

John Shrapnel
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
27 Apr 1942
Age
84 Years
Born In
Birmingham, England, UK
Total Projects
130
Years Active
57 Yrs
Avg Rating
7.0 ★
Overview
Shrapnel was born in Birmingham, Warwickshire, the son of Mary Lillian Myfanwy (née Edwards) and journalist/author Norman Shrapnel.[1] As a stage actor, he was a member of Laurence Olivier's Royal National Theatre company and the Royal Shakespeare Company and most recently appeared as Sir Oliver Surface in The School for Scandal (directed by Deborah Warner) at the Barbican Centre in...
Known For
Filmography

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Hamlet Within
Hamlet Within

tv
The Lions Rule
The Lions Rule
as Narrator (voice)

movie
King Charles III
King Charles III
as Archbishop of Canterbury

movie
Britain's Nuclear Bomb - The Inside Story
Britain's Nuclear Bomb - The Inside Story
as Narrator (Voice)

movie
The Return of the Flying Scotsman
The Return of the Flying Scotsman
as Narrator - (Voice)

movie
Branagh Theatre Live: The Winter's Tale
Branagh Theatre Live: The Winter's Tale
as Camilo

movie
Hamlet
Hamlet
as Claudius/Ghost

movie
OXI, an Act of Resistance
OXI, an Act of Resistance
as Creon

movie
Building Burma's Death Railway: Moving Half the Mountain
Building Burma's Death Railway: Moving Half the Mountain
as Narrator

movie
National Theatre Live: Macbeth
National Theatre Live: Macbeth
as Duncan/Seyton/Old Man

movie
Run.
Run.
as St. Peter

movie
The Awakening
The Awakening
as Reverend Hugh Purslow

movie
National Theatre Live: Phèdre
National Theatre Live: Phèdre
as Théramène

movie
An Organization of Dreams
An Organization of Dreams
as Father

tv
Apparitions
Apparitions
as Cardinal Bukovak

tv
Merlin
Merlin
as The Sarrum

movie
The Duchess
The Duchess
as General Grey

movie
Mirrors
Mirrors
as Lorenzo Sapelli

movie
Chemical Wedding
Chemical Wedding
as Crowley

movie
Hindenburg: Titanic of the Skies
Hindenburg: Titanic of the Skies
as Himself (Narrator)

movie
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
as Lord Howard

movie
Once Upon a Time on the Westway
Once Upon a Time on the Westway
as Billy Palmer

tv
Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire
Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire
as Pompey

movie
Alien Autopsy
Alien Autopsy
as Michael Kuhn

movie
Wachau - Valley of Golden Magic
Wachau - Valley of Golden Magic
as Narrator (English Version)

movie
Shadow of the Sword
Shadow of the Sword
as Archbishop

movie
Seven Wonders of Ancient Greece
Seven Wonders of Ancient Greece
as Narrator

movie
Troy
Troy
as Nestor

tv
I Am Not an Animal
I Am Not an Animal
as Narrator (voice)

movie
Seven Wonders of Ancient Egypt
Seven Wonders of Ancient Egypt
as Narrator

movie
Seven Wonders of Ancient Rome
Seven Wonders of Ancient Rome
as Narrator

tv
New Tricks
New Tricks
as DAC John Felsham

movie
The Race for Everest
The Race for Everest
as Narrator

movie
Wild Women of Viramba
Wild Women of Viramba
as Narrator

movie
Schönbrunn - Well of Beauty
Schönbrunn - Well of Beauty
as Narrator (English Version)

tv
Foyle's War
Foyle's War
as Raymond Brooks

movie
Whistle
Whistle
as Paul

movie
K-19: The Widowmaker
K-19: The Widowmaker
as Admiral Bratyeev

movie
Claim
Claim
as Lex Vandenberg

movie
Alone
Alone
as Hannah

tv
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
as Sergent Mike McCaffrey

movie
The Gentleman Thief
The Gentleman Thief
as Monty Sinclair

movie
Animals of the Ocean Desert
Animals of the Ocean Desert
as Narrator

tv
Waking the Dead
Waking the Dead
as John Christie

movie
Mountain Men: The Ghosts of K2
Mountain Men: The Ghosts of K2
as Narrator

movie
The Body
The Body
as Moshe Cohen

movie
Supermassive Black Holes
Supermassive Black Holes
as Narrator

movie
Gladiator
Gladiator
as Gaius

tv
The 10th Kingdom
The 10th Kingdom
as Governor of Prison

movie
Mary, Mother of Jesus
Mary, Mother of Jesus
as Simon

movie
Notting Hill
Notting Hill
as PR Chief

movie
Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters
Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters
as General Charette

movie
The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka
The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka
as Iwaszkiewicz

movie
Lion Queen
Lion Queen
as Narrator (voice)

tv
Invasion: Earth
Invasion: Earth
as Air Marshal Bentley

movie
St. Stephen's: The Living Cathedral
St. Stephen's: The Living Cathedral
as Narrator (English voice)

tv
Predators Killing for a Living
Predators Killing for a Living

tv
Jonathan Creek
Jonathan Creek
as Prof. Lance Graumann

tv
Bodyguards
Bodyguards
as Commander Alan MacIntyre

tv
Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders
as Max Jennings

tv
Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders
as Leo Clarke

tv
True Tilda
True Tilda
as Reverand Glasson

movie
101 Dalmatians
101 Dalmatians
as Skinner

movie
Two Deaths
Two Deaths
as Cinca

movie
King Arthur: His Life and Legends
King Arthur: His Life and Legends

tv
Kavanagh Q.C.
Kavanagh Q.C.
as Mr. Justice Griffin

movie
England, My England
England, My England
as Samuel Pepys

movie
Fatherland
Fatherland
as General Globus

tv
Wycliffe
Wycliffe
as Dr. Sam Malvern

movie
Selling Hitler
Selling Hitler
as Gerd Schulte-Hillen

movie
Hamlet
Hamlet
as Claudius

tv
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
as Claudius / The Ghost (voice)

tv
Between the Lines
Between the Lines
as Deputy Assistant Commissioner Dunning

tv
Between the Lines
Between the Lines
as D.C.C. Dunning

movie
SS-3: The Assassination of Reinhard Heydrich
SS-3: The Assassination of Reinhard Heydrich
as Narrator

tv
Selling Hitler
Selling Hitler
as Gerd Schülte-Hillen

tv
G.B.H.
G.B.H.
as Dr Jacobs

tv
For the Greater Good
For the Greater Good
as Norman May-Boys MP

movie
The Tragedy of Flight 103: The Inside Story
The Tragedy of Flight 103: The Inside Story
as BKA Police Chief

tv
Centrepoint
Centrepoint
as Claud Wareing

tv
The Chief
The Chief
as Dan Cheyney

tv
Blackeyes
Blackeyes
as Detective Blake

tv
About Face
About Face

movie
How to Get Ahead in Advertising
How to Get Ahead in Advertising
as Psychiatrist

movie
Testimony
Testimony
as Andre Zhdanov

tv
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
as Thomas Mann

tv
Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair
as Lord Steyne

movie
Partition
Partition
as General Flood

movie
Personal Services
Personal Services
as Lionel

movie
Theban Plays: Antigone
Theban Plays: Antigone
as Creon

movie
Theban Plays: Oedipus at Colonus
Theban Plays: Oedipus at Colonus
as Creon

movie
Theban Plays: Oedipus the King
Theban Plays: Oedipus the King
as Creon

movie
The Burston Rebellion
The Burston Rebellion
as Rev. Charles Tucker Eland

movie
Poppyland
Poppyland
as George Sims

tv
Screen Two
Screen Two
as Rev. Charles Tucker Eland

tv
Screen Two
Screen Two
as Heiger

tv
Mr. Palfrey of Westminster
Mr. Palfrey of Westminster
as Adrian Vyner

tv
Natural World
Natural World
as Narrator

movie
King Lear
King Lear
as Earl of Kent

tv
The Woman in White
The Woman in White
as Sir Percival Glyde

movie
Troilus & Cressida
Troilus & Cressida
as Hector

tv
Private Schulz
Private Schulz
as German Newsreel Commentator (voice, uncredited)

movie
Timon of Athens
Timon of Athens
as Alcibiades

movie
The Tom Machine
The Tom Machine

movie
The Victim
The Victim
as Vincent Craig

movie
Gossip from the Forest
Gossip from the Forest
as Matthias Erzberger

tv
Edward and Mrs Simpson
Edward and Mrs Simpson
as Major Alexander Hardinge

movie
Edward & Mrs. Simpson
Edward & Mrs. Simpson
as Maj. Alexander Hardinge

movie
Flayed
Flayed
as Robert

tv
Armchair Thriller
Armchair Thriller
as Vincent Craig

movie
The Three Hostages
The Three Hostages
as Gaudian

movie
Professional Foul
Professional Foul
as McKendrick

tv
BBC2 Play of the Week
BBC2 Play of the Week
as McKendrick

tv
BBC2 Play of the Week
BBC2 Play of the Week
as Robert

movie
Hitting Town
Hitting Town
as Leonard Brazil (voice)

tv
Plays for Britain
Plays for Britain
as Voice of Leonard Brazil

movie
Hennessy
Hennessy
as Tipaldi

tv
Space: 1999
Space: 1999
as Jack Tanner

movie
King Lear
King Lear
as Duke of Cornwall

tv
Good Girl
Good Girl
as Christopher Wimple

movie
Pope Joan
Pope Joan
as Father James

movie
Nicholas and Alexandra
Nicholas and Alexandra
as Petya

tv
Justice
Justice
as Roger Anderson

tv
Elizabeth R
Elizabeth R
as Earl of Sussex

movie
It's Called the Sugar Plum
It's Called the Sugar Plum
as Wally Zuckerman

movie
The Ha-Ha
The Ha-Ha
as Jamie

tv
Omnibus
Omnibus
as Zborowski

tv
ITV Playhouse
ITV Playhouse
as Schoner

tv
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month
as Duke of Cornwall

tv
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month
as Viktor Myshlaevsky