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Simon McBurney

  • Actor
  • Writer
  • Director
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Simon McBurney at an event for Friends with Money (2006)
When New York actor Paul Cole is beaten and left for dead in 1950s Ohio, he loses his memory and finds himself stranded in a mysterious small town where he struggles to get back home and reclaim what he's lost.
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The Actor (2025)
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Simon McBurney was born on 25 August 1957 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for La taupe (2011), Le Dernier Roi d'Écosse (2006) and Jane Eyre (2011). He is married to Cassie Yukawa. They have three children.
BornAugust 25, 1957
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BornAugust 25, 1957
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination total

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    Known for

    La taupe (2011)
    La taupe
    7.0
    • Oliver Lacon
    • 2011
    Forest Whitaker in Le Dernier Roi d'Écosse (2006)
    Le Dernier Roi d'Écosse
    7.6
    • Stone
    • 2006
    Mia Wasikowska in Jane Eyre (2011)
    Jane Eyre
    7.3
    • Mr. Brocklehurst
    • 2011
    Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson in Conjuring 2 : Le Cas Enfield (2016)
    Conjuring 2 : Le Cas Enfield
    7.3
    • Maurice Grosse
    • 2016

    Credits

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    Actor

    • The Betrayers
      • In Production
    • Gemma Chan and André Holland in The Actor (2025)
      The Actor
      5.5
      • Dr. Kraft
      • Serum doctor
      • 2025
    • Breaking the Rules (2024)
      Breaking the Rules
      Podcast Series
      • Georgi Markov
      • 2024
    • Bill Skarsgård and Lily-Rose Depp in Nosferatu (2024)
      Nosferatu
      7.2
      • Knock
      • 2024
    • A Mistake (2024)
      A Mistake
      5.6
      • Andrew McGrath
      • 2024
    • Idris Elba in Hijack (2023)
      Hijack
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Edgar Janssen
      • 2023
    • Carnival Row (2019)
      Carnival Row
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Runyan Millworthy
      • 2019–2023
    • The Dark Is Rising (2022)
      The Dark Is Rising
      7.0
      Podcast Series
      • Narrator
      • 2022
    • Christian Bale in The Pale Blue Eye (2022)
      The Pale Blue Eye
      6.6
      • Captain Hitchcock
      • 2022
    • Eva Whittaker and Honor Kneafsey in Le peuple loup (2020)
      Le peuple loup
      8.0
      • Lord Protector (voice)
      • 2020
    • Complicité: The Encounter (2020)
      Complicité: The Encounter
      8.9
      Video
      • 2020
    • Willem Dafoe in Siberia (2020)
      Siberia
      4.8
      • Magician
      • 2020
    • Russell Crowe in The Loudest Voice (2019)
      The Loudest Voice
      7.9
      TV Mini Series
      • Rupert Murdoch
      • 2019
    • Colin Firth and Rachel Weisz in Le jour de mon retour (2018)
      Le jour de mon retour
      6.0
      • Sir Francis Chichester
      • 2018
    • Brad Pitt and Marion Cotillard in Alliés (2016)
      Alliés
      7.1
      • S.O.E. Official
      • 2016
    • Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson in Conjuring 2 : Le Cas Enfield (2016)
      Conjuring 2 : Le Cas Enfield
      7.3
      • Maurice Grosse
      • 2016

    Writer

    • The Dark Is Rising (2022)
      The Dark Is Rising
      7.0
      Podcast Series
      • adapted by
      • 2022
    • National Theatre Live: A Disappearing Number (2010)
      National Theatre Live: A Disappearing Number
      8.0
      • concept
      • 2010
    • Rowan Atkinson in Les Vacances de Mr. Bean (2007)
      Les Vacances de Mr. Bean
      6.4
      • story
      • 2007
    • Complicite: The Three Lives of Lucie Cabrol
      • adaptation
      • 1995
    • Friday Night, Saturday Morning (1979)
      Friday Night, Saturday Morning
      6.2
      TV Series
      • additional material by
      • 1979

    Director

    • The Dark Is Rising (2022)
      The Dark Is Rising
      7.0
      Podcast Series
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Fehinti Balogun in Can I Live? (2021)
      Can I Live?
      • co-director
      • 2021
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

    Videos29

    How "Carnival Row" Gets Lovecraft Right
    Clip 3:47
    How "Carnival Row" Gets Lovecraft Right
    "Drop Your Wands"
    Clip 1:22
    "Drop Your Wands"
    "Drop Your Wands"
    Clip 1:22
    "Drop Your Wands"
    "Cafe Attack"
    Clip 1:07
    "Cafe Attack"
    The Conjuring 2
    Clip 1:02
    The Conjuring 2
    The Conjuring 2
    Clip 0:56
    The Conjuring 2
    Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:20
    Official Trailer

    Personal details

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    • Height
      • 1.69 m
    • Born
      • August 25, 1957
      • Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
    • Spouse
      • Cassie Yukawa? - present (3 children)
    • Parents
        Anne Francis Edmondstone
    • Relatives
      • Gerard McBurney(Sibling)
    • Other works
      Directed "The Chairs", a play by Eugène Ionesco - John Golden Theater, New York City, USA.
    • Publicity listings
      • 1 Interview
      • 1 Article
      • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

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    • Trivia
      Has been a best friend of Emma Thompson since they were teenagers.

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    • How old is Simon McBurney?
      67 years old
    • When was Simon McBurney born?
      August 25, 1957
    • Where was Simon McBurney born?
      Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
    • What is Simon McBurney's birth name?
      Simon Montagu McBurney
    • How tall is Simon McBurney?
      5 feet 7 inches, or 1.69 meters

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