Simon Armitage
Writing
May 26, 1963 (63 years old)
Marsden, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, UK
16
Acting Credits
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.
Known For
Filmography
Art That Made Us
2022
as Self - Poet Laureate, Translated Pearl. 2016
5.5
A Pandemic Poem: Where Did the World Go?
2021
Winter Walks
2021
as Self
7.3
Richard Osman's House of Games
2017
as Self - Panellist
6.1
Ted Hughes: Stronger Than Death
2015
Dylan Thomas: A Poet's Guide
2014
as Self
Great Poets: In Their Own Words
2014
as Self
Speeches That Shook the World
2013
as Self - Presenter
Simon Armitage Writing Poems
2012
as Self
The Pendle Witch Child
2011
as Himself - Presenter
7.6
Gods and Monsters: Homer's Odyssey
2010
as Host
6.9
The Making of King Arthur
2010
8
BBC Four Presents: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
2009
9
Celebrity Mastermind
2003
6
Modern Times
1995
9
Building Sights
1988
as Self - Presenter