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John Shrapnel

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John Shrapnel was born in Birmingham, the son of Norman and Myfanwy Shrapnel. He was brought up in Stockport and south London, attending City of London School and Cambridge University. He was an original member of the National Youth Theatre and has worked extensively in theatre, particularly the Royal Shakespeare Company and National Theatre. He lives in Suffolk and London. See full bio »

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2012 Merlin (TV series)
The Sarrum
– The Hollow Queen (2012) … The Sarrum
 
2011/I The Awakening
Reverend Hugh Purslow
 
2011 Waking the Dead (TV series)
John Christie
– Solidarity: Part 2 (2011) … John Christie
– Solidarity: Part 1 (2011) … John Christie
 
2011 Method Actor (short)
 
2010 New Tricks (TV series)
DAC John Felsham
– The Fourth Man (2010) … DAC John Felsham
 
2009 An Organization of Dreams
Father
 
2009 National Theatre Live (TV series)
Théramène
– Phèdre (2009) … Théramène
 
2008 Apparitions (TV mini-series)
Cardinal Bukovak
– Episode #1.6 (2008) … Cardinal Bukovak
– Episode #1.5 (2008) … Cardinal Bukovak
– Episode #1.3 (2008) … Cardinal Bukovak
– Episode #1.2 (2008) … Cardinal Bukovak
– Episode #1.1 (2008) … Cardinal Bukovak
 
2008 The Duchess
General Grey
 
2008 Krakatoa (TV movie)
Narrator (voice)
 
2008/I Mirrors
Lorenzo Sapelli
 
2008 Chemical Wedding
Crowley
 
2008 The Palace (TV series)
PM Edward Shaw
– Episode #1.4 (2008) … PM Edward Shaw
– Episode #1.3 (2008) … PM Edward Shaw
– Episode #1.2 (2008) … PM Edward Shaw
– Episode #1.1 (2008) … PM Edward Shaw
 
2007 Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Lord Howard
 
2007 The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (TV series)
Sergeant Mike McCaffrey
– Limbo (2007) … Sergeant Mike McCaffrey
 
2007 The Last Detective (TV series)
Billy Palmer
– Once Upon a Time on the Westway (2007) … Billy Palmer
 
2007 Sparkle
Bernie
 
2006 Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire (TV series)
Pompey
– Caesar (2006) … Pompey
 
1998-2006 Midsomer Murders (TV series)
Leo Clarke / Max Jennings
– Death in Chorus (2006) … Leo Clarke
– Written in Blood (1998) … Max Jennings
 
2006 Alien Autopsy
Michael Kuhn
 
2005 My Tumour & I (short)
Pickled Old Guy
 
2005 Shadow of the Sword
Archbishop
 
2004 I Am Not an Animal (TV series)
Narrator
– Home (2004) … Narrator (voice)
– A Star Is Hatched (2004) … Narrator (voice)
– My Fair Mare (2004) … Narrator (voice)
– Money (2004) … Narrator (voice)
– Planet of the Men and Women (2004) … Narrator (voice)
 
2004 Troy
Nestor
 
2003 Timewatch (TV series documentary)
Narrator
 
2003 Shrink (short)
Dr. Bloom
 
2003 Spine Chillers (TV series)
Nick
– Fairy Godfather (2003) … Nick
 
2002 Foyle's War (TV series)
Raymond Brooks
– A Lesson in Murder (2002) … Raymond Brooks
 
2002 Whistle (short)
Paul
 
2002 K-19: The Widowmaker
Admiral Bratyeev
 
2002 Claim
Lex Vandenberg
 
2002 Alone
Hannah
 
2001 The Gentleman Thief (TV movie)
Monty Sinclair
 
2001 The Body
Moshe Cohen
 
2001 Sideshow (short)
Daukes
 
2000 Calling the Wild (TV short)
Roger
 
2000 Gladiator
Gaius
 
2000 The 10th Kingdom (TV mini-series)
Governor of Prison
– Episode #1.3 (2000) … Governor of Prison
– Episode #1.2 (2000) … Governor of Prison
 
1999 Jonathan Creek (TV series)
Prof. Lance Graumann
– The Omega Man (1999) … Prof. Lance Graumann
 
1999 Mary, Mother of Jesus (TV movie)
Simon
 
1999 Notting Hill
PR Chief
 
1999 Horatio Hornblower: The Wrong War (TV movie)
General Charette
 
1999 The Strange Case of Delphina Potocka or The Mystery of Chopin
Iwaszkiewic
 
1998 Invasion: Earth (TV mini-series)
Air Marshal Bentley
– The Battle More Costly (1998) … Air Marshal Bentley
– The Fall of Man (1998) … Air Marshal Bentley
 
1997 Inspector Morse (TV series)
Dr. Julian Storrs
– Death Is Now My Neighbour (1997) … Dr. Julian Storrs
 
1996-1997 Bodyguards (TV series)
Cmdr. MacIntye
– The Killing Ground (1997) … Cmdr. MacIntye
– Stand Off (1997) … Cmdr. MacIntye
– Target (1997) … Cmdr. MacIntye
– Know Thine Enemy (1997) … Cmdr. MacIntye
– Out of the Mouths of Babes (1997) … Cmdr. MacIntye
See all 7 episodes »
 
1997 True Tilda (TV series)
Reverend Glasson
 
1997 Creatures Fantastic (TV series)
Storyteller (voice)
 
1996 101 Dalmatians
Skinner
 
1996 Wycliffe (TV series)
Dr. Sam Malvern
– Crazy for You (1996) … Dr. Sam Malvern
 
1995 Coogan's Run (TV series)
Douglas Crown
– Dearth of a Salesman (1995) … Douglas Crown
 
1995 Biography (TV series documentary)
Narrator
– King Arthur: His Life and Legends (1995) … Narrator
 
1995 Two Deaths
Cinca
 
1995 No Man's Land (TV movie)
Heiger
 
1995 Kavanagh QC (TV series)
Mr. Justice Griffin
– A Family Affair (1995) … Mr. Justice Griffin
 
1995 England, My England
Samuel Pepys
 
1994 Fatherland (TV movie)
General Globus
 
1994 The Chief (TV series)
Dan Cheyney
– Episode #4.5 (1994) … Dan Cheyney
 
1993 Crime Story (TV series)
Roy Hall
– The Ladies Man: Archibald Hall (1993) … Roy Hall
 
1992 Shakespeare: The Animated Tales (TV series)
Claudius / The Ghost
– Hamlet (1992) … Claudius (voice) / The Ghost (voice)
 
1992 Between the Lines (TV series)
D.A.C. Dunning / D.C.C. Dunning
– The Chill Factor (1992) … D.C.C. Dunning
– Nobody's Fireproof (1992) … D.C.C. Dunning
– Nothing to Declare (1992) … D.C.C. Dunning
– Lest Ye Be Judged (1992) … D.A.C. Dunning
– A Watch & Chain of Course (1992) … D.A.C. Dunning
See all 6 episodes »
 
1992 The Good Guys (TV series)
Jerry Rushbridge
– Easier for a Camel (1992) … Jerry Rushbridge
 
1992 'R': Rembrandt (TV short)
 
1991 Selling Hitler (TV mini-series)
Gerd Schulte-Hillen
– Episode #1.5 (1991) … Gerd Schulte-Hillen
– Episode #1.4 (1991) … Gerd Schulte-Hillen
– Episode #1.3 (1991) … Gerd Schulte-Hillen
– Episode #1.2 (1991) … Gerd Schulte-Hillen
 
1991 G.B.H. (TV mini-series)
Dr Jacobs
– Send a Message to Michael (1991) … Dr Jacobs
– Only Here on a Message (1991) … Dr Jacobs
– It Couldn't Happen Here (1991) … Dr Jacobs
 
1991 For the Greater Good (TV movie)
Norman May-Boys MP
 
1991 Young Catherine (TV movie)
Archimandrite Todorsky
 
1990 The Tragedy of Flight 103: The Inside Story (TV documentary)
BKA Police Chief
 
1990 Centrepoint (TV mini-series)
Claud Wareing
 
1989 Blackeyes (TV mini-series)
Detective Blake
– Episode #1.3 (1989) … Detective Blake
– Episode #1.2 (1989) … Detective Blake
– Episode #1.1 (1989) … Detective Blake
 
1989 About Face (TV series)
Donald
– Mrs Worthington's Daughter (1989) … Donald
 
1989 How to Get Ahead in Advertising
Psychiatrist
 
1988 Testimony
Andre Zhdanov
 
1988 Ten Great Writers of the Modern World (TV mini-series documentary)
Thomas Mann
– Thomas Mann's 'The Magic Mountain' (1988) … Thomas Mann
 
1987 Vanity Fair (TV series)
Lord Steyne
– Our Friend the Major (1987) … Lord Steyne
– A Vulgar Incident (1987) … Lord Steyne
– The Very Best of Company (1987) … Lord Steyne
– Struggles and Trials (1987) … Lord Steyne
– How to Live Well on Nothing a Year (1987) … Lord Steyne
 
1987 Partition
General Flood
 
1987 Personal Services
Lionel
 
1986 The Theban Plays by Sophocles (TV series)
Creon
– Antigone (1986) … Creon
– Oedipus at Colonus (1986) … Creon
– Oedipus the King (1986) … Creon
 
1986 The Deliberate Death of a Polish Priest (TV movie)
Prosector
 
1985 Mr. Palfrey of Westminster (TV series)
Adrian Vyner
– Music of a Dead Prophet (1985) … Adrian Vyner
 
1985 Screen Two (TV series)
Rev. Charles Tucker Eland
– The Burston Rebellion (1985) … Rev. Charles Tucker Eland
– Poppyland (1985)
 
1984 Sorrell and Son (TV mini-series)
Thomas Roland
– Episode #1.6 (1984) … Thomas Roland
– Episode #1.5 (1984) … Thomas Roland
– Episode #1.4 (1984) … Thomas Roland
– Episode #1.3 (1984) … Thomas Roland
– Episode #1.2 (1984) … Thomas Roland
See all 6 episodes »
 
1984 Horizon (TV series documentary)
Cyril Burt
– The Intelligence Man (1984) … Cyril Burt
 
1983 Wagner (TV series)
Semper
– Episode #1.2 (1983) … Semper
– Episode #1.1 (1983) … Semper
 
1983 My Cousin Rachel (TV mini-series)
Ambrose Ashley
– Episode #1.4 (1983) … Ambrose Ashley
– Episode #1.3 (1983) … Ambrose Ashley
– Episode #1.2 (1983) … Ambrose Ashley
– Episode #1.1 (1983) … Ambrose Ashley
 
1975-1982 BBC Play of the Month (TV series)
Viktor Myshlaevsky
– The White Guard (1982) … Viktor Myshlaevsky
– King Lear (1975)
 
1982 King Lear (TV movie)
Earl of Kent
 
1982 The Woman in White (TV mini-series)
Sir Percival Glyde
– Episode #1.5 (1982) … Sir Percival Glyde
– Episode #1.4 (1982) … Sir Percival Glyde
– Episode #1.3 (1982) … Sir Percival Glyde
– Episode #1.2 (1982) … Sir Percival Glyde
– Episode #1.1 (1982) … Sir Percival Glyde
 
1981 Troilus & Cressida (TV movie)
Hector
 
1981 Private Schulz (TV series)
German newsreel commentator / Newsreel commentator
– Episode #1.4 (1981) … German newsreel commentator (voice) (uncredited)
– Episode #1.3 (1981) … German newsreel commentator (voice) (uncredited)
– Episode #1.2 (1981) … Newsreel commentator (voice) (uncredited)
 
1981 Timon of Athens (TV movie)
Alcibiades
 
1980 Armchair Thriller (TV series)
Vincent Craig
– The Victim: Part 1 (1980) … Vincent Craig
 
1979 Screenplay (TV series)
Matthias Erzberger
– The Sound of Guns (1979)
– Gossip from the Forest (1979) … Matthias Erzberger
 
1978 Edward & Mrs. Simpson (TV mini-series)
Major Alexander Hardinge
– The Abdication (1978) … Major Alexander Hardinge
– Proposals (1978) … Major Alexander Hardinge
– The Decision (1978) … Major Alexander Hardinge
– The Divorce (1978) … Major Alexander Hardinge
– The New King (1978) … Major Alexander Hardinge
 
1974-1978 Crown Court (TV series)
John Claudius
– Scalped: Part 1 (1978)
– South Tower: Part 1 (1974) … John Claudius
 
1977-1978 BBC2 Play of the Week (TV series)
McKendrick / Robert
– Flayed (1978) … Robert
– Professional Foul (1977) … McKendrick
 
1976 Plays for Britain (TV series)
Leonard Brazil
– Hitting Town (1976) … Leonard Brazil (voice)
 
1976 Z Cars (TV series)
George Stonehouse
– Scot Free (1976) … George Stonehouse
 
1975 Space: 1999 (TV series)
Capt. Jack Tanner
– Death's Other Dominion (1975) … Capt. Jack Tanner
 
1975 Hennessy
Tipaldi
 
1975 You're on Your Own (TV series)
Oscar Patterson
– No One Wants Any Trouble (1975) … Oscar Patterson
 
1974 Good Girl (TV series)
Christopher Wimple
– If You Can Dream (1974) … Christopher Wimple
– Does the Road Wind Uphill? (1974) … Christopher Wimple
– Be Good, Sweet Maid (1974) … Christopher Wimple
– How Doth the Little Busy Bee? (1974) … Christopher Wimple
 
1974 Justice (TV series)
Anderson
– The Price of Innocence (1974) … Anderson
 
1972 Pope Joan
Father James
 
1972 The Organization (TV series)
John Wimbourne
– Eve and Rodney Spurling (1972) … John Wimbourne
 
1971 Nicholas and Alexandra
Petya
 
1971 Elizabeth R (TV mini-series)
Earl of Sussex
– Shadow in the Sun (1971) … Earl of Sussex
– The Marriage Game (1971) … Earl of Sussex
– The Lion's Cub (1971) … Earl of Sussex
 
1970 Omnibus (TV series documentary)
Zborowski
– A Requiem for Modigliani (1970) … Zborowski
 
1969 ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV series)
Wally Zuckerman
– It's Called the Sugar Plum (1969) … Wally Zuckerman
 
1967-1969 ITV Playhouse (TV series)
Jamie / Schoner
– The Ha Ha (1969) … Jamie
– The Stories of D.H. Lawrence: The Prussian Officer (1967) … Schoner
 
1963 Duet (short)
 
Show ShowSelf (16 titles)
2007 Hindenburg: Titanic of the Skies (TV movie)
Himself - Narrator (voice)
 
2006 Revealed (TV series documentary)
Himself - Narrator
– The Man Behind the Da Vinci Code (2006) … Himself - Narrator (voice)
 
2006 Challenger: The Untold Story (TV documentary)
Himself - Narrator (voice)
 
2005 Britain's Finest (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Actresses (2005) … Himself
 
2000-2004 Horizon (TV series documentary)
Himself - Narrator
– First Olympian (2004) … Himself - Narrator (voice)
– The Day We Learned to Think (2003) … Himself - Narrator (voice)
– The Mystery of Easter Island (2003) … Himself - Narrator (voice)
– The Lost Pyramids of Caral (2002) … Himself - Narrator (voice)
– The Death Star (2001) … Himself - Narrator (voice)
See all 7 episodes »
 
2003 The Race for Everest (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
2002 Universum (TV series documentary)
Narrator (English Version)
– Schönbrunn - Quelle der Schönheit (2002) … Narrator (English Version) (voice)
 
2002 Accidents in Space (TV documentary short)
Narrator (voice)
 
2001 Empires: Egypt's Golden Empire (TV series documentary)
– The Last Great Pharaoh (2001) (voice)
– Pharaohs of the Sun (2001) (voice)
– The Warrior Pharaohs (2001) (voice)
 
2001 Animals of the Ocean Desert (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
2001 Mountain Men (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
2000 29 Glimpses at the Ghazi (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
2000 Top Cat (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
1995 Biography (TV series documentary)
Himself
– George III: Mad or Maligned (1995) … Himself
 
1986 Patterns of Life (TV series documentary)
Himself - Narrator
 
1978 Fashion Sense (documentary short)
Himself - Commentator
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
2011 What Makes Us Clever? A Horizon Guide to Intelligence (TV documentary)
Cyril Burt (uncredited)
 
2005 I Am Not an Animal - I Am an Animation (video documentary short)
Narrator
 

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