Simon Schama
Acting • Born 1945-02-13
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).
Filmography
28 credits
Terror! Robespierre and the French Revolution
Movie • 2009
Self - Author - 'Citizens'
American Experience: Murder at Harvard
Movie • 2003
Schama on Rembrandt: Masterpieces of the Late Years
Movie • 2014
The Genius of Turner: Painting the Industrial Revolution
Movie • 2013
Self
Rough Crossings
Movie • 2007
Host
Marie Antoinette: A Film by David Grubin
Movie • 2006
Self
Simon Schama: The Road to Auschwitz
Movie • 2025
Self - Presenter
The American Future: A History
TV • 2008
Simon Schama's Power of Art
TV • 2006
Simon Schama's Shakespeare
TV • 2012
Self - Presenter
Faulks on Fiction
TV • 2011
The Face of Britain by Simon Schama
TV • 2015
Self - Presenter
A History of Britain
TV • 2000
Self — Presenter
The Story of the Jews
TV • 2013
Self - Presenter
The Romantics and Us with Simon Schama
TV • 2020
Self - Presenter
Simon Schama's John Donne
TV • 2009
Civilisations
TV • 2018
Presenter
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
TV • 2022
Self - Historian
Question Time
TV • 1979
Self - Panellist
Simon Schama's History of Now
TV • 2022
Self - Presenter
Simon Schama Meets
TV • 2022
Presenter
Real Time with Bill Maher
TV • 2003
Self
Civilisations
TV • 2018
self
Landscape and Memory
TV • 1995
Self - Presenter
Simon Schama's Story of Us
TV • 2025
Self - Presenter
Van de Schoonheid en de Troost
TV • 2000
himself
Remembers…
TV • 2022
Remembers…
TV • 2022
Self