Bertie Carvel

Bertie Carvel

Robert Hugh Carvel is an English stage and screen actor. He has twice won a Laurence Olivier Award. On television, he is known for playing Jonathan Strange in Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell and as Simon Foster in Doctor Foster. In February 2016, Carvel announced his directorial debut.

About Bertie Carvel in brief

Summary Bertie CarvelRobert Hugh Carvel is an English stage and screen actor. He has twice won a Laurence Olivier Award: for his performances as Miss Trunchbull in Matilda the Musical and Rupert Murdoch in Ink. For the latter role, he also won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play. On television, he is known for playing Jonathan Strange in Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell and as Simon Foster in Doctor Foster. Carvel was born in Marylebone, London, the son of a psychologist mother and John Carvel, a journalist.

He gained a first class honours degree in English at the University of Sussex, going on to win a place at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. He is married to actress Sally Scott, who he wed on 5 January 2019 after dating for ten years. The couple have a first child, a son, to be born in May 2020. In February 2016, Carvel announced his directorial debut. He directed the play Strife at the Minerva Theatre, Chichester.