Christopher Godwin
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 Ending, 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.
Filmography
Return to Narnia
as Self
Return to Narnia
as Self
National Theatre Live: The Grapes of Wrath
as Grampa Joad / Contractor
National Theatre Live: The Grapes of Wrath
as Grampa Joad / Contractor
A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story
as Narrator
A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story
as Narrator
Venom: Let There Be Carnage
as Headmaster (1997)
Venom: Let There Be Carnage
as Headmaster (1997)
The Dig
as Dr Parry
The Dig
as Dr Parry
Emma.
as Mr. Perrie
Emma.
as Mr. Perrie
Mary Poppins Returns
as Information Desk Clerk
Mary Poppins Returns
as Information Desk Clerk
The Miniaturist
as Pastor Pellicorne
The Miniaturist
as Pastor Pellicorne
The Crucible
as Judge Hathorne
The Crucible
as Judge Hathorne
A Viking Saga: The Darkest Day
as Athelstan
A Viking Saga: The Darkest Day
as Athelstan
National Theatre Live: This House
as Woolwich West / Batley & Morley / Western Isles
National Theatre Live: This House
as Woolwich West / Batley & Morley / Western Isles
Henry IV, Part 2 - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
as Northumberland/Silence
Henry IV, Part 2 - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
as Northumberland/Silence
Henry IV, Part 1 - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
as Northumberland/Silence
Henry IV, Part 1 - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
as Northumberland/Silence
Love's Labour's Lost - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
as Holofernes
Love's Labour's Lost - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
as Holofernes
Scoop
as Desk Clerk
Scoop
as Desk Clerk
Blackball
as Bowls Official
Blackball
as Bowls Official
The Avengers
as World Council of Ministers
The Avengers
as World Council of Ministers
Cold Enough for Snow
as Golfing Lecturer
Cold Enough for Snow
as Golfing Lecturer
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian & The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
as Lord Rhoop
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian & The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
as Lord Rhoop
A Handful of Dust
as Dr. Messinger
A Handful of Dust
as Dr. Messinger
Return to Waterloo
as Businessman
Return to Waterloo
as Businessman
Nearly a Happy Ending
as Barman
Nearly a Happy Ending
as Barman
Charlie Muffin
as Snare
Charlie Muffin
as Snare
Porridge
as Mr. Beal
Porridge
as Mr. Beal
Don't Be Silly
as Michael Redman
Don't Be Silly
as Michael Redman
Every Home Should Have One
as Magistrate's Clerk
Every Home Should Have One
as Magistrate's Clerk