Bertie Carvel
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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Films (8)

Tabloïd
2026 · Hugh Cudlipp

Macbeth
2021 · Banquo

Un Conte peut en cacher un autre
2017 · Prince / Mirror / Huntsman / Dwarf (voice)

Koko: The Gorilla Who Talks to People
2016 · Narrator (voice)

Coalition
2015 · Nick Clegg

Les Misérables
2012 · Bamatabois

Hawking - La tête dans les étoiles
2004 · George Ellis

Agatha Christie: A Life in Pictures
2004 · Max Mallowan
Séries (27)

Chroniques du chevalier errant
2026 · Prince Baelor 'Breakspear' Targaryen

Sur la Terre des Dinosaures
2025 · Self - Presenter (voice)

Dalgliesh
2021 · Adam Dalgliesh, Director, Executive Producer

The Sister
2020 · Bob

Le Cheval pâle
2020 · Zachariah Osborne

Baghdad Central
2020 · Frank Temple

Aventures en terre féline
2018 · Narrator (voice)

La Rebelión De Los Cuentos
2016 · Prince / Mirror / Huntsman / Dwarf

The Crown
2016 · Tony Blair, Robin Day

Dr Foster
2015 · Simon Foster

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
2015 · Jonathan Strange

Babylon
2014 · Finn Kirkwood

The Wrong Mans - Mauvaise pioche
2013 · Nathan Cross

La Vie aux aguets
2012 · Mason Harding

Hidden
2011 · Alexander Wentworth

Crimson Petal And The White
2011 · Ashwell

Just William
2010 · Uncle Neville

Sherlock
2010 · Seb Wilkes

John Adams
2008 · Lord Carmarthen

Nick Cutter et les portes du temps
2007 · Ryan Mason

Beethoven
2005 · Ferdinand Ries

Bombshell
2005 · Lieutenant Roddy Frost

Doctor Who
2005 · Mysterious Man

The Lost World of Mitchell & Kenyon
2005 · Mitchell

Meurtres en sommeil
2001 · Dr Dench

Holby City
1999 · Martin Phillips

Inspecteur Barnaby
1997 · Justin Hooper


