John Shrapnel
"An iconic presence in cinema, defining characters with depth and intensity."
Age
84 years
Origin
UK
Active
1965 — Present
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 also appeared extensively in film and on...
History of the Legend
Witness the defining moments that shaped a legacy.
Midsomer Murders
Starring as Max Jennings
The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed under suspicion, and it is up to a veteran DCI and his young sergeant to calmly and diligently eliminate the innocent and ruthlessly pursue the guilty.
Highest Rated Masterpieces
I Am Not an Animal
as Narrator (voice)
Gladiator
as Gaius
Foyle's War
as Raymond Brooks
Merlin
as The Sarrum
The 10th Kingdom
as Governor of Prison
Midsomer Murders
as Max Jennings
Notting Hill
as PR Chief
Troy
as Nestor
Space: 1999
as Jack Tanner
The Duchess
as General Grey
Media Proof
Filmography Engine
114 Credits found
Hamlet Within
Cast
2022
The Lions Rule
Narrator (voice)
2017
King Charles III
Archbishop of Canterbury
2017
Britain's Nuclear Bomb - The Inside Story
Narrator (Voice)
2017
Branagh Theatre Live: The Winter's Tale
Camilo
2015
Hamlet
Claudius/Ghost
2015
Building Burma's Death Railway: Moving Half the Mountain
Narrator
2014
National Theatre Live: Macbeth
Duncan/Seyton/Old Man
2013
Run.
St. Peter
2013
The Awakening
Reverend Hugh Purslow
2011
National Theatre Live: Phèdre
Théramène
2009
An Organization of Dreams
Father
2009
Apparitions
Cardinal Bukovak
2008
Merlin
The Sarrum
2008
The Duchess
General Grey
2008
Mirrors
Lorenzo Sapelli
2008
Chemical Wedding
Crowley
2008
Hindenburg: Titanic of the Skies
Himself (Narrator)
2007
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Lord Howard
2007
Once Upon a Time on the Westway
Billy Palmer
2007
Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire
Pompey
2006
Alien Autopsy
Michael Kuhn
2006
Shadow of the Sword
Archbishop
2005
Seven Wonders of Ancient Greece
Narrator
2004
Troy
Nestor
2004
I Am Not an Animal
Narrator (voice)
2004
Seven Wonders of Ancient Egypt
Narrator
2004
Seven Wonders of Ancient Rome
Narrator
2004
New Tricks
DAC John Felsham
2004
Spine Chillers
Nick
2003
The Race for Everest
Narrator
2003
Foyle's War
Raymond Brooks
2002
Whistle
Paul
2002
K-19: The Widowmaker
Admiral Bratyeev
2002
Claim
Lex Vandenberg
2002
Alone
Hannah
2002
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
Sergent Mike McCaffrey
2002
The Gentleman Thief
Monty Sinclair
2001
Animals of the Ocean Desert
Narrator
2001
Waking the Dead
John Christie
2001
Mountain Men: The Ghosts of K2
Narrator
2001
The Body
Moshe Cohen
2001
The Misfit and the Matterhorn
Narrator
2001
Horizon: Supermassive Black Holes
Narrator
2000
Gladiator
Gaius
2000
The 10th Kingdom
Governor of Prison
2000
Lost on Everest: The Search for Mallory and Irvine
Self - Narrator
2000
Mary, Mother of Jesus
Simon
1999
Notting Hill
PR Chief
1999
Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters
General Charette
1999
The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka
Iwaszkiewicz
1999
Lion Queen
Narrator (voice)
1998
Invasion: Earth
Air Marshal Bentley
1998
Predators Killing for a Living
Cast
1997
Jonathan Creek
Prof. Lance Graumann
1997
Bodyguards
Commander Alan MacIntyre
1997
Midsomer Murders
Max Jennings
1997
101 Dalmatians
Skinner
1996
Two Deaths
Cinca
1996
Alien Empire
Narrator
1996