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Acting

Simon Callow

Career: Active from 1979 to 2026, busiest in 2002 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles: 50
top three billing

Average score: 58/100

Highest rated: Amadeus
87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 84 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Simon Callow Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Violence
2.9, average 4.1
Contemporary Realism
4.2, average 5.4
Adrenaline
3.7, average 4.8
Tension
5.3, average 6.0

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Character-Driven 9
Social Commentary 6
Coming-of-Age 3
Psychological Thriller 3
Historical Drama 3
Quirky Characters 3
Intriguing Plot 2
Nostalgic Atmosphere 2
Literary Biography 2
Intellectual Exploration 2
Character Study 2
Gentle Humor 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

149

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

Upcoming

4 titles

The Northumbria Mysteries

61

TV show · as David

The Reformation of Sister Edith

as Abbot Pentecost

The Amazing Maurice: The Waters of Life

as Werewolf (voice)

Director

2020s

20 titles · average score 62

Eternal Return

45

as Malcolm

Bookish

82

TV show · as E

Étoile

75

TV show · as Crispin Shamblee

It's Christmas!

46

as Samuel

Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2

45

as Cavendish

Surprised by Oxford

66

as Dr. Sterling

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

as Richard O'Keefe

Doctor Jekyll

42

as Journalist

The Pay Day

63

as Gates

The Amazing Mr. Blunden

61

as Mr. Blunden

Hawkeye

77

TV show · as Armand Duquesne III

The Cleaner

83

TV show · as Mr. Abahassine

2010s

29 titles · average score 61

The Witcher

67

TV show · as Codringher

The Dead Room

54

as Aubrey Judd

A Christmas Carol

73

Writer

Blue Iguana

50

as Uncle Martin

Hampstead

53

as Judge

Viceroy's House

63

as Cyril Radcliffe

The Rebel

TV show · as Henry Palmer

Miss in Her Teens

41

as The Author

Outlander

82

TV show · as Duke of Sandringham

Acts of Godfrey

as Godfrey

Lily Allen: From Riches to Rags

TV show · as Narrator

Death in Paradise

59

TV show · as Larry South

2000s

38 titles · average score 57

Orson Welles Over Europe

Writer

Chemical Wedding

39

as Haddo

The Curse of King Tut's Tomb

37

TV show · as George Russell

Doctor Who

78

TV show · as Charles Dickens

The Civilization of Maxwell Bright

58

as Mr. Wroth

Shoebox Zoo

72

TV show · as Wolfgang the Wolf (voice) / Hunter the Horse (voice)

The Phantom of the Opera

54

as Andre

Thunderpants

53

as Sir John Osgood

Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale

70

TV show · as Charles Dickens

Don't Eat the Neighbours

62

TV show

Christmas Carol: The Movie

32

as Charles Dickens / Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)

Animated Epics: Don Quixote

as Don Quixote

1990s

31 titles · average score 65

Notting Hill

75

as Simon Callow (uncredited)

The Scarlet Tunic

as Captain Fairfax

Midsomer Murders

80

TV show · as Dr. Wellow

James and the Giant Peach

75

as Grasshopper (voice)

Moses

as Meneptah II (voice)

An Audience with Charles Dickens

as Charles Dickens

Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls

49

as Vincent Cadby

Jefferson in Paris

44

as Richard Cosway

England, My England

70

as Charles II

Four Weddings and a Funeral

78

as Gareth

The Ballad of the Sad Cafe

54

Director

Mr. & Mrs. Bridge

69

as Dr. Alex Sauer

1980s

20 titles · average score 76

Agatha Christie's Poirot

84

TV show · as Dr. Lutz

Revolutionary Witness

as Franciscus Palloy

Manifesto

56

as Police Chief Hunt

Maurice

78

as Mr. Ducie

Cariani and the Courtesans

as Raimondi

The Reluctant Dragon

as Dragon (voice)

A Room with a View

83

as The Reverend Mr. Beebe

Dead Head

TV show · as Hugo Silver

Honour, Profit & Pleasure

as George Frideric Handel

Amadeus

87

as Emanuel Schikaneder

Chance in a Million

75

TV show · as Tom Chance

The Man of Destiny

as Napoleon

1970s

7 titles · average score 73

Instant Enlightenment Including VAT

as Maximillian

The Sunday Drama

TV show · as The Prince

Victorian Scandals

TV show · as Duval

The Sweeney

80

TV show · as Detective Sergeant

Carry On Laughing

57

TV show · as Crew Member

NOVA

79

TV show · as Galileo

A Ghost Story for Christmas

75

TV show · as Aubrey Judd