John Shrapnel
Actor

John Shrapnel Net Worth

John Shrapnel is an actor born in Birmingham, England on April 27, 1942. He was raised in Stockport and south London, and attended City of London School and Cambridge University. He was a founding member of the National Youth Theatre and has had a long and successful career in theatre, particularly with the Royal Shakespeare Company and National Theatre. He currently resides in Suffolk and London.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Actor
Birth Day April 27, 1942
Birth Place  Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Age 81 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign Taurus
Years active 1963–present
Spouse(s) Francesca Ann Bartley (m. 1975)
Children 3, including Lex Shrapnel
Parent(s) Norman Shrapnel Mary Edwards
Family Deborah Kerr Tony Bartley (parents-in-law)

💰 Net worth: $100,000 (2024)

John Shrapnel, a well-known actor in the United Kingdom, has an estimated net worth of $100,000 in 2024. Throughout his successful career, Shrapnel has showcased his incredible talent and versatility in a wide range of roles, earning both critical acclaim and financial success. With his captivating performances and dedication to his craft, Shrapnel has become a respected figure in the UK entertainment industry. As he continues to grace the stage and screen with his presence, his net worth is expected to grow even further, solidifying his status as a prominent actor in the country.

Biography/Timeline

1971

His film career has included roles in Nicholas and Alexandra (1971), Pope Joan (1972), Hennessy (1975), Personal Services (1987), Testimony (1988), How to Get Ahead in Advertising (1989), England, My England (1995), 101 Dalmatians (1996), Notting Hill (1999), The Body (2001), K-19: The Widowmaker (2002) and Alien Autopsy (2006). He has also appeared in historical films such as Gladiator (2000) as Senator Gaius, Troy (2004) as Nestor, Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007) as Lord Howard and The Duchess (2008) as General Grey.

1975

Shrapnel is the son-in-law of British film Actress Deborah Kerr and film and television executive Tony Bartley, through his 1975 marriage to their younger daughter Francesca Ann Bartley. He and Francesca have three sons, the actors Lex Shrapnel (b. 1979) and Tom Shrapnel (b. 1981) and the Writer Joe Shrapnel (b. 1976). They live in Highbury, north London.

1999

Shrapnel has also appeared extensively on television in roles in Elizabeth R, Z-Cars, Edward and Mrs. Simpson, Space: 1999, Inspector Morse, GBH, Coogan's Run and Foyle's War. He presented an episode of the 1983 BBC television travel series Great Little Railways. He gave performances in three entries in the BBC Television Shakespeare plays and as Creon in the BBC's productions of the Three Theban plays (1986) of Sophocles. He also played Pompey in the second episode of Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire and the Jail Warden in The 10th Kingdom, an epic fantasy miniseries.

2010

Shrapnel played the character Deputy Assistant Commissioner John Felsham in the New Tricks episode The Fourth Man (2010). DAC Felsham is exposed as having been involved in Criminal conspiracy and he is arrested and escorted from the premises in the final moments of this episode.

2011

As a stage actor, Shrapnel was a member of Laurence Olivier's National Theatre Company and the Royal Shakespeare Company and most recently appeared as Sir Oliver Surface in The School for Scandal (directed by Deborah Warner) at the Barbican Centre in 2011. He Narrated the Episode on Wild Discovery.

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