Where to watch John Shrapnel in the UK
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Shrapnel was born in Birmingham, Warwickshire, the son of Mary Lillian Myfanwy (née Edwards) and journalist/author Norman Shrapnel.[1] As a stage actor, he was a member of Laurence Olivier's Royal National Theatre company and the Royal Shakespeare Company and most recently appeared as Sir Oliver Surface in The School for Scandal (directed by Deborah Warner) at the Barbican Centre in 2011. He has also appeared extensively in film and on television in roles in Elizabeth R, Z-Cars, Edward and Mrs. Simpson, 101 Dalmatians, Space: 1999, Inspector Morse, Coogan's Run, Notting Hill and Foyle's War. …
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- Midsomer Murders (1997) as Max Jennings
- BBC Play of the Month (1965) as Duke of Cornwall
- Merlin (2008) as The Sarrum
- Foyle's War (2002) as Raymond Brooks
- ITV Playhouse (1967) as Schoner
- New Tricks (2004) as DAC John Felsham
- Waking the Dead (2001) as John Christie
- Gladiator (2000) as Gaius
- Screen Two (1985) as Rev. Charles Tucker Eland
- Troy (2004) as Nestor
- Space: 1999 (1975) as Jack Tanner
- Omnibus (1967) as Zborowski
- BBC2 Play of the Week (1977) as McKendrick
- The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (2002) as Sergent Mike McCaffrey
- Natural World (1983) as Narrator
- Jonathan Creek (1997) as Prof. Lance Graumann
- Wycliffe (1994) as Dr. Sam Malvern
- Kavanagh Q.C. (1995) as Mr. Justice Griffin
- Justice (1971) as Roger Anderson
- The Chief (1990) as Dan Cheyney
- 101 Dalmatians (1996) as Skinner
- Between the Lines (1992) as Deputy Assistant Commissioner Dunning
- Notting Hill (1999) as PR Chief
- Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007) as Lord Howard
- Shakespeare: The Animated Tales (1992) as Claudius / The Ghost (voice)
- The 10th Kingdom (2000) as Governor of Prison
- Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire (2006) as Pompey
- G.B.H. (1991) as Dr Jacobs
- Mirrors (2008) as Lorenzo Sapelli
- The Duchess (2008) as General Grey
- Elizabeth R (1971) as Earl of Sussex
- The Modern World: Ten Great Writers (1988) as Thomas Mann
- Mr. Palfrey of Westminster (1984) as Adrian Vyner
- I Am Not an Animal (2004) as Narrator (voice)
- Apparitions (2008) as Cardinal Bukovak
- K-19: The Widowmaker (2002) as Admiral Bratyeev
- Edward and Mrs Simpson (1978) as Major Alexander Hardinge
- Selling Hitler (1991) as Gerd Schülte-Hillen
- Private Schulz (1981) as German Newsreel Commentator (voice, uncredited)
- Vanity Fair (1987) as Lord Steyne
- The Awakening (2011) as Reverend Hugh Purslow
- Blackeyes (1989) as Detective Blake
- Invasion: Earth (1998) as Air Marshal Bentley
- For the Greater Good (1991) as Norman May-Boys MP
- Armchair Thriller (1978) as Vincent Craig
- The Body (2001) as Moshe Cohen
- Fatherland (1994) as General Globus
- Bodyguards (1997) as Commander Alan MacIntyre
- Nicholas and Alexandra (1971) as Petya
- Personal Services (1987) as Lionel
- About Face (1989) Cast
- Alien Autopsy (2006) as Michael Kuhn
- Predators Killing for a Living (1997) Cast
- Hennessy (1975) as Tipaldi
- King Lear (1982) as Earl of Kent
- King Charles III (2017) as Archbishop of Canterbury
- Centrepoint (1990) as Claud Wareing
- Branagh Theatre Live: The Winter's Tale (2015) as Camilo
- Pope Joan (1972) as Father James
- Mary, Mother of Jesus (1999) as Simon
- Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters (1999) as General Charette
- Selling Hitler (1993) as Gerd Schulte-Hillen
- Good Girl (1974) as Christopher Wimple
- The Lions Rule (2017) as Narrator (voice)
- Hamlet (2015) as Claudius/Ghost
- Shadow of the Sword (2005) as Archbishop
- The Woman in White (1982) as Sir Percival Glyde
- How to Get Ahead in Advertising (1989) as Psychiatrist
- Claim (2002) as Lex Vandenberg
- Plays for Britain (1976) as Voice of Leonard Brazil
- Theban Plays: Antigone (1986) as Creon
- Theban Plays: Oedipus the King (1986) as Creon
- Professional Foul (1977) as McKendrick
- Timon of Athens (1981) as Alcibiades
- Poppyland (1985) as George Sims
- Two Deaths (1996) as Cinca
- Edward & Mrs. Simpson (1978) as Maj. Alexander Hardinge
- Chemical Wedding (2008) as Crowley
- Testimony (1988) as Andre Zhdanov
- True Tilda (1997) as Reverand Glasson
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Most-watched John Shrapnel films currently: Gladiator (2000), Troy (2004), 101 Dalmatians (1996), Notting Hill (1999), Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007).
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Selected TV credits: Midsomer Murders (1997), BBC Play of the Month (1965), Merlin (2008), Foyle's War (2002), ITV Playhouse (1967).
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