Samuel West

Samuel West

Known for
Acting
Born
June 19, 1966 (age 60)
Birthplace
Hammersmith, London, England, UK

Biography

Samuel West was born on June 19, 1966 in Hammersmith, London, England as Samuel Alexander Joseph West. He is known for his work on Howards End (1992), Van Helsing (2004) and Notting Hill (1999).

Known For

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Filmography

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Time & Tide - A Trilogy poster

Time & Tide - A Trilogy

Movie

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The Book of Water

The Book of Water

Movie · as Narrator/Geiser

2026
Sam & Ade Go Birding poster

Sam & Ade Go Birding

TV · 6 eps

2025
Return to Narnia poster

Return to Narnia

Movie · as Self

2025
All Creatures Great & Small - Comfort and Joy poster

All Creatures Great & Small - Comfort and Joy

Movie · as Siegfried Farnon

2025
Jane Austen: Rise of a Genius poster

Jane Austen: Rise of a Genius

TV · as Self · 3 eps

2024
Merchant Ivory poster

Merchant Ivory

Movie · as Self

2024
All Creatures Great & Small - All God's Creatures poster

All Creatures Great & Small - All God's Creatures

Movie · as Siegfried Farnon

2023
All Creatures Great & Small - On a Wing and a Prayer poster

All Creatures Great & Small - On a Wing and a Prayer

Movie · as Siegfried Farnon

2022
The Tubular Bells 50th Anniversary Tour (Live At The Royal Festival Hall) poster

The Tubular Bells 50th Anniversary Tour (Live At The Royal Festival Hall)

Movie · as Master of Ceremonies

2022
All Creatures Great & Small - Merry Bloody Christmas poster

All Creatures Great & Small - Merry Bloody Christmas

Movie · as Siegfried Farnon

2022
Slow Horses poster

Slow Horses

TV · as Peter Judd · 13 eps

2022
The Midwich Cuckoos poster

The Midwich Cuckoos

TV · as Bernard Westcott · 7 eps

2022
Remembers… poster

Remembers…

TV · 1 ep

2021
All Creatures Great & Small - The Perfect Christmas poster

All Creatures Great & Small - The Perfect Christmas

Movie · as Siegfried Farnon

2020
The Gentlemen poster

The Gentlemen

Movie · as Lord Pressfield

2020
Gatecrash poster

Gatecrash

Movie · as Policeman

2020
All Creatures Great & Small - The Night Before Christmas poster

All Creatures Great & Small - The Night Before Christmas

Movie · as Siegfried Farnon

2020
All Creatures Great & Small poster

All Creatures Great & Small

TV · as Siegfried Farnon · 48 eps

2020
Small Axe poster

Small Axe

TV · as Mr. Hill · 1 ep

2018
On Chesil Beach poster

On Chesil Beach

Movie · as Geoffrey Ponting

2018
Trust poster

Trust

TV · as Professor Talbot · 1 ep

2017
Darkest Hour poster

Darkest Hour

Movie · as Sir Anthony Eden

2017
Spying on the Royals poster

Spying on the Royals

TV · as Narrator (voice) · 2 eps

2017
Edouard VIII, espionnage et liaisons dangereuses poster

Edouard VIII, espionnage et liaisons dangereuses

TV · as Narrator · 2 eps

2016
All the world's a stage

All the world's a stage

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

2016
The Crown poster

The Crown

TV · as Anthony Blunt · 1 ep

2016
Westworld poster

Westworld

TV · as Security Guard · 1 ep

2015
Suffragette poster

Suffragette

Movie · as Benedict Haughton

2015
The Eichmann Show poster

The Eichmann Show

Movie · as Narrator

2015
Inside the Court of Henry VIII poster

Inside the Court of Henry VIII

Movie · as Narrator

2015
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell poster

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

TV · as Sir Walter Pole · 7 eps

2015
The Frankenstein Chronicles poster

The Frankenstein Chronicles

TV · as Sir William Chester · 6 eps

2014
If I Don't Come Home: Letters from D-Day

If I Don't Come Home: Letters from D-Day

Movie · as Norman Skinner

2014
Faberge: A Life of Its Own poster

Faberge: A Life of Its Own

Movie · as Narrator

2014
Operation Stonehenge: What Lies Beneath poster

Operation Stonehenge: What Lies Beneath

Movie · as Host

2014
The Riot Club poster

The Riot Club

Movie · as Tutor

2014
Secrets of Underground London poster

Secrets of Underground London

Movie · as Narrator

2014
Fleming poster

Fleming

TV · as Rear Admiral John Godfrey · 4 eps

2014
Great Canal Journeys poster

Great Canal Journeys

TV · as Self · 3 eps

2014
W1A poster

W1A

TV · as Richard Cartwright · 1 ep

2014
Secrets of Britain poster

Secrets of Britain

TV · as Himself - Narrator · 6 eps

2014
Operation Stonehenge: What Lies Beneath poster

Operation Stonehenge: What Lies Beneath

TV · as Narrator · 2 eps

2014
The Crimson Field poster

The Crimson Field

TV · as Elliot Vincent · 1 ep

2013
Secrets of Henry VIII's Palace: Hampton Court poster

Secrets of Henry VIII's Palace: Hampton Court

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

2013
Tutankhamun: The Mystery of the Burnt Mummy poster

Tutankhamun: The Mystery of the Burnt Mummy

Movie · as Narrator

2013
Secrets of the Tower of London poster

Secrets of the Tower of London

Movie · as Narrator

2013
The Genius of Turner: Painting the Industrial Revolution poster

The Genius of Turner: Painting the Industrial Revolution

Movie · as Self - Narrator (voice)

2013
Mr Selfridge poster

Mr Selfridge

TV · as Frank Edwards · 40 eps

2013
Winterwatch poster

Winterwatch

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2012
Wikileaks: Secrets and Lies poster

Wikileaks: Secrets and Lies

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

2012
First Man on the Moon poster

First Man on the Moon

Movie · as Narrator (Voice UK)

2012
Hyde Park on Hudson poster

Hyde Park on Hudson

Movie · as Bertie

2012
Moominland Tales: The Life of Tove Jansson poster

Moominland Tales: The Life of Tove Jansson

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

2012
Secrets of the Manor House poster

Secrets of the Manor House

Movie · as Narrator

2012
Eternal Law poster

Eternal Law

TV · as Zak Gist · 6 eps

2012
King George and Queen Mary: The Royals Who Rescued the Monarchy poster

King George and Queen Mary: The Royals Who Rescued the Monarchy

TV · as Narrator (Voice) · 2 eps

2012
The Hollow Crown poster

The Hollow Crown

TV · as Bishop of Winchester · 1 ep

2012
Secrets of the Manor House poster

Secrets of the Manor House

TV · as Self - Narrator · 5 eps

2011
Heath vs Wilson: The 10-Year Duel poster

Heath vs Wilson: The 10-Year Duel

Movie · as Self - Narrator

2011
Hitler's Children poster

Hitler's Children

Movie · as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

2011
Wallis Simpson: The Secret Letters poster

Wallis Simpson: The Secret Letters

Movie · as Narrator

2011
Death in Paradise poster

Death in Paradise

TV · as Donald McCormack · 1 ep

2010
BBC Horizon: Is Everything We Know About The Universe Wrong? poster

BBC Horizon: Is Everything We Know About The Universe Wrong?

Movie · as Self - Narrator

2010
Dark Relic poster

Dark Relic

Movie · as Friar George

2010
Harold Pinter:  A Celebration poster

Harold Pinter: A Celebration

Movie · as Self

2010
Any Human Heart poster

Any Human Heart

TV · as Peter Scabius (Older) · 4 eps

2009
Albert Schweitzer poster

Albert Schweitzer

Movie · as Phil Figgis

2009
The Maharajas' Motor Car: The Story of Rolls-Royce in India poster

The Maharajas' Motor Car: The Story of Rolls-Royce in India

Movie · as Narrator - (Voice)

2009
The Blood of the Rose

The Blood of the Rose

Movie · as Narrator

2009
Garrow's Law poster

Garrow's Law

TV · as Thomas Erskine · 1 ep

2009
Desperate Romantics poster

Desperate Romantics

TV · 1 ep

2009
English Heritage poster

English Heritage

TV · as Self - Narrator (voice) · 4 eps

2008
Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley poster

Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley

Movie · as Ted Heath

2008
World War Two: Behind Closed Doors poster

World War Two: Behind Closed Doors

TV · as narrator · 6 eps

2007
The Alan Titchmarsh Show

The Alan Titchmarsh Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2006
Random Quest poster

Random Quest

Movie · as Colin

2005
Namibia: Genocide and the Second Reich

Namibia: Genocide and the Second Reich

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

2005
After the War: Conquering Germany poster

After the War: Conquering Germany

Movie · as Narrator

2005
Einstein's Big Idea poster

Einstein's Big Idea

Movie · as Humphry Davy

2005
Auschwitz: The Nazis and the Final Solution poster

Auschwitz: The Nazis and the Final Solution

TV · as Narrator · 6 eps

2004
Ring of the Nibelungs poster

Ring of the Nibelungs

Movie · as Gunther

2004
Van Helsing poster

Van Helsing

Movie · as Dr. Victor Frankenstein

2004
Ring of the Nibelungs poster

Ring of the Nibelungs

TV · as Gunther · 2 eps

2003
101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure poster

101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure

Movie · as Pongo (voice)

2003
Cambridge Spies poster

Cambridge Spies

TV · as Anthony Blunt · 4 eps

2002
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries poster

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries

TV · as Tony Wainwright · 1 ep

2002
Foyle's War poster

Foyle's War

TV · as Lt. Col. James Wintringham · 1 ep

2001
Nero's Golden House poster

Nero's Golden House

Movie · as Narrator

2001
Pandaemonium poster

Pandaemonium

Movie · as Robert Southey

2001
Iris poster

Iris

Movie · as Young Maurice

2001
Waking the Dead poster

Waking the Dead

TV · as Thomas Rice · 2 eps

2001
The Private Life of a Masterpiece poster

The Private Life of a Masterpiece

TV · as Narrator · 32 eps

2000
Bread and Roses poster

Bread and Roses

Movie · as Party Guest (uncredited)

2000
Complicity poster

Complicity

Movie · as Neil

2000
Longitude poster

Longitude

Movie · as Nevil Maskelyne

2000
Longitude poster

Longitude

TV · as Nevil Maskelyne · 1 ep

1999
War of the Century - When Hitler Fought Stalin

War of the Century - When Hitler Fought Stalin

Movie · as Narrator

1999
Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters poster

Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters

Movie · as Major Edrington

1999
Runt poster

Runt

Movie · as Pork

1999
In Excess: The Death of Michael Hutchence

In Excess: The Death of Michael Hutchence

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

1999
Notting Hill poster

Notting Hill

Movie · as Anna's Co-Star

1999
The Planets poster

The Planets

TV · as Himself - Narrator · 8 eps

1999
War of the Century poster

War of the Century

TV · as Self - Narrator · 4 eps

1999
Battle of the Sexes - In the Animal World poster

Battle of the Sexes - In the Animal World

TV · as Narrator · 6 eps

1998
Stiff Upper Lips poster

Stiff Upper Lips

Movie · as Edward

1998
The Dance of Shiva poster

The Dance of Shiva

Movie · as Lieutenant Davies

1998
Rupert's Land poster

Rupert's Land

Movie · as Rupert McKay

1998
Hornblower poster

Hornblower

TV · as Major Edrington · 1 ep

1997
I Hate Christmas Too poster

I Hate Christmas Too

Movie · as Soldier

1997
The Ripper poster

The Ripper

Movie · as Prince Albert Victor Edward

1997
Danielle Steel's Zoya poster

Danielle Steel's Zoya

Movie · as Nicolai

1997
Midsomer Murders poster

Midsomer Murders

TV · as Jeremy Thacker, James Oswood · 1 ep

1997
The Nazis: A Warning from History poster

The Nazis: A Warning from History

TV · as Self - Narrator · 6 eps

1996
Jane Eyre poster

Jane Eyre

Movie · as St John Rivers

1996
Over Here poster

Over Here

TV · as Archie Bunting · 2 eps

1996
Strangers poster

Strangers

TV · as Simon · 1 ep

1995
Persuasion poster

Persuasion

Movie · as Mr. Elliot

1995
Carrington poster

Carrington

Movie · as Gerald Brenan

1995
Heavy Weather poster

Heavy Weather

Movie · as 'Monty' Bodkin

1995
The Vacillations of Poppy Carew poster

The Vacillations of Poppy Carew

Movie · as Victor

1994
Open Fire poster

Open Fire

Movie · as Stephen Waldorf

1994
A Feast at Midnight poster

A Feast at Midnight

Movie · as Chef

1994
A Breed of Heroes poster

A Breed of Heroes

Movie · as Lt. Charles Thoroughgood

1993
Voices in the Garden poster

Voices in the Garden

Movie · as Mark

1993
Archipel

Archipel

Movie · as Alan Stewart

1993
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time poster

Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time

Movie · as Cyrian

1993
The Maitlands poster

The Maitlands

Movie · as Jack Maitland

1992
Howards End poster

Howards End

Movie · as Leonard Bast

1992
As Time Goes By poster

As Time Goes By

TV · as Terry · 1 ep

1991
Performance poster

Performance

TV · as Jack Maitland · 1 ep

1991
Stanley and the Women poster

Stanley and the Women

TV · as Stephen Duke · 4 eps

1989
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian & The Voyage of the Dawn Treader poster

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian & The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

Movie · as King Caspian

1989
Reunion poster

Reunion

Movie · as Count Konradin von Lohenburg

1989
Agatha Christie's Poirot poster

Agatha Christie's Poirot

TV · as Dr Constantine · 1 ep

1989
Screen One poster

Screen One

TV · as Lt. Charles Thoroughgood · 1 ep

1988
The Chronicles of Narnia poster

The Chronicles of Narnia

TV · as King Caspian · 4 eps

1986
Frankie and Johnnie poster

Frankie and Johnnie

Movie · as Johnnie Mallett

1985
Screen Two poster

Screen Two

TV · as Mark · 1 ep

1974
NOVA poster

NOVA

TV · as Humphry Davy · 1 ep