Jonathan Pryce
Acting
Biography
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".
Born: June 1, 1947
Place of Birth: Carmel, Flintshire, Wales, UK
Known For
David Bowie - Sound and Vision
A documentary, which takes you on a journey of Bowie's revolutionary career, struggle with his personal life and his achievements and successes. Features interviews with Bowie, Iman his wife, his musical contemporaries including Iggy Pop, Moby and Trent Reznor. Exclusive footage of live performances of the showman's best and music and film to showcase 30 years of his career. Highlights Bowie's interests, passions and involvement with the arts.
Wisdom of Changes - Richard Wilhelm and the I Ching
As a young missionary, Richard Wilhelm in 1899 to China, which was then exploited by the colonial powers. He lived there revolts against foreigners, the end of the imperial dynasties and the First World War. In these times of turbulent upheavals he was indefatigable in search of the deepest truth that helps people deal with change and able to shape their own lives. Richard Wilhelm baptized not only Chinese, but accomplished one of the largest translation services of the 20th century: Confucius, LAOTSE the most important texts of Daoism and especially the I CHING THE BOOK OF CHANGES. The book also served many readers in the West as inspiration. Wilhelm is still one of the most important mediators of Chinese culture in Europe.
The Witness is a Whale
Archival footage, hidden documents, and personal records reveal one of the greatest environmental crimes of the 20th century: the secret and illegal slaughter of hundreds of thousands of whales by the Soviet Union and Japan during the Cold War.
Game of Thrones
Seven noble families fight for control of the mythical land of Westeros. Friction between the houses leads to full-scale war. All while a very ancient evil awakens in the farthest north. Amidst the war, a neglected military order of misfits, the Night's Watch, is all that stands between the realms of men and icy horrors beyond.
The Storyteller
The Storyteller aided by his cynical dog, narrates classic folk tales, fables, and legends.
Cranford
A rich and comic drama about the people of Cranford, a small Cheshire town on the cusp of change in the 1840s. Adapted from the novels by Elizabeth Gaskell.
The Crown
The gripping, decades-spanning inside story of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the Prime Ministers who shaped Britain's post-war destiny. The Crown tells the inside story of two of the most famous addresses in the world – Buckingham Palace and 10 Downing Street – and the intrigues, love lives and machinations behind the great events that shaped the second half of the 20th century. Two houses, two courts, one Crown.
Under Salt Marsh
Morfa Halen is a tight-knit Welsh town precariously nestled between towering mountains and a fast-encroaching sea that threatens its very existence. As a once-in-a-generation storm begins to gather far out at sea, former detective turned teacher Jackie Ellis discovers the body of her 8-year-old pupil, Cefin, seemingly drowned. The discovery sends shockwaves through the community, reviving the ghost of an unsolved cold case that rocked the town three years prior - the disappearance of Jackie’s niece, Nessa, which cost her career.
Consuming Passions
Adapted from a play written by two Monty Python vets, this toothy satire launches with a tragic accident at Chumley's chocolate factory when hapless manager Ian Littleton (Tyler Butterworth) accidentally knocks several employees into a huge chocolate vat. The tragic mishap at the chocolate factory results in candy lovers getting an unexpected 'extra' in their sweets.
Comedians
Comedians is a TV movie/play by Trevor Griffiths, set in a Manchester evening class for aspiring working-class comedians.
Filmography
as Solomon Bevan
as Stephen
as Headmaster Buckle
as Attinghausen
as Mike Evans
as Martin Blake
as Narrator (voice)
as Jacob Marley (voice)
as Narrator
as Self - Narrator
as Bill Compton
as Self - Narrator (voice)
as David Cartwright
as Mr. Morgan
as Russ
as Jorge Bergoglio / Pope Francis
as Himself
as Grandpa Sid
as Benny Landau
as Joe Castleman
as Retired Neurosurgeon
as Don Quixote
as Mr. John Dickens
as Cary Grant (voice)
as Raymond Heacock
as Stuart Strange
as Patrick Brontë
as Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
as Special Finale Guest Star
as Colonel Fitz
as John
as Sidorov
as Owen Teale-Griffith
as Nat
as Chief Justice Rehnquist
as Cardinal Wolsey
as Ike
as Mr. Pugh
as Mayor Nathan Keane
as Whale
as Self - Guest
as U.S. President
as King Lear
as Harry Fletcher
as Voiceover
as Self
as Jonathan Pryce Jonathan Pryce Richard Wilhelm - English(voice)
as Jimmy
as Dr. Robert Dalrymple
as High Sparrow
as U.S. President
as Mueller
as Marty Bronson
as Dr Victor Blenkinsop
as Ian Fleming (voice)
as Victor
as Self
as Self / Horatio Jackson
as CC Frazier
as Mr. Buxton
as Governor Weatherby Swann
as Sherlock Holmes
as James Clavel / Scarpia
as Henry Couling
as Governor Weatherby Swann
as King James
as Delatombe
as The Engineer (segment "Miss Saigon") (archive footage)
as Gabriel
as Narrator
as Governor Weatherby Swann
as Alistair Payne
as Supreme Being
as Victor Fox
as The Quicksand Man (voice)
as Master Schoemacker
as Cardinal Louis de Rohan
as King Leopold I of Belgium
as Gustav Mahler
as Jack Pugh
as Mark
as The Thief
as Bourne
as Cardinal Daniel Houseman
as The Master
as Narrator
as Professor Henry Higgins / The Engineer
as Seamus O'Rourke
as Elliot Carver
as Self
as Capt. William Rivers
as Saul
as Saul
as Juan Perón
as Lytton Strachey
as Conway
as Alan (voice)
as Duncan Stewart
as Dr. Ted Philips
as Alec Bolton
as Rivière
as Sam
as Gerd Heidemann
as Henry Kravis
as John Wroe
as James Lingk
as Trilby (voice)
as Narrator / Father (voice)
as Gerd Heidemann
as Self - 'The Engineer'
as Norman
as The Right Ordinary Horatio Jackson
as Himself
as King
as Voice
as Mr. Farris
as Michael
as Jack
as Charles Abbot
as Robert Fallon
as Sam Lowry
as Self (uncredited)
as Martin Luther
as James Penfield
as Mr. Dark
as Christian Magny
as Mr. Ellsworthy
as Christian Magny
as Taylor
as Mick
as Timon
as Ken
as Herod
as Gethin Price
as Nicholas
as Self
as Nicholas
as Joseph Manasse
as Jamie Finn
as Playleader
as Tommy
as Playleader
as Self - Narrator (voice)
as Police Constable
as Self