About
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...
Known for
Death in ParadiseSeries • 2011
Doctor WhoSeries • 2005
Midsomer MurdersSeries • 1997
Agatha Christie's PoirotSeries • 1989
OutlanderSeries • 2014
NOVASeries • 1974
The WitcherSeries • 2019
HawkeyeSeries • 2021
Agatha Christie's MarpleSeries • 2004
Screen TwoSeries • 1985
Inside No. 9Series • 2014
Inspector MorseSeries • 1987
LewisSeries • 2007
The SweeneySeries • 1975
PerformanceSeries • 1991
Notting HillMovie • 1999
The Sarah Jane AdventuresSeries • 2007
Street FighterMovie • 1994
Playhouse PresentsSeries • 2012
ScreenPlaySeries • 1986
Trial & RetributionSeries • 1997
Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2Movie • 2024
The Phantom of the OperaMovie • 2004
Ace Ventura: When Nature CallsMovie • 1995