Samuel West
Acting1966Hammersmith, 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
Acting History
Future
The Book of Water
as Narrator/Geiser
2025
Return to Narnia
as Self
Jane Austen: Rise of a Genius
TVas Self
2024
Merchant Ivory
as Self
2022
The Tubular Bells 50th Anniversary Tour (Live At The Royal Festival Hall)
as Master of Ceremonies
Slow Horses
TVas Peter Judd• 10 eps
The Midwich Cuckoos
TVas Bernard Westcott• 7 eps
2020
Gatecrash
as Policeman
The Gentlemen
as Lord Pressfield
Westworld
TVas Security Guard• 1 eps
Small Axe
TVas Mr. Hill
Death in Paradise
TVas Donald McCormack• 1 eps
All Creatures Great & Small
TVas Siegfried Farnon• 42 eps
2019
The Crown
TVas Anthony Blunt• 1 eps
2018
On Chesil Beach
as Geoffrey Ponting
Midsomer Murders
TVas James Oswood / Jeremy Thacker• 1 eps
Trust
TVas Professor Talbot• 1 eps
2017
Darkest Hour
as Sir Anthony Eden
Edouard VIII, espionnage et liaisons dangereuses
TVas Narrator
Spying on the Royals
TVas Narrator (voice)
2016
All the world's a stage
as Narrator (voice)
The Hollow Crown
TVas Bishop of Winchester• 1 eps
2015
Suffragette
as Benedict Haughton
The Eichmann Show
as Narrator
Inside the Court of Henry VIII
as Narrator
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
TVas Sir Walter Pole
The Frankenstein Chronicles
TVas Sir William Chester• 6 eps
2014
Secrets of Underground London
as Narrator
The Riot Club
as Tutor
Faberge: A Life of Its Own
as Narrator
If I Don't Come Home: Letters from D-Day
as Norman Skinner
Fleming
TVas Rear Admiral John Godfrey• 4 eps
W1A
TVas Richard Cartwright
The Crimson Field
TVas Elliot Vincent
Secrets of Britain
TVas Himself - Narrator
Great Canal Journeys
TVas Self
Operation Stonehenge: What Lies Beneath
TVas Narrator
2013
Tutankhamun: The Mystery of the Burnt Mummy
as Narrator
Secrets of Henry VIII's Palace: Hampton Court
as Narrator (voice)
Secrets of the Tower of London
as Narrator
Mr Selfridge
TVas Frank Edwards• 40 eps
Winterwatch
TVas Self
2012
First Man on the Moon
as Narrator (Voice UK)
Wikileaks: Secrets and Lies
as Narrator (voice)
Hyde Park on Hudson
as Bertie
Moominland Tales: The Life of Tove Jansson
as Narrator (voice)
Secrets of the Manor House
as Narrator
King George and Queen Mary: The Royals Who Rescued the Monarchy
TVas Narrator (Voice)
Eternal Law
TVas Zak Gist
Secrets of the Manor House
TVas Self - Narrator
2011
Wallis Simpson: The Secret Letters
as Narrator
Hitler's Children
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Heath vs Wilson: The 10-Year Duel
as Self - Narrator
2010
Dark Relic
as Friar George
Harold Pinter: A Celebration
as Self
BBC Horizon: Is Everything We Know About The Universe Wrong?
as Self - Narrator
Garrow's Law
TVas Thomas Erskine• 1 eps
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
TVas Self• 1 eps
Any Human Heart
TVas Peter Scabius
Agatha Christie's Poirot
TVas Dr Constantine• 1 eps
2009
Albert Schweitzer
as Phil Figgis
The Blood of the Rose
as Narrator
The Maharajas' Motor Car: The Story of Rolls-Royce in India
as Narrator - (Voice)
English Heritage
TVas Self - Narrator (voice)
2008
Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley
as Ted Heath
World War Two: Behind Closed Doors
TVas narrator
2006
Random Quest
as Colin
The First Emperor
as Himself - Narrator
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
TVas Tony Wainwright• 1 eps
2005
Einstein's Big Idea
as Humphry Davy
After the War: Conquering Germany
as Narrator
Namibia: Genocide and the Second Reich
as Narrator (voice)
Auschwitz: The Nazis and the Final Solution
TVas Narrator
2004
Ring of the Nibelungs
as Gunther
Van Helsing
as Dr. Victor Frankenstein
Foyle's War
TVas Lt. Col. James Wintringham• 1 eps
Ring of the Nibelungs
TVas Gunther
2003
101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure
as Pongo (voice)
Cambridge Spies
TVas Anthony Blunt
2002
Waking the Dead
TVas Thomas Rice• 2 eps
2001
Iris
as Young Maurice
Pandaemonium
as Robert Southey
Nero's Golden House
as Narrator
The Private Life of a Masterpiece
TVas Narrator
2000
Bread & Roses
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Complicity
as Neil
Longitude
as Nevil Maskelyne
Longitude
TVas Nevil Maskelyne
1999
Notting Hill
as Anna's Co-Star
Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters
as Major Edrington
Runt
as Pork
In Excess: The Death of Michael Hutchence
as Narrator (voice)
The Planets
TVas Himself - Narrator• 8 eps
War of the Century
TVas Self - Narrator
Hornblower
TVas Major Edrington• 1 eps
Battle of the Sexes - In the Animal World
TVas Narrator
1998
1997
Danielle Steel's Zoya
as Nicolai
The Ripper
as Prince Albert Victor Edward
I Hate Christmas Too
as Soldier
The Nazis: A Warning from History
TVas Self - Narrator
1995
Persuasion
as Mr. Elliot
Heavy Weather
as 'Monty' Bodkin
The Vacillations of Poppy Carew
as Victor
Carrington
as Gerald Brenan
1994
A Feast at Midnight
as Chef
Open Fire
as Stephen Waldorf
A Breed of Heroes
as Lt. Charles Thoroughgood
As Time Goes By
TVas Terry• 1 eps
1993
Voices in the Garden
as Mark
Archipel
as Alan Stewart
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
as Cyrian
The Maitlands
as Jack Maitland
Performance
TVas Jack Maitland• 1 eps
1992
Howards End
as Leonard Bast
1991
Stanley and the Women
TVas Stephen Duke
1989
Reunion
as Count Konradin von Lohenburg
The Chronicles of Narnia
TVas King Caspian• 4 eps
1986
Frankie and Johnnie
as Johnnie Mallett
1974
NOVA
TVas Humphry Davy