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Christopher Godwin

Christopher Godwin

Known For Acting
Birthday Aug 05, 1943 (82)
Birthplace Loughborough, Leicestershire, England, UK
Popularity 0.4 (history)
Updated Sep 22, 2025
Entry Date Apr 14, 2024
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Biography

Christopher Godwin (born 5 August 1943) is a British actor who has been active since the late 1960s. He made his TV debut at the age of 25, when he took on the role of PC Grange in an episode of Softly, Softly. He has since made appearances in television dramas including Z-Cars, Nearly a Happy Endi ... ng, Return to Waterloo, South of the Border, Return to Treasure Island, Nice Work, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, My Family and Other Animals, FairyTale: A True Story, The Bill, Murder in Mind, Waking the Dead and The Peter Principle (There's Something About Geoffrey). His film career has included roles in Porridge (1979), Charlie Muffin (1979), Bullshot (1983), A Handful of Dust (1988), FairyTale: A True Story (1997), Jinnah (1998), Scoop (2006), A Viking Saga: The Darkest Day (2013), The Crucible (2014), Mary Poppins Returns (2018), Emma (2020), and The Dig (2021). In 2012, he guest starred in Season 1, Episode 4 of A Young Doctor's Notebook as Leopold Leopoldovitch. He also voiced Darth Vowrawn in the video game Star Wars: The Old Republic, Chancellor Roderick in the video game Dragon Age: Inquisition, and he played the voice of 3 people in the video game Subnautica (Paul Torgal, Lifepod 7 Crew, and Captain Hollister). In January 2016, he played Lord Berners in Episode 3 of the BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Drama What England Owes. He is also the voice of King Carnelian in Dragon Quest XI.

Known For

Filmography

The Dig

The Dig

2021

as Dr Parry

Venom: Let There Be Carnage

Venom: Let There Be Carnage

2021

as Headmaster (1997)

Emma.

Emma.

2020

as Mr. Perrie

Mary Poppins Returns

Mary Poppins Returns

2018

as Information Desk Clerk

The Miniaturist

The Miniaturist

2017

as Pastor Pellicorne

The Crucible

The Crucible

2014

as Judge Hathorne

National Theatre Live: This House

National Theatre Live: This House

2013

as Woolwich West / Batley & Morley / Western Isles

Henry IV, Part 1 - Live at Shakespeare's Globe

Henry IV, Part 1 - Live at Shakespeare's Globe

2012

as Northumberland/Silence

Scoop

Scoop

2006

as Desk Clerk

Blackball

Blackball

2003

as Bowls Official

The Avengers

The Avengers

1998

as World Council of Ministers

Cold Enough for Snow

Cold Enough for Snow

1997

as Golfing Lecturer

A Handful of Dust

A Handful of Dust

1988

as Dr. Messinger

Return to Waterloo

Return to Waterloo

1984

as Businessman

Nearly a Happy Ending

Nearly a Happy Ending

1980

as Barman

Don't Be Silly

Don't Be Silly

1979

as Michael Redman

Porridge

Porridge

1979

as Beal

Charlie Muffin

Charlie Muffin

1979

as Snare

Every Home Should Have One

Every Home Should Have One

1970

as Magistrate's Clerk

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Astronauts

as Cmdr Malcolm Mattocks

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Oct 26, 1981

Taking the Floor

as Mr. Tranter

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Mar 04, 1991

Bodies

as Reverend Kneale

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Oct 19, 2023

The Miniaturist

as Pastor Pellicorne

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Dec 26, 2017

Nice Work

as Prof. Philip Swallow

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 04, 1989

Waking the Dead

as Lord Cole

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 18, 2001

Lovejoy

as Konrad Dekker

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 10, 1986

Anatomy of a Scandal

as Dr. Howard Blackburn

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 15, 2022

The Hollow Crown

as Shepherd II

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 30, 2012

A Young Doctor's Notebook

as Judge / Leopold Leopoldovich

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 06, 2012

A Young Doctor's Notebook

as Leopold Leopoldovich

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 06, 2012

Endeavour

as Theo Conklin

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 14, 2013

Land Girls

as Kirkham

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 07, 2009

Murder in Mind

as Mr. Lewis

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 22, 2001

Holding the Fort

Episodes: 20

First Aired: Sep 05, 1980

Popularity Metrics

Popularity History


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2024 6 6 9 3
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2025 1 4 13 1
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