- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- September 6, 1977
- Place of Birth
- Marylebone, London, England, UK
Bertie Carvel
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 Mus…
Filmography
tvA Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
2026 · Prince Baelor 'Breakspear' Targaryen
tvWalking with Dinosaurs
2025 · Self - Presenter (voice)
movieThe Tragedy of Macbeth
2021 · Banquo
tvDalgliesh
2021 · Adam Dalgliesh, Director, Executive Producer
tvThe Sister
2020 · Bob
tvThe Pale Horse
2020 · Zachariah Osborne
tvBaghdad Central
2020 · Frank Temple
tvBig Cats
2018 · Narrator (voice)
movieRevolting Rhymes
2017 · Prince / Mirror / Huntsman / Dwarf (voice)
tvRevolting Rhymes
2016 · Prince / Mirror / Huntsman / Dwarf
tvThe Crown
2016 · Tony Blair, Robin Day
movieKoko: The Gorilla Who Talks to People
2016 · Narrator (voice)
tvDoctor Foster
2015 · Simon Foster
tvJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
2015 · Jonathan Strange
movieCoalition
2015 · Nick Clegg
tvBabylon
2014 · Finn Kirkwood
tvThe Wrong Mans
2013 · Nathan Cross
tvRestless
2012 · Mason Harding
movieLes Misérables
2012 · Bamatabois
tvHidden
2011 · Alexander Wentworth
tvThe Crimson Petal and the White
2011 · Ashwell
tvJust William
2010 · Uncle Neville
tvSherlock
2010 · Seb Wilkes
tvJohn Adams
2008 · Lord Carmarthen
tvPrimeval
2007 · Ryan Mason
tvBeethoven
2005 · Ferdinand Ries
tvBombshell
2005 · Lieutenant Roddy Frost
tvDoctor Who
2005 · Mysterious Man
tvThe Lost World of Mitchell & Kenyon
2005 · Mitchell
movieHawking
2004 · George Ellis
movieAgatha Christie: A Life in Pictures
2004 · Max Mallowan
tvWaking the Dead
2001 · Dr Dench
tvHolby City
1999 · Martin Phillips
tvMidsomer Murders
1997 · Justin Hooper