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Bertie Carvel

Actor, Director, ProducerBorn September 6, 1977 (47 years)
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.
Movies & Shows on Plex
  • Midsomer Murders
  • The Crimson Petal and The White
Known For
  • Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
  • Doctor Foster
  • The Tragedy of Macbeth
  • Dalgliesh (2021)
  • The Sister
  • The Pale Horse
  • Big Cats
  • Baghdad Central
  • Babylon (2014)
  • Coalition

Filmography

2025
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight (TV Series) · as Baelor Targaryen
2024
Smoke Out · as Friend
2021
2021
Dalgliesh (2021) (TV Series) · as Adam Dalgliesh
2020
The Sister (TV Series) · as Bob
2020
The Pale Horse (TV Series) · as Zachariah Osborne
2020
Baghdad Central (TV Series) · as Frank Temple
2018
Big Cats (TV Series) · as Narrator (voice)
2016
Un conte peut en cacher un autre · as Prince / Mirror / Huntsman / Dwarf (voice)
2016
Revolting Rhymes (TV Series) · as Prince / Mirror / Huntsman / Dwarf
2016
The Crown (TV Series) · as Tony Blair
2016
2015
Doctor Foster (TV Series) · as Simon Foster
2015
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (TV Series) · as Jonathan Strange
2015
Coalition · as Nick Clegg
2014
Babylon (2014) (TV Series) · as Finn
2013
The Wrong Mans (TV Series) · as Nathan Cross
2012
Restless · as Mason Harding
2012
Les Misérables · as Bamatabois
2011
Hidden (2011) (TV Series) · as Alexander Wentworth
2011
2010
Just William (2010) (TV Series) · as Uncle Neville
2010
Sherlock (TV Series) · as Seb Wilkes
2008
John Adams (TV Series) · as Lord Carmarthen
2007
Primeval (TV Series)
2006
Bombshell (TV Series) · as Lieutenant Roddy Frost
2005
The Genius of Beethoven (TV Series) · as Ferdinand Ries
2005
Doctor Who (2005) (TV Series) · as Mysterious Man
2005
The Lost World of Mitchell & Kenyon (TV Series) · as Mitchell
2004
2004
Hawking · as George Ellis
2002
Restless (TV Series) · as Mason Harding
2000
Waking the Dead (TV Series) · as Dr Dench
1999
Holby City (TV Series) · as Martin Phillips
1997
Midsomer Murders (TV Series) · as Justin Hooper
1993
Late Show with David Letterman (TV Series) · as Miss Trunchbull

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