Michael Elwyn
Acting Born Aug 23, 1942 Pontypridd, Glamorgan, Wales, UK 84 credits
Biography
Michael Elwyn works in acting. Born August 23, 1942 in Pontypridd, Glamorgan, Wales, UK. Archytele tracks 84 screen credits across canonical film and television databases.
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Frequent co-stars
Career timeline
Talamasca: The Secret OrderOut There
House of the DragonAnne
Rare BeastsNational Theatre Live: Under Milk Wood
Quiz
Will
The Pilgrims
National Theatre Live: The Audience
The Iron Lady7lives
U Be Dead
10 Days to War
The TudorsSurveillance 24/7
Robin HoodShadow ManSharpe's Challenge
The Queen's Sister
Dot the IByron
Foyle's WarDaniel DerondaBertie and ElizabethPlain Jane
Border Cafe
Bad Girls
Jinnah
Midsomer Murders
Silent WitnessThis LifeNo Bananas
A Pleasant Terror: The Life and Ghosts of M.R. James
SharpeSelling Hitler
HeartbeatHeartbeatBetween the LinesFramedSam Saturday
Crimestrike
War and RemembranceAfter HenryPiece of Cake
Half Moon Street
C.A.T.S. EyesThe Winning StreakFlorence Nightingale
The BillHammer House of Mystery and SuspenseMr. Palfrey of WestminsterThe Late Nancy Irving
Dramarama
TriangleThe French Lieutenant's Woman
Full Filmography
84 titles- Talamasca: The Secret Order (2025) as Dr. Jameson
- Out There (2025) as Owen Thomas
- House of the Dragon (2022) as Lord Simon Staunton
- Anne (2022) as Lord Chief Justice Lord Igor Judge
- Rare Beasts (2021) as Bertie
- National Theatre Live: Under Milk Wood (2021) as Mr Edwards / Mr Ogmore / Lord Cutglass
- Quiz (2020) as Judge Rivlin
- Will (2017) as Lord Hunsdon
- The Pilgrims (2015)
- National Theatre Live: The Audience (2013) as Anthony Eden
- The Iron Lady (2011) as Cabinet Minister
- 7lives (2011) as Brian
- U Be Dead (2009) as Prof. Wojciech Falkowski
- 10 Days to War (2008) as Michael Jay
- The Tudors (2007) as Lord Latimer
- Surveillance 24/7 (2007) as Dad
- Robin Hood (2006)
- Shadow Man (2006) as George
- Sharpe's Challenge (2006) as Rawlinson
- The Queen's Sister (2005) as Archbishop FIsher
- Dot the I (2003) as Hotel manager
- Byron (2003) as John Murray
- Foyle's War (2002) as Police Officer
- Daniel Deronda (2002) as Mr Arrowpoint
- Bertie and Elizabeth (2002) as Lionel Logue
- Plain Jane (2002) as Chairman
- Border Cafe (2000) as Doug Roscoe
- Bad Girls (1999) as Rev. Henry Mills
- Jinnah (1998) as Sir Cyril Radcliffe
- Midsomer Murders (1997) as Giles Cato
- Silent Witness (1996) as Peter Lake
- This Life (1996) as Montgomery
- No Bananas (1996) as Arthur Hamilton
- A Pleasant Terror: The Life and Ghosts of M.R. James (1995) as M.R. James
- Sharpe (1993) as Sir Samuel Rawlinson
- Selling Hitler (1993) as Brian MacArthur
- Heartbeat (1992) as Giles Ealham
- Heartbeat (1992) as Tony Bryce
- Between the Lines (1992)
- Framed (1992) as Commander Havergill
- Sam Saturday (1992) as CDI Simpson
- Crimestrike (1990) as Home Secretary
- War and Remembrance (1988) as Lord Duncan Berne-Wilke
- After Henry (1988) as James
- Piece of Cake (1988) as Air Commodore Bletchley
- Half Moon Street (1986) as Tom Haldane
- C.A.T.S. Eyes (1985)
- The Winning Streak (1985) as Ian Beattie
- Florence Nightingale (1985) as Dr. Menzies
- The Bill (1984) as Ch. Supt. Graves
- Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense (1984) as Peter Norton
- Mr. Palfrey of Westminster (1984) as Schneider
- The Late Nancy Irving (1984) as Peter Norton
- Dramarama (1983) as Count Von Blessynges
- Triangle (1981) as Roger Powell
- The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981) as Montague
- Love in a Cold Climate (1980) as Rolly
- Love in a Cold Climate (1980) as Roly
- The Mallen Curse (1980) as Patrick Ferrier
- The Mallens (1979) as Patrick Ferrier
- The Mallens (1979) as Patrick Ferrier
- Nobody's House (1976) as Moody
- Rumpole of the Bailey (1975) as Mr. Medway
- One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing (1975) as Haycock
- The Carnforth Practice (1974) as The Honourable Greville Carnforth
- A Touch of Class (1973) as Cecil
- Land of Green Ginger (1973) as Reynolds
- Colditz (1972) as Palmer
- The Regiment (1972)
- The Folk Singer (1972) as Officer
- The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971) as Greatorex
- Jude the Obscure (1971) as Undergraduate
- Play for Today (1970) as Reynolds
- Doomwatch (1970) as Richard Duncan
- The Main Chance (1969) as Lord Radchester
- The Expert (1968) as Colin Wayman
- The Tycoon (1968) as Jeremy
- Decline and Fall ...of a Birdwatcher (1968) as Alastair Vane-Trumpington
- Doctor Who: The Highlanders (1967) as Lt. Algernon Ffinch
- Softly, Softly (1966)
- Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965) as Captain Swire
- The Wednesday Play (1964) as Gareth Pownall
- The Avengers (1961) as Lt. Edwards
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) as Anthony Eden
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Michael Elwyn best known for?
Michael Elwyn is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Talamasca: The Secret Order (2025), House of the Dragon (2022), Rare Beasts (2021), The Iron Lady (2011).
When and where was Michael Elwyn born?
Michael Elwyn was born on August 23, 1942 in Pontypridd, Glamorgan, Wales, UK.
How many credits does Michael Elwyn have?
Michael Elwyn has accumulated over 84 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1951 to 2025.
What is Michael Elwyn's background in cinema and television?
Welsh character actor of stage and screen. Since 1995, Elwyn has been the partner of the actress Alison Steadman.
Michael Elwyn by the numbers
84credits
32films
52TV series
1951–2025active years
Age in their best-rated roles
- The Expert (1968) as Colin Wayman — aged about 25
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) as Anthony Eden — aged about 8
- House of the Dragon (2022) as Lord Simon Staunton — aged about 79
- The Main Chance (1969) as Lord Radchester — aged about 26
- Sharpe (1993) as Sir Samuel Rawlinson — aged about 50
- Foyle's War (2002) as Police Officer — aged about 59
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