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My Take
Simon Callow is the English actor most people place instantly from Four Weddings and a Funeral, and that warm, expansive presence is exactly his gift. He's a character actor's character actor, also a director, and on top of that a writer whose Orson Welles biography is genuinely respected, a real triple threat. The Olivier Award, the Screen Actors Guild win, and the CBE granted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1999 mark him as a true heavyweight. To me, one performer this versatile in a supporting slot lifts a whole production. On stage, on screen, on the page, he's reliably excellent.
Overview
Simon Phillip Hugh Callow (born 15 June 1949) is an English actor. Known as a character actor on stage and screen, he has received numerous accolades including an Olivier Award and Screen Actors Guild Award as well as nominations for two BAFTA Awards. He was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for his services to acting by Queen Elizabeth II in 1999.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Simon Callow
- Name (Japanese)
- サイモン・キャロウ
- Reading
- さいもん・きゃろう
- Born
- June 15, 1949 (age 76)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Ox
- Origin
- Streatham, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / character actor / stage actor / film actor / director
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Queen's University Belfast
Awards & achievements
- Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- 2002 Theatre World Award
- 2010 honorary doctorate
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Actor — see all → · Character actor — see all → · More people from United Kingdom →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.