Name
Bertie Carvel
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1977-09-06 (49 years old)
Place of Birth
Marylebone, London, England, UK
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 Tony 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.
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- 2021 The Tragedy of Macbeth as Banquo
- 2012 Les Misérables as Bamatabois
- 2015 Coalition as Nick Clegg
- 2004 Hawking as George Ellis
- 2016 Koko: The Gorilla Who Talks to People as Narrator (voice)
- 2017 Revolting Rhymes as Prince / Mirror / Huntsman / Dwarf (voice)
- 2004 Agatha Christie: A Life in Pictures as Max Mallowan
- 2010 Sherlock ( 1 episode ) as Seb Wilkes
- 2015 Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell ( 7 episodes ) as Jonathan Strange
- 2005 Bombshell ( 7 episodes ) as Lieutenant Roddy Frost
- 2021 Dalgliesh ( 18 episodes ) as Adam Dalgliesh
- 2015 Doctor Foster ( 15 episodes ) as Simon Foster
- 2011 Hidden ( 4 episodes ) as Alexander Wentworth
- 2007 Primeval ( 1 episode ) as Ryan Mason
- 2001 Waking the Dead ( 2 episodes ) as Dr Dench
- 2005 Doctor Who ( 1 episode ) as Mysterious Man
- 2016 The Crown ( 6 episodes ) as Tony Blair
- 2016 The Crown ( 1 episode ) as Robin Day
- 2012 Restless ( 2 episodes ) as Mason Harding
- 2018 Big Cats ( 3 episodes ) as Narrator (voice)
- 2020 The Pale Horse ( 2 episodes ) as Zachariah Osborne
- 2020 Baghdad Central ( 6 episodes ) as Frank Temple
- 1997 Midsomer Murders ( 1 episode ) as Justin Hooper
- 2020 The Sister ( 4 episodes ) as Bob
- 2016 Revolting Rhymes ( 2 episodes ) as Prince / Mirror / Huntsman / Dwarf
- 2025 Walking with Dinosaurs ( 6 episodes ) as Self - Presenter (voice)
- 2026 A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms ( 4 episodes ) as Prince Baelor 'Breakspear' Targaryen
- 2005 The Lost World of Mitchell & Kenyon ( 1 episode ) as Mitchell
- 2005 Beethoven ( 2 episodes ) as Ferdinand Ries
- 1999 Holby City ( 1 episode ) as Martin Phillips
- 2008 John Adams ( 1 episode ) as Lord Carmarthen
- 2010 Just William ( 1 episode ) as Uncle Neville
- 2011 The Crimson Petal and the White ( 3 episodes ) as Ashwell
- 2013 The Wrong Mans ( 1 episode ) as Nathan Cross
- 2014 Babylon ( 6 episodes ) as Finn Kirkwood
