Simon McBurney
Recognisable, respected & well loved with an intelligent, considered delivery and plenty of gravitas.
OBE. Actor, writer and director.
Photo: Johan Persson
Credits
- WolfWalkers (Animation Feature, 2020) Oliver Cromwell. Apple TV
- Siberia (Feature Film, 2020) Magician. Vivo Film
- Carnival Row (TV, 2019) Runyan Millworthy. Amazon
- The Loudest Voice (TV, 2019) Rupert Murdoch. CBS
- The Mercy (Feature Film, 2017) Sir Francis Chichester. StudioCanal
- The Conjuring 2 (Feature Film, 2016) Maurice Grosse. New Line Cinema
- Allied (Feature Film, 2016) S.O.E. Official. Paramount Pictures
- The Casual Vacancy (TV, 2015) Colin Wall. HBO
- Mission: Impossible - Fallout (Feature Film, 2014) Attlee. Bad Robot.
- Rev (TV, 2014) Peter Cattaneo. Big Talk Productions.
- Magic in the Moonlight (Feature Film, 2013) Howard Burkan. Perdido Productions.
- Tinker Taylor Soldier Spy (Feature Film, 2011) Oliver Lacon. Working Title.
- Jane Eyre (TV, 2011) Mr Brocklehurst. Ruby Films.
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Feature Film, 2011) Preacher. Warner Bros.
- The Borgias (TV, 2011) Marcello. Showtime.
- Robin Hood (TV, 2010) Father Tancredo. Universal.
- Boogie Woogie (Feature Film, 2009) Robert Freign. Autonomous.
- Endgame (Theatre, 2009) Complicite, Director.
- The Duchess (Feature Film, 2008) Charles Fox, Pathe.
- The Golden Compass (Feature Film, 2008) Fra Pavel, New Line.
- Body of Lies (Feature Film, 2008) Garland, Warner Bros.
- The Last King of Scotland (Feature Film, 2006) Stone, Fox Searchlight.
- The Manchurian Candidate (Feature Film, 2004) Atticus Noyle, Paramount Pictures.
- Measure for Measure (Theatre, West End, 2004) Complicite, Director.
- Bright Young Things (Feature Film, 2003) Sneath, UK Film Council.
- Skagerrak (Feature Film, 2003) Thomas, Nimbus Film Productions.
- The Master and Margarita (Theatre, 2003) Complicite, Director.
- The Elephant Vanishes (Theatre, 2003) Complicite, Director.
- Eisenstein (Feature Film, 2000) Sergei Eisenstein, Amérique Films.
- Onegin (Feature Film, 1999) Triquet, Baby Cow Productions.
- Mnemonic (Theatre, 1999) Complicite, Director.
- Cousin Bette (Feature Film, 1998) Vauvinet, Fox Searchlight.
- The Caucasian Chalk Circle (Theatre, 1997) Complicite, Director.
- The Ogre (Feature Film, 1996) Brigadier, Canal.
- Tom and Viv (Feature Film, 1994) Dr Reginald Miller, British Screen Productions.
- The Three Lives of Lucie Cabrol (Theatre, 1994) Complicite, Director.
- The Vicar of Dibley (TV, 1994) Choirmaster Cecil, BBC.
- The Winters Tale (Theatre, 1992) Complicite, Director.
- Kafka (Feature Film, 1991) Assistant Oscar, Baltimore Pictures.
- The Visit (Theatre, 1989) Complicite, Director.
- Anything for a Quiet Life (Theatre, 1987) Complicite, Director.
Related news articles
02/07/2020
Join Simon McBurney as he discusses his artistic process and the future of theatre
Simon will talk to the Royal Society of Literature on Thursday 9th July at 7:30pm on the Complicité Facebook page.
30/08/2019
New limited drama series 'The Loudest Voice’ featuring Simon McBurney.
Based on the bestselling book about Roger Ailes, the founder of Fox News. Watch on Thursday 5th Sept at 9pm, on Sky Atlantic.
30/08/2019
Indira Varma, Simon McBurney and Matthew Gravelle feature in new Victorian fantasy drama 'Carnival Row’.
A human detective and a fairy rekindle a dangerous affair in a fantasy world. Now available to watch on Amazon Prime Video.