Biography
Simon Robert Armitage, CBE, FRSL is an English poet, playwright and novelist who was appointed Poet Laureate on 10 May 2019. He is also professor of poetry at the University of Leeds and succeeded Geoffrey Hill as Oxford Professor of Poetry when he was elected to the four year part time appointment from 2015–2019.
Filmography
Cast Credits
Art That Made Us
Character: Self - Poet Laureate, Translated Pearl. 2016
TV • 2022
A Pandemic Poem: Where Did the World Go?
Character:
MOVIE • 2021
Winter Walks
Character: Self
TV • 2021
Richard Osman's House of Games
Character: Self - Panellist
TV • 2017
Ted Hughes: Stronger Than Death
Character:
MOVIE • 2015
Great Poets: In Their Own Words
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2014
Dylan Thomas: A Poet's Guide
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2014
Speeches That Shook the World
Character: Self - Presenter
MOVIE • 2013
Simon Armitage Writing Poems
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2012
The Pendle Witch Child
Character: Himself - Presenter
MOVIE • 2011
Gods and Monsters: Homer's Odyssey
Character: Host
MOVIE • 2010
The Making of King Arthur
Character:
MOVIE • 2010
BBC Four Presents: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Character:
MOVIE • 2009
Building Sights
Character: Self - Presenter
TV • 1988
Crew
Crew Credits
A Pandemic Poem: Where Did the World Go?
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 2021
Last Words
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 2017
Black Roses: The Killing of Sophie Lancaster
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 2015
The Raft of the Medusa
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 2015
Gods and Monsters: Homer's Odyssey
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 2010
The Making of King Arthur
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 2010
Climate of Change
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 2010
BBC Four Presents: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 2009
The Not Dead
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 2007
Songbirds
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 2007
Out of the Blue
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 2006
Feltham Sings
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 2003
Drinking for England
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 1998
Modern Times
Role: Writer
TV • 1995