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Jonathan Pryce

Jonathan Pryce

Known For Acting
Birthday Jun 01, 1947 (78)
Birthplace Carmel, Flintshire, Wales, UK
Popularity 2 (history)
Updated Sep 09, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

Jonathan Pryce, CBE (born 1 June 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, h ... e 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".

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Filmography

The Penguin Lessons

The Penguin Lessons

2025

as Headmaster Buckle

The Thursday Murder Club

The Thursday Murder Club

2025

as Stephen

William Tell

William Tell

2025

as Attinghausen

Soul of the Ocean

Soul of the Ocean

2023

as Narrator (voice)

One Life

One Life

2023

as Martin Blake

All the Old Knives

All the Old Knives

2022

as Bill Compton

Save the Cinema

Save the Cinema

2022

as Mr. Morgan

Scrooge: A Christmas Carol

Scrooge: A Christmas Carol

2022

as Jacob Marley (voice)

Piney: The Lonesome Pine

Piney: The Lonesome Pine

2019

as Grandpa Sid

The Two Popes

The Two Popes

2019

as Jorge Bergoglio / Pope Francis

The Man Who Killed Don Quixote

The Man Who Killed Don Quixote

2018

as Don Quixote

The Wife

The Wife

2018

as Joe Castleman

To Provide All People

To Provide All People

2018

as Retired Neurosurgeon

Becoming Cary Grant

Becoming Cary Grant

2017

as Cary Grant (voice)

The Man Who Invented Christmas

The Man Who Invented Christmas

2017

as Mr. John Dickens

The Healer

The Healer

2017

as Raymond Heacock

The White King

The White King

2017

as Colonel Fitz

To Walk Invisible

To Walk Invisible

2016

as Patrick Brontë

Miss Saigon : 25th Anniversary Performance

Miss Saigon : 25th Anniversary Performance

2016

as Special Finale Guest Star

Dough

Dough

2015

as Nat

Narcopolis

Narcopolis

2015

as Sidorov

Woman in Gold

Woman in Gold

2015

as Chief Justice Rehnquist

Listen Up Philip

Listen Up Philip

2014

as Ike

The Ghost and the Whale

The Ghost and the Whale

2014

as Whale

Under Milk Wood

Under Milk Wood

2014

as Mr. Pugh

G.I. Joe: Retaliation

G.I. Joe: Retaliation

2013

as U.S. President

Patience (After Sebald)

Patience (After Sebald)

2012

as Voiceover

Dark Blood

Dark Blood

2012

as Harry Fletcher

Hysteria

Hysteria

2011

as Dr. Robert Dalrymple

City State

City State

2011

as Jimmy

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

2009

as U.S. President

Echelon Conspiracy

Echelon Conspiracy

2009

as Mueller

Ian Fleming: Where Bond Began

Ian Fleming: Where Bond Began

2008

as Ian Fleming (voice)

My Zinc Bed

My Zinc Bed

2008

as Victor

Leatherheads

Leatherheads

2008

as CC Frazier

Bedtime Stories

Bedtime Stories

2008

as Marty Bronson

The Moon and the Stars

The Moon and the Stars

2007

as James Clavel / Scarpia

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

2007

as Governor Weatherby Swann

Brothers of the Head

Brothers of the Head

2006

as Henry Couling

The Brothers Grimm

The Brothers Grimm

2005

as Delatombe

The New World

The New World

2005

as King James

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

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

2005

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

De-Lovely

De-Lovely

2004

as Gabriel

Quest for the Giant Squid

Quest for the Giant Squid

2003

as Narrator

What a Girl Wants

What a Girl Wants

2003

as Alistair Payne

Taliesin Jones

Taliesin Jones

2002

as Da

Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister

Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister

2002

as Master Schoemacker

Unconditional Love

Unconditional Love

2002

as Victor Fox

Mad Dogs

Mad Dogs

2002

as Supreme Being

Bride of the Wind

Bride of the Wind

2001

as Gustav Mahler

The Affair of the Necklace

The Affair of the Necklace

2001

as Cardinal Louis de Rohan

Very Annie Mary

Very Annie Mary

2001

as Jack Pugh

The Suicide Club

The Suicide Club

2000

as Bourne

Tales from the Madhouse

Tales from the Madhouse

2000

as The Thief

Stigmata

Stigmata

1999

as Cardinal Daniel Houseman

Ronin

Ronin

1998

as Seamus O'Rourke

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

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

1998

as Professor Henry Higgins / The Engineer

Regeneration

Regeneration

1997

as Capt. William Rivers

Tomorrow Never Dies

Tomorrow Never Dies

1997

as Elliot Carver

David

David

1997

as Saul

Evita

Evita

1996

as Juan Perón

Carrington

Carrington

1995

as Lytton Strachey

A Business Affair

A Business Affair

1994

as Alec Bolton

Great Moments in Aviation

Great Moments in Aviation

1994

as Duncan Stewart

Deadly Advice

Deadly Advice

1994

as Dr. Ted Philips

A Troll in Central Park

A Troll in Central Park

1994

as Alan (voice)

Shopping

Shopping

1994

as Conway

Thicker Than Water

Thicker Than Water

1993

as Sam

Barbarians at the Gate

Barbarians at the Gate

1993

as Henry Kravis

The Age of Innocence

The Age of Innocence

1993

as Rivière

A Child's Garden of Verses

A Child's Garden of Verses

1992

as Narrator / Father (voice)

Freddie as F.R.O.7.

Freddie as F.R.O.7.

1992

as Trilby (voice)

Glengarry Glen Ross

Glengarry Glen Ross

1992

as James Lingk

Selling Hitler

Selling Hitler

1991

as Gerd Heidemann

The Man from the Pru

The Man from the Pru

1990

as William Wallace

The Rachel Papers

The Rachel Papers

1989

as Norman

Consuming Passions

Consuming Passions

1988

as Mr. Farris

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

1988

as The Right Ordinary Horatio Jackson

Man on Fire

Man on Fire

1987

as Michael

Haunted Honeymoon

Haunted Honeymoon

1986

as Charles Abbot

Jumpin' Jack Flash

Jumpin' Jack Flash

1986

as Jack

Brazil

Brazil

1985

as Sam Lowry

The Doctor and the Devils

The Doctor and the Devils

1985

as Robert Fallon

Martin Luther, Heretic

Martin Luther, Heretic

1983

as Martin Luther

The Ploughman's Lunch

The Ploughman's Lunch

1983

as James Penfield

Praying Mantis

Praying Mantis

1982

as Christian Magny

Murder Is Easy

Murder Is Easy

1982

as Mr. Ellsworthy

Timon of Athens

Timon of Athens

1981

as Timon

Loophole

Loophole

1981

as Taylor

The Day Christ Died

The Day Christ Died

1980

as Herod

Breaking Glass

Breaking Glass

1980

as Ken

Comedians

Comedians

1979

as Gethin Price

Voyage of the Damned

Voyage of the Damned

1976

as Joseph Manasse

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Organization Category Movie
Academy Awards Best Actor The Two Popes Nominated
Television Credits

The Crown

as Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

Episodes: 20

First Aired: Nov 04, 2016

Game of Thrones

as High Sparrow

Episodes: 18

First Aired: Apr 17, 2011

Slow Horses

as David Cartwright

Episodes: 11

First Aired: Apr 01, 2022

Taboo

as Stuart Strange

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Jan 07, 2017

Wolf Hall

as Cardinal Wolsey

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Jan 21, 2015

Clone

as Dr Victor Blenkinsop

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Nov 17, 2008

3 Body Problem

as Mike Evans

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Mar 21, 2024

Selling Hitler

as Gerd Heidemann

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Jun 11, 1991

Mr. Wroe's Virgins

as John Wroe

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Feb 24, 1993

Tales from the Loop

as Russ

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Apr 03, 2020

Praying Mantis

as Christian Magny

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Nov 17, 1982

David

as Saul

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Apr 06, 1997

Doomwatch

as Police Constable

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 09, 1970

The Storyteller

as King

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 15, 1988

Cranford

as Mr. Buxton

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 18, 2007

Documentary Now!

as Owen Teale-Griffith

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 20, 2015

Bill Brand

as Jamie Finn

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 07, 1976

ChalkZone

as The Quicksand Man (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 22, 2002

Under Salt Marsh

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Unknown

Whose Line Is It Anyway?

as Himself

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 23, 1988

Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Apr 01, 1956

The One Show

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 14, 2006

The Alan Titchmarsh Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 03, 2007

The BBC Television Shakespeare

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 03, 1978

Tony Awards

as Self - Winner

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 01, 1956

Tony Awards

as Self - Winner/Performer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 01, 1956

An Audience with...

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 08, 1978

The Oscars

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 19, 1953

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 25, 2014

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