Actor
Simon Callow
124 movies as actor · 3 as director
Born Jun 13, 1949 (age 77)From Streatham, London, England, UKAlso known as Simon Phillip Hugh Callow, 사이먼 캘로우, سایمن کالو
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…
Known for
Notting Hill
1999 · Romance, Comedy
Amadeus
1984 · Drama, History
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
1995 · Crime, Comedy
Shakespeare in Love
1998 · Romance, History
Four Weddings and a Funeral
1994 · Comedy, Drama
The Phantom of the Opera
2004 · Thriller, Drama
Street Fighter
1994 · Action, Sci-Fi
James and the Giant Peach
1996 · Family, Animation
Victoria & Abdul
2017 · Drama, History
The Man Who Invented Christmas
2017 · Drama, History
A Room with a View
1986 · Drama, Romance
Maurice
1987 · Drama, Romance
Simon Callow movies
The Reformation of Sister Edith
The Reformation of Sister Edith
Abbot Pentecost
The Amazing Maurice: The Waters of Life
Werewolf (voice)
Eternal Return
2026 · Malcolm
The Man with the Plan
2026 · William Beveridge
The Twelfth Night Reunion
2026 · Self - Performer
Amadeus: The Making of a Masterpiece
2025 · Himself
Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration
2024 · Self
Aguska
2024 · Patrick Carter
It's Christmas!
2024 · Samuel
Alec Guinness: A Class Act
2024 · self
Merchant Ivory
2024 · Self
Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2
2024 · Cavendish
Dodger Special: Coronation
2023 · Archbishop of Canterbury
Murder Ballads: How to Make It in Rock 'n' Roll
2023 · Richard O'Keefe
Doctor Jekyll
2023 · Journalist
Surprised by Oxford
2023 · Dr. Sterling
The Pay Day
2022 · Gates
American: An Odyssey to 1947
2022 · Self
The Fringe, Fame and Me
2022 · Self
The Marvellous Maggie Smith: A Celebration
2022 · Self
Judi Dench: Our National Treasure
2022 · Narrator
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Hawkeye
2022
The Amazing Mr. Blunden
2021 · Mr. Blunden
Alexander Pope: Rediscovering a Genius
2021 · Alexander Pope
Nutcracker Delights: English National Ballet
2020 · Narrator
The Dead Room
2018 · Aubrey Judd
A Christmas Carol
2018
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
2018 · Self
Blue Iguana
2018 · Uncle Martin
Born Silly
Born Silly
2017 · Narrator (voice)
Grindsploitation 3: Video Nasty
2017
The Man Who Invented Christmas
2017 · Leech
Victoria & Abdul
2017 · Mr. Puccini
50 Years Legal
2017 · Self
Hampstead
2017 · Judge
Viceroy's House
2017 · Cyril Radcliffe
Mindhorn
2016 · Himself
There's Something About Romcoms
2016 · Self
Golden Years
2016 · Royston
Creditors
2015 · John Allen
Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule
2014 · Self - Narrator (voice)
The First Silent Night: The Christmas Carol That United the World
2014 · Self - Host - Narrator
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
2014 · Self - Actor and Welles' Biographer
Miss in Her Teens
2014 · The Author
The Sarah Millican Television Programme - Best of Series 1-2
2013 · Self
Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story
2012 · Dickie Attenborough
Shakespeare's Sonnets
2012
Being Shakespeare
2012
Acts of Godfrey
2012 · Godfrey
The British Guide to Showing Off
2011 · Self
Late Bloomers
2011 · Richard
Love's Kitchen
2011 · Guy Witherspoon
Art of Freedom
2011 · Self
Ice
2011 · Prime Minister
The Unforgettable Harry Secombe
The Unforgettable Harry Secombe
2010 · Self
Save Our Bacon
Save Our Bacon
2010 · The Swinesbury's Boss (voice)
Orson Welles Over Europe
2009 · Self - Presenter
Theatreland
2009 · Self
Maggie Smith at the BBC: a portrait
2008 · Self
Chemical Wedding
2008 · Haddo
Arn: The Knight Templar
2007 · Father Henry
Ripley Under Ground
2007 · Dean Bentliffe
Surveillance 24/7
2007 · St John
How Gay Sex Changed the World
2007 · Self
Phantom of the Opera: Behind the Mask
2006 · Self
The Madness of Boy George
2006 · Narrator (voice)
Reviving Harry Lime
Reviving Harry Lime
2006 · Himself
The Curse of King Tut's Tomb
2006 · George Russell
Men of Mystery
Men of Mystery
2006 · Himself
A Tribute To Ismail Merchant
2005 · Self (archive footage)
Revisiting Brideshead
2005 · Narrator
Rag Tale
2005 · Cormac Rourke
The Best Man
2005 · Big-Time Publisher
The Civilization of Maxwell Bright
2005 · Mr. Wroth
Bob the Butler
2005 · Mr. Butler
The Phantom of the Opera
2004 · Andre
George and the Dragon
2004 · King Edgar
Thank You, Doctor Rey
2003 · Bob
Bright Young Things
2003 · King of Anatolia
Galileo’s Battle for the Heavens
2002 · Galileo
The Mystery of Charles Dickens
2002 · Charles Dickens
Thunderpants
2002 · Sir John Osgood
Christmas Carol: The Movie
2001 · Charles Dickens / Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)
No Man's Land
2001 · Colonel Soft
Deadly Appearances
2000 · Rick Spencer
Around The World In 80 Days
2000 · Phileas Fogg (voice)
Animated Epics: Don Quixote
2000 · Don Quixote
Notting Hill
1999 · Simon Callow (uncredited)
Shakespeare in Love
1998 · Tilney
Bedrooms and Hallways
1998 · Keith
The Scarlet Tunic
1998 · Captain Fairfax
The Woman In White
1997 · Count Fosco
Victory
1996 · Zangiacomo
Moses
1996 · Meneptah II (voice)
James and the Giant Peach
1996 · Grasshopper (voice)
An Audience with Charles Dickens
1996 · Charles Dickens
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
1995 · Vincent Cadby
Jefferson in Paris
1995 · Richard Cosway
England, My England
1995 · Charles II
El pasajero clandestino
1995 · Major Owens
Street Fighter
1994 · A. N. Official
Four Weddings and a Funeral
1994 · Gareth
Camp Christmas
1993
Femme Fatale
1993 · Vicar Ronnie
Soft Top Hard Shoulder
1993 · Eddie Cherdowski
Howards End
1992 · Music and Meaning Lecturer (uncredited)
The Trials of Oz
1991 · John Mortimer
The Crucifer of Blood
1991 · Inspector Lestrade
Mr. & Mrs. Bridge
1990 · Dr. Alex Sauer
Postcards from the Edge
1990 · Simon Asquith
Old Flames
1990 · Nathanial Quass
Revolutionary Witness
1989 · Franciscus Palloy
Manifesto
1988 · Police Chief Hunt
The Reluctant Dragon
1987 · Dragon (voice)
Maurice
1987 · Mr. Ducie
Cariani and the Courtesans
1987 · Raimondi
The Christmas Tree
The Christmas Tree
1986 · Jacob Weinberg
A Room with a View
1986 · The Reverend Mr. Beebe
The Good Father
1985 · Mark Varda
Honour, Profit & Pleasure
1985 · George Frideric Handel
Royal Variety Performance 1984
1984
Amadeus
1984 · Emanuel Schikaneder
The Man of Destiny
1981 · Napoleon
Instant Enlightenment Including VAT
1979 · Maximillian
Directed by Simon Callow
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