Acting
Simon Chandler
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
Falling
Series · 2026
The Gold
Series · 2023
The Diplomat
Series · 2023
Rogue Agent
Film · 2022
Slow Horses
Series · 2022
House of the Dragon
Series · 2022
The Peripheral
Series · 2022
House of the Dragon
Series · 2022
RFDS: Royal Flying Doctor Service
Series · 2021
The Old Guard
Film · 2020
The Mercy
Film · 2018
Carnage: Swallowing the Past
Film · 2017
Letters from Baghdad
Film · 2017
The Crown
Series · 2016
Mr. Turner
Film · 2014
The Theory of Everything
Film · 2014
The Politician's Husband
Series · 2013
Call the Midwife
Series · 2012
The Bletchley Circle
Series · 2012
The Iron Lady
Film · 2011
Silk
Series · 2011
Vera
Series · 2011
The King's Speech
Film · 2010
Critical Eye
Film · 2010
Identity
Series · 2010
Land Girls
Series · 2009
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Film · 2006
Penelope
Film · 2006
Stoned
Film · 2005
The Taming of the Shrew
Film · 2005
Mangal Pandey - The Rising
Film · 2005
ShakespeaRe-Told
Series · 2005
The Thick of It
Series · 2005
Vera Drake
Film · 2004
The Stone Raft
Film · 2002
Foyle's War
Series · 2002
Sword of Honour
Film · 2001
Gentlemen's Relish
Film · 2001
Judge John Deed
Series · 2001
Teachers
Series · 2001
The Sleeper
Film · 2000
Life Force
Series · 2000
Urban Gothic
Series · 2000
Milk
Film · 1999
The Commissioner
Film · 1998
The Man Who Knew Too Little
Film · 1997
Spice World
Film · 1997
Incognito
Film · 1997
Midsomer Murders
Series · 1997
Midsomer Murders
Series · 1997
The Vanishing Man
Series · 1997
The Wimbledon Poisoner
Series · 1994
Middlemarch
Series · 1994
Unnatural Causes
Film · 1993
Anglo Saxon Attitudes
Series · 1992
Heartbeat
Series · 1992
Aimée
Film · 1991
So You Think You've Got Troubles
Series · 1991
Dear Sarah
Film · 1990
Sitting Targets
Film · 1989
Here Is the News
Film · 1989
Confessional
Series · 1989
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
Series · 1987
Pulaski
Series · 1987
Casualty
Series · 1986
The Singing Detective
Series · 1986
Jonny Briggs
Series · 1985
Screen Two
Series · 1985
The Bounty
Film · 1984
Dr. Fischer of Geneva
Film · 1984
Lace
Series · 1984
Sharing Time
Series · 1984
The Breadwinner
Film · 1982
The Merry Wives of Windsor
Film · 1982
Victor/Victoria
Film · 1982
Shine on Harvey Moon
Series · 1982
Friends and Other Lovers
Film · 1981
If You Go Down in the Woods Today
Film · 1981
Antony & Cleopatra
Film · 1981
Brideshead Revisited
Series · 1981
The Taming of the Shrew
Film · 1980
The Imitation Game
Film · 1980
"If Only..."
Film · 1980
Who's Who
Film · 1979
The Lord of the Rings
Film · 1978
Soldiers Talking, Cleanly
Film · 1978
A Bridge Too Far
Film · 1977
The Winslow Boy
Film · 1977
The Sunday Drama
Series · 1977
1990
Series · 1977
The Duchess of Duke Street
Series · 1976
Brensham People
Series · 1976
Play for Today
Series · 1970
ITV Playhouse
Series · 1967
BBC Play of the Month
Series · 1965