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Jonathan Hyde

Jonathan Hyde

Known For Acting
Birthday May 21, 1948 (77)
Birthplace Brisbane, Australia
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Dec 19, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Jonathan Hyde (born 21 May 1948) is an Australian-born English actor, well known for his roles as J. Bruce Ismay, the managing director of the White Star Line in Titanic, Egyptologist Allen Chamberlain in The Mummy and Sam Parrish/Van Pelt, the hunter in Jumanji. He is married to the Scottish sopran ... o Isobel Buchanan. They have two daughters, one of which is the actress Georgia King. Hyde was born in Brisbane, Queensland. He is a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company. Among other roles, he played Ferdinand in a 1985 production of John Webster's The Duchess of Malfi. He graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and is an Associate Member there. He was also an original cast member of Not the Nine O'Clock News, the first series of which was pulled from broadcast because of the General Election of 1979. Hyde has been in numerous films including The Contract, The Curse of King Tut's Tomb, Land of the Blind, The Tailor of Panama, Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking, Eisenstein, Anaconda and Richie Rich. He appeared in the 1989 BBC miniseries Shadow of the Noose in which he played the famous barrister Edward Marshall Hall. He has also appeared in several television mysteries, including The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes starring Jeremy Brett, and Midsomer Murders. In 2007, Hyde played Dr. Dorn in Chekhov's The Seagull and the Earl of Kent in King Lear for the RSC in a repertory company that included Ian McKellen, Frances Barber, Romola Garai, William Gaunt and Sylvester McCoy. Both plays toured together internationally, before taking up residence in the New London Theatre. The final performance was on 12 January 2008. He reprised his role of Kent in the 2008 television film of King Lear. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jonathan Hyde, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Hamlet

Hamlet

2024

as Claudius

Sebastian

Sebastian

2024

as Nicholas

The Brutalist

The Brutalist

2024

as Leslie Woodrow

Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans

Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans

2021

as Strickler (voice)

Breathe

Breathe

2017

as Dr. Entwistle

First Born

First Born

2016

as Alistair

Crimson Peak

Crimson Peak

2015

as Ogilvie

King Lear

King Lear

2008

as Earl of Kent

The Curse of King Tut's Tomb

The Curse of King Tut's Tomb

2006

as Morgan Sinclair

The Contract

The Contract

2006

as Turner

Land of the Blind

Land of the Blind

2006

as Smith

Stealing Bess

Stealing Bess

2003

as Edwin Snipe

Princess of Thieves

Princess of Thieves

2001

as Prince John

The Tailor of Panama

The Tailor of Panama

2001

as Cavendish

The Prince and the Pauper

The Prince and the Pauper

2000

as Lord Hertford

Eisenstein

Eisenstein

2000

as Meyerhold

The Mummy

The Mummy

1999

as Allen Chamberlain

Anaconda

Anaconda

1997

as Warren Westridge

Titanic

Titanic

1997

as Bruce Ismay

Bliss

Bliss

1995

as Dr. Oliver Pleasance

Jumanji

Jumanji

1995

as Samuel Alan Parrish / Van Pelt

Ri¢hie Ri¢h

Ri¢hie Ri¢h

1994

as Herbert Cadbury

I Spy Returns

I Spy Returns

1994

as Cesar Baroodi

Deadly Advice

Deadly Advice

1994

as George Joseph Smith

Being Human

Being Human

1994

as Francisco

The War That Never Ends

The War That Never Ends

1991

as Corinthian Representative

Children of the North

Children of the North

1991

as Colonel Shrapnell

The Plot to Kill Hitler

The Plot to Kill Hitler

1990

as Joseph Goebbels

Sitting Targets

Sitting Targets

1989

as Vincent Stott

Fellow Traveller

Fellow Traveller

1989

as 'Sheriff of Nottingham'

The Death of the Heart

The Death of the Heart

1987

as St. Quentin Miller

Caravaggio

Caravaggio

1986

as Baglione

An Indecent Obsession

An Indecent Obsession

1985

as Neil Parkinson

Poppyland

Poppyland

1985

as Wilson Barrett

Hamlet

Hamlet

1980

as Rosencrantz

Phoelix

Phoelix

1979

as Napier

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Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia

as Mr. Strickler (voice)

Episodes: 52

First Aired: Dec 23, 2016

The Strain

as Eldritch Palmer

Episodes: 46

First Aired: Jul 13, 2014

Dinotopia

as Mayor Waldo

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Nov 28, 2002

Shadow of the Noose

as Edward Marshall Hall

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Feb 28, 1989

Spooks

as Ilya Gavrik

Episodes: 6

First Aired: May 13, 2002

Tokyo Trial

as President Sir William Webb

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Dec 12, 2016

A Very English Scandal

as David Napley

Episodes: 3

First Aired: May 20, 2018

Joan of Arc

as The Duke of Bedford

Episodes: 2

First Aired: May 16, 1999

Attila

as Felix

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 30, 2001

Lace

as Paul

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 26, 1984

Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story

as Dussan

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Dec 02, 2001

The Curse of King Tut's Tomb

as Morgan Sinclair

Episodes: 2

First Aired: May 27, 2006

Midsomer Murders

as Frank Webster

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 23, 1997

Sherlock Holmes

as Culverton Smith

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 24, 1984

Lovejoy

as Jonathan Wilsher

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 10, 1986

Cadfael

as Godfrid Piccard

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 29, 1994

Peak Practice

as Dr. Stuart Mosely

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 10, 1993

Endeavour

as Sir Edmund Sloan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 14, 2013

A.D.

as Tigellinus

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 31, 1985

The Crown

as Duke of Norfolk

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 04, 2016

Honest Trailers

as Bruce Ismay (archive footage)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 13, 2012

The Professionals

as Tommy

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 30, 1977

A Touch of Frost

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 06, 1992

The BBC Television Shakespeare

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 03, 1978

HBO First Look

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 12, 1992

Dinotopia

Episodes: 0

First Aired: Nov 28, 2002

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2024 6 18 30 11
2024 7 24 37 11
2024 8 17 57 9
2024 9 13 23 6
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2024 12 11 21 5
2025 1 16 28 6
2025 2 8 16 1
2025 3 6 14 1
2025 4 1 1 1
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2025 6 1 2 1
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