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Allan Corduner

Allan Corduner

Acting

Born: April 2, 1950Stockholm, Sweden

Allan Corduner (born April 2, 1950) is an English actor born in Stockholm to a German mother and a Russo-Finnish father. He grew up in a secular Jewish home in London. After earning a BA (Hons) in English and Drama at Bristol University he trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. He has worked extensively on stage, TV, and film, both in the UK and in the United States. His voice is familiar from many BBC radio plays, audio books and TV documentaries. Corduner made his feature film debut in Yentl, with Barbra Streisand. Of his 44 films he is perhaps best known for his portrayal of Sir Arthur Sullivan in Mike Leigh's Topsy-Turvy. He is married to Juha Leppäjärvi, a yoga instructor. Description above from the Wikipedia article Allan Corduner, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For
Filmography
Christmas Karma

Christmas Karma

Mr Fezzywig

2025

Alfie & Ed

2025
National Theatre Live: The Motive and the Cue

National Theatre Live: The Motive and the Cue

Hume Cronyn

2024
Family

Family

2024
A Ghost Story for Christmas: Count Magnus

A Ghost Story for Christmas: Count Magnus

The Deacon

2022
TÁR

TÁR

Sebastian Brix

2022
The Offering

The Offering

Saul

2022
Mosquito

Mosquito

Ozwald Godfrey

2022
The Man Who Saw Too Much

The Man Who Saw Too Much

Boris Pahor (voice)

2019
Disobedience

Disobedience

Moshe Hartog

2018
Miss Dalí

Miss Dalí

Captain Moore

2018
The Book of Gabrielle

The Book of Gabrielle

Saul

2017
Florence Foster Jenkins

Florence Foster Jenkins

John Totten

2016
Woman in Gold

Woman in Gold

Gustav Bloch-Bauer

2015
Closer to the Moon

Closer to the Moon

Flaviu

2014
The Sweeney

The Sweeney

Doctor

2012
A Thousand Kisses Deep

A Thousand Kisses Deep

Buddy

2012
An Enemy to Die For

An Enemy to Die For

Martin Winter

2012
We'll Take Manhattan

We'll Take Manhattan

Alex Liberman

2012
Lennon Naked

Lennon Naked

Art Janov

2010
Burke & Hare

Burke & Hare

Nicephore

2010
Mr. Nobody

Mr. Nobody

Dr. Feldheim

2009
Defiance

Defiance

Shimon Haretz

2008
Fred Claus

Fred Claus

Dr. Goldfarb

2007
The Last Days of the Raj

The Last Days of the Raj

Lord Ismay

2007
The Owls and the Orchard

The Owls and the Orchard

Self - Narrator (voice)

2005
The White Countess

The White Countess

Samuel Feinstein

2005
The Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes & Arthur Conan Doyle

The Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes & Arthur Conan Doyle

Greenhough Smith

2005
Friends & Crocodiles

Friends & Crocodiles

Marcus

2005
Bigger Than the Sky

Bigger Than the Sky

Kippy Newberg

2005
The Merchant of Venice

The Merchant of Venice

Tubal

2004
Vera Drake

Vera Drake

Psychiatrist

2004
De-Lovely

De-Lovely

Monty Woolley

2004
Christine

Christine

Maurice Leyman

2004
The King's Beard

The King's Beard

(voice)

2002
Moonlight Mile

Moonlight Mile

Stan Michaels

2002
Food of Love

Food of Love

Joseph Mansourian

2002
Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang)

Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang)

Big Bob

2001
The Search for John Gissing

The Search for John Gissing

Francois Fuller

2001
Me Without You

Me Without You

Max

2001
The Grey Zone

The Grey Zone

Nyiszli

2001
Zoe

Zoe

Rupert

2001
Joe Gould's Secret

Joe Gould's Secret

Francis McCrudden

2000
Topsy-Turvy

Topsy-Turvy

Sir Arthur Sullivan

1999
The Impostors

The Impostors

Captain

1998
Alive and Kicking

Alive and Kicking

Therapist

1996
Norma Jean & Marilyn

Norma Jean & Marilyn

Billy Wilder

1996
Gadgetman

Gadgetman

Professor McNeil

1996
Voices

Voices

Oscar Butterworth

1995
A Business Affair

A Business Affair

Dinner Guest

1994
Nobody's Children

Nobody's Children

Ion

1994
Heart of Darkness

Heart of Darkness

Verme

1993
Carry On Columbus

Carry On Columbus

Sam

1992
Edward II

Edward II

Poet

1991
Antonia and Jane

Antonia and Jane

Stephen Carlinsky

1990
Fat Man and Little Boy

Fat Man and Little Boy

Franz Goethe

1989
Talk Radio

Talk Radio

Vince / Morris

1988
Mandela

Mandela

Benny

1987
Valhalla

Valhalla

Loke (voice)

1986
Bad Medicine

Bad Medicine

Dr. Diaz the Bus Driver

1985
Yentl

Yentl

Shimmele

1983
The Return of the Soldier

The Return of the Soldier

Pianist at Party

1983

Follow the Star

1979
Phoelix

Phoelix

1979