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William Shimell is an English actor and singer. He is best known for his roles in the films The King's Speech (2010), The Iron Lady (2011), and The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014). He has also appeared in numerous stage productions, including the Royal Shakespeare Company's production of The Tempest (2009). Shimell was born in Brentwood, Essex, England. He attended the University of East Anglia, where he studied drama and music. After graduating, he worked as a teacher and a director at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Shimell made his film debut in the British drama The King's Speech (2010). He has since appeared in a number of films, including The Iron Lady (2011), The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), and The Danish Girl (2015). He has also appeared in numerous television series, including The Crown (2016-2017), The Durrells (2016-2017), and The Crown (2017-2018). Shimell has been married to actress and singer Juliette Caton since 2002. They have two children. As of 2021, William Shimell's net worth is estimated to be roughly $2 million.
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| Age | 71 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Virgo |
| Born | 23 September, 1952 |
| Birthday | 23 September |
| Birthplace | Brentwood, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | United Kingdom |
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William Shimell Net Worth
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| Net Worth in 2023 | $1 Million - $5 Million |
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In 2008 Shimell was working with Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami in a production of Così fan tutte at the Aix-en-Provence Festival, when Kiarostami offered him a non-singing role in a film. Shimell had very little knowledge of cinema, but his fluency in French and Italian helped during filming (the initial script had been translated from Persian to French to English). The film, Certified Copy (Copie conforme), was released in 2010. Shimell then took a role in the film Amour (2012).
At Covent Garden he made his debut as Schaunard in La bohème in 1985, going on to sing in Così fan tutte (1986 and 1992 – as Guglielmo), Werther (1987 – Albert), Capriccio (1991 – Olivier), La bohème (1996 – Marcello), The Rake's Progress (2010 - Nick Shadow), Così fan tutte (2010 - Don Alfonso), and Manon (2010 - De Brétigny). At the Metropolitan Opera in New York Shimell made his debut in La bohème in 1996 as Marcello, continuing with Così fan tutte (1996 and 2010 - Don Alfonso), Madama Butterfly (2000 – Sharpless), Manon (2005 - De Brétigny) and Iphigénie en Tauride (2007 - Thoas).
In 1983 Shimell won the Shell International Opera Prize and he sang at the Last Night of the Proms in 1984.
He sang Masetto in Don Giovanni in February 1980 at London Coliseum for English National Opera, going on to sing Gregory in the new production of Romeo and Juliet in March 1981 and a Herald in the new production of Otello in September 1981, and other roles subsequently with the company. He made his debut at Glyndebourne Opera in May 1984 as Count Almaviva, and at La Scala in 1991 was Baron Dourlinski in Lodoïska. Other opera companies with which he appeared in the earlier part of his career include San Francisco Opera (1988), Frankfurt Opera (1988), Grand Theatre Geneva (1989), Vienna State Opera (1990), Lyric Opera Chicago (1991).
He joined the chorus of Kent Opera in 1978 and sang an usher in Rigoletto with them in 1980 and Venus and Adonis in the UK and Venice. At Sadler's Wells in 1981 he appeared as Young Scrooge in Musgrave's Christmas Carol.
William Shimell (born Brentwood, Essex, 23 September 1952) is an English baritone who has had an active international career performing in opera and on the concert platform since the 1980s, and more recently has appeared in non-singing roles in films.
