
Simon McBurney
Highest Rated: 99% Wolfwalkers (2020)
Lowest Rated: 33% Boogie Woogie (2009)
Birthday: Aug 25, 1957
Birthplace: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
Born in 1957 in Cambridge, England, Simon McBurney studied English literature at university before succumbing to the acting bug. McBurney and a couple of compatriots founded the theater company Complicité in 1983, gaining in stature until they headlined arguably the most prestigious venue in European theater, the Avignon International Festival. They mounted an adaptation of Bulgakov's The Master and Margarita that has since toured the world. Although McBurney's true passion is theater (acting and directing), he has been coaxed in front of the camera on a number of occasions. He played supporting roles in films like "Kafka" (1991), directed by Steven Soderbergh, and made a number of guest appearances on TV series (mostly British), including "Absolutely Fabulous" (BBC, 1992-2005) and "Midsomer Murders" (ITV, 1997-). He was awarded the O.B.E. (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in 2005 for his services to the stage. However, it wasn't until a recurring role in "The Borgias" (Showtime, 2011-13) and a series regular role in "Rev." (BBC, 2010-14) that McBurney gained real onscreen recognition. In 2014, McBurney appeared in Woody Allen's "Magic In the Moonlight" (2014) as well as the Academy Award®-nominated "Theory of Everything" (2014). McBurney also played in the mini-series "The Casual Vacancy" (HBO, 2015) adapted from the book by JK Rowling.
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Movies
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99% | 100% | Wolfwalkers | Lord Protector Cromwell (Voice) | - | 2020 |
65% | No Score Yet | Siberia | Magician (Character) | - | 2019 |
80% | 81% | The Conjuring 2 | Maurice Grosse (Character) | $102.5M | 2016 |
60% | 64% | Allied | S.O.E. Official (Character) | $39.8M | 2016 |
94% | 87% | Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation | Atlee (Character) | - | 2015 |
80% | 84% | The Theory of Everything | Stephen's Father (Character) | $35.9M | 2014 |
51% | 45% | Magic in the Moonlight | Howard Burkan (Character) | $10.5M | 2014 |
No Score Yet | 100% | For Those Who Can Tell No Tales | Tim Clancy (Character) | - | 2013 |
83% | 65% | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | Oliver Lacon (Character) | $24.1M | 2011 |
33% | 22% | Boogie Woogie | Rhinegold's Secretary (Character) | $1.8K | 2009 |
62% | 67% | The Duchess | Charles Fox (Character) | $13.8M | 2008 |
55% | 62% | Body of Lies | Garland (Character) | $39.4M | 2008 |
42% | 51% | The Golden Compass | Fra Pavel (Character) | $70.1M | 2007 |
51% | 49% | Mr. Bean's Holiday | Executive Producer | $32.6M | 2007 |
72% | 40% | Friends With Money | Aaron (Character) | $13.4M | 2006 |
No Score Yet | 35% | Human Touch | Unknown (Character) | - | 2006 |
87% | 89% | The Last King of Scotland | Stone (Character) | $17.6M | 2006 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Torte Bluma | Unknown (Character) | - | 2005 |
39% | 56% | The Reckoning | Stephen (Character) | $256.6K | 2004 |
80% | 63% | The Manchurian Candidate | Dr. Atticus Noyle (Character) | $65.9M | 2004 |
No Score Yet | 60% | Skagerrak | Thomas (Character) | - | 2003 |
65% | 67% | Bright Young Things | Sneath (Photo-Rat) (Character) | $931.8K | 2003 |
64% | 57% | Eisenstein | Sergei Eisenstein (Character) | - | 2001 |
48% | 72% | Onegin | Triquet (Character) | $183.8K | 1999 |
No Score Yet | 57% | Mesmer | Franz (Character) | - | 1994 |
52% | 73% | Kafka | Assistant Oscar (Character) | $57.6K | 1991 |
TV
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56% | 87% | Carnival Row | Runyan Millworthy (Character) | 2019 |
55% | No Score Yet | The Loudest Voice | Rupert Murdoch (Character) | 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Theater Talk | Guest | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Casual Vacancy | Colin Wall (Character) | 2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Rev. | Archdeacon Robert (Character) | 2014 2010-2011 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Comic Strip Presents | Unknown (Character) | 1992-1993 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | FREE SHOWTIME: The Loudest Voice | Rupert Murdoch (Character) |
QUOTES FROM Simon McBurney CHARACTERS
Oliver Lacon says: It's the oldest question of all, George. Who can spy on the spies?
Oliver Lacon says: There's a mole, right at the top of the Circus. And he's been there for years.
Oliver Lacon says: there's a mole right at the top of British Intelligence he's been there for years... and all i require from you is one codename
Oliver Lacon says: There's a mole right at the top of British Intelligence he's been there for years... and all I require from you is one code name.
Lord Asriel says: I propose to discover a world much like our own in a parallel universe.
Fra Pavel says: That is heresy!
Lord Asriel says: That is the truth.