---
name: "William Chubb"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/william-chubb"
fi1m_id: "william-chubb"
imdb_id: "nm0160949"
tmdb_id: 1186695
wikidata_id: "Q131919867"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "1 January 1954"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 68
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-10-07T17:24:32.971753+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# William Chubb

## Identity

William Chubb

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/william-chubb
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** william-chubb
- **IMDb ID:** nm0160949
- **TMDB ID:** 1186695
- **Wikidata ID:** Q131919867
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q131919867, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0160949/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1186695

Actor. Born 1 January 1954 in Marylebone, London, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 1 January 1954, Marylebone, London, England, UK
- **Active:** 1990–present
- **Average Fi1m score:** 68, as actor, over 4 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 84 (1), 2010s 71 (1), 2020s 59 (2)
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 2 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 4, Comedy 1, Romance 1, War & Politics 1
- **Screen time:** 4 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $11m across 1 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q131919867, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0160949/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1186695

## Streaming the US now

- **BritBox:** [*House of Cards*](https://film.one/tv/house-of-cards.md) (84)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*H Is for Hawk*](https://film.one/film/h-is-for-hawk.md) (64)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

William Chubb is a British actor born in 1954 in Marylebone, London. He has worked extensively in theatre, including productions at the National Theatre, and has appeared in National Theatre Live broadcasts such as *Othello* (2013) as Brabantio and *Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead* (2017) as Polonius.

On screen, Chubb has taken supporting roles in films including *6 Days* (2017) as the MI5 Spokesman, *Empire of Light* (2022) as Doctor Laird, and *H Is for Hawk* (2025) as the Master. His television credits include *The Ambassador* (1998–1999) as Stephen Tyler, *The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power* (2022–2024) as the High Priest, *The Sandman* (2022) as Edmund, and *Vampire Academy* (2022) as Kieran Tanner. He was previously married to journalist Cassandra Jardine until her death in 2012.

*Sources: imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *H Is for Hawk* (2025), Fi1m 64, as Master — [page](https://film.one/film/h-is-for-hawk.md)
- *Empire of Light* (2022), Fi1m 54, as Doctor Laird — [page](https://film.one/film/empire-of-light.md)
- *Silk* (2011), Fi1m 71, as HHJ Briscoe — [page](https://film.one/tv/silk.md)
- *House of Cards* (1990), Fi1m 84, as John Krajewski — [page](https://film.one/tv/house-of-cards.md)

## Complete filmography (42)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *H Is for Hawk* (2025), as Master — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/h-is-for-hawk.md)
- *Empire of Light* (2022), as Doctor Laird — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/empire-of-light.md)
- *Vampire Academy* (2022), series, as Kieran Tanner
- *The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power* (2022), series, as High Priest
- *The Sandman* (2022), series, as Edmund
- *Pistol* (2022), series, as Judge Knightley
- *The Chippie* (2020), as Principal Hargreaves
- *Quiz* (2020), series, as Quiz Master
- *Miracle Workers* (2019), series, as Judge
- *Adrift in Soho* (2018), as The Count
- *6 Days* (2017), as MI5 Spokesman
- *National Theatre Live: Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead* (2017), as Polonius
- *Richard II - Live at Shakespeare's Globe* (2015), as Duke of York
- *Don't Take My Baby* (2015), as Dr Marcuson
- *National Theatre Live: Othello* (2013), as Brabantio
- *Silk* (2011), series, as HHJ Briscoe — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/tv/silk.md)
- *The Taking of Prince Harry* (2010), as Brigadier Mike Reeves
- *A Very British Sex Scandal* (2007), as Chief Constable
- *Cherished* (2005), as Professor Barry
- *Gladiatress* (2004), as Chamberlain
- *Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War* (2002), as Manager
- *The Affair of the Necklace* (2001), as Gendarme
- *Murder in Mind* (2001), series, as James Carlson
- *Tough Love* (2000), as Matt Collins
- *Extremely Dangerous* (1999), series, as Ericson
- *Relic Hunter* (1999), series, as Stanley
- *Breakout* (1997), as Det. Insp. Matthews
- *The Vanishing Man* (1997), series, as Gordon Wells
- *The Vanishing Man* (1997), as Gordon Wells
- *Midsomer Murders* (1997), series, as Digby Frears — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/midsomer-murders.md)
- *Bugs* (1995), series, as Cottrell
- *Signs and Wonders* (1995), series, as Piers Dearbourne
- *Peak Practice* (1993), series, as Keith Llewellyn
- *Downtown Lagos* (1992), series, as Brian Freed
- *Heartbeat* (1992), series, as Porter
- *Just Us* (1992), series, as Steve Holdsworth
- *As Time Goes By* (1992), series, as Hotel Manager
- *Sleepers* (1991), series, as George Wetherby
- *Sleepers* (1991), as George Wetherby
- *House of Cards* (1990), series, as John Krajewski — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/house-of-cards.md)
- *Agatha Christie's Poirot* (1989), series, as Blake — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/agatha-christies-poirot.md)
- *Uncle Vanya*, as Professor Serebryakov

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