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
- Merlin (2008) as The Sarrum
- Omnibus (1967) as Zborowski
- Natural World (1983) as Narrator
- Gladiator (2000) as Gaius
- Screen Two (1985) as Rev. Charles Tucker Eland
- Troy (2004) as Nestor
- New Tricks (2004) as DAC John Felsham
- BBC Play of the Month (1965) as Duke of Cornwall
- Waking the Dead (2001) as John Christie
- ITV Playhouse (1967) as Schoner
- Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007) as Lord Howard
- Foyle's War (2002) as Raymond Brooks
- Space: 1999 (1975) as Jack Tanner
- Jonathan Creek (1997) as Prof. Lance Graumann
- Between the Lines (1992) as Deputy Assistant Commissioner Dunning
- Wycliffe (1994) as Dr. Sam Malvern
- 101 Dalmatians (1996) as Skinner
- BBC2 Play of the Week (1977) as McKendrick
- The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (2002) as Sergent Mike McCaffrey
- Notting Hill (1999) as PR Chief
- The Chief (1990) as Dan Cheyney
- Shakespeare: The Animated Tales (1992) as Claudius / The Ghost (voice)
- Kavanagh Q.C. (1995) as Mr. Justice Griffin
- Justice (1971) as Roger Anderson
- The Duchess (2008) as General Grey
- K-19: The Widowmaker (2002) as Admiral Bratyeev
- Private Schulz (1981) as German Newsreel Commentator (voice, uncredited)
- Elizabeth R (1971) as Earl of Sussex
- The Awakening (2011) as Reverend Hugh Purslow
- Mirrors (2008) as Lorenzo Sapelli
- Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire (2006) as Pompey
- The 10th Kingdom (2000) as Governor of Prison
- The Modern World: Ten Great Writers (1988) as Thomas Mann
- Plays for Britain (1976) as Voice of Leonard Brazil
- G.B.H. (1991) as Dr Jacobs
- Mr. Palfrey of Westminster (1984) as Adrian Vyner
- Fatherland (1994) as General Globus
- Edward and Mrs Simpson (1978) as Major Alexander Hardinge
- Screenplay (1979) as Matthias Erzberger
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Selected TV credits: Midsomer Murders (1997), Merlin (2008), Omnibus (1967), Natural World (1983), Screen Two (1985).
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