Samuel West

June 19, 1966 (age 60) Hammersmith, London, England, UK
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Samuel West was born on June 19, 1966 in Hammersmith, London, England as Samuel Alexander Joseph West. He is known for his work on Howards End (1992), Van Helsing (2004) and Notting Hill (1999).

His titles like Darkest Hour, Van Helsing, and The Gentlemen - his biggest roles first.
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Watched: 0/64
Weighted avg: 6.59 /10
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    Darkest Hour
    2017November 2017 by Joe Wright
    Supporting as Sir Anthony Eden
    Supporting as Sir Anthony Eden
    6.97 Good+
  • 2
    2
    Van Helsing
    2004May 2004 by Stephen Sommers
    Minor role as Dr. Victor Frankenstein
    Minor role as Dr. Victor Frankenstein
    5.96 Okay++
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    3
    The Gentlemen
    2020January 2020 by Guy Ritchie
    Minor role as Lord Pressfield
    Minor role as Lord Pressfield
    7.31 Excellent--
  • 4
    4
    Suffragette
    2015October 2015 by Sarah Gavron
    Supporting as Benedict Haughton
    Supporting as Benedict Haughton
    6.77 Good
  • 5
    5
    101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure
    2003March 2003 by Jim Kammerud
    Supporting as Pongo (voice)
    Supporting as Pongo (voice)
    5.54 Okay
  • 6
    6
    Howards End
    1992March 1992 by James Ivory
    Supporting as Leonard Bast
    Supporting as Leonard Bast
    6.54 Good-
  • 7
    7
    On Chesil Beach
    2018January 2018 by Dominic Cooke
    Supporting as Geoffrey Ponting
    Supporting as Geoffrey Ponting
    5.67 Okay+
  • 8
    8
    Hyde Park on Hudson
    2012December 2012 by Roger Michell
    Starring as Bertie
    Starring as Bertie
    4.98 Mediocre++
  • 9
    9
    Auschwitz: The Nazis and the Final Solution
    2005
    Starring as Narrator
    Starring as Narrator
    6.60 Good
  • 10
    10
    All Creatures Great & Small
    Airing since 2020 by Colin Callender
    Starring as Siegfried Farnon
    Starring as Siegfried Farnon
    7.15 Good++
  • 11
    11
    Iris
    2001December 2001 by Richard Eyre
    Supporting as Young Maurice
    Supporting as Young Maurice
    5.95 Okay++
  • 12
    12
    The Eichmann Show
    2015January 2015 by Paul Andrew Williams
    Supporting as Narrator
    Supporting as Narrator
    6.17 Good--
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    13
    Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
    2015 by Peter Harness
    Supporting as Sir Walter Pole
    Supporting as Sir Walter Pole
    6.42 Good-
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    14
    Ring of the Nibelungs
    2004November 2004 by Uli Edel
    Supporting as Gunther
    Supporting as Gunther
    5.83 Okay+
  • 15
    15
    Jane Eyre
    1996January 1996 by Franco Zeffirelli
    Minor role as St John Rivers
    Minor role as St John Rivers
    6.40 Good-
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    Persuasion
    1995May 1995 by Roger Michell
    Supporting as Mr. Elliot
    Supporting as Mr. Elliot
    6.61 Good
  • 17
    17
    Mr Selfridge
    2013–2016 by Andrew Davies
    Supporting as Frank Edwards
    Supporting as Frank Edwards
    5.93 Okay++
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    Carrington
    1995May 1995 by Christopher Hampton
    Supporting as Gerald Brenan
    Supporting as Gerald Brenan
    5.82 Okay+
  • 19
    19
    Fleming
    2014
    Starring as Rear Admiral John Godfrey
    Starring as Rear Admiral John Godfrey
    5.87 Okay+
  • 20
    20
    The Midwich Cuckoos
    2022 by David Farr
    Supporting as Bernard Westcott
    Supporting as Bernard Westcott
    5.72 Okay+
  • 21
    21
    The Nazis: A Warning from History
    1997 by Laurence Rees
    Lead role as Self - Narrator
    Lead role as Self - Narrator
    6.80 Good+
  • 22
    22
    The Planets
    1999
    Lead role as Himself - Narrator
    Lead role as Himself - Narrator
    6.47 Good-
  • 23
    23
    Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters
    1999April 1999 by Andrew Grieve
    Supporting as Major Edrington
    Supporting as Major Edrington
    6.42 Good-
  • 24
    24
    War of the Century
    1999
    Lead role as Self - Narrator
    Lead role as Self - Narrator
    6.24 Good--
  • 25
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    Reunion
    1989May 1989 by Jerry Schatzberg
    Starring as Count Konradin von Lohenburg
    Starring as Count Konradin von Lohenburg
    6.08 Okay++
  • 26
    26
    The Ripper
    1997December 1997 by Janet Meyers
    Starring as Prince Albert Victor Edward
    Starring as Prince Albert Victor Edward
    5.73 Okay+
  • 27
    27
    Random Quest
    2006November 2006 by Luke Watson
    Lead role as Colin
    Lead role as Colin
    6.05 Okay++
  • 28
    28
    Longitude
    2000January 2000 by Charles Sturridge
    Minor role as Nevil Maskelyne
    Minor role as Nevil Maskelyne
    6.43 Good-
  • 29
    29
    Cambridge Spies
    2003 by Peter Moffat
    Supporting as Anthony Blunt
    Supporting as Anthony Blunt
    5.81 Okay+
  • 30
    30
    Hitler's Children
    2011November 2011 by Chanoch Ze'evi
    Minor role as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
    Minor role as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
    6.15 Good--
  • 31
    31
    Secrets of Henry VIII's Palace: Hampton Court
    2013June 2013 by Sam Taplin
    Lead role as Narrator (voice)
    Lead role as Narrator (voice)
    Needs more reviews
  • 32
    32
    Eternal Law
    2012 by Ashley Pharoah
    Lead role as Zak Gist
    Lead role as Zak Gist
    Needs more reviews
  • 33
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    Dark Relic
    2010March 2010 by Lorenzo Sena
    Supporting as Friar George
    Supporting as Friar George
    5.16 Okay--
  • 34
    34
    Faberge: A Life of Its Own
    2014April 2014 by Patrick Mark
    Lead role as Narrator
    Lead role as Narrator
    Needs more reviews
  • 35
    35
    Wikileaks: Secrets and Lies
    2012December 2012 by Patrick Forbes
    Lead role as Narrator (voice)
    Lead role as Narrator (voice)
    Needs more reviews
  • 36
    36
    Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley
    2008June 2008 by Niall MacCormick
    Starring as Ted Heath
    Starring as Ted Heath
    Needs more reviews
  • 37
    37
    Stiff Upper Lips
    1998June 1998 by Gary Sinyor
    Supporting as Edward
    Supporting as Edward
    5.83 Okay+
  • 38
    38
    The Private Life of a Masterpiece
    2001–2010
    Lead role as Narrator
    Lead role as Narrator
    Needs more reviews
  • 39
    39
    Einstein's Big Idea
    2005October 2005 by Gary Johnstone
    Supporting as Humphry Davy
    Supporting as Humphry Davy
    6.27 Good--
  • 40
    40
    Pandaemonium
    2001June 2001 by Julien Temple
    Supporting as Robert Southey
    Supporting as Robert Southey
    5.65 Okay
  • 41
    41
    Inside the Court of Henry VIII
    2015April 2015 by Peter Chinn
    Lead role as Narrator
    Lead role as Narrator
    Needs more reviews
  • 42
    42
    Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
    1993November 1993 by Stuart McDonald
    Minor role as Cyrian
    Minor role as Cyrian
    5.57 Okay
  • 43
    43
    Complicity
    2000May 2000 by Gavin Millar
    Minor role as Neil
    Minor role as Neil
    5.84 Okay+
  • 44
    44
    Danielle Steel's Zoya
    1997July 1997 by Richard A. Colla
    Minor role as Nicolai
    Minor role as Nicolai
    5.59 Okay
  • 45
    45
    A Breed of Heroes
    1994September 1994 by Diarmuid Lawrence
    Lead role as Lt. Charles Thoroughgood
    Lead role as Lt. Charles Thoroughgood
    Needs more reviews
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    46
    Over Here
    1996 by John Sullivan
    Lead role as Archie Bunting
    Lead role as Archie Bunting
    Needs more reviews
  • 47
    47
    Secrets of Britain
    2014
    Lead role as Himself - Narrator
    Lead role as Himself - Narrator
    Needs more reviews
  • 48
    48
    Any Human Heart
    2010 by William Boyd
    Minor role as Peter Scabius (Older)
    Minor role as Peter Scabius (Older)
    5.89 Okay++
  • 49
    49
    A Feast at Midnight
    1994November 1994 by Justin Hardy
    Minor role as Chef
    Minor role as Chef
    Needs more reviews
  • 50
    50
    Ring of the Nibelungs
    2004 by Diane Duane
    Supporting as Gunther
    Supporting as Gunther
    Needs more reviews
  • 51
    51
    Gatecrash
    2020October 2020 by Lawrence Gough
    Starring as Policeman
    Starring as Policeman
    Needs more reviews
  • 52
    52
    Albert Schweitzer German
    2009December 2009 by Gavin Millar
    Supporting as Phil Figgis
    Supporting as Phil Figgis
    Needs more reviews
  • 53
    53
    The First Emperor
    2006February 2006 by Nic Young
    Starring as Himself - Narrator
    Starring as Himself - Narrator
    Needs more reviews
  • 54
    54
    Battle of the Sexes - In the Animal World
    1999
    Lead role as Narrator
    Lead role as Narrator
    Needs more reviews
  • 55
    55
    Edouard VIII, espionnage et liaisons dangereuses
    Airing since 2017
    Lead role as Narrator
    Lead role as Narrator
    Needs more reviews
  • 56
    56
    Operation Stonehenge: What Lies Beneath
    2014
    Lead role as Narrator
    Lead role as Narrator
    Needs more reviews
  • 57
    57
    Spying on the Royals
    2017 by Paul Elston
    Lead role as Narrator (voice)
    Lead role as Narrator (voice)
    Needs more reviews
  • 58
    58
    World War Two: Behind Closed Doors
    2008
    Supporting as narrator
    Supporting as narrator
    Needs more reviews
  • 59
    59
    Archipel
    1993March 1993 by Pierre Granier-Deferre
    Supporting as Alan Stewart
    Supporting as Alan Stewart
    Needs more reviews
  • 60
    60
    Heavy Weather
    1995December 1995 by Jack Gold
    Supporting as 'Monty' Bodkin
    Supporting as 'Monty' Bodkin
    Needs more reviews
  • 61
    61
    Jane Austen: Rise of a Genius
    2025
    Supporting as Self
    Supporting as Self
    Needs more reviews
  • 62
    62
    Open Fire
    1994November 1994 by Paul Greengrass
    Minor role as Stephen Waldorf
    Minor role as Stephen Waldorf
    Needs more reviews
  • 63
    63
    Stanley and the Women
    1991 by Nigel Kneale
    Supporting as Stephen Duke
    Supporting as Stephen Duke
    Needs more reviews
  • 64
    64
    Merchant Ivory
    2024August 2024 by Stephen Soucy
    Minor role as Self
    Minor role as Self
    Needs more reviews
Co-starring with:
Emma Thompson 3 titles
Andrea Riseborough 1 title
Kate Ashfield 1 title
Helena Bonham Carter 3 titles
Alicia Witt 2 titles
Geraldine James 2 titles
Julian Rhind-Tutt 3 titles
Anton Lesser 2 titles
Lara Pulver 1 title