Filmography
Simon Callow
Doctor Who
2005 · Charles Dickens
Midsomer Murders
1997 · Dr. Wellow
Outlander
2014 · Duke of Sandringham
Death in Paradise
2011 · Larry South
NOVA
1974 · Galileo
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989 · Dr. Lutz
Loose Women
1999 · Self
The Witcher
2019 · Codringher
Question Time
1979 · Himself - Panellist
Omnibus
1967 · Self
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004 · Colonel Melchett
Great British Menu
2006 · Self - Guest Judge
Screen Two
1985 · Nathanial Quass
Lewis
2007 · Vernon Oxe
Q&A
2008 · Self - Panellist
Inside No. 9
2014 · Dick
Parkinson
1998 · Self
Hawkeye
2021 · Armand Duquesne III
Inspector Morse
1987 · Theodore Kemp
The Sweeney
1975 · Detective Sergeant
The Sarah Jane Adventures
2007 · Tree Blathereen (voice)
Performance
1991 · John Mortimer
Trial & Retribution
1997 · Rupert Halliday
ScreenPlay
1986 · Raimondi
Bookish
2025 · E
The Cleaner
2021 · Mr. Abahassine
Amadeus
1984 · Emanuel Schikaneder
Notting Hill
1999 · Simon Callow (uncredited)
Plebs
2013 · Actor
Street Fighter
1994 · A. N. Official
Playhouse Presents
2012 · Dudley
The Phantom of the Opera
2004 · Andre
Shoebox Zoo
2004 · Wolfgang the Wolf (voice) / Hunter the Horse (voice)
Galavant
2015 · Edwin the Magnificent
A Ghost Story for Christmas
1971 · Aubrey Judd
Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2
2024 · Cavendish
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
1995 · Vincent Cadby
Four Weddings and a Funeral
1994 · Gareth
Chance in a Million
1984 · Tom Chance
James and the Giant Peach
1996 · Grasshopper (voice)
Shakespeare in Love
1998 · Tilney
The Northumbria Mysteries
2026 · Father David Rutherford
Angels in America
2003 · Prior 2, Prior Walter Ancestor #2 (uncredited)
Étoile
2025 · Crispin Shamblee
Comic Relief
1988 · Actor
Arn: The Knight Templar
2010 · Fader Henry
A Room with a View
1986 · The Reverend Mr. Beebe
Dennis the Menace and Gnasher
1996 · Hugo Trenchfoot (voice)
The Sunday Drama
1977 · The Prince
Testament: The Bible in Animation
1996 · Meneptah (voice)
The Company
2007 · MI6 liaison officer Elihu
The Man Who Invented Christmas
2017 · Leech
Howards End
1992 · Music and Meaning Lecturer (uncredited)
Carry On Laughing
1975 · Crew Member
Maurice
1987 · Mr. Ducie
Don't Eat the Neighbours
2001 · Actor
Postcards from the Edge
1990 · Simon Asquith
British Film Forever
2007 · Actor
Tate Britain's Great Art Walks
2017 · Self
David Copperfield
1986 · Wilkins Micawber
Saturday Review
1984 · Self
No Man's Land
2001 · Colonel Soft
Victorian Scandals
1976 · Duval
The Boy That Never Was
2024 · Cozimo
The Rebel
2016 · Henry Palmer
Arn: The Knight Templar
2007 · Father Henry
Victoria & Abdul
2017 · Mr. Puccini
Them From That Thing
2012 · Various
George and the Dragon
2004 · King Edgar
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Hawkeye
2022 · Actor
Roman Mysteries
2007 · Pliny
Hampstead
2017 · Judge
Derren Brown: Trick or Treat
2007 · Himself
Eternal Return
2026 · Malcolm
The Curse of King Tut's Tomb
2006 · George Russell
Christmas Carol: The Movie
2001 · Charles Dickens / Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)
A Very British Murder with Lucy Worsley
2013 · Self
Viceroy's House
2017 · Cyril Radcliffe
Thunderpants
2002 · Sir John Osgood
The Best Man
2005 · Big-Time Publisher
Mindhorn
2016 · Himself
Ice
2011 · Prime Minister
Acting
1987 · Actor
Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale
2002 · Charles Dickens
Dead Head
1986 · Hugo Silver
Little Napoleons
1994 · Edward Feathers
The Curse of King Tut's Tomb
2006 · George Russell
Ice
2011 · Prime Minister
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
2018 · Self
Split Screen
1986 · Actor
The Woman In White
1997 · Count Fosco
The Crucifer of Blood
1991 · Inspector Lestrade
Bob the Butler
2005 · Mr. Butler
Jamie's Dream School
2011 · Himself
The Amazing Mr. Blunden
2021 · Mr. Blunden
The Woman In White
1997 · Count Fosco
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
2014 · Self - Actor and Welles' Biographer
Bright Young Things
2003 · King of Anatolia
Love's Kitchen
2011 · Guy Witherspoon
Lily Allen: From Riches to Rags
2011 · Narrator
Classical Destinations: The Great Composers
2021 · narrator
The Civilization of Maxwell Bright
2005 · Mr. Wroth
The Amazing Maurice: The Waters of Life
TBA · Werewolf (voice)
Ripley Under Ground
2007 · Dean Bentliffe
The Trials of Oz
1991 · John Mortimer
The Man with the Plan
2026 · William Beveridge
Mr. & Mrs. Bridge
1990 · Dr. Alex Sauer
Merchant Ivory
2024 · Self
Jefferson in Paris
1995 · Richard Cosway
The Reformation of Sister Edith
TBA · Abbot Pentecost
Bedrooms and Hallways
1998 · Keith
Doctor Jekyll
2023 · Journalist
Golden Years
2016 · Royston
Alec Guinness: A Class Act
2024 · self
Amadeus: The Making of a Masterpiece
2025 · Himself
Nutcracker Delights: English National Ballet
2020 · Narrator
It's Christmas!
2024 · Samuel
The Good Father
1985 · Mark Varda
Blue Iguana
2018 · Uncle Martin
The Fringe, Fame and Me
2022 · Self
The British Guide to Showing Off
2011 · Self
Orson Welles Over Europe
2009 · Self - Presenter, Writer
Judi Dench: Our National Treasure
2022 · Narrator
Thank You, Doctor Rey
2003 · Bob
Westminster Abbey: Behind Closed Doors
2022 · Self - Narrator (voice)
Around The World In 80 Days
2000 · Phileas Fogg (voice)
Maggie Smith at the BBC: a portrait
2008 · Self
Soft Top Hard Shoulder
1993 · Eddie Cherdowski
Moses
1996 · Meneptah II (voice)
Manifesto
1988 · Police Chief Hunt
Grindsploitation 3: Video Nasty
2017 · Actor
Surprised by Oxford
2023 · Dr. Sterling
Chemical Wedding
2008 · Haddo
Phantom of the Opera: Behind the Mask
2006 · Self
Femme Fatale
1993 · Vicar Ronnie
Deadly Appearances
2000 · Rick Spencer
Animated Epics: Don Quixote
2000 · Don Quixote
Acts of Godfrey
2012 · Godfrey
There's Something About Romcoms
2016 · Self
American: An Odyssey to 1947
2022 · Self
Late Bloomers
2011 · Richard
Miss in Her Teens
2014 · The Author
Cariani and the Courtesans
1987 · Raimondi
Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration
2024 · Self
Creditors
2015 · John Allen
The Pay Day
2022 · Gates
The Addictions of Sin: WH Auden in His Own Words
2009 · Readings (voice)
A Tribute To Ismail Merchant
2005 · Self (archive footage)
Dodger Special: Coronation
2023 · Archbishop of Canterbury
The Scarlet Tunic
1998 · Captain Fairfax
Revisiting Brideshead
2005 · Narrator
Royal Variety Performance 1984
1984 · Actor
Instant Enlightenment Including VAT
1979 · Maximillian
Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule
2014 · Self - Narrator (voice)
Rag Tale
2005 · Cormac Rourke
Victory
1996 · Zangiacomo
The Twelfth Night Reunion
2026 · Self - Performer
Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story
2012 · Dickie Attenborough
Art of Freedom
2011 · Self
Save Our Bacon
2010 · The Swinesbury's Boss (voice)
The Madness of Boy George
2006 · Narrator (voice)
El pasajero clandestino
1995 · Major Owens
The Dead Room
2018 · Aubrey Judd
How Gay Sex Changed the World
2007 · Self
The Sarah Millican Television Programme - Best of Series 1-2
2013 · Self
Theatreland
2009 · Self
The First Silent Night: The Christmas Carol That United the World
2014 · Self - Host - Narrator
The Marvellous Maggie Smith: A Celebration
2022 · Self
Camp Christmas
1993 · Actor
Alexander Pope: Rediscovering a Genius
2021 · Alexander Pope
Galileo’s Battle for the Heavens
2002 · Galileo
Murder Ballads: How to Make It in Rock 'n' Roll
2023 · Richard O'Keefe
50 Years Legal
2017 · Self
The Man of Destiny
1981 · Napoleon
Aguska
2024 · Patrick Carter
Honour, Profit & Pleasure
1985 · George Frideric Handel
An Audience with Charles Dickens
1996 · Charles Dickens
Old Flames
1990 · Nathanial Quass
England, My England
1995 · Charles II
The Unforgettable Harry Secombe
2010 · Self
Surveillance 24/7
2007 · St John
The Mystery of Charles Dickens
2002 · Charles Dickens
Shakespeare's Sonnets
2012 · Actor
Revolutionary Witness
1989 · Franciscus Palloy
Being Shakespeare
2012 · Actor
Born Silly
2017 · Narrator (voice)
The Reluctant Dragon
1987 · Dragon (voice)
A Christmas Carol
2018 · Actor, Writer
The Christmas Tree
1986 · Jacob Weinberg
Men of Mystery
2006 · Himself
Reviving Harry Lime
2006 · Himself
Matchbox
2018 · Cupid