Simon Armitage
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- May 26, 1963, Marsden, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, UK
- Movies
- 24
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.
Best-Known Movies
6.9
Gods and Monsters: Homer's Odyssey
2010
7.6
The Pendle Witch Child
2011
6.5
Drinking for England
1998
6.0
Ted Hughes: Stronger Than Death
2015
9.0
BBC Four Presents: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
2009
8.0
The Making of King Arthur
2010
Great Poets: In Their Own Words
2014
Speeches That Shook the World
2013
Climate of Change
2010
The Not Dead
2007
Filmography
| 2021 | A Pandemic Poem: Where Did the World Go? | |
| 2015 | Ted Hughes: Stronger Than Death | |
| 2014 | Great Poets: In Their Own Words | Self |
| 2014 | Dylan Thomas: A Poet's Guide | Self |
| 2013 | Speeches That Shook the World | Self - Presenter |
| 2012 | Simon Armitage Writing Poems | Self |
| 2011 | The Pendle Witch Child | Himself - Presenter |
| 2010 | Gods and Monsters: Homer's Odyssey | Host |
| 2010 | The Making of King Arthur | |
| 2009 | BBC Four Presents: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 2021 | A Pandemic Poem: Where Did the World Go? | Writer |
| 2017 | Last Words | Writer |
| 2015 | Black Roses: The Killing of Sophie Lancaster | Writer |
| 2015 | The Raft of the Medusa | Writer |
| 2010 | Gods and Monsters: Homer's Odyssey | Writer |
| 2010 | The Making of King Arthur | Writer |
| 2010 | Climate of Change | Writer |
| 2009 | Upgrade Me | Writer |
| 2009 | BBC Four Presents: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight | Writer |
| 2007 | The Not Dead | Writer |
| 2007 | Songbirds | Writer |
| 2006 | Out of the Blue | Writer |
| 2003 | Feltham Sings | Writer |
| 1998 | Drinking for England | Writer |
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