John Shrapnel

John Shrapnel Movies and TV Shows

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 television in roles in Elizabeth R, Z-Cars, Edward and Mrs. Simpson, 101 Dalmatians, Space: 1999, Inspector Morse, Coogan's Run, Notting Hill and Foyle's War. He presented an episode of the 1983 BBC television travel series Great Little Railways. He gave performances in three entries in the BBC Television Shakespeare plays and as Creon in the BBC's 1984 productions of the Three Theban plays of Sophocles. In America, he has starred in supporting roles as Senator Gaius in Gladiator, Nestor in Troy and Pompey in the second episode of Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire. He also played the Jail Warden in the 10th Kingdom, an epic fantasy miniseries. He has the rare achievement of appearing in two episodes of Midsomer Murders as two different characters, in Death in Chorus and Written in Blood. Shrapnel appeared in an episode of Jonathan Creek as Professor Lance Graumann in the episode The Omega Man. He appears in Chemical Wedding alongside Simon Callow, telling the tale of the resurrection of occultist Aleister Crowley. Shrapnel also has experience in the field of BBC radio drama through such characters as Colin Dexter's Inspector Morse and William Gibson's Neuromancer. He is the son-in-law of Deborah Kerr through his 1975 marriage to her younger daughter Francesca Ann Bartley. They have three sons, the actors Lex Shrapnel (b.1979), Tom Shrapnel (b.1981) and the writer Joe Shrapnel (b.1976). They live in Highbury, north London.

Personal info

  • Gender: Male
  • Date of birth: 4/27/1942 (81 years old)
  • Place of birth: Birmingham, England, UK
Year
Genre
IMDB
TMDB
Available on the following streaming services in the United States
King Charles III
IMDB 6.3
TMDB 65%
role:
Archbishop of Canterbury
2017

Drama

6.3
65%
National Theatre Live: Macbeth
IMDB 7.9
TMDB 58%
role:
Duncan, King of Scotland/Seyton, attendant to Macbeth/Old Man
Not available
2013

Action

Drama

7.9
58%
Not available
The Awakening
IMDB 6.4
TMDB 64%
role:
Reverend Hugh Purslow
2011

Horror

Mystery

Thriller

6.4
64%
Apparitions
IMDB 7.9
TMDB 74%
role:
Cardinal Bukovak
2008

Mystery

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.9
74%
The Duchess
IMDB 6.9
TMDB 70%
role:
General Grey
2008

Drama

History

Romance

6.9
70%
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Mirrors
IMDB 6.1
TMDB 62%
role:
Lorenzo Sapelli
2008

Drama

Horror

Mystery

Thriller

6.1
62%
2007

Drama

History

Romance

6.8
67%
Alien Autopsy
IMDB 5.9
TMDB 56%
role:
Michael Kuhn
2006

Comedy

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.9
56%
Troy
IMDB 7.3
TMDB 71%
role:
Nestor
2004

Adventure

History

War & Politics

7.3
71%
K-19: The Widowmaker
IMDB 6.7
TMDB 65%
role:
Admiral Bratyeev
2002

Drama

History

Mystery

Thriller

War & Politics

6.7
65%
The Body
IMDB 5.3
TMDB 55%
role:
Moshe Cohen
2001

Drama

Mystery

Romance

Thriller

5.3
55%
Gladiator
IMDB 8.5
TMDB 82%
role:
Gaius
2000

Action

Adventure

Drama

8.5
82%
Notting Hill
IMDB 7.2
TMDB 73%
role:
PR Chief
1999

Comedy

Drama

Romance

7.2
73%
1998

Comedy

Crime

8.1
82%
101 Dalmatians
IMDB 5.7
TMDB 59%
role:
L. Skinner
1996

Comedy

Family

5.7
59%
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Fatherland
IMDB 6.4
TMDB 62%
role:
General Globus
Not available
1994

Action

Drama

Thriller

6.4
62%
Not available
1989

Comedy

Drama

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.8
64%

FAQs

Some movies or TV shows available in the United States starring or involving John Shrapnel are, for example, King Charles III, The Awakening and Apparitions.
The streaming services with the largest selection are Prime Video, Amazon and Google Play.
The best Anystream ratings are Gladiator (8.4), Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (8.2) and Apparitions (7.7).
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