
Simon Schama
Known for Acting · 26 credits
- Born
- 1945-02-13 (age 81)
- Place of birth
- London, England, UK
- Also known as
- Simon Michael Schama
Biography
Sir Simon Michael Schama CBE FBA FRHistS FRSL is an English historian and television presenter. He specialises in art history, Dutch history, Jewish history, and French history. He is a professor of history and art history at Columbia University.
Schama first came to public attention with his history of the French Revolution titled Citizens, published in 1989. He is also known for writing and hosting the 15-part BBC television documentary series A History of Britain (2000–2002), as well as other documentary series such as The American Future: A History (2008) and The Story of the Jews (2013).
Known For
TV Shows (19)

Real Time with Bill Maher
2003
as Self

Question Time
1979
as Self - Panellist

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
2022
as Self - Historian

Remembers…
2022
as Self

A History of Britain
2000
as Self — Presenter

Civilisations
2018
as Presenter / self

Simon Schama's Power of Art
2006
The Romantics and Us with Simon Schama
2020
as Self - Presenter

Simon Schama's Story of Us
2025
as Self - Presenter

Simon Schama's Shakespeare
2012
as Self - Presenter

Van de Schoonheid en de Troost
2000
as himself

Simon Schama's John Donne
2009

The Story of the Jews
2013
as Self - Presenter
Landscape and Memory
1995
as Self - Presenter
Faulks on Fiction
2011

The Face of Britain by Simon Schama
2015
as Self - Presenter
Simon Schama Meets
2022
as Presenter

Simon Schama's History of Now
2022
as Self - Presenter

The American Future: A History
2008
Movies (7)

Marie Antoinette: A Film by David Grubin
2006
as Self

Simon Schama: The Road to Auschwitz
2025
as Self - Presenter

Rough Crossings
2007
as Host

Schama on Rembrandt: Masterpieces of the Late Years
2014

Terror! Robespierre and the French Revolution
2009
as Self - Author - 'Citizens'

The Genius of Turner: Painting the Industrial Revolution
2013
as Self
Murder at Harvard
2003
About Simon Schama
Sir Simon Michael Schama CBE FBA FRHistS FRSL is an English historian and television presenter. He specialises in art history, Dutch history, Jewish history, and French history. He is a professor of history and art history at Columbia University. Schama first came to public attention with his history of the French Revolution titled Citizens, published in 1989. He is also known for writing and hosting the 15-part BBC television documentary series A History of Britain (2000–2002), as well as other documentary series such as The American Future:… With 26 credits spanning from 1979 to 2025, Simon Schama has appeared in 7 films and 19 TV shows.
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Most Popular Simon Schama Movies
- Marie Antoinette: A Film by David Grubin (2006) — as Self
- Simon Schama: The Road to Auschwitz (2025) — as Self - Presenter
- Rough Crossings (2007) — as Host
- Schama on Rembrandt: Masterpieces of the Late Years (2014)
- Terror! Robespierre and the French Revolution (2009) — as Self - Author - 'Citizens'
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