Simon Callow

Actor
Writer
Director

A woman sets out a well-intentioned plan of bringing her dysfunctional family together in the wake of the family's matriarch, her mother-in-law.

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Simon Callow was born on 13 June 1949 in London, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994), A Room with a View (1986) and Shakespeare in Love (1998). He has been married to Sebastian Fox since June 2016.

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Nominated for 2 BAFTA Awards
- 2 wins & 3 nominations total

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Known for

Four Weddings and a Funeral

7.1

Gareth - Wedding One

1994

A Room with a View

7.2

The Reverend Mr Beebe

1986

Shakespeare in Love

7.1

Tilney, Master of the Revels

1998

The Phantom of the Opera

7.2

Andre

2004

Credits

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Actor

Bookish
6.9
TV Series
- E
- 2026
The Man with the Plan
- William Beveridge
- 2026
Doctor Who: The Seventh Doctor Adventures
7.7
Podcast Series
- Don Quixote (voice)
- 2025
Eternal Return
7.5
- Malcolm
- 2025
Étoile
7.5
TV Series
- Crispin Shamblee
- 2025
Driving with Tim
Short
- Sir Timothy
- 2024
Aguska
Short
- Patrick Carter
- 2024
The Holiday List
4.1
- Samuel
- 2024
The Boy That Never Was
6.2
TV Series
- Cozimo
- 2024
Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2
4.6
- Cavendish
- 2024
Dodger
5.8
TV Series
- Archbishop of Canterbury
- 2023
Murder Ballads: How to Make It in Rock 'n' Roll
7.7
- Richard O'Keefe
- 2023
Surprised by Oxford
6.1
- Dr. Sterling
- 2023
Doctor Jekyll
4.6
- 2023
The Witcher
7.8
TV Series
- Codringher
- 2021–2023

Writer

Director

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Shakespeare in Love: Blu-Ray

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Shakespeare in Love: Blu-Ray

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Shakespeare in Love: Blu-Ray

Personal details

Official sites
- Official Site
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Alternative names
- Simon Callow CBE
Height
- 5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
Born
- June 13, 1949
- London, England, UK
Spouse
- Sebastian FoxJune 2016 - present
Parents
Other works
Stage: Appeared (as "Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart") in the original stage production of "Amadeus."
Publicity listings
- 2 Interviews
- 1 Article

Did you know

Trivia
Descended from circus performers - his great-great-grandmother was a bareback rider and his great-grandfather was a clown.

Quotes
[on Alec Guinness] He wrote to tell me he had just seen A Passage to India (1984), and as the lights had come up he had vomited in shame at his own performance as Professor Godbole.