Samuel West
Actor/Director
Photograph: Bruce Chatterton
Acting
Film, TV & Theatre
Voiceover
Acting
In 2016 Sam performed "Upon the King" from Shakespeare's Henry V, part of The Guardian Shakespeare Solos marking the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death. You can watch the video here.
Nominated for 2010 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor for ENRON
Nominated for 2009 Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actor for ENRON.
Film
| Production | Character | Director | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
THE GENTLEMEN | Lord Pressfield | Guy Ritchie | Miramax |
GATECRASH | Policeman | Lawrence Gough | BirdBox Entertainment |
DARKEST HOUR | Sir Anthony Eden | Joe Wright | Clop Films LTD |
ON CHESIL BEACH | Geoffrey Ponting | Dominic Cooke | BBC Films |
Suffragette | Benedict | Sarah Gavron | Gillerd Production Service Ltd. |
ARCHIPEL | Pierre Granier Deferre | ||
CARRINGTON | Christopher Hampton | Dora Productions | |
COMPLICITY | Gavin Millar | ||
COSTUMES | Aline Lesserman | ||
CRUSADES | Friar George | Lorenzo Sentatore | Battle, LLC |
FEAST AT MIDNIGHT | Justin Hardy | ||
FRANKIE AND JOHNNY | Johnny | Martin Campbell | BBC |
HOWARDS END | Leonard | James Ivory | Merchant Ivory |
IRIS | Young Maurice | Richard Eyre | |
NOTTING HILL | Roger Michell | ||
PANDAMONIUM | Julian Temple | ||
REUNION | Jerry Schatzberg | ||
RING OF THE NIBELUNGS | Gunther | Uli Edel | |
RUPERT'S LAND | Jonathon Tammuz | Solstice Films | |
SCHWEITZER | Dr Fuller | Gavin Miller | NFP Germany |
STIFF UPPER LIPS | Gary Sinyor | ||
THE DANCE OF SHIVA | Jamie Payne | ||
THE RIPPER | Jack the Ripper | Janet Myers | |
THE SKIP | James Wood | ||
VAN HELSING | Victor Frankenstein | Stephen Sommers | Universal |
PAUL AND HUW WATKINS - FIRST WORLD WAR: CHANNEL CROSSINGS | Reciter | Kings Place Music Foundation |
Television
| Production | Character | Director | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
SLOW HORSES S1 - S3 | Peter Judd | Various | See-Saw Films |
ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL S1 - S5 | Siegfried Farnon | Brian Percival | Playground Entertainment |
THE MIDWICH CUCKOOS | Bernard Westcott | Various | Snowed-In Productions |
SMALL AXE: MANGROVE | Mr Hill | Steve McQueen | BBC |
DEATH IN PARADISE | Donald | Various | Red Planet |
THE CROWN S3 | Anthony Blunt | Various | Netflix |
KIERLER STREET | Richard | Various | ANAGRAM NORGE AS |
TRUST | Professor Talbot | Danny Boyle | Cloud Eight Films / FX Network |
BEYOND THE SCORE: SHOSTAKOVICH SYMPHONY NO.4 | Edward Elgar | Mark Elder | Halle Concert Society |
MIDSOMER MURDERS Series 19 | James Oswood | Bentley Productions | |
MR SELFRIDGE SERIES 3 | Frank Edwards | Various | ITV |
MR SELFRIDGE SERIES 4 | Frank Edwards | Various | ITV |
THE FRANKENSTEIN CHRONICLES | Sir William Chester | Benjamin Ross | Frankenstein TV Productions LTD |
THE HOLLOW CROWN 2 | Bishop of Winchester | Various | Shakespeare Productions Ltd. |
W1A Series 2 | Richard Cartright | John Morton | BBC 2 |
JONATHAN STRANGE AND MR NORRELL | Sir Walter Pole | Toby Haynes | Feel Films/Cuba Pictures for BBC1 |
D DAY: LAST LETTERS HOME | Norman Skinner | Various | ITV Studios |
THE ARK | Eliot Vincent | Various | BBC Drama |
MR SELFRIDGE SERIES 2 | Frank Edwards | Various | ITV |
FLEMING | Admiral Godfrey | Mat Whitecross | Ecosse Films for Sky |
MR SELFRIDGE | Frank Edwards | Various | ITV 1 |
GREAT BRITISH STORY | Samuel Pepys | Jenny Ash | Film Afrika |
ETERNAL LAW | Zak Gist | Adrian Shergold | Kudos (Eternal ) Ltd |
LAW AND ORDER | Warren Lloyd | Julian Holmes | Kudos for ITV |
GARROW'S LAW | Thomas Erskine | Ashley Pearce | Shed Productions Ltd |
ANY HUMAN HEART | Peter Scabius | Michael Samuels | Carnival Film and TV Ltd |
POIROT / MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS | Dr Constantine | Philip Martin | Agatha Christie Ltd / ITV Studios Ltd |
DESPERATE ROMANTICS | Lord Ranelagh | Paul Gay | BBC |
NEW TRICKS F | David Fleeting | Robin Sheppard | Wall to Wall (New Tricks Ltd) |
MARGARET THATCHER - THE LONG WALK TO FINCHLEY | Ted Heath | Niall MacCormick | Great Meadow Ltd |
RANDOM QUEST | Colin Trafford | Luke Watson | BBC |
MIDSOMER MURDERS | Jeremy Thacker | Bentley Productions | |
INSPECTOR LYNLEY | Tony Wainwright | Bob Bierman | BBC |
E=MC2 | Humphrey Davy | Gary Johnstone | Darlow Smithsons Production |
FOYLE'S WAR | Wintringham | Gavin Millar | Greenlit Productions |
IMAGINE: JOHN SOAMES | George Wightwick | Sarah Aspinall | BBC |
CAMBRIDGE SPIES | Anthony Blunt | Tim Fywell | BBC |
WAKING THE DEAD | Thomas | BBC | |
LONGITUDE | Maskelyne | Charles Sturridge | Granada |
HORNBLOWER | Adrian Grieve | United Broadcasting | |
EDWARD VII | Prince Edward | John Gorrie | ATV |
NANNY | James Lamerton | Julian Amyes | BBC |
PRINCE CASPIAN AND THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER | King Caspian | Alex Kirby | BBC |
STANLEY AND THE WOMEN | David Tucker | Central Films | |
VOICES IN THE GARDEN | Pierre Butron | ||
INSPECTOR ALLEYN | John Wood | BBC | |
THE MAITLANDS | Lyndsey Posner | BBC | |
AS TIME GOES BY | Sidney Lotterby | BBC | |
STAGESTRUCK | David Jeffcock | ||
YOUNG MAN IN A HURRY | Paul Greengrass | LWT | |
A BREED OF HEROES | Diarmud Laurence | BBC | |
THE VACILLATIONS OF POPPY CAREW | James Cellen Jones | ||
PERSUASION | Roger Michell | BBC | |
HEAVY WEATHER | Jack Gold | Cinema Verity | |
OVER HERE | Archie | Tony Dow | BBC |
I HATE CHRISTMAS TOO | Nick Stillwell | BBC | |
THE COMPLETE WALK - MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING | Benedick | Shakespeare Globe |
Stage
| Production | Character | Director | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
IT'S HEADED STRAIGHT TOWARDS US | Hugh | Rachel Kavanaugh | Park Theatre |
THE BOOK OF WATER | Narrator | Michel van der Aa | Eastbound Films |
SHOSTAKOVICH: LIFE, LETTERS & FRIENDSHIP | Narrator | The Barbican | |
THE WRITER | Actor/Boyfriend | Blanche McIntyre | The Almeida |
JULIUS CAESAR | Brutus | Rob Hastie | Sheffield Crucible Productions LTD |
WHITE RABBIT RED RABBIT | As Cast | Hull Truck Theatre | |
PRESENT LAUGHTER | Gary Essendine | Stephen Unwin | Theatre Royal Bath Productions |
AN OAK TREE | Performer | Karl James and Andy Smith | The National Theatre |
YOUNG CHEKHOV SEASON | Ivanov/Trigor | Jonathan Kent | Chichester Festival Theatre |
UNCLE VANYA | Astrov | Lindsay Posner | Stanhope Prods Ltd |
A NUMBER | Bernard 1/Bernard 2/Michael Black | Jonathan Munby | Fugard Theatre, Cape Town |
BOOK OF DISQUIET | Michel van der Aa | Sinfonietta Productions | |
A NUMBER | Bernard 1/Bernard 2/ Michael Black | Jonathan Munby | Menier Chocolate Factory |
ENRON | Jeffrey Skilling | Rupert Goold | Chichester Festival Theatre/Royal Court Theatre/Noël Coward Theatre |
THE FAMILY REUNION | Harry | Jeremy Herrin | Donmar Warehouse Theatre |
DRUNK ENOUGH TO SAY I LOVE YOU | Jack | James MacDonald | Public Theater, New York |
BETRAYAL | Robert | Roger Michell | Donmar Warehouse Theatre |
A NUMBER | Bernard | Jonathan Munby | Sheffield Studio Theatre |
THE EXONERATED | Kerry Max Cook | Bob Balaban | Riverside Studios |
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING | Benedick | Josie Rourke | Sheffield Theatre |
DOCTOR FAUSTUS | Faustus | Steven Pimlott/ Martin Duncan/ Edward Kemp | Minerva Theatre |
THE MASTER AND MARGARITA | The Master | Steven Pimlott | Chichester Festival Theatre |
HAMLET | Hamlet | Steven Pimlott | RSC |
RICHARD II | Richard II | Steven Pimlott | RSC |
ANTHONY AND CLEOPATRA | Octavius Caesar | Sean Mathias | National |
JOURNEY'S END | Kings Head | ||
HENRY IV Parts I and II | Hal | Steven Unwin | English Touring Theatre |
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST | Algernon | James Maxwell | Royal Exchange Theatre |
ARCADIA | Valentine | Trevor Nunn | National Theatre |
MR CINDERS | Mr Cinders | Kings Head | |
CAIN | Edward Hall | Chichester Festival Theatre | |
THE SEA | Sam Mendes | National | |
HIDDEN LAUGHTER | Ron Eyre | Vaudeville Theatre | |
A LIFE IN THE THEATRE | Bill Bryden | Theatre Royal, Haymarket | |
THE BREAD-WINNER | Kevin Billington | Theatre Royal, Windsor | |
THE WRITER | Actor/Boyfriend | Blanche McIntyre | The Almeida |
LES PARENTS TERRIBLES | Derek Goldby | Orange Tree | |
THE BROWNING VERSION | Clive Perry | Birmingham Rep | |
A CELEBRATION OF CHRISTMAS | Reader | David Beavan | Harborough Singers |
Radio
| Production | Character | Director | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
COLDITZ: PRISONERS OF THE CASTLE | Narrator | BBC Radio 4 | |
THE PRICE OF JOY/ THE STRIDING PLACE | Peter Nichols | BBC RADIO 4 / Sweettalk Productions | |
WITH GREAT PLEASURE | BBC RADIO 4 | ||
THE WILD DUCK | Gregers | Peter Kavanagh | BBC RADIO 4 |
THE SEVEN AGES OF LOVE | Fiona McClean | BBC Radio 3 | |
MOONRAKER | Jarvis and Ayres/ BBC Radio 4 | ||
THE EFFECT | Toby | Abigail Le Fleming | BBC Radio |
IN TUNE | Reader | BBC Radio 3 | |
NORTH | Antoine de Saint Exupery | Marion Nancarrow | BBC Radio 4 |
BBC SINGERS | Reader | BBC Radio 4 | |
THE FIRST JAZZ POET | Reader | BBC Radio 4 / Loftus Media LTD | |
WORDS AND MUSIC | Reader | BBC | |
LITERARY PURSUITS | BBC Radio | ||
RADIO 3 IN CONCERT | Narrator | CBSO Birmingham Symphony | |
LONG VIEW | Mohini Patel | BBC Radio 4 | |
DINNER AT ANNAGHMAKERRING | Conor Garrett | BBC Radio 4 | |
WORDS AND MUSIC | Zahid Warley | BBC RADIO 3 | |
VOTES FOR WOMEN | Geoffrey Stonor | Marion Nancarrow | BBC Radio 3 |
PRESENT LAUGHTER | Garry Essendine | Celia de Wolff | BBC Radio 4 |
KATHLEEN AND CON | Con | Justine Willett | BBC Radio 4 |
BOOK OF THE WEEK | Patrick Leigh Fermor | BBC Radio | |
NIGHT WAVES | Allegra McIlroy | BBC Radio 3 | |
GEORGE W M REYNOLDS | Simon Elmes | BBC R3 | |
SHAKESPEARE AND LOVE | Mohini Patel | BBC Radio 3 | |
WITH GREAT PLEASURE | Christine Hall | BBC RAdio 4 | |
ALL THAT I AM | Di Spiers | BBC Radio 4 | |
LOST VOICES | Christine Hall | BBC | |
OPEN BOOK | Sally Spurring | BBC Radio 4 | |
LIFE AND FATE | Liss | Alison Hindell | BBC Radio 4 |
THE VANISHINGS | Kirsty Williams | BBC Radio 4 | |
WORDS AND MUSIC | Zahid Warley | BBC Radio 3 | |
WITH GREAT PLEASURE | Christine Hall | BBC Radio 4 | |
FAUST | Faust | David Timson | BBC Radio 3 |
SPITFIRE | R J Mitchell | Amber Barnfather | Goldhawk Essential for BBc Radio 4 |
MAHMOUD DARWISH | Rebecca Stratford | BBC Radio 3 | |
NARRATIVE HISTORY OF MATHS | Anna Buckley | BBC Radio 4 | |
SUMMER LIGHTNING | BBC Radio 4 | ||
THE ASPERN PAPERS - BOOK AT BEDTIME | Christine Hall | BBC Radio 4 | |
ARMSTRONG AND MILLER | |||
WORDS AND MUSIC | Zahid Warley | BBC Radio 3 | |
BAOSCOMBE VALLEY MYSTERY | |||
BOMBER | Adrian Bean | ||
DOMBEY AND SON | BBC | ||
ENIGMA - Book at Bedtime | |||
FACT TO FICTION 7 | Dan | Steven Canny | BBC Radio 4 |
FROM MORNING SUN TIL DINE | |||
HERO AND LEADER | |||
HIGH FLIGHT | reading of poems | Alan Hall (prod) | BBC Radio 4 |
LES LIASONS DANGEREUSES | |||
HIGH TABLE LOW ORDERS | Dawn Ellis | BBC | |
OTHERKIN | Neil | Steve Canny | BBC |
NIGHT WAVES | Dymphna Flynn | BBC Radio 3 | |
POETRY PLEASE | Regular Reader | ||
RICHARD II | Richard | Jenny Mortimer | BBC |
STEVEN BERKOFF'S MACBETH | Macduff | David Benedictus | |
SWITCH ON THE NIGHT | Adam Fowler | BBC | |
THE HOMECOMING | Lenny | Martin Smith | BBC |
THE MERCHANT OF VENICE | Lysander | BBC | |
VANITY FAIR | Little Rawdon | David Spenser | BBC |
WORDS AND MUSIC | Philippa Ritchie | BBC Radio 3 |
Other
| Production | Character | Director | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
HONEGGER'S KING DAVID AND WALTON'S FACADE | Narrator | Dorchester Choral Society | |
EXSULTATE, JUBILATE | Reader | Aurora Orchestra | |
CALAIS 2037 - Podcast | Performer | New Time Productions | |
A POEM FOR EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR | Performer | National Theatre | |
BEYOND THE SCORE: SHOSTAKOVICH SYMPHONY NO 4 | Reciter | Hallé Concerts Society | |
Kreutzer Vs Kreutzer | The Man | Tamara Harvey | Aurora Orchestra |
BLISS MORNING HEROES | Ann McKay (Producer) | BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chandos Records Limited | |
HENRY V | Walton Suite | M. Wigglesworth (Conductor) | Minnesota Orchestra |
WHY BIRDS SING CONCERT NARRATION | Aurora Orchestra | ||
ALL IN THE GENES | Documentary voiceover | ||
BATTLE OF THE SEXES | Documentary voiceover | BBC | |
BLUE REMEMBERED HILLS | Audio Book | ||
CHARLOTTE GREY - TALKIE WINNER | Audio Book | ||
DAY OF THE TRIFFIDS | Audio Book | ||
EMPIRE OF THE SUN | Audio Book | ||
EQUINOX - AGAINST NATURE | Documentary voiceover | BBC | |
FLUKE | Audio Book | ||
HENRY V | Reciter | ||
HENRY V | Birmingham Symphony Orchestra | ||
HOMAGE TO CATALONIA | Audio Book | ||
HOME OF THE GENTRY | Reciter | Di Spears | BBC Radio 4 |
HOW PROUST CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE | Audio Book | ||
IN EXCESS | Documentary voiceover | Channel 4 | |
IN PALE BATTALIONS | Audio Book | ||
JUDE THE OBSCURE | Audio Book | ||
MAKING A KILLING - NAZI ART | Documentary voiceover | BBC | |
NEIGHBOURS AT WAR | Documentary voiceover | BBC | |
PART OF THE FURNITURE | Audio Book | ||
PROKOFIEV'SÂ EUGENE ONEGIN | Reciter | ||
SCHOENBERG'S ODE TO NAPOLEON | Reciter | Royal Scottish National Orchestra | |
THE ALCHEMIST | Audio Book | ||
THE GUCCIS | Documentary voiceover | ||
THE NAZIS: AÂ WARNING FROM HISTORY - BAFTA WINNER | Documentary voiceover | BBC | |
THE PLANETS | Documentary voiceover | BBC | |
THE REAL JOHN BETJAMEN | Documentary voiceover | 3BM/BBC | |
THE SOLDIERS TALE | Reciter | ||
THE WOODLANDERS | Audio Book | ||
TIMEWATCH - EIFFEL TOWER | Documentary voiceover | Lion TV | |
TIMEWATCH - OKLAHOMA LAND RUN | Documentary voiceover | Lion TV | |
WALTON'S FACADE | Reciter | ||
WUTHERING HEIGHTS | Audio Book |
Film, TV & Theatre
Samuel West was Artistic Director of the Sheffield Theatres between August 2005 and August 2007. His production of DEALER’S CHOICE transfered to Trafalgar Studios in early 2008.
Theatre
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
2018 | Chichester Festival Theatre/Menier Chocolate Factory | By Laura Wade |
AFTER ELECTRA 2015 | Plymouth and Tricycle | |
CLOSE THE COAL HOUSE DOOR 2012 | Northern Stage | |
WASTE 2008 | Almeida Theatre | By Harley Granville-Barker |
DEALER'S CHOICE 2007 | Chocolate Menier Factory/ Trafalgar Studios | By Patrick Marber |
AS YOU LIKE IT 2007 | Crucible Theatre, Sheffield | The production transferred to Stratford-upon-Avon in March 2007 as part of the RSC Complete Works Festival |
THE ROMANS IN BRITAIN 2006 | Crucible Theatre, Sheffield | by Howard Brenton |
THREE WOMEN AND A PIANO TUNER 2005 | Hampstead Theatre | by Helen Cooper |
COSI FAN TUTTE 2003 | ENO for Barbican Theatre | |
LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSE 2003 | Bristol Old Vic | by Christopher Hampton |
THE LADY'S NOT FOR BURNING 2002 | Minerva Studio, Chichester | by Christopher Fry |