
Samuel West
Known for Acting · 134 credits
- Born
- 1966-06-19 (age 59)
- Place of birth
- Hammersmith, London, England, UK
- Also known as
- Sam West · Samuel Alexander Joseph West · ساموئل وست
Biography
Samuel West was born on June 19, 1966 in Hammersmith, London, England as Samuel Alexander Joseph West. He is known for his work on Howards End (1992), Van Helsing (2004) and Notting Hill (1999).
Known For
TV Shows (57)

Midsomer Murders
1997
as Jeremy Thacker / James Oswood

Death in Paradise
2011
as Donald McCormack

Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
as Dr Constantine

NOVA
1974
as Humphry Davy

Westworld
2016
as Security Guard

The Crown
2016
as Anthony Blunt

Slow Horses
2022
as Peter Judd

Waking the Dead
2001
as Thomas Rice

Foyle's War
2002
as Lt. Col. James Wintringham

All Creatures Great & Small
2020
as Siegfried Farnon

Screen Two
1985
as Mark

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
2002
as Tony Wainwright
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
2007
as Self

Performance
1991
as Jack Maitland

As Time Goes By
1992
as Terry

The Hollow Crown
2012
as Bishop of Winchester

Mr Selfridge
2013
as Frank Edwards

Remembers…
2022

Trust
2018
as Professor Talbot

Hornblower
1998
as Major Edrington

The Chronicles of Narnia
1988
as King Caspian

Small Axe
2020
as Mr. Hill

Screen One
1989
as Lt. Charles Thoroughgood

The Midwich Cuckoos
2022
as Bernard Westcott

Garrow's Law
2009
as Thomas Erskine

The Frankenstein Chronicles
2015
as Sir William Chester

W1A
2014
as Richard Cartwright

Longitude
2000
as Nevil Maskelyne

The Crimson Field
2014
as Elliot Vincent

Any Human Heart
2010
as Peter Scabius (Older)

Great Canal Journeys
2014
as Self

Fleming
2014
as Rear Admiral John Godfrey

Cambridge Spies
2003
as Anthony Blunt

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
2015
as Sir Walter Pole

Jane Austen: Rise of a Genius
2025
as Self

Eternal Law
2012
as Zak Gist

Winterwatch
2013
as Self

Strangers
1996
as Simon

Auschwitz: The Nazis and the Final Solution
2005
as Narrator

Desperate Romantics
2009

The Private Life of a Masterpiece
2001
as Narrator

Ring of the Nibelungs
2004
as Gunther

World War Two: Behind Closed Doors
2008
as narrator

Stanley and the Women
1991
as Stephen Duke

The Nazis: A Warning from History
1997
as Self - Narrator

The Planets
1999
as Himself - Narrator

Secrets of Britain
2014
as Himself - Narrator

Edouard VIII, espionnage et liaisons dangereuses
2017
as Narrator
Over Here
1996
as Archie Bunting

War of the Century
1999
as Self - Narrator

Operation Stonehenge: What Lies Beneath
2014
as Narrator

Secrets of the Manor House
2012
as Self - Narrator

English Heritage
2009
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Battle of the Sexes - In the Animal World
1999
as Narrator

Spying on the Royals
2017
as Narrator (voice)

King George and Queen Mary: The Royals Who Rescued the Monarchy
2012
as Narrator (Voice)

Sam & Ade Go Birding
2026
Movies (77)

Van Helsing
2004
as Dr. Victor Frankenstein

The Gentlemen
2020
as Lord Pressfield

Notting Hill
1999
as Anna's Co-Star

Darkest Hour
2017
as Sir Anthony Eden

101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure
2003
as Pongo (voice)

Persuasion
1995
as Mr. Elliot

Ring of the Nibelungs
2004
as Gunther

Howards End
1992
as Leonard Bast

Jane Eyre
1996
as St John Rivers

Suffragette
2015
as Benedict Haughton

Iris
2001
as Young Maurice

The Riot Club
2014
as Tutor

Bread and Roses
2000
as Party Guest (uncredited)

On Chesil Beach
2018
as Geoffrey Ponting

Longitude
2000
as Nevil Maskelyne

Hyde Park on Hudson
2012
as Bertie

Complicity
2000
as Neil

Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley
2008
as Ted Heath

Carrington
1995
as Gerald Brenan

Return to Narnia
2025
as Self

Dark Relic
2010
as Friar George

Danielle Steel's Zoya
1997
as Nicolai

Reunion
1989
as Count Konradin von Lohenburg

The Vacillations of Poppy Carew
1995
as Victor

Merchant Ivory
2024
as Self

Open Fire
1994
as Stephen Waldorf

Pandaemonium
2001
as Robert Southey

Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
1993
as Cyrian

The Eichmann Show
2015
as Narrator

Harold Pinter: A Celebration
2010
as Self

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian & The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
1989
as King Caspian

Rupert's Land
1998
as Rupert McKay

Einstein's Big Idea
2005
as Humphry Davy

Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters
1999
as Major Edrington

Albert Schweitzer
2009
as Phil Figgis

A Breed of Heroes
1994
as Lt. Charles Thoroughgood

Stiff Upper Lips
1998
as Edward

Frankie and Johnnie
1986
as Johnnie Mallett

The First Emperor
2006
as Himself - Narrator

The Ripper
1997
as Prince Albert Victor Edward

The Dance of Shiva
1998
as Lieutenant Davies
War of the Century - When Hitler Fought Stalin
1999
as Narrator

The Maitlands
1993
as Jack Maitland

Heavy Weather
1995
as 'Monty' Bodkin

Operation Stonehenge: What Lies Beneath
2014
as Host
If I Don't Come Home: Letters from D-Day
2014
as Norman Skinner

I Hate Christmas Too
1997
as Soldier

Gatecrash
2020
as Policeman

Secrets of the Manor House
2012
as Narrator

Random Quest
2006
as Colin

Moominland Tales: The Life of Tove Jansson
2012
as Narrator (voice)

Wallis Simpson: The Secret Letters
2011
as Narrator

A Feast at Midnight
1994
as Chef
Archipel
1993
as Alan Stewart

Inside the Court of Henry VIII
2015
as Narrator

Hitler's Children
2011
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

First Man on the Moon
2012
as Narrator (Voice UK)

Tutankhamun: The Mystery of the Burnt Mummy
2013
as Narrator
In Excess: The Death of Michael Hutchence
1999
as Narrator (voice)

Voices in the Garden
1993
as Mark

Secrets of the Tower of London
2013
as Narrator

Time & Tide - A Trilogy

Runt
1999
as Pork
The Book of Water
as Narrator/Geiser

BBC Horizon: Is Everything We Know About The Universe Wrong?
2010
as Self - Narrator

Heath vs Wilson: The 10-Year Duel
2011
as Self - Narrator

Secrets of Underground London
2014
as Narrator

Wikileaks: Secrets and Lies
2012
as Narrator (voice)

Secrets of Henry VIII's Palace: Hampton Court
2013
as Narrator (voice)

The Maharajas' Motor Car: The Story of Rolls-Royce in India
2009
as Narrator - (Voice)

Faberge: A Life of Its Own
2014
as Narrator

The Tubular Bells 50th Anniversary Tour (Live At The Royal Festival Hall)
2022
as Master of Ceremonies
All the world's a stage
2016
as Narrator (voice)

Nero's Golden House
2001
as Narrator
The Blood of the Rose
2009
as Narrator
Namibia: Genocide and the Second Reich
2005
as Narrator (voice)

After the War: Conquering Germany
2005
as Narrator
About Samuel West
Samuel West was born on June 19, 1966 in Hammersmith, London, England as Samuel Alexander Joseph West. He is known for his work on Howards End (1992), Van Helsing (2004) and Notting Hill (1999). With 134 credits spanning from 1974 to 2026, Samuel West has appeared in 77 films and 57 TV shows.
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Most Popular Samuel West Movies
- Van Helsing (2004) — as Dr. Victor Frankenstein
- The Gentlemen (2020) — as Lord Pressfield
- Notting Hill (1999) — as Anna's Co-Star
- Darkest Hour (2017) — as Sir Anthony Eden
- 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure (2003) — as Pongo (voice)
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