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Jonathan Pryce

Jonathan Pryce

Acting

Born: June 1, 1947Carmel, Flintshire, Wales, UK

Jonathan Pryce, CBE (born June 1, 1947) is a Welsh stage and film actor and singer. He earned an Academy Award nomination for his performance in the 2019 film "The Two Popes." After studying at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and meeting his long time partner, English actress Kate Fahy, in 1974, he began his career as a stage actor in the 1970s. His work in theatre, including an award-winning performance in the title role of the Royal Court Theatre's "Hamlet", led to several supporting roles in film and television. He made his breakthrough screen performance in Terry Gilliam's 1985 cult film "Brazil". Critically lauded for his versatility, Pryce has participated in big-budget films such as "Evita", "Tomorrow Never Dies", "Pirates of the Caribbean" and "The New World", as well as independent projects such as "Glengarry Glen Ross" and "Carrington". His career in theatre has also been prolific, and he has won two Tony Awards—the first in 1977 for his Broadway debut in "Comedians", the second for his 1991 role as "The Engineer" in the musical "Miss Saigon".

Known For
Filmography
Flavia

Flavia

Dr. Kissing

2026
World of Westeros Ambient Video

World of Westeros Ambient Video

High Sparrow

2025
The Thursday Murder Club

The Thursday Murder Club

Stephen

2025
The Penguin Lessons

The Penguin Lessons

Headmaster Buckle

2025
William Tell

William Tell

Attinghausen

2025
One Life

One Life

Martin Blake

2023
Soul of the Ocean

Soul of the Ocean

Narrator (voice)

2023
Scrooge: A Christmas Carol

Scrooge: A Christmas Carol

Jacob Marley (voice)

2022
The Spirit of 1926

The Spirit of 1926

Narrator

2022
The Jubilee Pudding: 70 Years in the Baking

The Jubilee Pudding: 70 Years in the Baking

Self - Narrator

2022
All the Old Knives

All the Old Knives

Bill Compton

2022
The Witness is a Whale

The Witness is a Whale

Self - Narrator (voice)

2022
Save the Cinema

Save the Cinema

Mr. Morgan

2022

Stories of You and I

Narrator

2021
The Two Popes

The Two Popes

Jorge Bergoglio / Pope Francis

2019
He Dreams of Giants

He Dreams of Giants

Himself

2019
Piney: The Lonesome Pine

Piney: The Lonesome Pine

Grandpa Sid

2019
Gone Hollywood

Gone Hollywood

Benny Landau

2019

To Provide All People

Retired Neurosurgeon

2018
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote

The Man Who Killed Don Quixote

Don Quixote

2018
The Man Who Invented Christmas

The Man Who Invented Christmas

Mr. John Dickens

2017
The Wife

The Wife

Joe Castleman

2017
Becoming Cary Grant

Becoming Cary Grant

Cary Grant (voice)

2017
The Healer

The Healer

Raymond Heacock

2017
To Walk Invisible

To Walk Invisible

Patrick Brontë

2016

Aberfan: The Green Hollow

2016
Miss Saigon: 25th Anniversary Performance

Miss Saigon: 25th Anniversary Performance

Special Finale Guest Star

2016
The Merchant of Venice - Live at Shakespeare's Globe

The Merchant of Venice - Live at Shakespeare's Globe

Shylock

2016
The White King

The White King

Colonel Fitz

2016
One Last Dance

One Last Dance

John

2016

Shylock's Ghost

Self

2015
Narcopolis

Narcopolis

Sidorov

2015
Dough

Dough

Nat

2015
Woman in Gold

Woman in Gold

Chief Justice Rehnquist

2015
Game of Thrones: A Day in the Life

Game of Thrones: A Day in the Life

Self

2015
Sluizer Speaks

Sluizer Speaks

2014
Listen Up Philip

Listen Up Philip

Ike

2014
Under Milk Wood

Under Milk Wood

Mr. Pugh

2014
The Salvation

The Salvation

Mayor Nathan Keane

2014
The Ghost and the Whale

The Ghost and the Whale

Whale

2014
G.I. Joe: Retaliation

G.I. Joe: Retaliation

U.S. President

2013
King Lear

King Lear

King Lear

2012
Dark Blood

Dark Blood

Harry Fletcher

2012
Patience (After Sebald)

Patience (After Sebald)

Voiceover

2012
Wisdom of Changes - Richard Wilhelm and the I Ching

Wisdom of Changes - Richard Wilhelm and the I Ching

Jonathan Pryce Jonathan Pryce Richard Wilhelm - English(voice)

2011
City State

City State

Jimmy

2011
Hysteria

Hysteria

Dr. Robert Dalrymple

2011
The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins

The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins

2010
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

U.S. President

2009
Echelon Conspiracy

Echelon Conspiracy

Mueller

2009
Bedtime Stories

Bedtime Stories

Marty Bronson

2008
Ian Fleming: Where Bond Began

Ian Fleming: Where Bond Began

Ian Fleming (voice)

2008
My Zinc Bed

My Zinc Bed

Victor

2008
What Is Brazil?

What Is Brazil?

Self

2008
The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen

The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen

Self / Horatio Jackson

2008
Leatherheads

Leatherheads

CC Frazier

2008
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

Governor Weatherby Swann

2007
Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars

Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars

Sherlock Holmes

2007
The Moon and the Stars

The Moon and the Stars

James Clavel / Scarpia

2007
Brothers of the Head

Brothers of the Head

Henry Couling

2006
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

Governor Weatherby Swann

2006
The New World

The New World

King James

2005
The Brothers Grimm: Bringing the Fairytale to Life

The Brothers Grimm: Bringing the Fairytale to Life

Self

2005
The Brothers Grimm

The Brothers Grimm

Delatombe

2005
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards

Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards

The Engineer (segment "Miss Saigon") (archive footage)

2005
Ronin: Filming in the Fast Lane

Ronin: Filming in the Fast Lane

Self

2004
De-Lovely

De-Lovely

Gabriel

2004
David Bowie - Sound and Vision

David Bowie - Sound and Vision

Narrator

2003

Quest for the Giant Squid

Narrator

2003
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

Governor Weatherby Swann

2003
What a Girl Wants

What a Girl Wants

Alistair Payne

2003
Mad Dogs

Mad Dogs

Supreme Being

2002

Best Ever Bond

Self / Elliot Carver

2002
Unconditional Love

Unconditional Love

Victor Fox

2002
Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister

Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister

Master Schoemacker

2002

Taliesin Jones

Da

2002
The Affair of the Necklace

The Affair of the Necklace

Cardinal Louis de Rohan

2001
Victoria & Albert

Victoria & Albert

King Leopold I of Belgium

2001
Bride of the Wind

Bride of the Wind

Gustav Mahler

2001
Very Annie Mary

Very Annie Mary

Jack Pugh

2001
Deceit

Deceit

Mark

2001
The Suicide Club

The Suicide Club

Bourne

2000
Stigmata

Stigmata

Cardinal Daniel Houseman

1999
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death

Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death

The Master

1999
Titanic: Answers From The Abyss

Titanic: Answers From The Abyss

Narrator

1999
Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh

Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh

Professor Henry Higgins / The Engineer

1998
Ronin

Ronin

Seamus O'Rourke

1998
Highly Classified: The World of 007

Highly Classified: The World of 007

Self

1998
Tomorrow Never Dies

Tomorrow Never Dies

Elliot Carver

1997
The Secrets of 007

The Secrets of 007

Self

1997
Regeneration

Regeneration

Capt. William Rivers

1997
David

David

Saul

1997
Evita

Evita

Juan Perón

1996
A New Madonna: The Making of 'Evita'

A New Madonna: The Making of 'Evita'

Self

1996
Carrington

Carrington

Lytton Strachey

1995
Shopping

Shopping

Conway

1994
A Troll in Central Park

A Troll in Central Park

Alan (voice)

1994
Great Moments in Aviation

Great Moments in Aviation

Duncan Stewart

1994
Deadly Advice

Deadly Advice

Dr. Ted Philips

1994
A Business Affair

A Business Affair

Alec Bolton

1994
The Age of Innocence

The Age of Innocence

Rivière

1993
Thicker Than Water

Thicker Than Water

Sam

1993
Selling Hitler

Selling Hitler

Gerd Heidemann

1993
Barbarians at the Gate

Barbarians at the Gate

Henry Kravis

1993
Glengarry Glen Ross

Glengarry Glen Ross

James Lingk

1992
Freddie As F.R.O.7.

Freddie As F.R.O.7.

Trilby (voice)

1992
A Child's Garden of Verses

A Child's Garden of Verses

Narrator / Father (voice)

1992

The Man from the Pru

William Wallace

1990
The Heat Is On: The Making of Miss Saigon

The Heat Is On: The Making of Miss Saigon

Self - 'The Engineer'

1989
The Rachel Papers

The Rachel Papers

Norman

1989
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

The Right Ordinary Horatio Jackson

1988
The World Within Us

The World Within Us

Voice

1988
Consuming Passions

Consuming Passions

Mr. Farris

1988
Man on Fire

Man on Fire

Michael

1987
Jumpin' Jack Flash

Jumpin' Jack Flash

Jack

1986
Haunted Honeymoon

Haunted Honeymoon

Charles Abbot

1986
The Doctor and the Devils

The Doctor and the Devils

Robert Fallon

1985
Brazil

Brazil

Sam Lowry

1985
An Audience with Mel Brooks

An Audience with Mel Brooks

Self (uncredited)

1984
Martin Luther, Heretic

Martin Luther, Heretic

Martin Luther

1983
The Ploughman's Lunch

The Ploughman's Lunch

James Penfield

1983
Something Wicked This Way Comes

Something Wicked This Way Comes

Mr. Dark

1983
Murder Is Easy

Murder Is Easy

Mr. Ellsworthy

1982
Praying Mantis

Praying Mantis

Christian Magny

1982
Loophole

Loophole

Taylor

1981
The Caretaker

The Caretaker

Mick

1981
Timon of Athens

Timon of Athens

Timon

1981
Breaking Glass

Breaking Glass

Ken

1980
The Day Christ Died

The Day Christ Died

Herod

1980
Comedians

Comedians

Gethin Price

1979
For Tea on Sunday

For Tea on Sunday

Nicholas

1978
Voyage of the Damned

Voyage of the Damned

Joseph Manasse

1976
Play Things

Play Things

Playleader

1976
The Death of a Young Young Man

The Death of a Young Young Man

Tommy

1975