Samuel West

Samuel West was born on June 19, 1966 in Hammersmith, London, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Howards End (1992), Van Helsing (2004) and Notting Hill (1999).




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Samuel West was born on June 19, 1966 in Hammersmith, London, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Howards End (1992), Van Helsing (2004) and Notting Hill (1999).


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His mother, Prunella Scales, starred in the vastly popular British comedy series Fawlty Towers (1975) with John Cleese. Sam once said that in his teens he used to frequent the set and that Mr. Cleese would ask him if he had any good ideas for insults to put into the show.His mother, Prunella Scales, played Queen Elizabeth II in A Question of Attribution (1991) about the life of Anthony Blunt. He played Blunt in Cambridge Spies (2003). He would later play Queen Elizabeth II's father King George VI in Hyde Park on Hudson (2012).He is a highly respected Shakespearean actor who has played both Richard II and Hamlet for the Royal Shakespeare Comp... [Details Intro]