Bertie Carvel is a British actor who has twice won a Laurence Olivier Award: for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical for his role as Miss Trunchbull in Matilda the Musical, and for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his performance as Rupert Murdoch in Ink. For the latter role, he won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Featured Role in a Play.
Carvel was born in Marylebone, London, England, on September 6, 1977. He studied English at the University of Sussex and then trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. After graduating from RADA in 2003, he began his professional acting career in the theatre.
Carvel has appeared in numerous stage productions, both in the UK and the US. He has won numerous awards for his stage work, including two Laurence Olivier Awards, a Tony Award, and a Drama Desk Award. Some of his most notable stage roles include Miss Trunchbull in Matilda the Musical, Rupert Murdoch in Ink, and Jonathan Strange in Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell.
In addition to his stage work, Carvel has also appeared in a number of television and film productions. Some of his most notable TV roles include Simon Foster in Doctor Foster, Adam Dalgliesh in Dalgliesh, and Thewlis in The Sister. He has also appeared in films such as The History Boys, The Woman in Black, and The Thick of It.
1997 • TV
2005 • TV
2016 • TV
2016 • TV
2012 • Movie
2021 • Movie
as Bamatabois
as Banquo
as George Ellis
as Nick Clegg
as Prince / Mirror / Huntsman / Dwarf (voice)
as Narrator
as Narrator (voice)
as Max Mallowan
as Justin Hooper
1 episodes
as Mysterious Man
1 episodes
as Tony Blair
6 episodes
as Robin Day
1 episodes
as Seb Wilkes
1 episodes
as Dr Dench
2 episodes
as Baelor Targaryen
6 episodes
as Adam Dalgliesh
18 episodes
1 episodes
as Self - Presenter (voice)
6 episodes
as Mason Harding
2 episodes
as Zachariah Osborne
2 episodes
as Jonathan Strange
7 episodes
as Finn
6 episodes
as Simon Foster
10 episodes
4 episodes
as Bob
4 episodes
as Alexander Wentworth
4 episodes
as Narrator (voice)
3 episodes
as Frank Temple
6 episodes
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