Simon Chandler

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Acting

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

• Rogue Agent (2022)
• The Old Guard (2020)
• The Mercy (2018)
• Letters from Baghdad (2017)
• Carnage: Swallowing the Past (2017)
• The Theory of Everything (2014)
• Mr. Turner (2014)
• The Iron Lady (2011)
• The King's Speech (2010)
• Critical Eye (2010)
• Penelope (2006)
• Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006)
• The Taming of the Shrew (2005)
• Stoned (2005)
• Mangal Pandey - The Rising (2005)
• Vera Drake (2004)
• The Stone Raft (2002)
• Sword of Honour (2001)
• Gentlemen's Relish (2001)
• The Sleeper (2000)
• Milk (1999)
• The Commissioner (1998)
• Spice World (1997)
• The Man Who Knew Too Little (1997)
• Incognito (1997)
• Unnatural Causes (1993)
• Aimée (1991)
• Dear Sarah (1990)
• Sitting Targets (1989)
• Here Is the News (1989)
• Dr. Fischer of Geneva (1984)
• The Bounty (1984)
• The Merry Wives of Windsor (1982)
• The Breadwinner (1982)
• Victor/Victoria (1982)
• Friends and Other Lovers (1981)
• Antony & Cleopatra (1981)
• If You Go Down in the Woods Today (1981)
• The Taming of the Shrew (1980)
• The Imitation Game (1980)
• "If Only..." (1980)
• Who's Who (1979)
• Soldiers Talking, Cleanly (1978)
• The Lord of the Rings (1978)
• A Bridge Too Far (1977)
• The Winslow Boy (1977)