
Roger Allam
Highest Rated: 97% Ethel & Ernest (2016)
Lowest Rated: 39% Inkheart (2009)
Birthday: Oct 26, 1953
Birthplace: London, England, UK
The son of a London vicar, acclaimed British actor Roger Allam grew fascinated by the stage after seeing a performance of "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead" as a teenager. Allam studied drama at Manchester University before working on stage with the Royal Shakespeare Company and National Theatre Company, among others. Following his success as Inspector Javert in the original London production of "Les Misérables" in 1985, he began appearing in such television movies as "Ending Up" and "The Investigation: Inside a Terrorist Bombing," as well as the series "Shakespeare: The Animated Tales" and the crime drama "Between the Lines." Still excelling in the theater, Allam also earned a reputation as a popular film and television actor showing up throughout the 1990s on programs like "Inspector Morse" and "Midsomer Murders." In 2002, the actor was awarded the prestigious Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for his performance in "Privates on Parade," all while continuing to work on TV and branching out to bigger roles in feature films. The 2005 film "V for Vendetta" increased Allam's international popularity, leading to a role alongside Helen Mirren in the multi-award-winning biopic "The Queen" as well as recurring parts on the series "The Thick of It" and "Ashes to Ashes." 2011 found the seasoned actor more in demand than ever as he portrayed the prime minister in "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides," lawyer John Mallory in the BBC legal drama "The Jury II," and political strategist Gordon Reece in "The Iron Lady."
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Highest Rated Movies
Filmography
Movies
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Say Your Prayers | Professor Huxley (Character) | - | 2020 |
57% | 50% | The Hippopotamus | Ted Wallace (Character) | - | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Truth Commissioner | Henry Stanfield (Character) | - | 2016 |
97% | 86% | Ethel & Ernest | Middle Aged Doctor (Voice) | - | 2016 |
74% | 56% | A Royal Night Out | Stan (Character) | $226K | 2015 |
88% | 70% | Mr. Holmes | Dr. Barrie (Character) | $17.7M | 2015 |
89% | 64% | The Lady in the Van | Rufus (Character) | $10M | 2015 |
47% | 73% | The Book Thief | Death (Voice) | $21.4M | 2013 |
89% | 78% | The Angels' Share | Thaddeus (Character) | $304.4K | 2012 |
No Score Yet | 100% | Endeavour | DI Fred Thursday (Character) | - | 2012 |
67% | 54% | The Woman in Black | Mr. Bentley (Character) | $54.3M | 2012 |
52% | 51% | The Iron Lady | Gordon Reece (Character) | $30M | 2011 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Trading Licks | Quentin (Character) | - | 2011 |
65% | 42% | Tamara Drewe | Nicholas Hardiment (Character) | $560.1K | 2010 |
39% | 45% | Inkheart | Narrator (Voice) | $17.3M | 2009 |
No Score Yet | 38% | Margaret | John Wakeham (Character) | - | 2009 |
41% | 60% | Speed Racer | Royalton (Character) | $43.9M | 2008 |
73% | 90% | V for Vendetta | Prothero (Character) | - | 2006 |
90% | 87% | The Wind That Shakes the Barley | Sir John Hamilton (Character) | $1.8M | 2006 |
96% | 76% | The Queen | Robin Janvrin (Character) | $56.4M | 2006 |
No Score Yet | 60% | The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone | Christopher (Character) | - | 2003 |
93% | 76% | RKO 281 | Walt Disney (Character) | - | 1999 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Investigation: Inside a Terrorist Bombing | Charles Tremayne (Character) | - | 1990 |
No Score Yet | 60% | Wilt | Dave (Character) | $74.5K | 1989 |
TV
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86% | 95% | Endeavour | DI Fred Thursday (Character) | 2016-2020 2013-2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sarah & Duck | Narrator | 2013-2017 |
93% | 91% | The Missing | Brigadier Adrian Stone (Character) | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Politician's Husband | Marcus Brock (Character) | 2013 |
85% | 95% | The Thick of It |
Peter Mannion (Character), Unknown (Guest Star) |
2012 2009 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Parade's End | General Campion (Character) | 2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Simon Schama's Shakespeare and Us | Unknown (Character) | 2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Jury | John Mallory (Character) | 2011 |
89% | 85% | Game of Thrones | Illyrio Mopatis (Guest Star) | 2011 |
No Score Yet | 100% | Ashes to Ashes | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2009 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Old Guys | Unknown (Character) | 2009 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Spooks | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2006 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Catherine Tate Show | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2005 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Stranded | Unknown (Character) | 2002 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | FREE STARZ: The Missing | Brigadier Adrian Stone (Character) |
QUOTES FROM Roger Allam CHARACTERS
Death says: I am haunted by humans
Death says: I am haunted by humans.
Lewis Prothero says: Good guys win, bad guys lose, and as always England prevails!
Nicholas Hardiment says: The real secret about being a writer is learning how to lie.