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Christopher Godwin

Christopher Godwin

Acting1943Loughborough, Leicestershire, England, UK

Biography

Christopher Godwin (born 5 August 1943) is a British actor who has been active since the late 1960s.

He made his TV debut at the age of 25, when he took on the role of PC Grange in an episode of Softly, Softly. He has since made appearances in television dramas including Z-Cars, Nearly a Happy Ending, Return to Waterloo, South of the Border, Return to Treasure Island, Nice Work, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, My Family and Other Animals, FairyTale: A True Story, The Bill, Murder in Mind, Waking the Dead and The Peter Principle (There's Something About Geoffrey). His film career has included roles in Porridge (1979), Charlie Muffin (1979), Bullshot (1983), A Handful of Dust (1988), FairyTale: A True Story (1997), Jinnah (1998), Scoop (2006), A Viking Saga: The Darkest Day (2013), The Crucible (2014), Mary Poppins Returns (2018), Emma (2020), and The Dig (2021).

In 2012, he guest starred in Season 1, Episode 4 of A Young Doctor's Notebook as Leopold Leopoldovitch. He also voiced Darth Vowrawn in the video game Star Wars: The Old Republic, Chancellor Roderick in the video game Dragon Age: Inquisition, and he played the voice of 3 people in the video game Subnautica (Paul Torgal, Lifepod 7 Crew, and Captain Hollister). In January 2016, he played Lord Berners in Episode 3 of the BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Drama What England Owes. He is also the voice of King Carnelian in Dragon Quest XI.

Acting History

2025
2024
2023
Bodies
TVas Reverend Kneale3 eps
Endeavour
TVas Theo Conklin1 eps
2022
Anatomy of a Scandal
TVas Dr. Howard Blackburn
2021
The Dig
as Dr Parry
Venom: Let There Be Carnage
as Headmaster (1997)
2020
Emma.
as Mr. Perrie
2018
Mary Poppins Returns
as Information Desk Clerk
2017
The Miniaturist
as Pastor Pellicorne
The Miniaturist
TVas Pastor Pellicorne
2016
The Hollow Crown
TVas Shepherd II1 eps
2014
The Crucible
as Judge Hathorne
2013
National Theatre Live: This House
as Woolwich West / Batley & Morley / Western Isles
2012
A Young Doctor's Notebook
TVas Leopold Leopoldovich / Judge / Leopold Leopoldovich
2009
Land Girls
TVas Kirkham
2007
After You've Gone
TVas Reuben Allardyce
2006
Scoop
as Desk Clerk
2005
Waking the Dead
TVas Lord Cole1 eps
2003
Blackball
as Bowls Official
Murder in Mind
TVas Mr. Lewis1 eps
1998
The Avengers
as World Council of Ministers
1997
Cold Enough for Snow
as Golfing Lecturer
1995
Crown Prosecutor
TVas Mr. Armitage
1994
Lovejoy
TVas Konrad Dekker1 eps
1991
Taking the Floor
TVas Mr. Tranter
1988
1985
C.A.T.S. Eyes
TVas Sir Thomas Notley
1984
Return to Waterloo
as Businessman
1981
Astronauts
TVas Cmdr Malcolm Mattocks
1979
Don't Be Silly
as Michael Redman
Porridge
as Mr. Beal
1970
Every Home Should Have One
as Magistrate's Clerk

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
8/5/1943(82 years old)
Place of Birth
Loughborough, Leicestershire, England, UK