Simon Chandler: movies and TV shows
Simon Chandler has 95 credits in the archive: 46 films and 49 TV series, from 1965 to 2023. Highest rated: House of the Dragon (8.4/10).
Career timeline
1965 – 2023 · busiest year: 1997 (6 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | The Diplomat | Sir Merritt Grove | TV | 7.6 | 70 |
| 2023 | The Gold | Judge Instrell | TV | 7.3 | 70 |
| 2022 | House of the Dragon | Septon Eustace | TV | 8.4 | 69 |
| 2022 | House of the Dragon | High Septon | TV | 8.4 | 69 |
| 2022 | Slow Horses | Doctor | TV | 8.0 | 69 |
| 2022 | The Peripheral | Nikolai | TV | 7.6 | 69 |
| 2022 | Rogue Agent | Paul Jones | Film | 6.3 | 69 |
| 2021 | RFDS: Royal Flying Doctor Service | Registrar Blake | TV | 8.7 | 68 |
| 2020 | The Old Guard | Father Sykes | Film | 7.1 | 67 |
| 2020 | C...... | TV | — | 67 | |
| 2018 | The Mercy | Sidney Rawle | Film | 5.9 | 65 |
| 2017 | Carnage: Swallowing the Past | Barnaby Jones | Film | 6.4 | 64 |
| 2017 | Letters from Baghdad | David Hogarth | Film | 6.8 | 64 |
| 2016 | The Crown | Clement Attlee | TV | 8.2 | 63 |
| 2014 | The Theory of Everything | John Taylor | Film | 7.8 | 61 |
| 2014 | Mr. Turner | Sir Augustus Wall Callcott | Film | 6.5 | 61 |
| 2013 | The Politician's Husband | Cliff Lyman | TV | 6.8 | 60 |
| 2012 | Call the Midwife | Canon Gilbert | TV | 7.5 | 59 |
| 2012 | The Bletchley Circle | Solicitor | TV | 7.6 | 59 |
| 2011 | Vera | Keith Barton | TV | 7.4 | 58 |
| 2011 | Silk | HHJ Sadler | TV | 7.5 | 58 |
| 2011 | The Iron Lady | Cabinet Minister | Film | 6.4 | 58 |
| 2010 | The King's Speech | Lord Dawson | Film | 7.7 | 57 |
| 2010 | Identity | TV | 6.9 | 57 | |
| 2010 | Critical Eye | Surgeon | Film | — | 57 |
| 2009 | Land Girls | Inspector West | TV | 7.8 | 56 |
| 2007 | Penelope | Doctor | Film | 6.7 | 54 |
| 2006 | Perfume: The Story of a Murderer | Mayor of Grasse | Film | 7.4 | 53 |
| 2005 | The Thick of It | Permanent Secretary | TV | 8.1 | 52 |
| 2005 | ShakespeaRe-Told | TV | 7.4 | 52 | |
| 2005 | Mangal Pandey - The Rising | Officer Lockwood | Film | 6.0 | 52 |
| 2005 | The Taming of the Shrew | John Naps | Film | 8.0 | 52 |
| 2005 | Stoned | Mary's Father | Film | 5.2 | 52 |
| 2004 | Vera Drake | Mr. Wells | Film | 7.2 | 51 |
| 2002 | Foyle's War | Leonard Evans | TV | 7.9 | 49 |
| 2002 | The Stone Raft | British Prime Minister | Film | 5.1 | 49 |
| 2001 | Judge John Deed | Sir Ian Rochester | TV | 6.8 | 48 |
| 2001 | Teachers | Geoff | TV | 7.3 | 48 |
| 2001 | Gentlemen's Relish | Prestwick | Film | 5.0 | 48 |
| 2001 | Sword of Honour | Maj. Irvine | Film | 5.7 | 48 |
| 2000 | Urban Gothic | Dr Miles | TV | 4.8 | 47 |
| 2000 | Life Force | Professor Petersen | TV | 8.3 | 47 |
| 2000 | The Sleeper | Jonna | Film | 6.5 | 47 |
| 1999 | Milk | Doctor | Film | 4.0 | 46 |
| 1998 | The Commissioner | Peter Simpson | Film | 6.0 | 45 |
| 1997 | Midsomer Murders | Jonathan Canning | TV | 7.5 | 44 |
| 1997 | Midsomer Murders | Richard Deverell | TV | 7.5 | 44 |
| 1997 | The Vanishing Man | Simon Middington | TV | 7.0 | 44 |
| 1997 | The Man Who Knew Too Little | Hawkins | Film | 6.4 | 44 |
| 1997 | Spice World | Hospital Parent | Film | 4.9 | 44 |
| 1997 | Incognito | Iain Ill | Film | 5.8 | 44 |
| 1994 | Middlemarch | Rev. Farebrother | TV | 7.9 | 41 |
| 1994 | The Wimbledon Poisoner | No. 47 | TV | 4.0 | 41 |
| 1993 | Unnatural Causes | Digby Seton | Film | 6.8 | 40 |
| 1992 | Heartbeat | Eric Potter | TV | 7.2 | 39 |
| 1992 | Anglo Saxon Attitudes | John Middleton | TV | 5.0 | 39 |
| 1991 | So You Think You've Got Troubles | De La Rue | TV | 7.3 | 38 |
| 1991 | Aimée | Paul | Film | 4.7 | 38 |
| 1990 | Dear Sarah | Alastair Logan | Film | 10.0 | 37 |
| 1989 | Confessional | Fox | TV | 8.0 | 36 |
| 1989 | Here Is the News | Presenter | Film | — | 36 |
| 1989 | Sitting Targets | Paul | Film | — | 36 |
| 1987 | The Ruth Rendell Mysteries | Reese | TV | 6.6 | 34 |
| 1987 | Pulaski | Lord Epton | TV | 4.0 | 34 |
| 1986 | Casualty | Richard Penfold | TV | 6.2 | 33 |
| 1986 | The Singing Detective | Dr Finlay | TV | 7.5 | 33 |
| 1985 | Screen Two | Paul | TV | 7.1 | 32 |
| 1985 | Jonny Briggs | Mr. Hobbs | TV | 6.8 | 32 |
| 1984 | Sharing Time | Barry | TV | — | 31 |
| 1984 | Lace | Nick Cliffe | TV | 7.2 | 31 |
| 1984 | The Bounty | David Nelson | Film | 6.8 | 31 |
| 1984 | Dr. Fischer of Geneva | Doctor | Film | 6.1 | 31 |
| 1982 | Shine on Harvey Moon | Mr. Cude | TV | 7.7 | 29 |
| 1982 | Victor/Victoria | Chorus Boy | Film | 7.3 | 29 |
| 1982 | The Breadwinner | Patrick Battle | Film | — | 29 |
| 1982 | The Merry Wives of Windsor | Fenton | Film | 8.0 | 29 |
| 1981 | Brideshead Revisited | Lieutenant James | TV | 7.8 | 28 |
| 1981 | Antony & Cleopatra | Eros | Film | 7.3 | 28 |
| 1981 | Friends and Other Lovers | Jonathan | Film | 8.0 | 28 |
| 1981 | If You Go Down in the Woods Today | Lieutenant | Film | 6.3 | 28 |
| 1980 | The Taming of the Shrew | Lucentio | Film | 8.0 | 27 |
| 1980 | The Imitation Game | Film | 7.8 | 27 | |
| 1980 | "If Only..." | Micky | Film | — | 27 |
| 1979 | Who's Who | Nigel | Film | 6.3 | 26 |
| 1978 | The Lord of the Rings | Merry (voice) | Film | 6.6 | 25 |
| 1978 | Soldiers Talking, Cleanly | Nicky | Film | — | 25 |
| 1977 | A Bridge Too Far | Pvt. Simmonds | Film | 7.2 | 24 |
| 1977 | The Sunday Drama | Peter Clough | TV | 5.0 | 24 |
| 1977 | 1990 | Brian | TV | 6.5 | 24 |
| 1977 | The Winslow Boy | Film | 8.0 | 24 | |
| 1976 | The Duchess of Duke Street | Brian Spedding | TV | 8.0 | 23 |
| 1976 | Brensham People | Curate | TV | — | 23 |
| 1970 | Play for Today | Nicky | TV | 6.6 | 17 |
| 1967 | ITV Playhouse | Jonathan | TV | 7.0 | 14 |
| 1965 | BBC Play of the Month | Denis Tregoning | TV | 5.3 | 12 |