Patrick Godfrey
Acting

Patrick Godfrey

Born 13 February 1933 · Finsbury Park, London, England, UK · Died 4 June 2026

Patrick Lindesay Archibald Godfrey (February 13, 1933 – June 4, 2026) was a Brirish actor of film, television and stage. Godfrey was born in Finsbury, London to Rev. Frederick Godfrey and Lois Mary Gladys (née Turner). In 1956 Godfrey joined the Radio Drama Company by winning the Carleton Hobbs Bursary. He made his film debut in Miss Julie (1972), and appeared in several British films of the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, including A Room with a View, The Remains of the Day, The Importance of Being Earnest, The Count of Monte Cristo, Dimensions and Les Misérables. He also played Leonardo da Vinci in the Cinderella adaptation Ever After alongside Drew Barrymore and Dougray Scott. He had many roles on television, appearing in Doctor Who, Inspector Morse, and other series.

Known for

Les Misérables
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle
The Count of Monte Cristo
His Dark Materials
The Duchess
EverAfter
The Remains of the Day
Oliver Twist
A Room with a View
Breathe
Doctor Who
Da Vinci's Demons
Doctor Who: The Savages
Rejoyce!
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle
Breathe
National Theatre Live: As You Like It
The Borderlands
Mr. Turner
Les Misérables
Dimensions
National Theatre Live: Collaborators
Love's Labour's Lost - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
Shadows in the Sun
The Duchess
Passage
The Shell Seekers
The History Boys
Oliver Twist
Shadow of the Sword
The Count of Monte Cristo
The Importance of Being Earnest
The Falklands Play
My Brother Tom
The Miracle Maker
EverAfter
The Gambler
I Don't Speak English
Bermuda Grace
Message for Posterity
The Trial
The Remains of the Day
Genghis Cohn
Bad Girl
The Count of Solar
Black and White
Sleepers
Redemption
Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story
The Girl in a Swing
Manifesto
On the Black Hill
Maurice
The Interrogation of John
The Devil's Disciple
Foreign Body
A Room with a View
Clockwise
Theban Plays: Antigone
The Tragedy of Coriolanus
Rainy Day Women
Pericles, Prince of Tyre
Heat and Dust
Ice Age
Miss Julie
Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil
Let There Be Light
Doctor Who: The Savages
Patrick Godfrey · Midrow