Samuel West Biography (1966-)

Born June 19, 1966; son of Timothy West (an actor) and Prunella Scales (an actress). Education: Graduated from Oxford University, 1988. Career: Actor. Awards, Honors: British Academy of Film and Television Artists Award nomination, best actor in a supporting role, 1992, for Howard's End; Genie nomination, best performance by an actor in a leading role, 1998, for Rupert's Land..

Gender
Male
Occupation
Actor

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Film Appearances
  • Count Konradin von Lohenburg, Reunion(also known as L'ami retrouve and Der Wiedergefundene Freund), 1989
  • Leonard Bast, Howard's End, Warner Espanola, 1992
  • Alan Stewart, Archipel,1992
  • (As Sam West) Chef, A Feast at Midnight, Live Entertainment, 1994
  • Lieutenant Charles Thoroughgood, A Breed of Heroes,1994
  • Gerald Brenan, Carrington, Gramercy, 1995
  • Mr. Elliot, Persuasion, Sony Pictures Classics, 1995
  • St. John Rivers, Jane Eyre(also known as Charlotte Bronte'sJane Eyre), 1996
  • Edward Ivory, Stiff Upper Lips, Cowboy Booking International, 1998
  • Rupert, Rupert's Land,1998
  • Lieutenant Davis, The Dance of Shiva,1998
  • (As Sam West) Anna's co-star, Notting Hill, Universal, 1999
  • Complicity, Entertainment Film Distributors, 2000
  • Robert Southey, Pandaemonium, Moonstone Entertainment, 2000
  • Television Appearances
  • Movies
  • Mark, Voices in the Garden(also known as Des voix dans le jardin), 1992
  • Steven Waldorf, Open Fire,1994
  • (As Sam West) Nicolai, Zoya(also known as Danielle Steel'sZoya), 1995
  • Victor, The Vacillations of Poppy Carew,1995
  • Archie Bunting, Over Here,1996
  • Prince Eddy, The Ripper, Starz! 1997
  • Lord Edrington, Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters(also knownas Horatio Hornblower: The Wrong War), Arts and Entertainment, 1999
  • Series
  • "Monty" Bodkin, Heavy Weather,1995
  • Miniseries
  • Stephan Duke, Stanley and the Women,1991
  • Narrator, The Nazis: A Warning from History, History Channel, 1997
  • Nevil Maskelyne, Longitude, Arts and Entertainment, 2000
  • Specials
  • King Caspian, Prince Caspian and the Voyage of the Dawn Treader(also known as Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian and Chronicles ofNarnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader), PBS, 1989
  • Donald Potter, "Death in a White Tie," The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries, PBS, 1995
  • Himself, Funny Women,1998
  • Narration, Tales from the Tower, PBS, 1998
  • Narration, Icemen, History Channel, 1999
  • Episodic
  • (As Sam West) Terry, "We'll Always Have Paris," As Time Goes By,1994
  • Simon, "Costumes," Strangers, HBO, 1996
  • Narration, The Planets, BBC, 1999
  • Stage Appearances
  • Richard II, Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, 2000
  • RECORDINGS
  • Taped Readings
  • (With Matthew Marsh) Realms of Gold: The Letters and Poems of John Keats, Cahners Publishing Company, 1999

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

    Periodicals:
    • Seventeen, July, 1992 , p. 88.
    • The Guardian, October 23, 1996 , p. T8.