Geoffrey Palmer Biography

Fast Facts

• After serving as a corporal in the Royal Marines, he was awarded the Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 2005 Queen's New Year's Honours List
• Originally, he was not planning to become an actor, but his girlfriend at the time convinced him to join an amateur dramatics society
• Quote: "To me, if it isn't real, I don't want to do it․ If the characters can't genuinely be identified with as real human beings, I don't want to do it․"
• Quote: "But the actual getting it right the first time is what the television is about and trying to find out where the laughs are buried and not getting them wrong, that's what television's about really․"
• Is known for his voice over work in audiobooks and commercials
• Has appeared in the films "As Time Goes By," "Mrs․ Brown" and "Tomorrow Never Dies" alongside Judi Dench