John Shrapnel
Biography
John Shrapnel was an English actor whose reputation rested chiefly on his stage work, above all with the National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company, and on a great many television appearances. Born in Birmingham and brought up in Stockport and London, he began acting in his school drama society and played Hamlet at the City of London School before studying at St Catharine's College, Cambridge. He turned professional on stage in 1965, acted with Laurence Olivier's National Theatre Company, and made his last stage appearance in 2015. On screen he played Mr Skinner in 101 Dalmatians (1996), Senator Gaius in Gladiator (2000), Nestor in Troy (2004) and Lord Howard in Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007). His television work included Elizabeth R and Inspector Morse, and his final role was the Archbishop of Canterbury in King Charles III (2017).
77years old at death
- Born Birmingham
- Died London Borough of Islington
- Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
- Jonathan Shrapnel (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 17
- Career span
- 30 years1987 to 2017
Genres
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Beyond film
In BBC radio drama, Shrapnel took the part of Colin Dexter's Inspector Morse, with Robert Glenister as Sgt Lewis, and he also starred in William Gibson's Neuromancer.
A first
In two episodes of Midsomer Murders, "Death in Chorus" and "Written in Blood", Shrapnel played two separate characters, a rare distinction for an actor on the show.
John Shrapnel movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Eleven actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Rhys Ifans's page
Tim McInnerny's page
Omid Djalili's page
Also two films together5 more actors
- David SchofieldGladiator (2000) and Mary, Mother of Jesus (1999)
- Patrick GodfreyThe Duchess (2008) and Shadow of the Sword (2005)
- Richard McCabeThe Duchess (2008) and Notting Hill (1999)
- Tim WoodwardK-19: The Widowmaker (2002) and Personal Services (1987)
- David ThrelfallAlien Autopsy (2006) and Mary, Mother of Jesus (1999)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What John Shrapnel's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$1.9 billion
11 of the 17 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 17 films: 11 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 3 never in cinemas; 2 figure not found.
- 11Worldwide figure
- 1US gross only
- 3Never in cinemas
- 2Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$497M26.0% of the total
- 2$466M24.3% of the total
- 3$364M19.0% of the total
- 4$321M16.8% of the total
- 5$74M3.9% of the total
- 6$72M3.8% of the total
- 7$66M3.4% of the total
- 8$43M2.3% of the total
$9.0 millionfrom the other 3 films with a worldwide figure, 0% of the total
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.