Simon McBurney
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Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
Englishman Simon McBurney enjoyed two distinct phases of his screen career; he began as a character player, who excelled at playing ruddy-faced, wizened, vaguely sinister types, often of a European or Eastern European origin. His resumé -- in this capacity -- includes such films as Kafka (1991), Eisenstein (as the famous Russian director), and Jonathan Demme's political thriller remake The Manchurian Candidate (2004). As of 2007, however, McBurney shifted gears somewhat by stepping behind the camera, when he executive produced and authored the screen story of the Rowan Atkinson vehicle Mr. Bean's Holiday.
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Highest Rated Movies
Filmography
MOVIES
| RATING | TITLE | CREDIT | BOX OFFICE | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99% | Wolfwalkers |
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— | 2020 |
| 80% | The Conjuring 2 |
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$102.5M | 2016 |
| 94% | Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation |
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$155M | 2015 |
| 80% | The Theory of Everything |
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$35.9M | 2014 |
| 51% | Magic in the Moonlight |
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— | 2014 |
| No Score Yet | For Those Who Can Tell No Tales |
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— | 2014 |
| 84% | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy |
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$20.2M | 2011 |
| 84% | Jane Eyre |
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— | 2011 |
| 77% | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1 |
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$295M | 2010 |
| 43% | Robin Hood |
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$105.3M | 2010 |
| 33% | Boogie Woogie |
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— | 2010 |
| 55% | Body of Lies |
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$39.4M | 2008 |
| 62% | The Duchess |
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$13.8M | 2008 |
| 42% | The Golden Compass |
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$70.2M | 2007 |
| 51% | Mr. Bean's Holiday |
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$32.6M | 2007 |
| 87% | The Last King of Scotland |
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$17.5M | 2006 |
| 72% | Friends With Money |
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$13.3M | 2006 |
| No Score Yet | Human Touch |
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— | 2004 |
| 65% | Bright Young Things |
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$0.9M | 2004 |
| 80% | The Manchurian Candidate |
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$65.8M | 2004 |
| 39% | The Reckoning |
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— | 2004 |
| No Score Yet | Skagerrak |
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— | 2003 |
| 64% | Eisenstein |
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— | 2002 |
| 48% | Onegin |
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— | 1999 |
| 89% | Der Unhold (The Ogre) |
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— | 1999 |
| 41% | Cousin Bette |
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— | 1998 |
| 20% | A Business Affair |
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— | 1995 |
| 31% | Tom & Viv |
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— | 1994 |
| 54% | Being Human |
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— | 1994 |
| No Score Yet | Mesmer |
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— | 1994 |
| 50% | Kafka |
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— | 1991 |
TV
| RATING | TITLE | CREDIT | YEAR |
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| 57% |
Carnival Row
2019
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| 55% |
The Loudest Voice
2019
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| 58% |
The Casual Vacancy
2015
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| No Score Yet |
Rev
2010-2015
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| 85% |
The Borgias
2011-2013
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| No Score Yet |
Midsomer Murders
2021
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Quotes from Simon McBurney's Characters
| Oliver Lacon: | It's the oldest question of all, George. Who can spy on the spies? |
| Oliver Lacon: | There's a mole, right at the top of the Circus. And he's been there for years. |
| Oliver Lacon: | there's a mole right at the top of British Intelligence he's been there for years... and all i require from you is one codename |
| Oliver Lacon: | There's a mole right at the top of British Intelligence he's been there for years... and all I require from you is one code name. |
| Lord Asriel: | I propose to discover a world much like our own in a parallel universe. |
| Fra Pavel: | That is heresy! |
| Lord Asriel: | That is the truth. |