Christopher Godwin

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.

Known For

Bodies 2023 ★ 7.1
Anatomy of a Scandal 2022 ★ 7.0
Venom: Let There Be Carnage 2021 ★ 6.7
The Dig 2021 ★ 6.8
Emma. 2020 ★ 7.0
Mary Poppins Returns 2018 ★ 6.5
The Miniaturist 2017 ★ 7.1
Endeavour 2013 ★ 8.1
National Theatre Live: This House 2013 ★ 8.5
The Hollow Crown 2012 ★ 7.4
A Young Doctor's Notebook 2012 ★ 7.1
Land Girls 2009 ★ 7.8
After You've Gone 2007 ★ 4.8
Scoop 2006 ★ 6.6
Blackball 2003 ★ 5.2
Waking the Dead 2001 ★ 7.2
Murder in Mind 2001 ★ 8.3
The Avengers 1998 ★ 4.4
Nice Work 1989 ★ 6.7
The Chronicles of Narnia 1988 ★ 7.5
A Handful of Dust 1988 ★ 6.1
Crossbow 1987 ★ 6.3
Lovejoy 1986 ★ 7.4
C.A.T.S. Eyes 1985 ★ 6.0