Christopher Godwin

Christopher Godwin

Born 1943-08-05 (age 82) Loughborough, Leicestershire, England, UK
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Biography

Christopher Godwin (born 5 August 1943) is a British actor who has been active since the late 1960s.

He made his TV debut at the age of 25, when he took on the role of PC Grange in an episode of Softly, Softly. He has since made appearances in television dramas including Z-Cars, Nearly a Happy Ending, Return to Waterloo, South of the Border, Return to Treasure Island, Nice Work, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, My Family and Other Animals, FairyTale: A True Story, The Bill, Murder in Mind, Waking the Dead and The Peter Principle (There's Something About Geoffrey). His film career has included roles in Porridge (1979), Charlie Muffin (1979), Bullshot (1983), A Handful of Dust (1988), FairyTale: A True Story (1997), Jinnah (1998), Scoop (2006), A Viking Saga: The Darkest Day (2013), The Crucible (2014), Mary Poppins Returns (2018), Emma (2020), and The Dig (2021).

In 2012, he guest starred in Season 1, Episode 4 of A Young Doctor's Notebook as Leopold Leopoldovitch. He also voiced Darth Vowrawn in the video game Star Wars: The Old Republic, Chancellor Roderick in the video game Dragon Age: Inquisition, and he played the voice of 3 people in the video game Subnautica (Paul Torgal, Lifepod 7 Crew, and Captain Hollister). In January 2016, he played Lord Berners in Episode 3 of the BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Drama What England Owes. He is also the voice of King Carnelian in Dragon Quest XI.

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Known For

Venom: Let There Be Carnage
Venom: Let There Be Carnage

2021

as Headmaster (1997)

Emma.
Emma.

2020

as Mr. Perrie

Mary Poppins Returns
Mary Poppins Returns

2018

as Information Desk Clerk

Scoop
Scoop

2006

as Desk Clerk

The Dig
The Dig

2021

as Dr Parry

The Avengers
The Avengers

1998

as World Council of Ministers

National Theatre Live: The Grapes of Wrath
National Theatre Live: The Grapes of Wrath

2024

as Grampa Joad / Contractor

Blackball
Blackball

2003

as Bowls Official

Porridge
Porridge

1979

as Mr. Beal

Return to Narnia
Return to Narnia

2025

as Self

A Handful of Dust
A Handful of Dust

1988

as Dr. Messinger

The Miniaturist
The Miniaturist

2017

as Pastor Pellicorne

Every Home Should Have One
Every Home Should Have One

1970

as Magistrate's Clerk

National Theatre Live: This House
National Theatre Live: This House

2013

as Woolwich West / Batley & Morley / Western Isles

The Crucible
The Crucible

2014

as Judge Hathorne

Henry IV, Part 2 - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
Nearly a Happy Ending
Return to Waterloo
Return to Waterloo

1984

as Businessman