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Simon McBurney

Simon McBurney

28 movies on Netflix

Biography

Simon McBurney is an English actor, playwright and director of theater and opera who founded the London company Complicité, where he is artistic director. Born in Cambridge, he studied English literature at Cambridge before training in Paris under Philippe Gaulier and at the Jacques Lecoq Institute. He directed Complicité productions including Street of Crocodiles, Mnemonic and A Disappearing Number, and he won the Europe Prize Theatrical Realities in 1997 with the company, an Olivier Award for choreography in 1998, and appointment as an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 2005. His screen work ranges from The Manchurian Candidate (2004), The Last King of Scotland (2006) and The Golden Compass (2007) to Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011), The Theory of Everything (2014), the Mission: Impossible film Rogue Nation (2015) and Nosferatu (2024). He directed Mozart's The Magic Flute for the English National Opera and the Metropolitan Opera.

69years old

Turns 70 on August 25in 328 days

  • Born Cambridge
  • Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
  • Simon Montagu McBurney (birth name)

Movie Career

Films
28
Career span
34 years1991 to 2025

Genres

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  1. Early training

    Simon McBurney trained for the theater at the Jacques Lecoq Institute in Paris and under Philippe Gaulier, after moving to Paris following his graduation in 1980.

  2. Behind the camera

    Simon McBurney helped found Complicité, a UK theater company, and serves as its artistic director. The company puts on performances around the world.

  3. Behind the camera

    Simon McBurney wrote the story for Mr. Bean's Holiday and served as an executive producer on the film as well.

  4. Behind the camera

    Simon McBurney directed Mozart's The Magic Flute for the English National Opera at the London Coliseum in 2013. In 2023 he directed that opera again, this time at the New York Metropolitan Opera.

Simon McBurney movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. The Theory of Everything2014 Biography, Drama, Romanceas Frank Hawking

    IMDb rating 7.7511K votes

  2. The Last King of Scotland2006 Biography, Drama, Historyas Stone

    IMDb rating 7.6207K votes

  3. Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation2015as Atlee

    IMDb rating 7.4450K votes

  4. Allied2016as S.O.E. Official

    IMDb rating 7.1182K votes

  5. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 12010as Kreachervoice

    IMDb rating 7.7675K votes

  6. The Manchurian Candidate2004as Dr. Atticus Noyle

    IMDb rating 6.6124K votes

  7. The Pale Blue Eye2022as Captain Hitchcock

    IMDb rating 6.6144K votes

  8. Body of Lies2008as Garland

    IMDb rating 7.0252K votes

Most often with

James Marsh directed two of these films. Toby Jones appears in five of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Toby Jones, 5 films togetherSee the 5 films with Toby JonesRalph Fiennes, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Ralph FiennesColin Firth, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Colin FirthGillian Anderson, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Gillian AndersonChristopher Lee, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Christopher LeeWillem Dafoe, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Willem DafoeJames MarshDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by James Marsh

Films together

Box office

What Simon McBurney's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$3.2 billion

22 of the 28 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 28 films: 22 worldwide figure; 4 us gross only; 2 figure not found.

  • 22Worldwide figure
  • 4US gross only
  • 2Figure not found

Top grosser

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 12010as Kreacher (voice)$954 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 88% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 12010as Kreacher (voice)
    $954M29.4% of the total
  2. 2
    Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation2015as Atlee
    $683M21.0% of the total
  3. 3
    The Golden Compass2007as Fra Pavel
    $372M11.5% of the total
  4. 4
    The Conjuring 22016as Maurice Grosse
    $323M9.9% of the total
  5. 5
    Nosferatu2024as Knock
    $182M5.6% of the total
  6. 6
    The Theory of Everything2014as Frank Hawking
    $124M3.8% of the total
  7. 7
    Allied2016as S.O.E. Official
    $120M3.7% of the total
  8. 8
    Body of Lies2008as Garland
    $113M3.5% of the total
The Manchurian Candidate (2004), $96.1 millionTinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011), $81.5 millionMagic in the Moonlight (2014), $51.0 millionThe Last King of Scotland (2006), $48.6 millionThe Duchess (2008), $43.3 millionJane Eyre (2011), $34.7 millionFriends with Money (2006), $13.4 millionThe Mercy (2018), $4.5 millionWolfwalkers (2020), $1.3 millionCousin Bette (1998), $1.3 millionOnegin (1999), $206,128The Ogre (1996), $50,935Boogie Woogie (2009), $48,411A Mistake (2023), $32,811

$376 millionfrom the other 14 films with a worldwide figure, 12% of the total

Awards

Four awards and honors from 1997 to 2008.

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Simon McBurney's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Other honors
2008Konrad Wolf PrizeWon
1997Europe Theatre PrizeWon
Laurence Olivier AwardsWon
Officer of the Order of the British EmpireWon

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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