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 …
Movies & TV Shows
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The Witcher (2019) — Codringher
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Notting Hill (1999) — Simon Callow (uncredited)
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Amadeus (1984) — Emanuel Schikaneder
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Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995) — Vincent Cadby
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Hawkeye (2021) — Armand Duquesne III
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Doctor Who (2005) — Charles Dickens
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Shakespeare in Love (1998) — Tilney
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Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994) — Gareth
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Outlander (2014) — Duke of Sandringham
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The Phantom of the Opera (2004) — Andre
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Street Fighter (1994) — A. N. Official
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James and the Giant Peach (1996) — Grasshopper (voice)
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Victoria & Abdul (2017) — Mr. Puccini
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The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017) — Leech
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A Room with a View (1986) — The Reverend Mr. Beebe
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Maurice (1987) — Mr. Ducie
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Howards End (1992) — Music and Meaning Lecturer (uncredited)
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Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989) — Dr. Lutz
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No Man's Land (2001) — Colonel Soft
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Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2 (2024) — Cavendish
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Midsomer Murders (1997) — Dr. Wellow
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Death in Paradise (2011) — Larry South
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Mindhorn (2016) — Himself
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Arn: The Knight Templar (2007) — Father Henry
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Postcards from the Edge (1990) — Simon Asquith
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Viceroy's House (2017) — Cyril Radcliffe
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Inside No. 9 (2014) — Dick
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Angels in America (2003) — Prior 2
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Hampstead (2017) — Judge
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Galavant (2015) — Edwin the Magnificent
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They'll Love Me When I'm Dead (2018) — Self
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Agatha Christie's Marple (2004) — Colonel Melchett
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Inspector Morse (1987) — Theodore Kemp
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NOVA (1974) — Galileo
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Lewis (2007) — Vernon Oxe
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The Sarah Jane Adventures (2007) — Tree Blathereen (voice)
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Blue Iguana (2018) — Uncle Martin
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George and the Dragon (2004) — King Edgar
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Bob the Butler (2005) — Mr. Butler
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Love's Kitchen (2011) — Guy Witherspoon