Simon Chandler
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Simon Chandler (born Simon Timothy Chandler, 4 June 1953 in Luton, Bedfordshire, England) – British film, television, and theatre actor, educated at Bedford School, active since 1976. Often cast as senior establishment figures such as Members of Parliament, civil servants, and officials. His most notable film roles include Private Simmonds in A Bridge Too Far (1977), Merry Brandybuck (voice) in The Lord of the Rings (1978), David Nelson in The Bounty (1984), Hawkins in The Man Who Knew Too Little (1997), Mr. Wells in Vera Drake (2004), Mayor of Grasse in Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006), Lord Dawson in The King's Speech (2010), a Cabinet Minister in The Iron Lady (2011), Sir Augustus Wall Callcott in Mr. Turner (2014), John Taylor in The Theory of Everything (2014), and Sidney Rawle in The Mercy (2018). On television he is best known for Clement Attlee in The Crown (2016), Septon Eustace in House of the Dragon (2022), Mr. Hobbs in Jonny Briggs (1985, 28 episodes), and appearances in Hitler: The Rise of Evil (2003), The Thick of It (2009), Midsomer Murders, Coronation Street (2008), and The Diplomat (2023). On stage he has appeared in Hamlet, Macbeth, King Lear, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, and High Noon (2025, West End).
Known for
Credits
The King's Speech (2010)
as Lord Dawson
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006)
as Mayor of Grasse
The Theory of Everything (2014)
as John Taylor
Penelope (2006)
as Doctor
The Lord of the Rings (1978)
as Merry (voice)
The Old Guard (2020)
as Father Sykes
Rogue Agent (2022)
as Paul Jones
A Bridge Too Far (1977)
as Pvt. Simmonds
Victor/Victoria (1982)
as Chorus Boy
The Mercy (2018)
as Sidney Rawle
The Bounty (1984)
as David Nelson
The Man Who Knew Too Little (1997)
as Hawkins
The Iron Lady (2011)
as Cabinet Minister
Mr. Turner (2014)
as Sir Augustus Wall Callcott
Spice World (1997)
as Hospital Parent
Vera Drake (2004)
as Mr. Wells
Soldiers Talking, Cleanly (1978)
as Nicky
Aimée (1991)
as Paul
Mangal Pandey - The Rising (2005)
as Officer Lockwood
The Breadwinner (1982)
as Patrick Battle
Stoned (2005)
as Mary's Father
Incognito (1997)
as Iain Ill
The Merry Wives of Windsor (1982)
as Fenton
The Taming of the Shrew (2005)
as John Naps
Carnage: Swallowing the Past (2017)
as Barnaby Jones
Gentlemen's Relish (2001)
as Prestwick
The Imitation Game (1980)
Actor
The Stone Raft (2002)
as British Prime Minister
Friends and Other Lovers (1981)
as Jonathan
Dr. Fischer of Geneva (1984)
as Doctor
The Commissioner (1998)
as Peter Simpson
Antony & Cleopatra (1981)
as Eros
Sword of Honour (2001)
as Maj. Irvine
The Taming of the Shrew (1980)
as Lucentio
Milk (1999)
as Doctor
Letters from Baghdad (2017)
as David Hogarth
Who's Who (1979)
as Nigel
Unnatural Causes (1993)
as Digby Seton
If You Go Down in the Woods Today (1981)
as Lieutenant
The Sleeper (2000)
as Jonna
Here Is the News (1989)
as Presenter
The Winslow Boy (1977)
Actor
Dear Sarah (1990)
as Alastair Logan
Critical Eye (2010)
as Surgeon
Sitting Targets (1989)
as Paul
"If Only..." (1980)
as Micky