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Bertie Carvel

Bertie Carvel

Known For Acting
Birthday Sep 06, 1977 (48)
Birthplace Marylebone, London, England, UK
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Jun 10, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

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 Ton ... y 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.

Known For

Filmography

The Tragedy of Macbeth

The Tragedy of Macbeth

2021

as Banquo

Revolting Rhymes

Revolting Rhymes

2017

as Prince / Mirror / Huntsman / Dwarf (voice)

Koko: The Gorilla Who Talks to People

Koko: The Gorilla Who Talks to People

2016

as Narrator (voice)

Coalition

Coalition

2015

as Nick Clegg

Les Misérables

Les Misérables

2012

as Bamatabois

Hawking

Hawking

2004

as George Ellis

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Dalgliesh

as Adam Dalgliesh

Episodes: 12

First Aired: Nov 04, 2021

Doctor Foster

as Simon Foster

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Sep 09, 2015

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

as Jonathan Strange

Episodes: 7

First Aired: May 17, 2015

Bombshell

as Lieutenant Roddy Frost

Episodes: 7

First Aired: May 02, 2005

Babylon

as Finn

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Nov 13, 2014

The Crown

as Tony Blair

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Nov 04, 2016

Baghdad Central

as Frank Temple

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Feb 03, 2020

Hidden

as Alexander Wentworth

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Oct 06, 2011

The Sister

as Bob

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Oct 26, 2020

Big Cats

as Narrator (voice)

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jan 11, 2018

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight

as Baelor Targaryen

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Unknown

Waking the Dead

as Dr Dench

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jun 18, 2001

Restless

as Mason Harding

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Dec 27, 2012

The Pale Horse

as Zachariah Osborne

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 09, 2020

Revolting Rhymes

as Prince / Mirror / Huntsman / Dwarf

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Dec 26, 2016

Sherlock

as Seb Wilkes

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 25, 2010

Doctor Who

as Mysterious Man

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 26, 2005

The Crown

as Robin Day

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 04, 2016

Midsomer Murders

as Justin Hooper

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 23, 1997

The Crimson Petal and the White

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Apr 06, 2011

Primeval

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 10, 2007

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