Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Born
19 Juni 1966 (60)
Place of birth
Hammersmith, London, England, UK
Also known as
Sam West · Samuel Alexander Joseph West · ساموئل وست
Biography
Samuel West was born on June 19, 1966 in Hammersmith, London, England as Samuel Alexander Joseph West. He is known for his work on Howards End (1992), Van Helsing (2004) and Notting Hill (1999).
Bekannt für
8.2
Series
All Creatures Great & Small
Siegfried Farnon
2020–
7.7
Film
The Gentlemen
Lord Pressfield
2019
6.4
Film
Van Helsing
Dr. Victor Frankenstein
2004
6.9
Series
Mr Selfridge
Frank Edwards
2013–2016
7.4
Film
Darkest Hour
Sir Anthony Eden
2017
7.4
Film
Einstein's Big Idea
Humphry Davy
2005
6.6
Series
The Midwich Cuckoos
Bernard Westcott
2022
6.3
Film
Ring of the Nibelungs
Gunther
2004
7.4
Series
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
Sir Walter Pole
2015
6.4
Series
Cambridge Spies
Anthony Blunt
2003
7.2
Film
Suffragette
Benedict Haughton
2015
6.9
Film
Jane Eyre
St John Rivers
1996
7.0
Film
Howards End
Leonard Bast
1992
6.0
Film
101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure
Pongo (voice)
2003
6.8
Series
Fleming
Rear Admiral John Godfrey
2014
4.0
Series
Jane Austen: Rise of a Genius
Self
2025
6.4
Series
Any Human Heart
Peter Scabius (Older)
2010
7.2
Film
Persuasion
Mr. Elliot
1995
6.4
Film
Iris
Young Maurice
2001
5.8
Series
The Private Life of a Masterpiece
Narrator
2001–2010
3.7
Film
A Breed of Heroes
Lt. Charles Thoroughgood
1994
7.6
Series
Auschwitz: The Nazis and the Final Solution
Narrator
2005
7.1
Series
Eternal Law
Zak Gist
2012
8.0
Series
Ring of the Nibelungs
Gunther
2004
6.1
Film
On Chesil Beach
Geoffrey Ponting
2018
8.1
Series
The Planets
Himself - Narrator
1999
6.5
Series
Stanley and the Women
Stephen Duke
1991
8.0
Film
Return to Narnia
Self
2025
5.7
Series
World War Two: Behind Closed Doors
narrator
2008
8.6
Series
The Nazis: A Warning from History
Self - Narrator
1997
7.7
Series
Over Here
Archie Bunting
1996
7.7
Film
Merchant Ivory
Self
2024
8.0
Series
Spying on the Royals
Narrator (voice)
2017
8.0
Series
Edouard VIII, espionnage et liaisons dangereuses
Narrator
2017–
9.0
Series
Battle of the Sexes - In the Animal World
Narrator
1999
4.7
Series
Secrets of Britain
Himself - Narrator
2014
5.9
Film
Gatecrash
Policeman
2020
7.8
Series
War of the Century
Self - Narrator
1999
7.0
Series
Operation Stonehenge: What Lies Beneath
Narrator
2014
Acting credits 39 titles
Jane Austen: Rise of a Genius
as Self
4.0
2025
Return to Narnia
as Self
8.0
2025
Merchant Ivory
as Self
7.7
2024
The Midwich Cuckoos
as Bernard Westcott
6.6
2022
All Creatures Great & Small
as Siegfried Farnon
8.2
2020–
Gatecrash
as Policeman
5.9
2020
The Gentlemen
as Lord Pressfield
7.7
2019
On Chesil Beach
as Geoffrey Ponting
6.1
2018
Edouard VIII, espionnage et liaisons dangereuses
as Narrator
8.0
2017–
Spying on the Royals
as Narrator (voice)
8.0
2017
Darkest Hour
as Sir Anthony Eden
7.4
2017
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
as Sir Walter Pole
7.4
2015
Suffragette
as Benedict Haughton
7.2
2015
Operation Stonehenge: What Lies Beneath
as Narrator
7.0
2014
Secrets of Britain
as Himself - Narrator
4.7
2014
Fleming
as Rear Admiral John Godfrey
6.8
2014
Mr Selfridge
as Frank Edwards
6.9
2013–2016
Eternal Law
as Zak Gist
7.1
2012
Any Human Heart
as Peter Scabius (Older)
6.4
2010
World War Two: Behind Closed Doors
as narrator
5.7
2008
Auschwitz: The Nazis and the Final Solution
as Narrator
7.6
2005
Einstein's Big Idea
as Humphry Davy
7.4
2005
Ring of the Nibelungs
as Gunther
8.0
2004
Ring of the Nibelungs
as Gunther
6.3
2004
Van Helsing
as Dr. Victor Frankenstein
6.4
2004
Cambridge Spies
as Anthony Blunt
6.4
2003
101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure
as Pongo (voice)
6.0
2003
The Private Life of a Masterpiece
as Narrator
5.8
2001–2010
Iris
as Young Maurice
6.4
2001
War of the Century
as Self - Narrator
7.8
1999
Battle of the Sexes - In the Animal World
as Narrator
9.0
1999
The Planets
as Himself - Narrator
8.1
1999
The Nazis: A Warning from History
as Self - Narrator
8.6
1997
Over Here
as Archie Bunting
7.7
1996
Jane Eyre
as St John Rivers
6.9
1996
Persuasion
as Mr. Elliot
7.2
1995
A Breed of Heroes
as Lt. Charles Thoroughgood
3.7
1994
Howards End
as Leonard Bast
7.0
1992
Stanley and the Women
as Stephen Duke
6.5
1991