About

Known credits:
30
Birthday:
1943-08-05
Place of birth:
Loughborough, Leicestershire, England, UK
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Christopher Godwin

Overview

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

Acting

2024 National Theatre Live: The Grapes of Wrath Actor Grampa Joad / Contractor N/A
N/A
2022 A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story Actor Narrator 59
Average
2021 Venom: Let There Be Carnage Actor Headmaster (1997) 67
Fair
2021 The Dig Actor Dr Parry 65
Fair
2020 Emma. Actor Mr. Perrie 67
Fair
2018 Mary Poppins Returns Actor Information Desk Clerk 64
Fair
2017 The Miniaturist Actor Pastor Pellicorne 59
Average
2017 The Miniaturist Actor Pastor Pellicorne 70
Good
2014 The Crucible Actor Judge Hathorne 59
Average
2013 A Viking Saga: The Darkest Day Actor Athelstan 56
Average
2013 National Theatre Live: This House Actor Woolwich West / Batley & Morley / Western Isles 58
Average
2012 Henry IV, Part 2 - Live at Shakespeare's Globe Actor Northumberland/Silence 58
Average
2012 Henry IV, Part 1 - Live at Shakespeare's Globe Actor Northumberland/Silence 59
Average
2010 Love's Labour's Lost - Live at Shakespeare's Globe Actor Holofernes N/A
N/A
2006 Scoop Actor Desk Clerk 64
Fair
2003 Blackball Actor Bowls Official 57
Average
1998 The Avengers Actor World Council of Ministers 49
Bad
1997 Cold Enough for Snow Actor Golfing Lecturer 58
Average
1991 Taking the Floor Actor Mr. Tranter N/A
N/A
1989 The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian & The Voyage of the Dawn Treader Actor Lord Rhoop 58
Average
1989 Nice Work Actor Prof. Philip Swallow N/A
N/A
1988 A Handful of Dust Actor Dr. Messinger 59
Average
1984 Return to Waterloo Actor Businessman 59
Average
1981 Astronauts Actor Cmdr Malcolm Mattocks 69
Fair
1980 Holding the Fort Actor 69
Fair
1980 Nearly a Happy Ending Actor Barman N/A
N/A
1979 Charlie Muffin Actor Snare 58
Average
1979 Porridge Actor Mr. Beal 59
Average
1979 Don't Be Silly Actor Michael Redman N/A
N/A
1970 Every Home Should Have One Actor Magistrate's Clerk 58
Average