Writing
Simon Armitage
Marsden, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, UKBorn 1963 (62 years old)
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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Films
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TV Shows
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Crew Credits
Known For
11 Credits
Richard Osman's House of Games
as Self - Panellist
2017
Building Sights
as Self - Presenter
1988
Art That Made Us
as Self - Poet Laureate, Translated Pearl. 2016
2022
Modern Times
1995
Winter Walks
as Self
2021
Great Poets: In Their Own Words
as Self
2014
Speeches That Shook the World
as Self - Presenter
2013
BBC Four Presents: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
2009
Ted Hughes: Stronger Than Death
2015
The Pendle Witch Child
as Himself - Presenter
2011
The Making of King Arthur
2010
