Bertie Carvel

Born: 1977-09-06

Bertie Carvel is a British actor who has twice won a Laurence Olivier Award: for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical for his role as Miss Trunchbull in Matilda the Musical, and for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his performance as Rupert Murdoch in Ink. For the latter role, he won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Featured Role in a Play. Carvel was born in Marylebone, London, England, on September 6, 1977. He studied English at the University of Sussex and then trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. After graduating from RADA in 2003, he began his professional acting career in the theatre. Carvel has appeared in numerous stage productions, both in the UK and the US. He has won numerous awards for his stage work, including two Laurence Olivier Awards, a Tony Award, and a Drama Desk Award. Some of his most notable stage roles include Miss Trunchbull in Matilda the Musical, Rupert Murdoch in Ink, and Jonathan Strange in Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell. In addition to his stage work, Carvel has also appeared in a number of television and film productions. Some of his most notable TV roles include Simon Foster in Doctor Foster, Adam Dalgliesh in Dalgliesh, and Thewlis in The Sister. He has also appeared in films such as The History Boys, The Woman in Black, and The Thick of It.


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Les Misérables

as Bamatabois
Released: 2012-12-18

An adaptation of the successful stage musical based on Victor Hugo's classic novel set in...

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The Tragedy of Macbeth

as Banquo
Released: 2021-12-05

Macbeth, the Thane of Glamis, receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will...

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Hawking

as George Ellis
Released: 2004-12-10

The story of Professor Stephen Hawking's early years. It is 1963, and our young cosmologist...

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Revolting Rhymes

as Prince / Mirror / Huntsman / Dwarf (voice)
Released: 2017-10-11

Two half-hour animated films based on the much-loved rhymes written by Roald Dahl and...

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Agatha Christie: A Life in Pictures

as Max Mallowan
Released: 2004-09-22

A biopic of Agatha Christie including her 10 day disappearance.

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Coalition

as Nick Clegg
Released: 2015-03-28

Political drama about the rise of Nick Clegg and the Liberal Democrats during the 2010 election....

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Koko: The Gorilla Who Talks to People

as Narrator (voice)
Released: 2016-06-15

Documentary telling the extraordinary story of Koko, the only 'talking' gorilla in the world,...

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Smoke Out

as Friend
Released: 2024-01-30

In this cinematic adventure, a close-knit group of friends sets out on a mission to experience...

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Doctor Who

as Mysterious Man
First aired: 2005-03-26

The Doctor is a Time Lord: a 900 year old alien with 2 hearts, part of a gifted civilization who...

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Midsomer Murders

as Justin Hooper
First aired: 1997-03-23

The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed...

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Sherlock

as Seb Wilkes
First aired: 2010-07-25

A modern update finds the famous sleuth and his doctor partner solving crime in 21st century London.

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The Crown

as Tony Blair
First aired: 2016-11-04

The gripping, decades-spanning inside story of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the Prime...

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The Crown

as Robin Day
First aired: 2016-11-04

The gripping, decades-spanning inside story of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the Prime...

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Waking the Dead

as Dr Dench
First aired: 2001-06-18

A detective team apply new techniques to old crimes as they solve cold cases.

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Primeval

as uncredited
First aired: 2007-02-10

When strange anomalies start to appear all over England, Professor Cutter and his team must...

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Dalgliesh

as Adam Dalgliesh
First aired: 2021-11-04

A recent widower and acclaimed poet, enigmatic Inspector Adam Dalgliesh employs his exceptional...

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The Pale Horse

as Zachariah Osborne
First aired: 2020-02-09

After a list of names is found in the shoe of a dead woman, one of the named people begins...

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Doctor Foster

as Simon Foster
First aired: 2015-09-09

A woman suspects her husband of having an affair. After following several lines of enquiries far...

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Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

as Jonathan Strange
First aired: 2015-05-17

With magic long since lost to England, two men are destined to bring it back; the reclusive Mr....

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The Crimson Petal and the White

as uncredited
First aired: 2011-04-06

Follow Sugar into the underbelly of Victorian London seething with vitality, sexuality, ambition...

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A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight

as Baelor Targaryen
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Set in an age when the Targaryen line still holds the Iron Throne and the memory of the last...

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Babylon

as Finn
First aired: 2014-11-13

London's police force is in need of a public image revamp. And Chief Constable Richard Miller...

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Restless

as Mason Harding
First aired: 2012-12-27

A young woman finds out that her mother worked as a spy for the British Secret Service during...

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The Sister

as Bob
First aired: 2020-10-26

Almost a decade into his new devoted married life Nathan is rocked to the core when Bob, an...

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Revolting Rhymes

as Prince / Mirror / Huntsman / Dwarf
First aired: 2016-12-26

Based on the much-loved children’s book written by Roald Dahl and illustrated by Quentin Blake,...

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Hidden

as Alexander Wentworth
First aired: 2011-10-06

Hidden is a 2011 British television drama starring Philip Glenister, Thekla Reuten, Anna...

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Baghdad Central

as Frank Temple
First aired: 2020-02-03

Shortly after the fall of Saddam Hussein, Iraqi ex-policeman Muhsin al-Khafaji has lost...

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Bombshell

as Lieutenant Roddy Frost
First aired: 2005-05-02

Jenna Marston (Zöe Lucker) is an ambitious and committed Army Captain who's nursing a big...

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Big Cats

as Narrator (voice)
First aired: 2018-01-11

Documentary series uncovering the secret lives of big cats, using the latest technology and...

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