Where to watch John Shrapnel in the UK
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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. …
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- Midsomer Murders (1997) as Max Jennings
- Troy (2004) as Nestor
- Gladiator (2000) as Gaius
- Merlin (2008) as The Sarrum
- BBC Play of the Month (1965) as Duke of Cornwall
- Omnibus (1967) as Zborowski
- Natural World (1983) as Narrator
- Foyle's War (2002) as Raymond Brooks
- Waking the Dead (2001) as John Christie
- New Tricks (2004) as DAC John Felsham
- Screen Two (1985) as Rev. Charles Tucker Eland
- ITV Playhouse (1967) as Schoner
- Space: 1999 (1975) as Jack Tanner
- Wycliffe (1994) as Dr. Sam Malvern
- The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (2002) as Sergent Mike McCaffrey
- BBC2 Play of the Week (1977) as McKendrick
- Notting Hill (1999) as PR Chief
- Jonathan Creek (1997) as Prof. Lance Graumann
- 101 Dalmatians (1996) as Skinner
- Between the Lines (1992) as Deputy Assistant Commissioner Dunning
- Justice (1971) as Roger Anderson
- Kavanagh Q.C. (1995) as Mr. Justice Griffin
- The Chief (1990) as Dan Cheyney
- The 10th Kingdom (2000) as Governor of Prison
- The Duchess (2008) as General Grey
- Shakespeare: The Animated Tales (1992) as Claudius / The Ghost (voice)
- Mirrors (2008) as Lorenzo Sapelli
- I Am Not an Animal (2004) as Narrator (voice)
- Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007) as Lord Howard
- Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire (2006) as Pompey
- Private Schulz (1981) as German Newsreel Commentator (voice, uncredited)
- K-19: The Widowmaker (2002) as Admiral Bratyeev
- Elizabeth R (1971) as Earl of Sussex
- G.B.H. (1991) as Dr Jacobs
- The Modern World: Ten Great Writers (1988) as Thomas Mann
- Mr. Palfrey of Westminster (1984) as Adrian Vyner
- The Awakening (2011) as Reverend Hugh Purslow
- Schönbrunn - Well of Beauty (2002) as Narrator (English Version)
- Armchair Thriller (1978) as Vincent Craig
- Fatherland (1994) as General Globus
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Selected TV credits: Midsomer Murders (1997), Merlin (2008), BBC Play of the Month (1965), Omnibus (1967), Natural World (1983).
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