Christopher Godwin
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Christopher Godwin

Born

August 5, 1943 (81 years old)

Known For

Acting

Place of Birth

Loughborough, Leicestershire, England, UK

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.

National Theatre Live: The Grapes of Wrath

National Theatre Live: The Grapes of Wrath

Grampa Joad / Contractor

0.0

2024

Bodies

Bodies

Reverend Kneale · (3 episodes)

7.2

2023

A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story

A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story

Narrator

8.5

2022

Anatomy of a Scandal

Anatomy of a Scandal

Dr. Howard Blackburn · (1 episode)

7.0

2022

Venom: Let There Be Carnage

Venom: Let There Be Carnage

Headmaster (1997)

6.8

2021

The Dig

The Dig

Dr Parry

6.9

2021

Emma.

Emma.

Mr. Perrie

7.0

2020

Mary Poppins Returns

Mary Poppins Returns

Information Desk Clerk

6.5

2018

The Miniaturist

The Miniaturist

Pastor Pellicorne

7.2

2017

The Miniaturist

The Miniaturist

Pastor Pellicorne · (2 episodes)

7.1

2017

The Crucible

The Crucible

Judge Hathorne

8.4

2014

A Viking Saga: The Darkest Day

A Viking Saga: The Darkest Day

Athelstan

3.9

2013

National Theatre Live: This House

National Theatre Live: This House

Woolwich West / Batley & Morley / Western Isles

8.5

2013

Endeavour

Endeavour

Theo Conklin · (1 episode)

8.1

2013

A Young Doctor's Notebook

A Young Doctor's Notebook

Judge / Leopold Leopoldovich · (1 episode)

7.1

2012

A Young Doctor's Notebook

A Young Doctor's Notebook

Leopold Leopoldovich · (1 episode)

7.1

2012

The Hollow Crown

The Hollow Crown

Shepherd II · (1 episode)

7.3

2012

Henry IV, Part 2 - Live at Shakespeare's Globe

Henry IV, Part 2 - Live at Shakespeare's Globe

Northumberland/Silence

10.0

2012

Henry IV, Part 1 - Live at Shakespeare's Globe

Henry IV, Part 1 - Live at Shakespeare's Globe

Northumberland/Silence

10.0

2012

Love's Labour's Lost - Live at Shakespeare's Globe

Love's Labour's Lost - Live at Shakespeare's Globe

Holofernes

0.0

2010

Land Girls

Land Girls

Kirkham · (1 episode)

7.8

2009

Scoop

Scoop

Desk Clerk

6.6

2006

Blackball

Blackball

Bowls Official

5.2

2003

Waking the Dead

Waking the Dead

Lord Cole · (1 episode)

7.2

2001

Murder in Mind

Murder in Mind

Mr. Lewis · (1 episode)

8.4

2001

The Avengers

The Avengers

World Council of Ministers

4.4

1998

Cold Enough for Snow

Cold Enough for Snow

Golfing Lecturer

6.3

1997

Taking the Floor

Taking the Floor

Mr. Tranter · (6 episodes)

6.0

1991

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

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

Lord Rhoop

5.4

1989

Nice Work

Nice Work

Prof. Philip Swallow · (2 episodes)

6.5

1989

The Chronicles of Narnia

The Chronicles of Narnia

Lord Rhoop · (1 episode)

7.4

1988

A Handful of Dust

A Handful of Dust

Dr. Messinger

6.2

1988

Lovejoy

Lovejoy

Konrad Dekker · (1 episode)

7.3

1986

Return to Waterloo

Return to Waterloo

Businessman

6.7

1984

Astronauts

Astronauts

Cmdr Malcolm Mattocks · (13 episodes)

5.5

1981

Holding the Fort

(20 episodes)

5.0

1980

Nearly a Happy Ending

Nearly a Happy Ending

Barman

0.0

1980

Charlie Muffin

Charlie Muffin

Snare

5.5

1979

Porridge

Porridge

Beal

6.7

1979

Don't Be Silly

Don't Be Silly

Michael Redman

0.0

1979

Every Home Should Have One

Every Home Should Have One

Magistrate's Clerk

4.9

1970