John Shrapnel
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...
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...
Known For
Cast Credits
King Charles III
as Archbishop of Canterbury
Hamlet
as Claudius/Ghost
National Theatre Live: Macbeth
as Duncan/Seyton/Old Man
Run.
as St. Peter
The Awakening
as Reverend Hugh Purslow
National Theatre Live: Phèdre
as Théramène
An Organization of Dreams
as Father
The Duchess
as General Grey
Mirrors
as Lorenzo Sapelli
Chemical Wedding
as Crowley
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
as Lord Howard
Once Upon a Time on the Westway
as Billy Palmer
Alien Autopsy
as Michael Kuhn
Wachau - Valley of Golden Magic
as Narrator (English Version)
Shadow of the Sword
as Archbishop
Troy
as Nestor
Schönbrunn - Well of Beauty
as Narrator (English Version)
Whistle
as Paul
K-19: The Widowmaker
as Admiral Bratyeev
Claim
as Lex Vandenberg
Alone
as Hannah
The Gentleman Thief
as Monty Sinclair
The Body
as Moshe Cohen
Gladiator
as Gaius
Mary, Mother of Jesus
as Simon
Notting Hill
as PR Chief
Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters
as General Charette
The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka
as Iwaszkiewicz
101 Dalmatians
as Skinner