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Bertie Carvel is a British actor who has twice won a Laurence Olivier Award: for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical for his role as Miss Trunchbull in Matilda the Musical, and for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his performance as Rupert Murdoch in Ink. For the latter role, he won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Featured Role in a Play. Carvel was born in Marylebone, London, England, on September 6, 1977. He studied English at the University of Sussex and then trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. After graduating from RADA in 2003, he began his professional acting career in the theatre. Carvel has appeared in numerous stage productions, both in the UK and the US. He has won numerous awards for his stage work, including two Laurence Olivier Awards, a Tony Award, and a Drama Desk Award. Some of his most notable stage roles include Miss Trunchbull in Matilda the Musical, Rupert Murdoch in Ink, and Jonathan Strange in Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell. In addition to his stage work, Carvel has also appeared in a number of television and film productions. Some of his most notable TV roles include Simon Foster in Doctor Foster, Adam Dalgliesh in Dalgliesh, and Thewlis in The Sister. He has also appeared in films such as The History Boys, The Woman in Black, and The Thick of It.

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Baelor Targaryen

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

2026

5.7

Self - Presenter (voice)

Walking with Dinosaurs

2025

6.9

Banquo

The Tragedy of Macbeth

2021

6.7

Adam Dalgliesh

Dalgliesh

2021

6.1

Bob

The Sister

2020

5.8

Zachariah Osborne

The Pale Horse

2020

6.6

Frank Temple

Baghdad Central

2020

7.9

Narrator (voice)

Big Cats

2018

6.7

Prince / Mirror / Huntsman / Dwarf (voice)

Revolting Rhymes

2017

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Prince / Mirror / Huntsman / Dwarf

Revolting Rhymes

2016

Credits

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

as Baelor Targaryen

2026

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Walking with Dinosaurs

as Self - Presenter (voice)

2025

5.7

The Tragedy of Macbeth

as Banquo

2021

6.9

Dalgliesh

as Adam Dalgliesh

2021

6.7

The Sister

as Bob

2020

6.1

The Pale Horse

as Zachariah Osborne

2020

5.8

Baghdad Central

as Frank Temple

2020

6.6

Big Cats

as Narrator (voice)

2018

7.9

Revolting Rhymes

as Prince / Mirror / Huntsman / Dwarf (voice)

2017

6.7

Revolting Rhymes

as Prince / Mirror / Huntsman / Dwarf

2016

9.0

The Crown

as Tony Blair

2016

8.2

The Crown

as Robin Day

2016

8.2

Koko: The Gorilla Who Talks to People

as Narrator (voice)

2016

7.6

Doctor Foster

as Simon Foster

2015

7.1

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

as Jonathan Strange

2015

7.4

Coalition

as Nick Clegg

2015

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Babylon

as Finn

2014

6.6

Restless

as Mason Harding

2012

7.2

Les Misérables

as Bamatabois

2012

7.3

Hidden

as Alexander Wentworth

2011

6.2

The Crimson Petal and the White

2011

7.0

Sherlock

as Seb Wilkes

2010

8.5

Primeval

2007

7.4

Bombshell

as Lieutenant Roddy Frost

2005

5.8

Doctor Who

as Mysterious Man

2005

7.6

Hawking

as George Ellis

2004

7.1

Agatha Christie: A Life in Pictures

as Max Mallowan

2004

8.1

Waking the Dead

as Dr Dench

2001

7.2

Midsomer Murders

as Justin Hooper

1997

7.5

Walking with Dinosaurs

as Narrator

N/A

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