Actor
Simon Armitage
May 26, 1963 · Marsden, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, UK
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.
Full filmography · 14
Last Words
Writer
2017
Black Roses: The Killing of Sophie Lancaster
Writer
2015
Ted Hughes: Stronger Than Death
cast
2015The Raft of the Medusa
Writer
2015
Gods and Monsters: Homer's Odyssey
as Host and Writer
2010
The Making of King Arthur
cast and Writer
2010
Climate of Change
Writer
2010
BBC Four Presents: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
cast and Writer
2009
The Not Dead
Writer
2007Songbirds
Writer
2007
Out of the Blue
Writer
2006
Drinking for England
Writer
1998