John Shrapnel Biography

Fast Facts

• After having worked on many European titles since the 1960s, he would gain recognition with American audiences toward the end of the 20th century with films such as "Gladiator" and others
• Also enjoys narrating children's audio stories while not appearing on screen
• Originally a stage performer, he acting with Laurence Olivier's Royal National Theatre Company and the Royal Shakespeare Company throughout the earliest stages of his career
• His relative was responsible for inventing the exploding cannonball, thus, his surname is the origin of the true meaning of the word, shrapnel