Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
July 23, 1948
Place of Birth:
Moss Side, Manchester, England, UK
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Michael Wood
Biography
Michael David Wood, OBE FSA (born 23 July 1948) is an English historian and broadcaster. He has presented numerous well-known television documentary series from the late 1970s to the present day. Wood has also written a number of books on English history, including In Search of the Dark Ages, The Domesday Quest, The Story of England, and In Search of Shakespeare. He was appointed Professor of Public History at the University of Manchester in 2013.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Ancients | |
| 2020 | Du Fu: China's Greatest Poet | |
| 2017 | Ovid: The Poet and the Emperor | Himself - Presenter |
| 2016 | The Home Invaders | Victim |
| 2015 | Shakespeare's Mother: The Secret Life of a Tudor Woman | Himself - Presenter |
| 2008 | Christina: A Medieval Life | Host |
| 2006 | Gilbert White: the Nature Man | Presenter |
| 2005 | In Search of Myths and Heroes | Narrator |
| 1999 | Hitler's Search for the Holy Grail | Narrator |
| Michael Wood on Beowulf | Presenter |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 中国改革开放的故事 | Self - Presenter |
| 2016 | The Story of China | Self - Presenter |
| 2013 | King Alfred and the Anglo Saxons | Self - Presenter |
| 2012 | The Great British Story: A People's History | Presenter |
| 2010 | Michael Wood's Story Of England | Self - Presenter |
| 2007 | The Story of India | |
| 2005 | In Search of Myths and Heroes | |
| 2003 | In Search of Shakespeare | Himself - Host |
| 2000 | Conquistadors | |
| 1998 | In The Footsteps of Alexander the Great | |
| 1991 | Legacy - The Origins of Civilization | |
| 1985 | In Search of the Trojan War | |
| 1979 | In Search of the Dark Ages | |
| Art of the Western World | Self - Presenter |