Bertie Carvel
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 6, 1977 (age 49)
- Birthplace
- Marylebone, London, England, UK
Biography
Bertie Carvel is a British actor who has twice won a Laurence Olivier Award: for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical for his role as Miss Trunchbull in Matilda the Musical, and for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his performance as Rupert Murdoch in Ink. For the latter role, he won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Featured Role in a Play. Carvel was born in Marylebone, London, England, on September 6, 1977. He studied English at the University of Sussex and then trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. After graduating from RADA in 2003, he began his professional acting career in the theatre. Carvel has appeared in numerous stage productions, both in the UK and the US. He has won numerous awards for his stage work, including two Laurence Olivier Awards, a Tony Award, and a Drama Desk Award. Some of his most notable stage roles include Miss Trunchbull in Matilda the Musical, Rupert Murdoch in Ink, and Jonathan Strange in Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell. In addition to his stage work, Carvel has also appeared in a number of television and film productions. Some of his most notable TV roles include Simon Foster in Doctor Foster, Adam Dalgliesh in Dalgliesh, and Thewlis in The Sister. He has also appeared in films such as The History Boys, The Woman in Black, and The Thick of It.
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Filmography
Ink
Movie · as Hugh Cudlipp
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
TV · as Prince Baelor 'Breakspear' Targaryen · 4 eps
Walking with Dinosaurs
TV · as Self - Presenter (voice) · 6 eps
The Tragedy of Macbeth
Movie · as Banquo
Dalgliesh
TV · as Adam Dalgliesh · 18 eps
The Pale Horse
TV · as Zachariah Osborne · 2 eps
Baghdad Central
TV · as Frank Temple · 6 eps
The Sister
TV · as Bob · 4 eps
Big Cats
TV · as Narrator (voice) · 3 eps
Revolting Rhymes
Movie · as Prince / Mirror / Huntsman / Dwarf (voice)
Koko: The Gorilla Who Talks to People
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
The Crown
TV · as Tony Blair, Robin Day · 6 eps
Revolting Rhymes
TV · as Prince / Mirror / Huntsman / Dwarf · 2 eps
Coalition
Movie · as Nick Clegg
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
TV · as Jonathan Strange · 7 eps
Doctor Foster
TV · as Simon Foster · 15 eps
Babylon
TV · as Finn Kirkwood · 6 eps
The Wrong Mans
TV · as Nathan Cross · 1 ep
Les Misérables
Movie · as Bamatabois
Restless
TV · as Mason Harding · 2 eps
Hidden
TV · as Alexander Wentworth · 4 eps
The Crimson Petal and the White
TV · as Ashwell · 3 eps
Sherlock
TV · as Seb Wilkes · 1 ep
Just William
TV · as Uncle Neville · 1 ep
John Adams
TV · as Lord Carmarthen · 1 ep
Primeval
TV · as Ryan Mason · 1 ep
Bombshell
TV · as Lieutenant Roddy Frost · 7 eps
Doctor Who
TV · as Mysterious Man · 1 ep
The Lost World of Mitchell & Kenyon
TV · as Mitchell · 1 ep
Beethoven
TV · as Ferdinand Ries · 2 eps
Hawking
Movie · as George Ellis
Agatha Christie: A Life in Pictures
Movie · as Max Mallowan
Waking the Dead
TV · as Dr Dench · 2 eps
Holby City
TV · as Martin Phillips · 1 ep
Midsomer Murders
TV · as Justin Hooper · 1 ep