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Simon Callow

Simon Callow

Actor, also director and writer · Born June 13, 1949 (77) · Streatham, London, England, UK

Screen Actors Guild Award winner · BAFTA Award nominee · 1 other major award body

Simon Phillip Hugh Callow CBE (born 15 June 1949) is an English actor. Known as a character actor on stage and screen, he has received numerous accolades including an Olivier Award and Screen Actors Guild Award as well as nominations for two BAFTA Awards. He was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for his services to acting by Queen Elizabeth II in 1999. Callow rose to prominence originating the title role of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in the 1979 Peter Shaffer play Amadeus, for which he received a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role nomination. Callow joined the Miloš Forman 1984 film adaptation, this time portraying Emanuel Schikaneder. In 1992, Callow won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Director of a Musical for Carmen Jones. As an actor, he won acclaim for his comedic roles in A Room with a View (1985) and Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994) earning a BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role nomination for each. Other notable roles include in Maurice (1987), Howards End (1992), Shakespeare in Love (1998), and The Phantom of the Opera (2004). His television roles include Tom Chance in the Channel 4 series Chance in a Million (1984) and The Duke of Sandringham in the series Outlander from 2014 to 2016. He portrayed Napoleon in The Man of Destiny (1981), and Charles Dickens in numerous television projects. He has also appeared on numerous shows such as Midsomer Murders, Rome, Angels in America, Doctor Who, Galavant, Hawkeye, and The Witcher. Callow was born on 15 June 1949 in Streatham, South London, the son of Yvonne Mary (née Guise), a secretary and Neil Francis Callow, a businessman. His father was of French descent and his mother was of Danish and German ancestry. His father left when Simon was 18 months old, and he was brought up by his mother and grandmothers. He and his mother travelled to Northern Rhodesia (now called Zambia) when he was nine to try and reconcile with his father. This did not happen and Callow was sent for three years to boarding school in South Africa. He and his mother returned to Britain when he was twelve. He was raised as a Catholic. Callow was a student at the London Oratory School in West Brompton, and then went on to study briefly at Queen's University Belfast in Northern Ireland, where he was active in the gay liberation movement.[5] He gave up his degree course after a year to take a three-year acting course at the Drama Centre London. He made his first film appearance in 1984 as Schikaneder in Amadeus. The following year, he appeared as the Reverend Mr Beebe in A Room with a View. His first television role was in the Carry On Laughing episode "Orgy and Bess" in 1975, but it was cut from the final print. He starred in several series of the Channel 4 situation comedy Chance in a Million, as Tom Chance, an eccentric individual to whom coincidences happened regularly. Roles like this and his part in Four Weddings and a Funeral brought him to a wider audience. Callow portrayed Pliny the Elder in CBBC's 2007 children's drama series, Roman Mysteries in the episode "The Secrets of Vesuvius". He played Armand Duquesne in Marvel's Hawkeye on Disney+.

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Born
June 13, 1949 (77)
From
Streatham, London, England, UK
Works as
Actor, also director and writer
Titles
75 on MovieCove · 158 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 13% in 30 days

What are Simon Callow's films like?

Across their 50 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy15 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile
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Drama8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
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Biography5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 80th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
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Documentary4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 83rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
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Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile
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Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 30th percentile
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Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile
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Animation2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile
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Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
25%
Self
25%
Morality
17%
Society
14%
Survival
7%
Ideas
6%
Power
6%
Romantic love11 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds11 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth8 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity8 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt5 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 46 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 27 · Serious 9 · Dark 10

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 19 · Stylized 22 · Heightened 5

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 23 · Charged 12 · Intense 11

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 30 · Shifting 11 · Whiplash 5

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 16 · Some laughs 24 · Funny 6

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 26 · Even-paced 17 · Relentless 3

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 27 · Engaged 15 · Full focus 4

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 26 · Affecting 10 · Heavy 10

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 33 · Open-ended 11 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

23 analyzed roles

Usually the Mentor: 8 of 23 analyzed roles.

Mentor
8 of 23
Shadow
4 of 23
Trickster
2 of 23
Ally
2 of 23
Shapeshifter
2 of 23
Threshold guardian
2 of 23
Hero
2 of 23
Herald
1 of 23
Show the 23 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
19
Melancholic
19
Warm
14
Joyful
13
Contemplative
11
Other
48

How their films linger

Bittersweet21 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy17
  • Bittersweet18
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous11
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Simon Callow's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 57 of their 75 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (23).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Simon Callow's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

158 credits, 75 with a MovieCove page; 37 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Eternal Return(2025)

    as Malcolm

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Man with the Plan(2026)

    as William Beveridge

  • Bookish(2025)

    Show 3 episodes · as E

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Étoile(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · as Crispin Shamblee

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Aguska (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Patrick Carter

  • The Holiday List(2024)

    as Samuel

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • The Boy That Never Was(2024)

    Show 4 episodes · as Cozimo

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows

  • Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2(2024)

    as Cavendish

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Dodger Special: Coronation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Archbishop of Canterbury

  • Murder Ballads: How to Make It in Rock 'n' Roll(2023)

    as Richard O'Keefe

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Doctor Jekyll(2023)

    as Journalist

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Surprised by Oxford(2023)

    as Dr. Sterling

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Pay Day(2022)

    as Gates

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Judi Dench: Our National Treasure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Narrator

  • Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Hawkeye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

  • The Amazing Mr Blunden(2021)

    as Mr. Blunden

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Hawkeye(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Armand Duquesne III

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Alexander Pope: Rediscovering a Genius (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Alexander Pope

  • The Cleaner(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Abahassine

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Classical Destinations: The Great Composers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 8 episodes · as narrator

  • Nutcracker Delights: English National Ballet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Narrator

  • The Witcher(2019)

    Show 2 episodes · as Codringher

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • The Dead Room (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Aubrey Judd

  • Secrets of Britain's Great Cathedrals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show Creator

  • A Christmas Carol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Writer · Actor

  • Blue Iguana(2018)

    as Uncle Martin

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Born Silly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Grindsploitation 3: Video Nasty(2017)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • The Man Who Invented Christmas(2017)

    as Leech

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Victoria & Abdul(2017)

    as Mr. Puccini

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Hampstead(2017)

    as Judge

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Viceroy's House(2017)

    as Cyril Radcliffe

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • George III: The Genius of the Mad King(2017)

    as King George III

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Rebel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 9 episodes · as Henry Palmer

  • Golden Years(2016)

    as Royston

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Galavant(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Edwin the Magnificent

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • A Life on Screen: Stephen Fry(2015)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Creditors(2015)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Outlander(2014)

    Show 5 episodes · as Duke of Sandringham

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Miss in Her Teens(2014)

    as The Author

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Inside No. 9(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Dick

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Plebs(2013)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Dickie Attenborough

  • Them From That Thing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 2 episodes · as Various

  • Shakespeare's Sonnets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Actor

  • Playhouse Presents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Dudley

  • Being Shakespeare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Actor

  • Acts of Godfrey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Godfrey

  • Death in Paradise(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Larry South

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Late Bloomers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Richard

  • Love's Kitchen(2011)

    as Guy Witherspoon

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Lily Allen: From Riches to Rags (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 3 episodes · as Narrator

  • Ice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Prime Minister

  • Ice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 2 episodes · as Prime Minister

  • Save Our Bacon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as The Swinesbury's Boss (voice)

  • Arn: The Knight Templar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 2 episodes · as Fader Henry

  • Orson Welles Over Europe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Writer · as Self - Presenter

  • The Addictions of Sin: WH Auden in His Own Words (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Readings (voice)

  • Chemical Wedding (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Haddo

  • Arn: The Knight Templar(2007)

    as Father Henry

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Ripley Under Ground(2005)

    as Dean Bentliffe

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Sarah Jane Adventures(2007)

    Show 2 episodes · as Tree Blathereen (voice)

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows

  • The Company (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 3 episodes · as MI6 liaison officer Elihu

  • British Film Forever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Surveillance 24/7 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as St John

  • Roman Mysteries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 2 episodes · as Pliny

  • Inspector Lewis(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Vernon Oxe

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • The Madness of Boy George (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • The Curse of King Tut's Tomb (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 2 episodes · as George Russell

  • The Curse of King Tut's Tomb (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as George Russell

  • Revisiting Brideshead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Narrator

  • Rag Tale(2005)

    Writer · as Cormac Rourke

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • The Best Man(2005)

    as Big-Time Publisher

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Civilization of Maxwell Bright(2005)

    as Mr. Wroth

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Doctor Who(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · as Charles Dickens

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Bob the Butler(2005)

    as Mr. Butler

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Agatha Christie's Marple(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Colonel Melchett

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • The Phantom of the Opera(2004)

    as Andre

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Shoebox Zoo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 26 episodes · as Wolfgang the Wolf (voice) / Hunter the Horse (voice)

  • George and the Dragon(2004)

    as King Edgar

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Angels in America(2003)

    Show 2 episodes · as Prior 2 · as Prior Walter Ancestor #2 (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Thank You, Doctor Rey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Bob

  • Bright Young Things(2003)

    as King of Anatolia

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Galileo’s Battle for the Heavens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Galileo

  • The Mystery of Charles Dickens(2000)

    as Charles Dickens

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 2 episodes · as Charles Dickens

  • Thunderpants(2002)

    as Sir John Osgood

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Richard Rodgers: Some Enchanted Evening (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director

  • Christmas Carol: The Movie(2001)

    as Charles Dickens / Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Don't Eat the Neighbours (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 26 episodes · Actor

  • No Man's Land(2001)

    as Colonel Soft

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Deadly Appearances(2000)

    as Rick Spencer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Animated Epics: Don Quixote (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Don Quixote

  • Around The World In 80 Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Phileas Fogg (voice)

  • Notting Hill(1999)

    as Simon Callow (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Shakespeare in Love(1998)

    as Tilney

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Bedrooms and Hallways(1998)

    as Keith

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Scarlet Tunic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Captain Fairfax

  • The Woman In White (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Count Fosco

  • The Woman In White (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 2 episodes · as Count Fosco

  • Trial & Retribution(1997)

    Show 2 episodes · as Rupert Halliday

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Midsomer Murders(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Wellow

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Victory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Zangiacomo

  • Testament: The Bible in Animation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Meneptah (voice)

  • Moses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Meneptah II (voice)

  • James and the Giant Peach(1996)

    as Grasshopper (voice)

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Dennis the Menace and Gnasher (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Hugo Trenchfoot (voice)

  • An Audience with Charles Dickens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Charles Dickens

  • Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls(1995)

    as Vincent Cadby

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Jefferson in Paris(1995)

    as Richard Cosway

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • El pasajero clandestino (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Major Owens

  • England, My England (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Charles II

  • Street Fighter(1994)

    as A. N. Official

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Little Napoleons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 4 episodes · as Edward Feathers

  • Four Weddings and a Funeral(1994)

    as Gareth

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Camp Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Actor

  • Femme Fatale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Vicar Ronnie

  • Soft Top Hard Shoulder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Eddie Cherdowski

  • Howards End(1992)

    as Music and Meaning Lecturer (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Trials of Oz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as John Mortimer

  • The Crucifer of Blood(1991)

    as Inspector Lestrade

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Performance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as John Mortimer

  • The Ballad of the Sad Cafe(1991)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Mr. & Mrs. Bridge(1990)

    as Dr. Alex Sauer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Postcards from the Edge(1990)

    as Simon Asquith

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Old Flames (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Nathanial Quass

  • Revolutionary Witness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Franciscus Palloy

  • Poirot(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Lutz

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Manifesto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Police Chief Hunt

  • The Reluctant Dragon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Dragon (voice)

  • Maurice(1987)

    as Mr. Ducie

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Acting (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Cariani and the Courtesans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Raimondi

  • Inspector Morse(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Theodore Kemp

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • The Christmas Tree (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Jacob Weinberg

  • David Copperfield (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 7 episodes · as Wilkins Micawber

  • ScreenPlay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Raimondi

  • Split Screen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • A Room with a View(1986)

    as The Reverend Mr. Beebe

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Dead Head (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 4 episodes · as Hugo Silver

  • The Good Father(1985)

    as Mark Varda

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Honour, Profit & Pleasure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as George Frideric Handel

  • Screen Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Nathanial Quass

  • Royal Variety Performance 1984(1984)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Amadeus(1984)

    as Emanuel Schikaneder

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Chance in a Million (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 18 episodes · as Tom Chance

  • The Man of Destiny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Napoleon

  • Instant Enlightenment Including VAT (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Maximillian

  • The Sunday Drama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as The Prince

  • Victorian Scandals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 1 episode · as Duval

  • Carry On Laughing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 1 episode · as Crew Member

  • The Sweeney(1975)

    Show 1 episode · as Detective Sergeant

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Nova(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Galileo

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • A Ghost Story for Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as Aubrey Judd

  • About A Bell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

  • The Amazing Maurice: The Waters of Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Werewolf (voice)

  • The Northumbria Mysteries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 8 episodes · as David

  • The Reformation of Sister Edith (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Abbot Pentecost

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 156 titles, 151 of them dated from 1971 to 2026; peak year 1995.

Biggest box office

Shakespeare in Love (1998)

$289M worldwide

Highest rated

Amadeus (1984)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Shakespeare in Love (1998)

Film career

MilestoneAward winNomination
19712026

Peak 1995 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 7 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting151 of 156: 150 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score69thDirecting3 of 156: 3 only directing, 0 with another roleWriting2 of 156: 1 only writing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 156: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1970s7 · acting1980s21 · acting1990s32 · 31 acting · 1 crew2000s38 · 36 acting · 2 crew2010s33 · 32 acting · 2 crew2020s20 · acting

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 11% of 37 roles
84949909

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

a Screen Actors Guild Award from 4 major nominations, 1987–1999.

WinNomination
  1. 1999
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Cast
  2. 1995
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Actor in a Supporting Role
  3. 1991
    • Berlinale award, nominated
  4. 1987
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Simon Callow's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 53rd percentile, the median of the 52 of 53 with a score; across their 46 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 55th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 46

Approval · how many liked their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 46

Reach · how many have seen their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 46

Midcredits score across 74 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up29
  • 50th to 74th20
  • 25th to 49th15
  • Below 25th10

Shape of the crowd

26 of their 74 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved15
  • Universally Panned1
  • Loved with Detractors2
  • Divisive3
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser26
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed21

Most divisive · actor

Creditors (2015)

96th percentile spread · 40% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Amadeus (1984)

Midcredits 99th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 37 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 46. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Simon Callow's work okay for kids?

Across up to 16 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore runs lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore15 titles14–64 · median 31 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity16 titles15–59 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity16 titles18–71 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs14 titles29–47 · median 34 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense15 titles6–58 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Simon Callow work with?

People who share at least 2 of Simon Callow's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; James Ivory shares the most, 5.

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