Simon Chandler
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 4, 1953
- Birthplace
- Luton, Bedfordshire, England, UK
Simon Chandler (born Simon Timothy Chandler, 4 June 1953 in Luton, Bedfordshire, England) – British film, television, and theatre actor, educated at Bedford School, active since 1976. Often cast as senior establishment figures such as Members of Parliament, civil servants, and officials. His most notable film roles include Private Simmonds in A Bridge Too Far (1977), Merry Brandybuck (voice) in The Lord of the Rings (1978), David Nelson in The Bounty (1984), Hawkins in The Man Who Knew Too Little (1997), Mr. Wells in Vera Drake (2004), Mayor of Grasse in Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006), Lord Dawson in The King's Speech (2010), a Cabinet Minister in The Iron Lady (2011), Sir Augustus Wall Callcott in Mr. Turner (2014), John Taylor in The Theory of Everything (2014), and Sidney Rawle in The Mercy (2018). On television he is best known for Clement Attlee in The Crown (2016), Septon Eustace in House of the Dragon (2022), Mr. Hobbs in Jonny Briggs (1985, 28 episodes), and appearances in Hitler: The Rise of Evil (2003), The Thick of It (2009), Midsomer Murders, Coronation Street (2008), and The Diplomat (2023). On stage he has appeared in Hamlet, Macbeth, King Lear, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, and High Noon (2025, West End).
Filmography
Rogue Agent 2022
as Paul Jones
The Old Guard 2020
as Father Sykes
The Mercy 2018
as Sidney Rawle
Letters from Baghdad 2017
as David Hogarth
Carnage: Swallowing the Past 2017
as Barnaby Jones
The Theory of Everything 2014
as John Taylor
Mr. Turner 2014
as Sir Augustus Wall Callcott
The Iron Lady 2011
as Cabinet Minister
The King's Speech 2010
as Lord Dawson
Critical Eye 2010
as Surgeon
Penelope 2006
as Doctor
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer 2006
as Mayor of Grasse
The Taming of the Shrew 2005
as John Naps
Stoned 2005
as Mary's Father
Mangal Pandey - The Rising 2005
as Officer Lockwood
Vera Drake 2004
as Mr. Wells
The Stone Raft 2002
as British Prime Minister
Sword of Honour 2001
as Maj. Irvine
Gentlemen's Relish 2001
as Prestwick
The Sleeper 2000
as Jonna
Milk 1999
as Doctor
The Commissioner 1998
as Peter Simpson
Spice World 1997
as Hospital Parent
Incognito 1997
as Iain Ill
The Man Who Knew Too Little 1997
as Hawkins
Unnatural Causes 1993
as Digby Seton
Aimée 1991
as Paul
Dear Sarah 1990
as Alastair Logan
Sitting Targets 1989
as Paul
Here Is the News 1989
as Presenter
Dr. Fischer of Geneva 1984
as Doctor
The Bounty 1984
as David Nelson
The Merry Wives of Windsor 1982
as Fenton
- The Breadwinner
The Breadwinner 1982
as Patrick Battle
Victor/Victoria 1982
as Chorus Boy
- Friends and Other Lovers
Friends and Other Lovers 1981
as Jonathan
Antony & Cleopatra 1981
as Eros
If You Go Down in the Woods Today 1981
as Lieutenant
The Taming of the Shrew 1980
as Lucentio
The Imitation Game 1980
Actor
"If Only..." 1980
as Micky
Who's Who 1979
as Nigel
Soldiers Talking, Cleanly 1978
as Nicky
The Lord of the Rings 1978
as Merry (voice)
A Bridge Too Far 1977
as Pvt. Simmonds
The Winslow Boy 1977
Actor
Credits from TMDB.