Acting
Simon McBurney
Born 1957-08-25
Cambridge, England, UK
Department: Acting
Biography
Simon Montagu McBurney, OBE (born 25 August 1957) is an English Olivier Award-winning and Tony Award-nominated actor, writer and director. He is the founder and artistic director of Théâtre de Complicité in England, now called Complicite. Description above from the Wikipedia article Simon McBurney, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
2010
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The Theory of Everything
2014
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Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
2015
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The Conjuring 2
2016
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Robin Hood
2010
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The Golden Compass
2007
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Allied
2016
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Nosferatu
2024
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Body of Lies
2008
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Mr. Bean's Holiday
2007
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (70 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Betrayers | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2026 |
 | The Actor | Doctor Croft / Doctor Edgarton | Movie | 2025 |
 | Nosferatu | Herr Knock | Movie | 2024 |
 | Gardening | Detective Danforth | Movie | 2024 |
 | National Theatre Live: Mnemonic | Director | Movie | 2024 |
| National Theatre Live: Mnemonic | Writer | Movie | 2024 |
 | A Mistake | Andrew McGrath | Movie | 2023 |
 | Hijack | Edgar Janssen | TV Series | 2023 |
 | The Metropolitan Opera: The Magic Flute | Art Direction | Movie | 2023 |
 | Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead | Director | Movie | 2023 |
 | The Pale Blue Eye | Captain Hitchcock | Movie | 2022 |
 | Can I Live? | Co-Director | Movie | 2021 |
 | Wolfwalkers | Lord Protector (voice) | Movie | 2020 |
 | Siberia | Magician | Movie | 2020 |
 | Carnival Row | Runyan Millworthy | TV Series | 2019 |
 | The Loudest Voice | Rupert Murdoch | TV Series | 2019 |
 | The Mercy | Sir Francis Chichester | Movie | 2018 |
 | The Encounter | Himself | Movie | 2017 |
| The Encounter | Director | Movie | 2017 |
 | Allied | S.O.E. Official | Movie | 2016 |
 | The New Man | Self | Movie | 2016 |
 | John Berger or The Art of Looking | Self | Movie | 2016 |
 | The Conjuring 2 | Maurice Grosse | Movie | 2016 |
 | Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation | Atlee | Movie | 2015 |
 | The Casual Vacancy | Colin Wall | TV Series | 2015 |
 | The Theory of Everything | Frank Hawking | Movie | 2014 |
 | Magic in the Moonlight | Howard Burkan | Movie | 2014 |
 | For Those Who Can Tell No Tales | Tim Clancy | Movie | 2013 |
 | Utopia | Professor Donaldson | TV Series | 2013 |
 | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | Oliver Lacon | Movie | 2011 |
 | The Borgias | Johannes Burchart | TV Series | 2011 |
 | Jane Eyre | Mr. Brocklehurst | Movie | 2011 |
 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 | Kreacher (voice) | Movie | 2010 |
 | National Theatre Live: A Disappearing Number | Director | Movie | 2010 |
| National Theatre Live: A Disappearing Number | Writer | Movie | 2010 |
 | Rev. | Robert | TV Series | 2010 |
 | Robin Hood | Father Tancred | Movie | 2010 |
 | Boogie Woogie | Robert Freign | Movie | 2010 |
 | Body of Lies | Garland | Movie | 2008 |
 | The Duchess | Charles Fox | Movie | 2008 |
 | The Golden Compass | Fra Pavel | Movie | 2007 |
 | Mr. Bean's Holiday | Story | Movie | 2007 |
| Mr. Bean's Holiday | Executive Producer | Movie | 2007 |
 | The Last King of Scotland | British Diplomat | Movie | 2006 |
 | Friends with Money | Aaron | Movie | 2006 |
 | Lenny Henry Live - So Much Things To Say | Creative Consultant | Movie | 2005 |
 | The Manchurian Candidate | Dr. Atticus Noyle | Movie | 2004 |
 | The Reckoning | Stephen | Movie | 2004 |
 | Bright Young Things | Sneath | Movie | 2003 |
 | The Elephant Vanishes | Director | Movie | 2003 |
 | Sweet Dreams | Thomas | Movie | 2003 |
 | Eisenstein | Sergei Eisenstein | Movie | 2000 |
 | Onegin | Triquet | Movie | 1999 |
 | Inside-Out | Market researcher | Movie | 1999 |
 | Cousin Bette | Vauvinet | Movie | 1998 |
 | Midsomer Murders | Henry Carstairs | TV Series | 1997 |
 | The Ogre | Brigadier | Movie | 1996 |
 | Mesmer | Franz Mesmer junior | Movie | 1994 |
 | Being Human | Hermas | Movie | 1994 |
 | Tom & Viv | Dr. Reginald Miller | Movie | 1994 |
 | A Business Affair | Salesman | Movie | 1994 |
 | Gregory: Diary of a Nutcase | Madman | Movie | 1993 |
 | The Crying Game | Mick | Movie | 1992 |
 | Kafka | Assistant Oscar | Movie | 1991 |
 | Performance | Pistol | TV Series | 1991 |
| He-Play | Colin | TV Series | 1990 | |
 | Burning Ambition | Martin | Movie | 1988 |
 | ScreenPlay | Martin | TV Series | 1986 |
 | Friday Night, Saturday Morning | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1979 |
| Quo Vadis, Aida? – The Missing Mart | Self / Appearance | Movie | — |