Simon Callow

Callow in 2010, photo by Prphotos

Birth Name: Simon Phillip Hugh Callow

Place of Birth: Wandsworth, London, England, U.K.

Date of Birth: 15 June, 1949

Ethnicity:
*father – English
*mother – Danish, French, German, English

Simon Callow is a British actor, writer, and theatre and opera director. He is known for his roles in the films Amadeus, as impresario Emanuel Schikaneder (though he played the title role in the original play); A Room with a View (1985), Maurice (1987), Howards End (1992), Four Weddings and a Funeral, Shakespeare in Love, and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera (2004); on television’s The Man of Destiny, Chance in a Million, Angels in America, Rome, Doctor Who, Midsomer Murders, Outlander, Galavant, Hawkeye, and The Witcher; as well as considerable other works on stage. He directed the film The Ballad of the Sad Café.

Simon is the son of Yvonne Mary, a secretary, and Neil Francis Callow, a businessperson. He is married to Sebastian Fox.

Simon’s paternal grandfather was Charles Benjamin Callow (the son of William Callow and Elizabeth Corke). Charles was born in Alderbury, Wiltshire, England. William was the son of William Callow and Sarah Bowen. Elizabeth was the daughter of Richard Wingod Corke and Sarah Keyes.

Simon’s paternal grandmother was named Mary Eliza Eugenie/Eugenia Leonore/Leonora Harvey (the daughter of William Harvey). Mary Eliza was born in Lyons, Rhône, Rhône-Alpes, France.

Simon’s maternal grandfather was Jules Carl Giese/Guise (the son of Jules Carl Giese/Guise and Therese Caroline Alexandrine Tourniaire). Simon’s grandfather Jules was born in Denmark, to a Danish father and to a French mother, from Chantilly, who also had German roots. Simon’s great-grandfather Jules was the son of Carl Christian Giese and Marie Jorgensen. Therese was the daughter of Louis Denis Tourniaire and Jeanne Marie Louise Schulze.

Simon’s maternal grandmother was Vera Agnes Fleuss/Fluess (the daughter of Henry Otto Fleuss and Mary Ann Katherine/Catherine Wale). Vera was born in Lambeth, London, England, to a father of German descent, and to an English mother. Henry was the son of Henry Joseph Fleuss and Charlotte/Charolette Sophia/Sophy Kolbach/Kulback.

Source: Genealogy of Simon Callow (focusing on his mother’s side) – https://www.geni.com