Biography
Simon Chandler (born Simon Timothy Chandler, 4 June 1953 in Luton, Bedfordshire, England) – British film, television, and theatre actor, educated at Bedford School, active since 1976. Often cast as senior establishment figures such as Members of Parliament, civil servants, and officials. His most notable film roles include Private Simmonds in A Bridge Too Far (1977), Merry Brandybuck (voice) in The Lord of the Rings (1978), David Nelson in The Bounty (1984), Hawkins in The Man Who Knew Too Little (1997), Mr. Wells in Vera Drake (2004), Mayor of Grasse in Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006), Lord Dawson in The King's Speech (2010), a Cabinet Minister in The Iron Lady (2011), Sir Augustus Wall Callcott in Mr. Turner (2014), John Taylor in The Theory of Everything (2014), and Sidney Rawle in The Mercy (2018). On television he is best known for Clement Attlee in The Crown (2016), Septon Eustace in House of the Dragon (2022), Mr. Hobbs in Jonny Briggs (1985, 28 episodes), and appearances in Hitler: The Rise of Evil (2003), The Thick of It (2009), Midsomer Murders, Coronation Street (2008), and The Diplomat (2023). On stage he has appeared in Hamlet, Macbeth, King Lear, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, and High Noon (2025, West End).
Filmography (92)
Falling
2026
The Gold
2023
The Diplomat
2023
Rogue Agent
2022
Slow Horses
2022
House of the Dragon
2022
The Peripheral
2022
RFDS: Royal Flying Doctor Service
2021
The Old Guard
2020
The Mercy
2018
Carnage: Swallowing the Past
2017
Letters from Baghdad
2017
The Crown
2016
Mr. Turner
2014
The Theory of Everything
2014
The Politician's Husband
2013
Call the Midwife
2012
The Bletchley Circle
2012
The Iron Lady
2011
Silk
2011
Vera
2011
The King's Speech
2010
Critical Eye
2010
Identity
2010
Land Girls
2009
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
2006
Penelope
2006
Stoned
2005
Mangal Pandey - The Rising
2005
ShakespeaRe-Told
2005
The Thick of It
2005
Vera Drake
2004
The Stone Raft
2002
Foyle's War
2002
Sword of Honour
2001
Gentlemen's Relish
2001
Judge John Deed
2001
Teachers
2001
The Sleeper
2000
Life Force
2000
Urban Gothic
2000
Milk
1999
The Commissioner
1998
The Man Who Knew Too Little
1997
Spice World
1997
Incognito
1997
Midsomer Murders
1997
The Vanishing Man
1997
The Wimbledon Poisoner
1994
Middlemarch
1994
Unnatural Causes
1993
Anglo Saxon Attitudes
1992
Heartbeat
1992
Aimée
1991
So You Think You've Got Troubles
1991
Dear Sarah
1990
Sitting Targets
1989
Here Is the News
1989
Confessional
1989
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
1987
Pulaski
1987
Casualty
1986
The Singing Detective
1986
Jonny Briggs
1985
Screen Two
1985
The Bounty
1984
Dr. Fischer of Geneva
1984
Lace
1984
Sharing Time
1984
The Breadwinner
1982
The Merry Wives of Windsor
1982
Victor/Victoria
1982
Shine on Harvey Moon
1982
Friends and Other Lovers
1981
If You Go Down in the Woods Today
1981
Antony & Cleopatra
1981
Brideshead Revisited
1981
The Taming of the Shrew
1980
The Imitation Game
1980
"If Only..."
1980
Who's Who
1979
The Lord of the Rings
1978
Soldiers Talking, Cleanly
1978
A Bridge Too Far
1977
The Winslow Boy
1977
The Sunday Drama
1977
1990
1977
The Duchess of Duke Street
1976
Brensham People
1976
Play for Today
1970
ITV Playhouse
1967
BBC Play of the Month
1965
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