Samuel West
Birthplace: Hammersmith
Born: 1966-06-19
Occupations recorded in source
audiobook narrator; film actor; radio drama actor; stage actor; television actor; theatre director
Biography from Wikipedia
Samuel Alexander Joseph West (born 19 June 1966) is an English actor, theatre director, and narrator. He has directed on stage and radio, and worked as an actor in theatre, film, television, and radio.
West was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his portrayal of Leonard Bast in the Merchant Ivory film adaptation of E. M. Forster's novel Howards End (1992), and was later nominated for the Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for his portrayal of the title role in Rupert's Land (1998). In 2010, he was nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Jeffrey Skilling in Lucy Prebble's Enron. He has appeared as reciter with orchestras and performed at the Last Night of the Proms. He has narrated several documentary series, including five for the BBC about the Second World War.
West stars as Siegfried Farnon in the Channel 5 remake of the veterinary drama series All Creatures Great and Small.
Sources & attribution
Wikidata · revision
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Wikipedia · revision 1380402512
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Films in Cinema Hound
Acting
- The Gentlemen (2019) — Lord Pressfield
- Darkest Hour (2017) — Sir Anthony Eden
- On Chesil Beach (2017) — Geoffrey Ponting
- Hyde Park on Hudson (2012) — King George VI
- Dark Relic (2010) — Friar George
- Albert Schweitzer - Ein Leben für Afrika (2009) — Phil Figgis
- Ring of the Nibelungs (2004) — Gunther
- Van Helsing (2004) — Dr. Victor Frankenstein
- Cambridge Spies (2003) — Anthony Blunt
- Pandaemonium (2000)
- Notting Hill (1999) — Anna's Co-Star
- Rupert's Land (1998)
- Stiff Upper Lips (1998) — Edward
- Over Here (1996)
- Carrington (1995) — Gerald Brenan
- Open Fire (1994) — Steven Waldorf
- Howards End (1992) — Leonard Bast
- Reunion (1989) — Konrad(in) Graf von Lohenburg
Frequent collaborators
Shared films in this catalogue.
- Emma Thompson · 2 films
- Hugh Grant · 2 films
- Prunella Scales · 2 films
- Roger Michell · 2 films
Catalogue credits: Wikidata and Open Media Database. Sources & licences.