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Simon McBurney

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Simon McBurney at an event for Friends with Money (2006)
In the midst of a new scheme to publicly report surgeons' performance, a gifted surgeon's life is thrown into disarray as her colleagues begin to close ranks, and even her partner who is a nurse at the hospital turns her back on her.
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A Mistake (2024)
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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 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011), The Manchurian Candidate (2004) and The Last King of Scotland (2006). 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

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    Known for

    Gary Oldman in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)
    Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
    7.0
    • Oliver Lacon
    • 2011
    Denzel Washington in The Manchurian Candidate (2004)
    The Manchurian Candidate
    6.6
    • Atticus Noyle
    • 2004
    Forest Whitaker in The Last King of Scotland (2006)
    The Last King of Scotland
    7.6
    • Stone
    • 2006
    Mia Wasikowska in Jane Eyre (2011)
    Jane Eyre
    7.3
    • Mr. Brocklehurst
    • 2011

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Nosferatu
      • Knock
      • Completed
      • 2024
    • The Actor
      • Post-production
    • A Mistake (2024)
      A Mistake
      5.2
      • 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
    • Christian Bale in The Pale Blue Eye (2022)
      The Pale Blue Eye
      6.6
      • Captain Hitchcock
      • 2022
    • Eva Whittaker and Honor Kneafsey in Wolfwalkers (2020)
      Wolfwalkers
      8.0
      • Lord Protector (voice)
      • 2020
    • Complicité: The Encounter (2020)
      Complicité: The Encounter
      9.1
      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 The Mercy (2018)
      The Mercy
      6.0
      • Sir Francis Chichester
      • 2018
    • Brad Pitt and Marion Cotillard in Allied (2016)
      Allied
      7.1
      • S.O.E. Official
      • 2016
    • Bonnie Aarons and Madison Wolfe in The Conjuring 2 (2016)
      The Conjuring 2
      7.3
      • Maurice Grosse
      • 2016
    • Tom Cruise, Alec Baldwin, Ving Rhames, Rebecca Ferguson, Simon Pegg, and Jeremy Renner in Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015)
      Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
      7.4
      • Atlee
      • 2015
    • Michael Gambon, Keeley Hawes, Simon McBurney, Julia McKenzie, Rory Kinnear, Rufus Jones, and Abigail Lawrie in The Casual Vacancy (2015)
      The Casual Vacancy
      6.5
      TV Mini Series
      • Colin Wall
      • 2015
    • Knifeman
      5.8
      TV Movie
      • Houdyshell
      • 2014
    • Felicity Jones and Eddie Redmayne in The Theory of Everything (2014)
      The Theory of Everything
      7.7
      • Frank Hawking
      • 2014

    Additional Crew

    • Complicité: The Encounter (2020)
      Complicité: The Encounter
      9.1
      Video
      • stage direction
      • 2020
    • Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute) (2015)
      Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute)
      Video
      • stage director
      • 2015
    • National Theatre Live: A Disappearing Number (2010)
      National Theatre Live: A Disappearing Number
      8.3
      • creative team: director
      • 2010
    • Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders in French & Saunders Live (2000)
      French & Saunders Live
      7.4
      Video
      • stage: director of the live show
      • 2000
    • Complicite: The Three Lives of Lucie Cabrol
      • stage direction
      • 1995

    Writer

    • National Theatre Live: A Disappearing Number (2010)
      National Theatre Live: A Disappearing Number
      8.3
      • concept
      • 2010
    • Rowan Atkinson in Mr. Bean's Holiday (2007)
      Mr. Bean's Holiday
      6.4
      • story
      • 2007
    • Complicite: The Three Lives of Lucie Cabrol
      • adaptation
      • 1995
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

    Videos28

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    "Drop Your Wands"
    Clip 1:22
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    "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 2:01
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    Season 2 Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:08
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    Trailer 0:31
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    Personal details

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    • Height
      • 5′ 6½″ (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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      Has been a best friend of Emma Thompson since they were teenagers.

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