Henry Goodman

Henry Goodman represents a kind of craft I treasure but that rarely makes noise outside theatre circles. Born in London's Whitechapel and crowned with a Laurence Olivier Award, he belongs to that lineage of British actors who earn their reputation on stage, where there is nowhere to hide. Moving fluidly across film, television, radio, and theatre, he is the consummate character actor, the sort who can transform a scene with a single inflection or pause. I admire performers who chase mastery rather than fame, quietly stacking decades of disciplined work. Goodman's understated, technically immaculate presence is exactly the kind of artistry I respect.

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Name (English)

Henry Goodman

Name (Japanese)

ヘンリー・グッドマン

Reading

へんりー・ぐっどまん

Born

April 23, 1950 (age 76)

Origin

Whitechapel, United Kingdom

Occupation

actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Tiger

Awards & achievements

• Laurence Olivier Awards

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry%20Goodman
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%98%E3%83%B3%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B0%E3%83%83%E3%83%89%E3%83%9E%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3132807

Tags

• actor

Last updated

November 2, 2026

Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.