Known For
Acting
Born
Sep 06, 1977
Place of Birth
Marylebone, London, England, UK
Credits
34 titles
Bertie Carvel
Biography
Bertie Carvel is a British actor who has twice won a Laurence Olivier Award: for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical for his role as Miss Trunchbull in Matilda the Musical, and for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his performance as Rupert Murdoch in Ink. For the latter role, he won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Featured Role in a Play. Carvel was born in Marylebone, London, England, on September 6, 1977. He studied English at the University of Sussex and then trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. After graduating from RADA in 2003, he began his professional acting career in the theatre. Carvel has appeared in numerous stage productions, both in the UK and the US. He has won numerous awards for his stage work, including two Laurence Olivier Awards, a Tony Award, and a Drama Desk Award. Some of his most notable stage roles include Miss Trunchbull in Matilda the Musical, Rupert Murdoch in Ink, and Jonathan Strange in Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell. In addition to his stage work, Carvel has also appeared in a number of television and film productions. Some of his most notable TV roles include Simon Foster in Doctor Foster, Adam Dalgliesh in Dalgliesh, and Thewlis in The Sister. He has also appeared in films such as The History Boys, The Woman in Black, and The Thick of It.
Known For
Filmography
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
Prince Baelor 'Breakspear' Targaryen
Walking with Dinosaurs
Self - Presenter (voice)
The Tragedy of Macbeth
Banquo
Dalgliesh
Adam Dalgliesh
The Sister
Bob
The Pale Horse
Zachariah Osborne
Baghdad Central
Frank Temple
Big Cats
Narrator (voice)
Revolting Rhymes
Prince / Mirror / Huntsman / Dwarf (voice)
Revolting Rhymes
Prince / Mirror / Huntsman / Dwarf
The Crown
Tony Blair
Koko: The Gorilla Who Talks to People
Narrator (voice)
Doctor Foster
Simon Foster
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
Jonathan Strange
Coalition
Nick Clegg
Babylon
Finn Kirkwood
The Wrong Mans
Nathan Cross
Restless
Mason Harding
Les Misérables
Bamatabois
Hidden
Alexander Wentworth
The Crimson Petal and the White
Ashwell
Just William
Uncle Neville
Sherlock
Seb Wilkes
John Adams
Lord Carmarthen
Primeval
Ryan Mason
Beethoven
Ferdinand Ries
Bombshell
Lieutenant Roddy Frost
Doctor Who
Mysterious Man
The Lost World of Mitchell & Kenyon
Mitchell
Hawking
George Ellis
Agatha Christie: A Life in Pictures
Max Mallowan
Waking the Dead
Dr Dench
Holby City
Martin Phillips
Midsomer Murders
Justin Hooper