Samuel West
Born: 1966-06-19 in Hammersmith, London, England, UK
Known For: Acting
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).
Filmography
2026
2025
- Jane Austen: Rise of a Genius as Self
- Return to Narnia as Self
2024
- Merchant Ivory as Self
2022
- Slow Horses as Peter Judd
- Remembers…
- The Midwich Cuckoos as Bernard Westcott
- The Tubular Bells 50th Anniversary Tour (Live At The Royal Festival Hall) as Master of Ceremonies
2020
- All Creatures Great & Small as Siegfried Farnon
- The Gentlemen as Lord Pressfield
- Small Axe as Mr. Hill
- Gatecrash as Policeman
2018
- Trust as Professor Talbot
- On Chesil Beach as Geoffrey Ponting
2017
- Darkest Hour as Sir Anthony Eden
- Spying on the Royals as Narrator (voice)
- Edouard VIII, espionnage et liaisons dangereuses as Narrator
2016
- Westworld as Security Guard
- The Crown as Anthony Blunt
- All the world's a stage as Narrator (voice)
2015
- The Frankenstein Chronicles as Sir William Chester
- Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell as Sir Walter Pole
- Suffragette as Benedict Haughton
- The Eichmann Show as Narrator
- Inside the Court of Henry VIII as Narrator
2014
- W1A as Richard Cartwright
- Fleming as Rear Admiral John Godfrey
- The Crimson Field as Elliot Vincent
- Great Canal Journeys as Self
- The Riot Club as Tutor
- Secrets of Britain as Himself - Narrator
- If I Don't Come Home: Letters from D-Day as Norman Skinner
- Operation Stonehenge: What Lies Beneath as Narrator
- Secrets of Underground London as Narrator
- Faberge: A Life of Its Own as Narrator
- Operation Stonehenge: What Lies Beneath as Host
2013
- Mr Selfridge as Frank Edwards
- Winterwatch as Self
- Secrets of the Tower of London as Narrator
- Tutankhamun: The Mystery of the Burnt Mummy as Narrator
- Secrets of Henry VIII's Palace: Hampton Court as Narrator (voice)
2012
- The Hollow Crown as Bishop of Winchester
- Eternal Law as Zak Gist
- Hyde Park on Hudson as Bertie
- King George and Queen Mary: The Royals Who Rescued the Monarchy as Narrator (Voice)
- Secrets of the Manor House as Self - Narrator
- First Man on the Moon as Narrator (Voice UK)
- Secrets of the Manor House as Narrator
- Moominland Tales: The Life of Tove Jansson as Narrator (voice)
- Wikileaks: Secrets and Lies as Narrator (voice)
2011
- Death in Paradise as Donald McCormack
- 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
- Any Human Heart as Peter Scabius (Older)
- Harold Pinter: A Celebration as Self
- Dark Relic as Friar George
- BBC Horizon: Is Everything We Know About The Universe Wrong? as Self - Narrator
2009
- Garrow's Law as Thomas Erskine
- Desperate Romantics
- English Heritage as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Albert Schweitzer as Phil Figgis
- The Maharajas' Motor Car: The Story of Rolls-Royce in India as Narrator - (Voice)
- The Blood of the Rose as Narrator
2008
- World War Two: Behind Closed Doors as narrator
- Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley as Ted Heath
2007
- The Alan Titchmarsh Show as Self
2006
- The First Emperor as Himself - Narrator
- Random Quest as Colin
2005
- Auschwitz: The Nazis and the Final Solution as Narrator
- Einstein's Big Idea as Humphry Davy
- After the War: Conquering Germany as Narrator
- Namibia: Genocide and the Second Reich as Narrator (voice)
2004
- Van Helsing as Dr. Victor Frankenstein
- Ring of the Nibelungs as Gunther
- Ring of the Nibelungs as Gunther
2003
- Cambridge Spies as Anthony Blunt
- 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure as Pongo (voice)
2002
- Foyle's War as Lt. Col. James Wintringham
- The Inspector Lynley Mysteries as Tony Wainwright
2001
- Waking the Dead as Thomas Rice
- The Private Life of a Masterpiece as Narrator
- Iris as Young Maurice
- Pandaemonium as Robert Southey
- Nero's Golden House as Narrator
2000
- Longitude as Nevil Maskelyne
- Longitude as Nevil Maskelyne
- Complicity as Neil
- Bread and Roses as Party Guest (uncredited)
1999
- Notting Hill as Anna's Co-Star
- The Planets as Himself - Narrator
- War of the Century as Self - Narrator
- Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters as Major Edrington
- Battle of the Sexes - In the Animal World as Narrator
- War of the Century - When Hitler Fought Stalin as Narrator
- Runt as Pork
- In Excess: The Death of Michael Hutchence as Narrator (voice)
1998
- Hornblower as Major Edrington
- Stiff Upper Lips as Edward
- The Dance of Shiva as Lieutenant Davies
- Rupert's Land as Rupert McKay
1997
- Midsomer Murders as Jeremy Thacker
- The Nazis: A Warning from History as Self - Narrator
- Danielle Steel's Zoya as Nicolai
- The Ripper as Prince Albert Victor Edward
- I Hate Christmas Too as Soldier
1995
- Persuasion as Mr. Elliot
- Carrington as Gerald Brenan
- Heavy Weather as 'Monty' Bodkin
- The Vacillations of Poppy Carew as Victor
1994
- Open Fire as Stephen Waldorf
- A Breed of Heroes as Lt. Charles Thoroughgood
- A Feast at Midnight as Chef
1993
- Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time as Cyrian
- The Maitlands as Jack Maitland
- Archipel as Alan Stewart
- Voices in the Garden as Mark
1992
- As Time Goes By as Terry
- Howards End as Leonard Bast
1991
- Performance as Jack Maitland
- Stanley and the Women as Stephen Duke
1989
- Agatha Christie's Poirot as Dr Constantine
- Reunion as Count Konradin von Lohenburg
- The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian & The Voyage of the Dawn Treader as King Caspian
1988
- The Chronicles of Narnia as King Caspian
1986
- Frankie and Johnnie as Johnnie Mallett
1974
- NOVA as Humphry Davy