bob the Butler
5.6
MOVIE2005

Bob the Butler

as Mr. Butler

Femme Fatale
8.0
MOVIE1993

Femme Fatale

as Vicar Ronnie

The Amazing Mr. Blunden
6.3
MOVIE2021

The Amazing Mr. Blunden

as Mr. Blunden

The Best Man
5.4
MOVIE2005

The Best Man

as Big-Time Publisher

The Woman In White
6.6
MOVIE1997

The Woman In White

as Count Fosco

The Civilization of Maxwell Bright
4.5
MOVIE2005

The Civilization of Maxwell Bright

as Mr. Wroth

Chemical Wedding
4.2
MOVIE2008

Chemical Wedding

as Haddo

The Good Father
5.6
MOVIE1985

The Good Father

as Mark Varda

Revolutionary Witness
10.0
MOVIE1989

Revolutionary Witness

as Franciscus Palloy

The Crucifer of Blood
6.5
MOVIE1991

The Crucifer of Blood

as Inspector Lestrade

Rag Tale
3.6
MOVIE2005

Rag Tale

as Cormac Rourke

Royal Variety Performance 1984
MOVIE1984

Royal Variety Performance 1984

Old Flames
MOVIE1990

Old Flames

as Nathanial Quass

Judi Dench: Our National Treasure
8.0
MOVIE2022

Judi Dench: Our National Treasure

as Narrator

Late Bloomers
5.2
MOVIE2011

Late Bloomers

as Richard

Merchant Ivory
7.7
MOVIE2024

Merchant Ivory

as Self

The Man of Destiny
MOVIE1981

The Man of Destiny

as Napoleon

Dodger Special: Coronation
10.0
MOVIE2023

Dodger Special: Coronation

as Archbishop of Canterbury

Thank You, Doctor Rey
5.5
MOVIE2003

Thank You, Doctor Rey

as Bob

The Fringe, Fame and Me
MOVIE2022

The Fringe, Fame and Me

as Self

Victory
5.2
MOVIE1996

Victory

as Zangiacomo

Revisiting Brideshead
8.0
MOVIE2005

Revisiting Brideshead

as Narrator

Deadly Appearances
7.0
MOVIE2000

Deadly Appearances

as Rick Spencer

Orson Welles Over Europe
7.0
MOVIE2009

Orson Welles Over Europe

as Himself - Presenter

Creditors
4.4
MOVIE2015

Creditors

Surprised by Oxford
6.1
MOVIE2023

Surprised by Oxford

as Dr. Sterling

Alexander Pope: Rediscovering a Genius
MOVIE2021

Alexander Pope: Rediscovering a Genius

as Alexander Pope

El pasajero clandestino
5.0
MOVIE1995

El pasajero clandestino

as Major Owens

Miss in Her Teens
3.0
MOVIE2014

Miss in Her Teens

as The Author

It's Christmas!
5.0
MOVIE2024

It's Christmas!

as Samuel

Theatreland
MOVIE2009

Theatreland

as Self

Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule
7.5
MOVIE2014

Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule

as Narrator (voice)

Soft Top Hard Shoulder
6.3
MOVIE1993

Soft Top Hard Shoulder

as Eddie Cherdowski

A Tribute To Ismail Merchant
10.0
MOVIE2005

A Tribute To Ismail Merchant

as Self (archive footage)

England, My England
6.5
MOVIE1995

England, My England

as Charles II

The Scarlet Tunic
5.1
MOVIE1998

The Scarlet Tunic

as Captain Fairfax

Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration
4.5
MOVIE2024

Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration

as Self

Art of Freedom
9.2
MOVIE2011

Art of Freedom

as Self

Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story
4.6
MOVIE2012

Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story

as Dickie Attenborough

Maggie Smith at the BBC: a portrait
7.7
MOVIE2008

Maggie Smith at the BBC: a portrait

as Self

A Christmas Carol
7.4
MOVIE2018

A Christmas Carol

The Trials of Oz
6.3
MOVIE1991

The Trials of Oz

as John Mortimer

Surveillance 24/7
3.9
MOVIE2007

Surveillance 24/7

as St John

Moses
6.0
MOVIE1996

Moses

as Meneptah II (voice)

How Gay Sex Changed the World
4.0
MOVIE2007

How Gay Sex Changed the World

as Self

Acts of Godfrey
MOVIE2012

Acts of Godfrey

as Godfrey

The Pay Day
4.2
MOVIE2022

The Pay Day

as Gates

Alec Guinness: A Class Act
6.0
MOVIE2024

Alec Guinness: A Class Act

as self

Around The World In 80 Days
MOVIE2000

Around The World In 80 Days

as Phileas Fogg (voice)

Grindsploitation 3: Video Nasty
4.7
MOVIE2017

Grindsploitation 3: Video Nasty

The Sarah Millican Television Programme - Best of Series 1-2
MOVIE2013

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

as Self

The Madness of Boy George
2.7
MOVIE2006

The Madness of Boy George

as Narrator (voice)

American: An Odyssey to 1947
MOVIE2022

American: An Odyssey to 1947

as Self

Instant Enlightenment Including VAT
4.5
MOVIE1979

Instant Enlightenment Including VAT

as Maximillian

The British Guide to Showing Off
6.6
MOVIE2011

The British Guide to Showing Off

as Self

Phantom of the Opera: Behind the Mask
5.6
MOVIE2006

Phantom of the Opera: Behind the Mask

as Self

The Marvellous Maggie Smith: A Celebration
8.0
MOVIE2022

The Marvellous Maggie Smith: A Celebration

as Self

The Reformation of Sister Edith
MOVIETBA

The Reformation of Sister Edith

as Abbot Pentecost

The Dead Room
5.7
MOVIE2018

The Dead Room

as Aubrey Judd

Murder Ballads: How to Make It in Rock 'n' Roll
MOVIE2023

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

as Richard O'Keefe

Animated Epics: Don Quixote
MOVIE2000

Animated Epics: Don Quixote

as Don Quixote

Camp Christmas
2.7
MOVIE1993

Camp Christmas

Honour, Profit & Pleasure
10.0
MOVIE1985

Honour, Profit & Pleasure

as George Frideric Handel

50 Years Legal
6.0
MOVIE2017

50 Years Legal

as Self

The First Silent Night: The Christmas Carol That United the World
MOVIE2014

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

as Self - Host - Narrator

Being Shakespeare
MOVIE2012

Being Shakespeare

Nutcracker Delights: English National Ballet
8.0
MOVIE2020

Nutcracker Delights: English National Ballet

as Narrator

Save Our Bacon
MOVIE2010

Save Our Bacon

as The Swinesbury's Boss (voice)

The Unforgettable Harry Secombe
8.5
MOVIE2010

The Unforgettable Harry Secombe

as Self

The Reluctant Dragon
7.0
MOVIE1987

The Reluctant Dragon

as Dragon (voice)

The Christmas Tree
9.0
MOVIE1986

The Christmas Tree

as Jacob Weinberg

The Mystery of Charles Dickens
8.5
MOVIE2002

The Mystery of Charles Dickens

as Charles Dickens

Reviving Harry Lime
MOVIE2006

Reviving Harry Lime

as Himself

Amadeus: The Making of a Masterpiece
MOVIE2025

Amadeus: The Making of a Masterpiece

as Himself

An Audience with Charles Dickens
MOVIE1996

An Audience with Charles Dickens

as Charles Dickens

Aguska
MOVIE2024

Aguska

as Patrick Carter

Born Silly
MOVIE2017

Born Silly

as Narrator (voice)

Galileo’s Battle for the Heavens
MOVIE2002

Galileo’s Battle for the Heavens

as Galileo

Men of Mystery
MOVIE2006

Men of Mystery

as Himself

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