1970-07-31 Windsor, Berkshire, England, UK
Chaplin was born in Windsor, Berkshire, England, the son of Cynthia, a teacher, and Peter Greenwood CBE, a civil engineer. He has one sister, Rachel, and one brother, Justin. Chaplin became interested in acting as a teenager, after acting in a theatrical production in his school years at the Princess Margaret Royal Free School. At the age of seventeen, he enrolled at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. He pursued his early acting career between odd jobs as an office worker, and for a while was employed as a statistician with the London Transport Authority. Chaplin made his professional acting debut in the 1990 television film Bye Bye Baby. He went on to appear in a number of other television films and miniseries, including The Bill (1990), The Final Cut (1995), and The Lost World (1999). Chaplin's breakthrough film role came in 1996, when he starred opposite Uma Thurman and Janeane Garofalo in the romantic comedy The Truth About Cats & Dogs. The film was a critical and commercial success, and it helped to establish Chaplin as a rising star. Chaplin has since gone on to star in a number of other successful films, including Washington Square, The Thin Red Line, Birthday Girl, Murder by Numbers, Stage Beauty, The New World, The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep, Dorian Gray, Cinderella, Snowden, The Legend of Tarzan, and The Dig. Chaplin has also had a successful career on television. He starred in the BBC sitcom Game On (1995–1998), and he has also appeared in the television series Mad Dogs (2011–2013) and The Nevers (2021–present). In addition to his acting career, Chaplin is also a musician. He plays the guitar and the piano, and he has written songs for a number of films. Chaplin is married to the actress Amanda Abbington. They have two children together.
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Family | 2024-03-08 | |
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September 5 | 2024-11-29 | |
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The Dig | Stuart Piggott | 2021-01-14 |
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Mood Music | Bernard | 2020-04-21 |
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Roads | Paul | 2019-05-30 |
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The Children Act | Kevin Henry | 2018-08-01 |
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National Theatre Live: Consent | Edward | 2017-05-09 |
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When Cary Grant Introduced Timothy Leary to LSD | Cary Grant | 2017-02-09 |
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The Legend of Tarzan | Captain Moulle | 2016-06-29 |
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Snowden | Robert Tibbo | 2016-09-15 |
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Cinderella | Cinderella's Father | 2015-03-06 |
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War Book | Gary | 2015-08-07 |
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Little Boy | Ben Eagle | 2015-04-23 |
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The Wipers Times | Roberts | 2013-09-11 |
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Twixt | Edgar Allan Poe | 2011-09-10 |
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London Boulevard | Billy Norton | 2010-11-10 |
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Heavy Rain | 2010-02-23 | |
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Ways to Live Forever | Daniel MacQueen | 2010-10-29 |
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Dorian Gray | Basil Hallward | 2009-09-09 |
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Me and Orson Welles | George Coulouris | 2008-09-05 |
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The Water Horse | Lewis Mowbray | 2007-12-25 |
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Two Weeks | Keith Bergman | 2006-10-20 |
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Chromophobia | Trent | 2006-05-10 |
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The New World | Robinson | 2005-12-25 |
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Stage Beauty | George Villiars, Duke of Buckingham | 2004-09-03 |
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The Touch | Eric | 2002-08-01 |
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Murder by Numbers | Sam Kennedy | 2002-04-19 |
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Rosy-Fingered Dawn: A Film on Terrence Malick | Self | 2002-09-01 |
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Birthday Girl | John | 2001-09-06 |
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Lost Souls | Peter Kelson | 2000-10-13 |
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The Thin Red Line | Pvt. Jack Bell | 1998-12-23 |
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Washington Square | Morris Townsend | 1997-10-10 |
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The Truth About Cats & Dogs | Brian | 1996-04-26 |
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Feast of July | Con Wainwright | 1995-10-12 |
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A Few Short Journeys of the Heart | Fierce Man/Tim Bone | 1994-08-10 |
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The Remains of the Day | Charlie, Head Footman | 1993-11-05 |
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Bye Bye Baby | Leo Wiseman | 1992-11-03 |
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After the Dance | Cyril Carter | 1992-12-05 |
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A Fatal Inversion | Matthew | 1992-05-10 |
