Simon Chandler
Acting
Born: June 4, 1953 (age 73) · Luton, Bedfordshire, England, UK
Highest Rated
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).
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Movies (44)
The King's Speech
Lord Dawson
The Old Guard
Father Sykes
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Mayor of Grasse
The Theory of Everything
John Taylor
Rogue Agent
Paul Jones
The Lord of the Rings
Merry (voice)
The Iron Lady
Cabinet Minister
The Mercy
Sidney Rawle
A Bridge Too Far
Pvt. Simmonds
Mr. Turner
Sir Augustus Wall Callcott
Spice World
Hospital Parent
Penelope
Doctor
Vera Drake
Mr. Wells
The Bounty
David Nelson
The Man Who Knew Too Little
Hawkins
Victor/Victoria
Chorus Boy
Carnage: Swallowing the Past
Barnaby Jones
Mangal Pandey - The Rising
Officer Lockwood
Incognito
Iain Ill
Soldiers Talking, Cleanly
Nicky
Sword of Honour
Maj. Irvine
The Merry Wives of Windsor
Fenton
Who's Who
Nigel
Stoned
Mary's Father
Letters from Baghdad
David Hogarth
The Winslow Boy
1977
Unnatural Causes
Digby Seton
The Taming of the Shrew
Lucentio
The Taming of the Shrew
John Naps
Dr. Fischer of Geneva
Doctor
The Commissioner
Peter Simpson
The Sleeper
Jonna
The Imitation Game
1980
Here Is the News
Presenter
Gentlemen's Relish
Prestwick
Dear Sarah
Alastair Logan
Aimée
Paul
The Stone Raft
British Prime Minister
Sitting Targets
Paul
Milk
Doctor
Antony & Cleopatra
Eros
If You Go Down in the Woods Today
Lieutenant
"If Only..."
Micky
Critical Eye
Surgeon
TV Shows (46)
Slow Horses
Doctor · 1 eps
Midsomer Murders
Jonathan Canning · 1 eps
Midsomer Murders
Richard Deverell · 1 eps
House of the Dragon
Septon Eustace · 1 eps
House of the Dragon
High Septon · 2 eps
The Diplomat
Sir Merritt Grove · 2 eps
Casualty
Richard Penfold · 1 eps
The Crown
Clement Attlee · 5 eps
Call the Midwife
Canon Gilbert · 1 eps
Play for Today
Nicky · 1 eps
Vera
Keith Barton · 1 eps
Heartbeat
Eric Potter · 1 eps
BBC Play of the Month
Denis Tregoning · 1 eps
The Peripheral
Nikolai · 1 eps
ITV Playhouse
Jonathan · 1 eps
Screen Two
Paul · 1 eps
Foyle's War
Leonard Evans · 1 eps
The Gold
Judge Instrell · 1 eps
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
Reese · 1 eps
Silk
HHJ Sadler · 1 eps
Judge John Deed
Sir Ian Rochester · 28 eps
The Thick of It
Permanent Secretary · 1 eps
Brideshead Revisited
Lieutenant James · 1 eps
The Duchess of Duke Street
Brian Spedding · 3 eps
Shine on Harvey Moon
Mr. Cude · 1 eps
Teachers
Geoff · 1 eps
Land Girls
Inspector West · 3 eps
The Singing Detective
Dr Finlay · 4 eps
Falling
Chris · 3 eps
The Bletchley Circle
Solicitor · 2 eps
Urban Gothic
Dr Miles · 1 eps
RFDS: Royal Flying Doctor Service
Registrar Blake · 1 eps
Lace
Nick Cliffe · 2 eps
Jonny Briggs
Mr. Hobbs · 28 eps
Middlemarch
Rev. Farebrother · 6 eps
The Politician's Husband
Cliff Lyman · 3 eps
1990
Brian · 1 eps
The Vanishing Man
Simon Middington · 1 eps
Identity
1 eps
ShakespeaRe-Told
1 eps
Anglo Saxon Attitudes
John Middleton · 3 eps
Life Force
Professor Petersen · 1 eps
So You Think You've Got Troubles
De La Rue · 1 eps
The Wimbledon Poisoner
No. 47 · 2 eps
Brensham People
Curate · 1 eps
Confessional
Fox · 2 eps