Christopher Godwin
Known for Acting · 45 credits
- Born
- 1943-08-05 (age 82)
- Place of birth
- Loughborough, Leicestershire, England, UK
Biography
Christopher Godwin (born 5 August 1943) is a British actor who has been active since the late 1960s.
He made his TV debut at the age of 25, when he took on the role of PC Grange in an episode of Softly, Softly. He has since made appearances in television dramas including Z-Cars, Nearly a Happy Ending, Return to Waterloo, South of the Border, Return to Treasure Island, Nice Work, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, My Family and Other Animals, FairyTale: A True Story, The Bill, Murder in Mind, Waking the Dead and The Peter Principle (There's Something About Geoffrey). His film career has included roles in Porridge (1979), Charlie Muffin (1979), Bullshot (1983), A Handful of Dust (1988), FairyTale: A True Story (1997), Jinnah (1998), Scoop (2006), A Viking Saga: The Darkest Day (2013), The Crucible (2014), Mary Poppins Returns (2018), Emma (2020), and The Dig (2021).
In 2012, he guest starred in Season 1, Episode 4 of A Young Doctor's Notebook as Leopold Leopoldovitch. He also voiced Darth Vowrawn in the video game Star Wars: The Old Republic, Chancellor Roderick in the video game Dragon Age: Inquisition, and he played the voice of 3 people in the video game Subnautica (Paul Torgal, Lifepod 7 Crew, and Captain Hollister). In January 2016, he played Lord Berners in Episode 3 of the BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Drama What England Owes. He is also the voice of King Carnelian in Dragon Quest XI.
Known For
TV Shows (19)
Endeavour
2013
as Theo Conklin
Waking the Dead
2001
as Lord Cole
Lovejoy
1986
as Konrad Dekker
The Hollow Crown
2012
as Shepherd II
Bodies
2023
as Reverend Kneale
Murder in Mind
2001
as Mr. Lewis
Crossbow
1987
The Chronicles of Narnia
1988
as Lord Rhoop
C.A.T.S. Eyes
1985
as Sir Thomas Notley
Anatomy of a Scandal
2022
as Dr. Howard Blackburn
Land Girls
2009
as Kirkham
A Young Doctor's Notebook
2012
as Judge / Leopold Leopoldovich
The Miniaturist
2017
as Pastor Pellicorne
After You've Gone
2007
as Reuben Allardyce
Crown Prosecutor
1995
as Mr. Armitage
Nice Work
1989
as Prof. Philip Swallow
Astronauts
1981
as Commander Malcolm Mattocks
Holding the Fort
1980
Taking the Floor
1991
as Mr. Tranter
Movies (26)
Venom: Let There Be Carnage
2021
as Headmaster (1997)
Emma.
2020
as Mr. Perrie
Mary Poppins Returns
2018
as Information Desk Clerk
Scoop
2006
as Desk Clerk
The Dig
2021
as Dr Parry
The Avengers
1998
as World Council of Ministers
A Handful of Dust
1988
as Dr. Messinger
National Theatre Live: The Grapes of Wrath
2024
as Grampa Joad / Contractor
Return to Narnia
2025
as Self
Porridge
1979
as Mr. Beal
The Miniaturist
2017
as Pastor Pellicorne
Blackball
2003
as Bowls Official
The Crucible
2014
as Judge Hathorne
National Theatre Live: This House
2013
as Woolwich West / Batley & Morley / Western Isles
Every Home Should Have One
1970
as Magistrate's Clerk
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian & The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
1989
as Lord Rhoop
Love's Labour's Lost - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
2010
as Holofernes
Henry IV, Part 2 - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
2012
as Northumberland/Silence
A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story
2022
as Narrator
Charlie Muffin
1979
as Snare
Nearly a Happy Ending
1980
as Barman
Don't Be Silly
1979
as Michael Redman
Cold Enough for Snow
1997
as Golfing Lecturer
Return to Waterloo
1984
as Businessman
Henry IV, Part 1 - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
2012
as Northumberland/Silence
A Viking Saga: The Darkest Day
2013
as Athelstan
About Christopher Godwin
Christopher Godwin (born 5 August 1943) is a British actor who has been active since the late 1960s. He made his TV debut at the age of 25, when he took on the role of PC Grange in an episode of Softly, Softly. He has since made appearances in television dramas including Z-Cars, Nearly a Happy Ending, Return to Waterloo, South of the Border, Return to Treasure Island, Nice Work, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, My Family and Other Animals, FairyTale: A True Story, The Bill, Murder in Mind, Waking the Dead and The Peter Principle (There's Someth… With 45 credits spanning from 1970 to 2025, Christopher Godwin has appeared in 26 films and 19 TV shows.
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- Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021) — as Headmaster (1997)
- Emma. (2020) — as Mr. Perrie
- Mary Poppins Returns (2018) — as Information Desk Clerk
- Scoop (2006) — as Desk Clerk
- The Dig (2021) — as Dr Parry
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