Samuel West

Biography

Samuel West was born on June 19, 1966 in Hammersmith, London, England as Samuel Alexander Joseph West. He is known for his work on Howards End (1992), Van Helsing (2004) and Notting Hill (1999).

Known For

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

The Crown

Westworld

Death in Paradise

Agatha Christie's Poirot

NOVA

Slow Horses

All Movies (77)

• Return to Narnia2025 · as Self
• Merchant Ivory2024 · as Self
• The Tubular Bells 50th Anniversary Tour2022 · as Master of Ceremonies
• Gatecrash2020 · as Policeman
• The Gentlemen2020 · as Lord Pressfield
• On Chesil Beach2018 · as Geoffrey Ponting
• Darkest Hour2017 · as Sir Anthony Eden
• All the world's a stage2016 · as Narrator (voice)
• Suffragette2015 · as Benedict Haughton
• Inside the Court of Henry VIII2015 · as Narrator
• The Eichmann Show2015 · as Narrator
• The Riot Club2014 · as Tutor
• If I Don't Come Home: Letters from D-Day2014 · as Norman Skinner
• Secrets of Underground London2014 · as Narrator
• Faberge: A Life of Its Own2014 · as Narrator
• Operation Stonehenge: What Lies Beneath2014 · as Host
• Tutankhamun: The Mystery of the Burnt Mummy2013 · as Narrator
• Secrets of the Tower of London2013 · as Narrator
• Secrets of Henry VIII's Palace: Hampton Court2013 · as Narrator (voice)
• Moominland Tales: The Life of Tove Jansson2012 · as Narrator (voice)
• Wikileaks: Secrets and Lies2012 · as Narrator (voice)
• Hyde Park on Hudson2012 · as Bertie
• Secrets of the Manor House2012 · as Narrator
• First Man on the Moon2012 · as Narrator (Voice UK)
• Hitler's Children2011 · as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
• Wallis Simpson: The Secret Letters2011 · as Narrator
• Heath vs Wilson: The 10-Year Duel2011 · as Self - Narrator
• Dark Relic2010 · as Friar George
• BBC Horizon: Is Everything We Know About The Universe Wrong?2010 · as Self - Narrator
• Harold Pinter: A Celebration2010 · as Self
• Albert Schweitzer2009 · as Phil Figgis
• The Blood of the Rose2009 · as Narrator
• The Maharajas' Motor Car: The Story of Rolls-Royce in India2009 · as Narrator - (Voice)
• Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley2008 · as Ted Heath
• Random Quest2006 · as Colin
• The First Emperor2006 · as Himself - Narrator
• Einstein's Big Idea2005 · as Humphry Davy
• After the War: Conquering Germany2005 · as Narrator
• Namibia: Genocide and the Second Reich2005 · as Narrator (voice)
• Ring of the Nibelungs2004 · as Gunther
• Van Helsing2004 · as Dr. Victor Frankenstein
• 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure2003 · as Pongo (voice)
• Iris2001 · as Young Maurice
• Pandaemonium2001 · as Robert Southey
• Nero's Golden House2001 · as Narrator
• Bread and Roses2000 · as Party Guest (uncredited)
• Complicity2000 · as Neil
• Longitude2000 · as Nevil Maskelyne
• Runt1999 · as Pork
• In Excess: The Death of Michael Hutchence1999 · as Narrator (voice)
• Notting Hill1999 · as Anna's Co-Star
• Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters1999 · as Major Edrington
• War of the Century - When Hitler Fought Stalin1999 · as Narrator
• The Dance of Shiva1998 · as Lieutenant Davies
• Rupert's Land1998 · as Rupert McKay
• Stiff Upper Lips1998 · as Edward
• I Hate Christmas Too1997 · as Soldier
• The Ripper1997 · as Prince Albert Victor Edward
• Danielle Steel's Zoya1997 · as Nicolai
• Jane Eyre1996 · as St John Rivers
• Heavy Weather1995 · as 'Monty' Bodkin
• Carrington1995 · as Gerald Brenan
• Persuasion1995 · as Mr. Elliot
• The Vacillations of Poppy Carew1995 · as Victor
• Open Fire1994 · as Stephen Waldorf
• A Feast at Midnight1994 · as Chef
• A Breed of Heroes1994 · as Lt. Charles Thoroughgood
• Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time1993 · as Cyrian
• The Maitlands1993 · as Jack Maitland
• Archipel1993 · as Alan Stewart
• Voices in the Garden1993 · as Mark
• Howards End1992 · as Leonard Bast
• The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian & The Voyage of the Dawn Treader1989 · as King Caspian
• Reunion1989 · as Count Konradin von Lohenburg
• Frankie and Johnnie1986 · as Johnnie Mallett
• Time & Tide - A Trilogy—
• The Book of Water— · as Narrator/Geiser

All TV Shows (58)

• Sam & Ade Go Birding2026
• Jane Austen: Rise of a Genius2025 · as Self
• Remembers…2022
• The Midwich Cuckoos2022 · as Bernard Westcott
• Slow Horses2022 · as Peter Judd
• Small Axe2020 · as Mr. Hill
• All Creatures Great & Small2020 · as Siegfried Farnon
• Trust2018 · as Professor Talbot
• Spying on the Royals2017 · as Narrator (voice)
• Edouard VIII, espionnage et liaisons dangereuses2017 · as Narrator
• The Crown2016 · as Anthony Blunt
• Westworld2016 · as Security Guard
• The Frankenstein Chronicles2015 · as Sir William Chester
• Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell2015 · as Sir Walter Pole
• Operation Stonehenge: What Lies Beneath2014 · as Narrator
• Secrets of Britain2014 · as Himself - Narrator
• The Crimson Field2014 · as Elliot Vincent
• W1A2014 · as Richard Cartwright
• Great Canal Journeys2014 · as Self
• Fleming2014 · as Rear Admiral John Godfrey
• Winterwatch2013 · as Self
• Mr Selfridge2013 · as Frank Edwards
• The Hollow Crown2012 · as Bishop of Winchester
• Secrets of the Manor House2012 · as Self - Narrator
• Eternal Law2012 · as Zak Gist
• King George and Queen Mary: The Royals Who Rescued the Monarchy2012 · as Narrator (Voice)
• Death in Paradise2011 · as Donald McCormack
• Any Human Heart2010 · as Peter Scabius (Older)
• Garrow's Law2009 · as Thomas Erskine
• Desperate Romantics2009
• English Heritage2009 · as Self - Narrator (voice)
• World War Two: Behind Closed Doors2008 · as narrator
• The Alan Titchmarsh Show2007 · as Self
• Auschwitz: The Nazis and the Final Solution2005 · as Narrator
• Ring of the Nibelungs2004 · as Gunther
• Cambridge Spies2003 · as Anthony Blunt
• Foyle's War2002 · as Lt. Col. James Wintringham
• The Inspector Lynley Mysteries2002 · as Tony Wainwright
• The Private Life of a Masterpiece2001 · as Narrator
• Waking the Dead2001 · as Thomas Rice
• Longitude2000 · as Nevil Maskelyne
• War of the Century1999 · as Self - Narrator
• Battle of the Sexes - In the Animal World1999 · as Narrator
• The Planets1999 · as Himself - Narrator
• Hornblower1998 · as Major Edrington
• The Nazis: A Warning from History1997 · as Self - Narrator
• Midsomer Murders1997 · as Jeremy Thacker
• Midsomer Murders1997 · as James Oswood
• Strangers1996 · as Simon
• Over Here1996 · as Archie Bunting
• As Time Goes By1992 · as Terry
• Stanley and the Women1991 · as Stephen Duke
• Performance1991 · as Jack Maitland
• Screen One1989 · as Lt. Charles Thoroughgood
• Agatha Christie's Poirot1989 · as Dr Constantine
• The Chronicles of Narnia1988 · as King Caspian
• Screen Two1985 · as Mark
• NOVA1974 · as Humphry Davy