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Succeeded Michael Grandage as artistic director of Sheffield Theatres in 2005. See more trivia »
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Filmography

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2013 Mr Selfridge (TV series)
Frank Edwards
Episode #1.10 (2013) … Frank Edwards
Episode #1.9 (2013) … Frank Edwards
Episode #1.7 (2013) … Frank Edwards
Episode #1.6 (2013) … Frank Edwards
Episode #1.5 (2013) … Frank Edwards
 
2013 Fleming (TV mini-series)
John Godfrey
Episode #1.1 (2013) … John Godfrey
 
2012 Moominland Tales: The Life of Tove Jansson (TV movie)
Narrator
 
2012 Eternal Law (TV series)
Zak Gist
Episode #1.6 (2012) … Zak Gist
Episode #1.5 (2012) … Zak Gist
Episode #1.4 (2012) … Zak Gist
Episode #1.3 (2012) … Zak Gist
Episode #1.2 (2012) … Zak Gist
 
2011 Law & Order: UK (TV series)
Lucas Boyd
Intent (2011) … Lucas Boyd
 
2010 Any Human Heart (TV series)
Peter Scabius (Older)
Episode #1.4 (2010) … Peter Scabius (Older)
Episode #1.3 (2010) … Peter Scabius (Older)
Episode #1.2 (2010) … Peter Scabius (Older)
Episode #1.1 (2010) … Peter Scabius (Older)
 
2010 Garrow's Law (TV series)
Thomas Erskine
Episode #2.4 (2010) … Thomas Erskine
 
2010 Agatha Christie's Poirot (TV series)
Dr Constantine
 
2010 Dark Relic (TV movie)
Friar George
 
2009 Albert Schweitzer
Phil Figgis
 
2008-2009 World War Two: Behind Closed Doors (TV series documentary)
Narrator
Episode #1.5 (2009) … Narrator
Episode #1.6 (2008) … Narrator
Episode #1.4 (2008) … Narrator
Dividing the World (2008) … Narrator
Cracks in the Alliance (2008) … Narrator
 
2009 Desperate Romantics (TV series)
Lord Rosterley
Episode #1.4 (2009) … Lord Rosterley
 
2009 New Tricks (TV series)
David Fleeting
Fresh Starts (2009) … David Fleeting
 
2009 Out of Time (short)
Miller (voice)
 
2007 Rescue Emergency (TV series documentary)
Narrator
Iranian Embassy Siege (2007) … Narrator (voice)
The Brighton Bombing (2007) … Narrator
 
2007 Midsomer Murders (TV series)
Jeremy Thacker
The Animal Within (2007) … Jeremy Thacker
 
2006 Random Quest (TV movie)
Colin
 
2006 The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (TV series)
Tony Wainwright
Chinese Walls (2006) … Tony Wainwright
 
2005 Nova (TV series documentary)
Humphry Davy
E=mc²: Einstein's Big Idea (2005) … Humphry Davy (as Sam West)
 
2005 Einstein's Big Idea (TV movie)
Humphry Davy (as Sam West)
 
2005 Auschwitz: The Nazis and the 'Final Solution' (TV series documentary)
Narrator
Liberation & Revenge (2005) … Narrator (voice)
Frenzied Killing (2005) … Narrator (voice)
Corruption (2005) … Narrator (voice)
Factories of Death (2005) … Narrator (voice)
Orders & Initiatives (2005) … Narrator (voice)
 
2004 Curse of the Ring (TV movie)
King Gunther
 
2004 Foyle's War (TV series)
Lt. Col. James Wintringham
The French Drop (2004) … Lt. Col. James Wintringham
 
2003 Imagine (TV series)
Wightwick
Entertaining Mr Soane (2003) … Wightwick
 
2003 Shrink (short)
George
 
2003 Cambridge Spies (TV mini-series)
Anthony Blunt
Episode #1.4 (2003) … Anthony Blunt
Episode #1.3 (2003) … Anthony Blunt
Episode #1.2 (2003) … Anthony Blunt
Episode #1.1 (2003) … Anthony Blunt
 
2002 Akhenaten and Nefertiti (TV movie)
Narrator
 
2002 Waking the Dead (TV series)
Thomas Rice
Life Sentence: Part 2 (2002) … Thomas Rice
Life Sentence: Part 1 (2002) … Thomas Rice
 
2001-2002 Timewatch (TV series documentary)
Narrator
 
2001/I Iris
Young Maurice (as Sam West)
 
2000 Complicity
Neil
 
2000 Biography (TV series documentary)
Narrator
Anne Frank: The Life of a Young Girl (2000) … Narrator (voice)
 
2000 Longitude (TV movie)
Nevil Maskelyne
 
1999 Runt (short)
Pork
 
1999 Notting Hill
Anna's Co-Star (as Sam West)
 
1999 Horatio Hornblower: The Wrong War (TV movie)
Major Edrington
 
1999 Battle of the Sexes: in the Animal World (TV series)
Narrator
 
1998 The Dance of Shiva (short)
Lt. Davis
 
1998 Rupert's Land
Rupert McKay
 
1998 Stiff Upper Lips
Edward
 
1996 Over Here (TV movie)
Archie Bunting
 
1996 Strangers (TV series)
Simon
Costumes (1996) … Simon
 
1995 Heavy Weather (TV movie)
'Monty' Bodkin
 
1995 Zoya (TV movie)
Nicolai (as Sam West)
 
1995 Carrington
Gerald Brenan
 
1995 The Vacillations of Poppy Carew (TV movie)
Victor
 
1994 Open Fire (TV movie)
Steven Waldorf
 
1994 A Feast at Midnight
Chef
 
1994 A Breed of Heroes (TV movie)
Lt. Charles Thoroughgood
 
1994 As Time Goes By (TV series)
Terry
We'll Always Have Paris (1994) … Terry (as Sam West)
 
1993 Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time (TV short)
Cyrian (as Sam West)
 
1993 Performance (TV series)
Jack Maitland
The Maitlands (1993) … Jack Maitland
 
1993 Alleyn Mysteries (TV series)
Donald Potter
Death in a White Tie (1993) … Donald Potter
 
1993 Archipel
Alan Stewart
 
1986-1993 Screen Two (TV series)
Johnnie Mallett / Mark
Voices in the Garden (1993) … Mark
Frankie and Johnnie (1986) … Johnnie Mallett
 
1991 Stanley and the Women (TV mini-series)
Stephen Duke
 
1989 Reunion
Count Konradin von Lohenburg
 
1981 Nanny (TV series)
James Lamerton
Goats and Tigers (1981) … James Lamerton
 
1975 Edward the King (TV series)
Albert Victor 'Eddy' - Age 5
The Invisible Queen (1975) … Albert Victor 'Eddy' - Age 5
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (3 titles)
2009 Lines of Flight (documentary short) (voice over narrator)
 
2008 World War Two: Behind Closed Doors (TV series documentary) (narrator - 3 episodes)
Dividing the World (2008) (narrator)
Cracks in the Alliance (2008) (narrator)
Unlikely Friends (2008) (narrator)
 
2007 Daniel Libeskind: The Making of an Architect (TV documentary) (narrator)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2000 Bread and Roses (special thanks - as Sam West)
 
Show ShowSelf (34 titles)
2013 The Genius of Turner: Painting the Industrial Revolution (TV movie)
Himself - Narrator (voice)
 
2013 Richard Briers: A Tribute (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2012 Neil Armstrong: First Man on the Moon (TV documentary)
Himself - Narrator (voice)
 
2012 The British (TV series documentary)
Samuel Pepys
 
2012 Great West End Theatres (documentary)
Himself
 
2012 Secrets of the Manor House (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
2011 Hitler's Children (documentary)
narrator: UK (voice) (uncredited)
 
2011 In Love with Shakespeare (TV movie)
Himself
 
2011 Heath vs Wilson: The 10 Year Duel (TV documentary)
Herself - Narrator (voice)
 
2011 True Stories: Wikileaks - Secrets and Lies (documentary)
Himself - Narrator (voice)
 
2000-2010 Horizon (TV series documentary)
Himself - Narrator
Is Everything We Know About the Universe Wrong? (2010) … Himself - Narrator (voice)
Who's Afraid of a Big Black Hole? (2009) … Himself - Narrator (voice)
The Six Billion Dollar Experiment (2007) … Himself - Narrator (voice)
Miracle in Orbit (2000) … Himself - Narrator (voice)
The Lost City of Nasca (2000) … Himself - Narrator (voice)
 
2010 The Bible: A History (TV series documentary)
Himself - Readings
St Paul (2010) … Himself - Readings (voice) (as Sam West)
 
2010 Arena (TV series documentary)
Various characters
Harold Pinter: A Celebration (2010) … Various characters
 
2009 The Blood of the Rose (documentary)
Himself - Narrator (voice) (as Sam West)
 
2009 Lines of Flight (documentary short) (voice)
 
2008 Nature Untamed (TV series documentary)
Himself / Narrator
Squid vs. Whale … Himself/Narrator
 
2007 The Bible Revolution (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2004-2007 The Sunday Programme (TV series)
Himself - Reader
Episode dated 18 February 2007 (2007) … Himself - Reader (as Sam West)
Episode dated 16 April 2006 (2006) … Himself - Reader (as Sam West)
Episode dated 27 March 2005 (2005) … Himself - Reader
Episode dated 4 April 2004 (2004) … Himself - Reader (as Sam West)
 
2007 Heavy Water: A Film for Chernobyl (documentary)
HimsSelf
 
2006 The First Emperor (TV documentary)
Himself - Narrator (voice)
 
2006 University Challenge (TV series)
Himself
Actors vs. Writers (2006) … Himself
 
2005 Where Words Prevail (video documentary)
Himself
 
2005 The Evening Standard British Film Awards (TV special)
Himself (as Sam West)
 
2004 The Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2004 (TV movie)
Himself
 
2003 Celebrity Poker Club (TV series)
Himself
Semi-Final (2003) … Himself
Heat Two (2003) … Himself
 
2003 Private Life of a Masterpiece (TV series documentary)
Narrator
 
2001 Doing Time (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself - Narration
Verdict (2001) … Himself - Narration
 
2001 Nero's Golden House (video documentary)
Narrator
 
2001 Horror in the East (TV documentary)
Narrator, UK version (voice)
 
2000-2001 A History of Britain (TV series documentary)
Various
Britannia Incorporated (2001) … Various (voice)
Revolutions (2001) … Various (voice)
The British Wars (2001) … Various (voice)
King Death (2000) … Various (voice)
 
2000 Bread and Roses
Himself - Party Guest (uncredited)
 
1999 Scorched Earth (TV documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
1998 Funny Women (TV series documentary)
Himself
Prunella Scales (1998) … Himself
 
1997 The Nazis: A Warning from History (TV mini-series documentary)
Narrator
Fighting to the End (1997) … Narrator
The Road to Treblinka (1997) … Narrator
The Wild East (1997) … Narrator
The Wrong War (1997) … Narrator
Chaos and Consent (1997) … Narrator
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (3 titles)
2012 The Final Frontier? A Horizon Guide to the Universe (TV documentary)
Himself - Narrator (archive sound) (uncredited)
 
2011 The Space Shuttle: A Horizon Guide (TV documentary)
Himself - Narrator (archive sound) (uncredited)
 
2007 Time Shift (TV series documentary)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Historians of Genius (in their own words) The Duke of Monmouth Narrator and Presenter. BBC 2004 See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Article  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Sam West

Height:

6' (1.83 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

"Oliver Reed regretted not sleeping with every woman in the world, and Betjeman said he wished he'd had more sex. It doesn't matter how much sex I have, I'll be of Olli Reed's mind when it comes down to it. And so will anybody who's honest". See more »

Trivia:

Succeeded Michael Grandage as artistic director of Sheffield Theatres in 2005. See more »

Nickname:

Sam See more »

Star Sign:

Gemini