Known For
Writing
Gender
Male
Birthday
May 26, 1963
Age
63
Place of Birth
Marsden, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, UK
Popularity
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Simon Armitage
Writing
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.
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Known For
9.0
Modern Times
1995 · TV
6.0
Celebrity Mastermind
2003 · TV
6.1
Richard Osman's House of Games
2017 · TV
5.5
Art That Made Us
2022 · TV
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Building Sights
1988 · TV
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Out of the Blue
2006 · Movie
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Last Words
2017 · Movie
6.3
The Raft of the Medusa
2015 · Movie
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Speeches That Shook the World
2013 · Movie
7.3
Winter Walks
2021 · TV
7.6
The Pendle Witch Child
2011 · Movie
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Simon Armitage Writing Poems
2012 · Movie
Filmography
2022
Art That Made Us
TV · Self - Poet Laureate, Translated Pearl. 2016
5.5
2021
A Pandemic Poem: Where Did the World Go?
Movie
0.0
2021
Winter Walks
TV · Self
7.3
2017
Richard Osman's House of Games
TV · Self - Panellist
6.1
2015
Ted Hughes: Stronger Than Death
Movie
0.0
2014
Great Poets: In Their Own Words
Movie · Self
0.0
2014
Dylan Thomas: A Poet's Guide
Movie · Self
0.0
2013
Speeches That Shook the World
Movie · Self - Presenter
0.0
2012
Simon Armitage Writing Poems
Movie · Self
0.0
2011
The Pendle Witch Child
Movie · Himself - Presenter
7.6
2010
Gods and Monsters: Homer's Odyssey
Movie · Host
6.9
2010
The Making of King Arthur
Movie
8.0
2009
BBC Four Presents: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Movie
9.0
2003
Celebrity Mastermind
TV
6.0
1995
Modern Times
TV
9.0
1988
Building Sights
TV · Self - Presenter
0.0