Alisdair Simpson (born 1969) is a British actor, voice-over artist and narrator. He has a distinctive,

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, making him a popular and recognisable narrator of documentaries on television. He appeared as Ser Donnel Waynward, the Knight of the Bloody Gate in Series Four of ''Game of Thrones'' and between 2014 and 2016 he was Chapman Carter in War Horse at The New London Theatre. He was the voice of Richard in the BAFTA winning and Oscar nominated ''The Bigger Picture'', a short animation film directed by Daisy Jacobs. He has narrated over 250 documentaries including '' Pompeii: The Last Day'', ''

Lost Land of the Jaguar ''Lost Land of the Jaguar'' is a 2008 British nature documentary series on the fauna of Guyana's rainforest. The four presenters are George McGavin, Steve Backshall, Justine Evans, and Gordon Buchanan. The series is a production of the BBC Nat ...

'', ''Expedition Borneo'', ''Operation Iceberg'', ''Doctors in the Death Zone'', '' The Somme – From Defeat to Victory'' for the BBC. Other programmes for WMR broadcast on the Yesterday include: ''Nazi Hunters'', ''Nazi Collaborators'', ''Secret War'', ''Great Crimes and Trials'' and ''Black Ops''.

Biography and professional career

Simpson went to the

Bristol Old Vic Theatre School The Bristol Old Vic Theatre School is a drama school in Bristol, England. The institution provides training in acting and production for careers in film, television and theatre. BOVTS is an affiliate of the Conservatoire for Dance and Drama. I ...

and graduated in 1995. His professional stage debut was at the

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in ''Tartuffe'' by Molière, and has gone on to work at Stratford and London in ''The White Devil'', ''Troilus and Cressida'' and ''Three Hours after Marriage'' (1996/97) for the RSC. He was the King of France in Yukio Ninagawa's 1999/2000 production of ''King Lear'' in Tokyo, London and Stratford. He was Captain Horster in Trevor Nunn's 1997 production of Ibsen's ''An Enemy of the People'' at the National Theatre and the

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. He was Achilles in ''Troilus and Cressida'' for

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in Bristol in 2003. He has also appeared at

Watermill Theatre The Watermill Theatre is a repertory theatre in Bagnor, Berkshire. It opened in 1967 in Bagnor Mill, a converted watermill on the River Lambourn. As a producing house, the theatre has produced works that have subsequently moved on to the We ...

in the play ''Neville's Island'', on tour in

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's ''An Inspector Calls'' and in ''The Years Between'' at the Royal in

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. In 2008 he appeared at the Young Vic in an opera based on David Lynch's ''Lost Highway''. From 2014–2016 he played Chapman Carter in War Horse at The New London Theatre. On television he has appeared in programmes such as ''

Game of Thrones ''Game of Thrones'' is an American fantasy drama television series created by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss for HBO. It is an adaptation of ''A Song of Ice and Fire'', a series of fantasy novels by George R. R. Martin, the first ...

'', ''

No Bananas ''No Bananas'' is a 10-episode television miniseries that aired on BBC TV in 1996. It is set in England during World War II. The cast was led by Alison Steadman, Michael Elwyn and Stephanie Beacham.''Radio Times ''Radio Times'' (currently ...

'', ''

Soldier Soldier ''Soldier Soldier'' is a British television drama series. The title comes from a traditional song of the same name - "Soldier, soldier won't you marry me, with your musket, fife and drum?" - an instrumental version of which was used as its t ...

'', ''

Men Behaving Badly ''Men Behaving Badly'' is a British sitcom that was created and written by Simon Nye. It follows the lives of Gary Strang (Martin Clunes) and his flatmates Dermot Povey (Harry Enfield; series 1 only) and Tony Smart (Neil Morrissey; series 2 on ...

'', ''

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'', '' Spooks'', ''

The Worst Week of My Life ''The Worst Week of My Life'' is a British television sitcom, first broadcast on BBC One between March and April 2004. A second series was aired between November and December 2005 and a three-part Christmas special, ''The Worst Christmas of My ...

'', ''

Broken News ''Broken News'' is a comedy programme shown on BBC Two in late 2005. The show poked fun at the world of 24-hour rolling news channels. The title of the show is a play on the phrase "breaking news". It had six thirty-minute episodes. Having previo ...

'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''.

Narrator

Simpson has narrated over 250 documentaries and he has voiced commercial campaigns for many companies. He has voiced audio guides for the Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art,

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and various corporate pieces.

Filmography

* ''

'' (1996) * ''

'' (1997) * ''

'' (2001) * ''

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'' (2001) * '' Pompeii: The Last Day'' (Narration) (2003) * ''

'' (2003, 2005) * '' Spooks'' (2004) * ''Supervolcano: The Truth About Yellowstone'' (Narration) (2005) * ''Genghis Khan'' (Narration) (2005) * ''

'' (2005) * ''

'' (2005) * '' The Somme – From Defeat to Victory'' (Narration) (2006) * '' Waking the Dead'' (2007) * ''Expedition Borneo'' (Narration) (2007) * '' The Science of Superstorms'' (Narration) (2007) * ''

Sea of Souls ''Sea of Souls'' is a BBC paranormal drama series, recounting the fictional activities of a group of investigators into psychic and other paranormal events. Produced in-house by BBC Scotland and for the final season by Carnival Films, init ...

'' (2007) * ''The Whistleblowers'' (2007) * ''Lost Land of the Jaguar'' (Narration) (2008) * ''

Pacific Abyss ''Pacific Abyss'' is a three-part series on British television's (BBC1), which first aired in Sunday 17 August 2008. It is hosted by Kate Humble, Mike Smart and Mike deGruy with filming beginning in April/May 2007. It is an underwater wildli ...

'' (2008) * ''Ancient Rome'' (Narration) * '' Ancient MegaStructures'' (Narration) * '' 1000 Ways to Die'' (Narration) (2008) * ''Nazi Hunters'' (Narration) (2010) * ''Great Crimes and Trials'' (Narration) (2011) * ''Secret War'' (Narration) (2012) * ''Black Ops'' (Narration) (2012, 2014) * ''Myth Hunters'' (aka ''Raiders of the Lost Past'') (Narration) (2013-2015) * ''Ancient Black Ops'' (Narration) (2014) *''

'' (2014) *''

Get Santa ''Get Santa'' is a 2014 British Christmas comedy film directed and written by Christopher Smith. The film stars Jim Broadbent, Rafe Spall, Warwick Davis, Stephen Graham, Jodie Whittaker and Kit Connor. Plot A few days before Christmas, Stev ...

'' (2014) *''Operation Gold Rush with Dan Snow'' (2016) (Narration) *''Hitler's Circle of Evil'' (2017) (Narration)

Other works

In 1996 Simpson appeared in the

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play '' The White Devil'' produced by the

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at the Swan Theatre,

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References

Alisdair on episodeworld

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Simpson, Alisdair Living people Alumni of Bristol Old Vic Theatre School British male voice actors British male stage actors British male television actors 1969 births

Biography and professional career

Narrator

Filmography

Other works

See also

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