English actor, singer and director
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Born Robert Hugh Carvel
(1977-09-06) 6 September 1977 (age 48)
Marylebone, London, England
(1977-09-06) 6 September 1977 (age 48)
Marylebone, London, England
Occupation Actor
Born Robert Hugh Carvel
(1977-09-06) 6 September 1977 (age 48)
Marylebone, London, England
(1977-09-06) 6 September 1977 (age 48)
Marylebone, London, England
Occupation Actor
Wikipedia
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Bertie Carvel - Wikipedia
3 weeks ago - He plays former Prime Minister Tony Blair in the fifth and sixth series of The Crown. In June 2024, it was announced that Carvel would portray Baelor Targaryen in the upcoming series A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. In April 2025, it was revealed that Bertie Carvel would serve as the narrator ...
Hollywood Reporter
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'The Crown': Bertie Carvel as Tony Blair Is First Actor Given Two Roles
December 7, 2023 - 'The Crown's' Bertie Carvel, the British actor who plays Tony Blair in seasons 5 and 6 of Netflix's royal drama, on joining the list of names to have portrayed the politician.
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Bertie Carvel | Actor, Director, Producer
October 9, 2025 - He is an actor and director, known for Dalgliesh (2021), The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021) and Doctor Foster: A Woman Scorned (2015). He has been married to Sally Scott since 5 January 2019.
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Bertie Carvel on joining The Crown: 'I can’t tell the whole truth of Tony Blair'
November 24, 2021 - This isn’t the first time Carvel ... Clegg in 2019’s Coalition, Rupert Murdoch in Ink and previously appeared in season two of The Crown as the journalist Sir Robin Day....
The Crown Wiki
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Bertie Carvel | The Crown Wiki | Fandom
2003-present Bertie Carvel is an actor who portrays Tony Blair and Sir Robin Day in the Netflix series, The Crown.
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Bertie Carvel on The Crown - YouTube
#BertieCarvel #TheCrown #Netflix Q&A on the Netflix series The Crown with actor Bertie Carvel. Moderated by Mara Webster, In Creative Company.Follows the pol...
Published January 16, 2024
Deadline
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‘The Crown’s’ Bertie Carvel Says He Almost Head-Butted Real Queen
December 15, 2023 - EXCLUSIVE: Tony- and Olivier Award-winning actor Bertie Carvel, who portrays Tony Blair opposite Imelda Staunton’s Queen Elizabeth II in the final season of The Crown, remembers meeting the the real Queen Elizabeth at Buckingham Palace “and ...
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Bertie Carvel interview on The Crown Season 6 - YouTube
Bertie Carvel interview on The Crown Season 6Interviewer: Sarah BradburyEditing: Olivia Barker►► Haven't subscribed yet? Do it now! https://theupcoming.co.uk...
Published December 18, 2023
Broadway World
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Bertie Carvel Joins THE CROWN Season Five As Tony Blair
October 28, 2021 - The acclaimed Netflix series, 'The Crown' has added Tony Award-winning actor Bertie Carvel to its cast in the role of British Prime Minister Tony Blair.
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The Crown has found its Tony and Cherie Blair – Season 5 | Tatler
November 4, 2021 - Bertie Carvel and Lydia Leonard have been cast as Tony and Cherie Blair in the fifth season of The Crown
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The Crown’s Bertie Carvel ‘hated’ filming Tony Blair coronation - YouTube
Bertie Carvel speaks to Yahoo UK about making a grand entrance in The Crown with a scene that shows Tony Blair being crowned king.The Crown's final season is...
Published December 14, 2023
GQ Magazine
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The Crown season 6: Bertie Carvel on playing Tony Blair and portraying his nightmare coronation | British GQ
December 15, 2023 - While The Crown has mercifully stopped short of subjecting us to a Boris Johnson facsimile, ending its drama in 2005, stage and TV character actor Bertie Carvel comes in for season six as the most consequential Prime Minister of the last three decades.
Reddit
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r/TheCrownNetflix on Reddit: TIL both of these characters are portrayed by the same actor - Bertie Carvel
May 8, 2023 -
Robin Day (guy who interviews Lord Altrincham in S2E5) and Tony Blair in S5&6
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Bertie himself acknowledges this. He said that he lobbied to audition for Robin Day because his grandfather knew him, and then he was surprised that the producers later on offered a bigger role for him to play Tony Blair. Bertie says that this fact is going to be a good showbiz trivia - “This actor from The Crown is the only one to play two different parts in the show”.
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Even though he looks nothing like Blair, I think he got his mannerisms and speech patterns perfectly
Radio Times
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Harry Potter TV series casts The Crown star in major wizarding role | Radio Times
June 9, 2025 - The upcoming streaming adaptation of fantasy saga Harry Potter has added yet another familiar face to its cast, with The Crown and Dalgliesh alum Bertie Carvel set to play an important person in the Wizarding World.
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Bertie Carvel attends "The Crown" Finale Celebration at The Royal Festival Hall on December 05, 2023 in London, England.
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The Crown’s Bertie Carvel 'hated' filming Tony Blair coronation in the show's final season
December 14, 2023 - Blair, who was prime minister from 1997 to 2007, was once seen as the leader of a new era of hope with New Labour, and though that may not be the case now The Crown conveys his popularity in a big way — by introducing him with a coronation, his own. ... The scene itself is a nightmare dreamed up by Queen Elizabeth II (Imelda Staunton), but the message is clear: Blair (Bertie Carvel) had the people's vote at a time when the monarchy’s influence was waning.
Radio Times
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The Crown's Bertie Carvel on Tony Blair portrayal: 'He represents modernity' | Radio Times
Bertie Carvel as Tony Blair in The Crown season 6.
Published February 12, 2025
IMDb
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The Crown (TV Series 2016–2023) - Bertie Carvel as Tony Blair, Robin Day - IMDb
The Crown (TV Series 2016–2023) - Bertie Carvel as Tony Blair, Robin Day
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Blair Is Booed Off Stage | The Crown (Imelda Staunton, Bertie Carvel) - YouTube
Prime Minister Tony Blair (Bertie Carvel) delivers a speech with his signature confidence, expecting to rally the public. But instead of applause, he is met ...
Published March 15, 2025
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Breaking Baz: ‘The Crown’s Bertie Carvel On Playing Tony Blair And The Time He Met The Real Queen “Nearly Head-Butting Her” At Buckingham Palace - IMDb
Exclusive: Tony- and Olivier Award-winning actor Bertie Carvel, who portrays Tony Blair opposite Imelda Staunton’s Queen Elizabeth II in the final season of The Crown, remembers meeting the the real Queen Elizabeth at Buckingham Palace “and ...