Bertie Carvel is a British actor who has twice won a Laurence Olivier Award: for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical for his role as Miss Trunchbull in Matilda the Musical, and for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his performance as Rupert Murdoch in Ink. For the latter role, he won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Featured Role in a Play. Carvel was born in Marylebone, London, England, on September 6, 1977. He studied English at the University of Sussex and then trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. After graduating from RADA in 2003, he began his professional acting career in the theatre. Carvel has appeared in numerous stage productions, both in the UK and the US. He has won numerous awards for his stage work, including two Laurence Olivier Awards, a Tony Award, and a Drama Desk Award. Some of his most notable stage roles include Miss Trunchbull in Matilda the Musical, Rupert Murdoch in Ink, and Jonathan Strange in Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell. In addition to his stage work, Carvel has also appeared in a number of television and film productions. Some of his most notable TV roles include Simon Foster in Doctor Foster, Adam Dalgliesh in Dalgliesh, and Thewlis in The Sister. He has also appeared in films such as The History Boys, The Woman in Black, and The Thick of It.

Filmography

• A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms — Prince Baelor 'Breakspear' Targaryen
• 2026Ink — Hugh Cudlipp
• Dalgliesh — Adam Dalgliesh, Director, Executive Producer
• 2021The Tragedy of Macbeth — Banquo
• Baghdad Central — Frank Temple
• The Pale Horse — Zachariah Osborne
• The Sister — Bob
• Big Cats — Narrator (voice)
• 2017Revolting Rhymes — Prince / Mirror / Huntsman / Dwarf (voice)
• 2016Koko: The Gorilla Who Talks to People — Narrator (voice)
• Revolting Rhymes — Prince / Mirror / Huntsman / Dwarf
• The Crown — Tony Blair, Robin Day
• 2015Coalition — Nick Clegg
• Doctor Foster — Simon Foster
• Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell — Jonathan Strange
• Babylon — Finn Kirkwood
• The Wrong Mans — Nathan Cross
• 2012Les Misérables — Bamatabois
• Restless — Mason Harding
• Hidden — Alexander Wentworth
• The Crimson Petal and the White — Ashwell
• Just William — Uncle Neville
• Sherlock — Seb Wilkes
• John Adams — Lord Carmarthen
• Primeval — Ryan Mason
• Beethoven — Ferdinand Ries
• Bombshell — Lieutenant Roddy Frost
• Doctor Who — Mysterious Man
• The Lost World of Mitchell & Kenyon — Mitchell
• 2004Agatha Christie: A Life in Pictures — Max Mallowan
• 2004Hawking — George Ellis
• Waking the Dead — Dr Dench
• Holby City — Martin Phillips
• Midsomer Murders — Justin Hooper

Appearances as themselves (1)

• Walking with Dinosaurs — Self - Presenter (voice)