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Simon Armitage

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: Writing

Born: Marsden, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, UK, 1963-05-26

Died: null

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	2009	BBC Four Presents: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight		90
2	2010	The Making of King Arthur		0
3	2010	Gods and Monsters: Homer's Odyssey	Host	55
4	2011	The Pendle Witch Child	Himself - Presenter	80
5	2012	Simon Armitage Writing Poems	Self	0
6	2013	Speeches That Shook the World	Self - Presenter	0
7	2014	Dylan Thomas: A Poet's Guide	Self	0
8	2014	Great Poets: In Their Own Words	Self	0
9	2015	Ted Hughes: Stronger Than Death		0
10	2021	A Pandemic Poem: Where Did the World Go?		0

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1988	Building Sights	Self - Presenter	0
2	2017	Richard Osman's House of Games	Self - Panellist	60
3	2021	Winter Walks	Self	75
4	2022	Art That Made Us	Self - Poet Laureate, Translated Pearl. 2016	55