Jonathan Pryce
Highest Rated: 98% Brazil (1985)
Lowest Rated: 0% The Doctor and the Devils (1985)
Birthday: Jun 1, 1947
Birthplace: Holywell, Wales, UK
Welsh actor Jonathan Pryce turned a successful stage career into an equally prominent position in film and television. Born in Carmel in Flintshire County, Wales, he studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. He began his stage career in Liverpool, acting occasionally on screen as well, most notably in the Stephen Frears' TV movies "Daft as a Brush" (BBC Two, 1975) and "Play Things" (BBC Two, 1976). His star rose considerably with the starring role in the Trevor Griffiths play "Comedians" in 1975. Pryce moved with the show to Broadway in a Mike Nichols directed production in 1977 and earned a Tony Award. He maintained a presence on screen, appearing in films like "Breaking Glass" (1980) and on television in the sitcom "Roger Doesn't Live Here Anymore" (BBC Two, 1981). His film career began to gain traction with his role as Mr. Dark in the big screen adaptation of Ray Bradbury's "Something Wicked This Way Comes" (1983). He gained notice on both sides of the Atlantic with the starring role in Terry Gilliam's critically acclaimed fantasy "Brazil" (1985). He began appearing in more Hollywood fare, including the Whoopi Goldberg comedy "Jumpin' Jack Flash" (1986), while also reteaming with Gilliam for "The Adventures of Baron Munchausen" (1988). On stage, he originated the role of The Engineer in both the West End and Broadway productions of the landmark musical "Miss Saigon." In the 1990s, his presence in America continued to grow with roles in "Glengarry Glen Ross" (1992) and "The Age of Innocence" (1993). On television, he earned critical praise for playing billionaire Henry Kravis in "Barbarians at the Gate" (HBO, 1993). He was given the opportunity to show off his musical talents when he was cast as Juan Peron, alongside Madonna and Antonio Banderas, in the film adaptation of the Andrew Lloyd Weber-Tim Rice musical "Evita" (1996). He also had the opportunity to join the world of James Bond with his role as the villainous Elliot Carver in "Tomorrow Never Dies" (1997). After the turn of the century, he found himself a part of a successful film franchise when he joined Johnny Depp and Keira Knightley for "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" (2003). He returned for two sequels playing Governor Weatherby Swann. He worked steadily in films with roles in "De-Lovely" (2004), "The Brothers Grimm" (2005), "Leatherheads" (2008). In 2015, he joined the hit "Game of Thrones" (HBO, 2011-19), based on the George R.R. Martin books, as the High Sparrow. He also appeared in the series "Taboo" (FX, 2017- ) with Tom Hardy. He acted in the holiday film "The Man Who Invented Christmas" (2017) and he reteamed with Gilliam one more time for the director's "The Man Who Killed Don Quixote" (2018). He then matched talents with Glenn Close in the Oscar-nominated drama "The Wife" (2018). Pryce went on to play Pope Francis in the film "The Two Popes" (Netflix, 2019) opposite Anthony Hopkins as Pope Benedict.
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Jonathan Pryce
Filmography
Movies
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58% | No Score Yet | William Tell | Unknown (Character) | - | 2024 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Penguin Lessons | Unknown (Character) | - | 2024 |
90% |
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One Life | Martin Blake (Character) | $5.7M | 2023 |
38% |
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Scrooge: A Christmas Carol | Jacob Marley (Voice) | - | 2022 |
64% |
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All the Old Knives | Bill Compton (Character) | - | 2022 |
73% |
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Save the Cinema | Mr. Morgan (Character) | - | 2022 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Piney: The Lonesome Pine | Grandpa Sid (Voice) | - | 2020 |
90% | No Score Yet | He Dreams of Giants | Self | - | 2019 |
89% |
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The Two Popes | Pope Francis (Character) | - | 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | No Name in the End Credits | Unknown (Character) | - | 2019 |
66% |
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The Man Who Killed Don Quixote | Don Quixote (Character) | $392.0K | 2018 |
17% |
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The Healer | Raymond Heacock (Character) | - | 2017 |
86% |
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The Wife | Joe Castleman (Character) | $9.6M | 2017 |
79% |
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The Man Who Invented Christmas | John Dickens (Character) | $5.7M | 2017 |
No Score Yet |
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The Ghost and the Whale | Whale (Character) | - | 2017 |
73% |
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The White King | Colonel Fitz (Voice) | - | 2016 |
87% |
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Becoming Cary Grant | Narrator | - | 2016 |
86% |
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To Walk Invisible: The Bronte Sisters | Patrick Brontë (Character) | - | 2016 |
No Score Yet |
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Miss Saigon: 25th Anniversary | The Engineer (Character) | - | 2016 |
53% |
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Dough | Nat (Character) | $1.1M | 2015 |
57% |
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Woman in Gold | Chief Justice Rehnquist (Character) | $33.3M | 2015 |
18% |
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Narcopolis | Sidorov (Character) | - | 2014 |
72% |
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The Salvation | Keane (Character) | - | 2014 |
82% |
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Listen Up Philip | Ike Zimmerman (Character) | $137.6K | 2014 |
29% |
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G.I. Joe: Retaliation | President (Character) | $122.5M | 2013 |
90% |
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Patience (After Sebald) | Unknown (Voice) | - | 2012 |
80% |
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Dark Blood | Harry Fletcher (Character) | - | 2012 |
No Score Yet |
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City State | Jimmy (Character) | - | 2011 |
60% |
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Hysteria | Dr. Dalrymple (Character) | $1.8M | 2011 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Wisdom of Changes - Richard Wilhelm and the I Ching | Unknown (Voice) | - | 2011 |
8% |
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Echelon Conspiracy | Mueller (Character) | $500.2K | 2009 |
No Score Yet |
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My Zinc Bed | Victor Quinn (Character) | - | 2008 |
27% |
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Bedtime Stories | Marty Bronson (Character) | $110.0M | 2008 |
52% |
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Leatherheads | CC Frazier (Character) | $31.2M | 2008 |
No Score Yet |
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The Baker Street Irregulars | Unknown (Character) | - | 2007 |
44% |
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Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End | Gov. Weatherby Swann (Character) | $309.4M | 2007 |
No Score Yet |
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The Moon and the Stars | James Clavel (Character) | - | 2006 |
50% |
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Renaissance | Paul Dellenbach (Voice) | $63.3K | 2006 |
53% |
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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest | Gov. Weatherby Swann (Character) | $423.3M | 2006 |
70% |
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Brothers of the Head | Henry Couling (Character) | $45.0K | 2005 |
38% |
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The Brothers Grimm | Delatombe (Character) | $37.9M | 2005 |
48% |
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De-Lovely | Gabe (Character) | $13.3M | 2004 |
80% |
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Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl | Governor Weatherby Swann (Character) | $305.4M | 2003 |
36% |
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What a Girl Wants | Alastair Payne (Character) | $36.0M | 2003 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mad Dogs | Supreme Being (Character) | - | 2002 |
14% |
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Unconditional Love | Victor Fox (Character) | - | 2002 |
No Score Yet |
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Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister | Master Schoenmacker (Character) | - | 2002 |
No Score Yet |
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Victoria & Albert | King Leopold I of Belgium (Character) | - | 2001 |
34% |
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Very Annie Mary | Jack Pugh (Character) | $35.3K | 2001 |
15% |
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The Affair of the Necklace | Cardinal de Rohan (Character) | $430.3K | 2001 |
11% |
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Bride of the Wind | Gustav Mahler (Character) | $419.4K | 2001 |
No Score Yet |
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The Suicide Club | Bourne (Character) | - | 2000 |
56% | No Score Yet | Taliesin Jones | Tal's Dad (Character) | $77.4K | 2000 |
22% |
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Stigmata | Cardinal Daniel Houseman (Character) | $50.0M | 1999 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Deceit | Mark (Character) | - | 1999 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Commedia | Mark (Character) | - | 1999 |
70% |
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Ronin | Seamus O'Rourke (Character) | $41.6M | 1998 |
60% |
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Regeneration | Capt. William Rivers (Character) | $19.3K | 1997 |
57% |
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Tomorrow Never Dies | Elliot Carver (Character) | $145.0M | 1997 |
No Score Yet |
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David | Unknown (Character) | - | 1997 |
64% |
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Evita | Juan Perón (Character) | $50.0M | 1996 |
54% |
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Carrington | Lytton Strachey (Character) | $2.3M | 1995 |
No Score Yet |
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Deadly Advice | Dr. Ted Philips (Character) | - | 1994 |
No Score Yet |
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Shopping | Conway (Character) | - | 1994 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Great Moments in Aviation | Duncan Stewart (Character) | - | 1994 |
14% |
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A Troll in Central Park | Alan (Voice) | - | 1994 |
20% |
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A Business Affair | Alec Bolton (Character) | $2.8K | 1994 |
71% |
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Barbarians at the Gate | Henry Kravis (Character) | - | 1993 |
88% |
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The Age of Innocence | Rivière (Character) | $31.9M | 1993 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Thicker Than Water | Sam (Character) | - | 1993 |
95% |
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Glengarry Glen Ross | James Lingk (Character) | $10.7M | 1992 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Selling Hitler | Unknown (Character) | - | 1991 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Man From the Pru | William Wallace (Character) | - | 1990 |
90% |
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The Adventures of Baron Munchausen | The Right Ordinary Horatio Jackson (Character) | $8.6M | 1989 |
45% |
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The Rachel Papers | Norman (Character) | $154.6K | 1989 |
No Score Yet |
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Consuming Passions | Mr.Farris (Character) | $56.2K | 1988 |
No Score Yet |
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Man on Fire | Unknown (Character) | $435.3K | 1987 |
18% |
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Haunted Honeymoon | Charles (Character) | $7.5M | 1986 |
33% |
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Jumpin' Jack Flash | Jack (Character) | $24.5M | 1986 |
0% |
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The Doctor and the Devils | Robert Fallon (Character) | $147.1K | 1985 |
98% |
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Brazil | Sam Lowry (Character) | $3.7M | 1985 |
No Score Yet |
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The Ploughman's Lunch | James Penfield (Character) | - | 1983 |
61% |
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Something Wicked This Way Comes | Mr. Dark (Character) | - | 1983 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Praying Mantis | Christian Magny (Character) | - | 1983 |
No Score Yet |
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Murder Is Easy | Mr. Ellsworthy (Character) | - | 1981 |
No Score Yet |
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Break In | Taylor (Character) | - | 1981 |
TV
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98% | 90% | Slow Horses |
David Cartwright (Character), Unknown (Guest Star) |
2023-2024 |
No Score Yet | 61% | Late Night With Seth Meyers | Guest | 2024 |
89% | 85% | Game of Thrones |
High Sparrow (Character), Unknown (Guest Star) |
2015-2016 2024 |
79% | 77% | 3 Body Problem | Mike Evans (Character) | 2024 |
81% | 92% | The Crown | Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (Character) | 2022-2023 |
86% | 74% | Tales From the Loop | Russ (Character) | 2020 |
No Score Yet | 49% | The Late Show With Stephen Colbert | Guest | 2019 |
76% | 91% | Taboo | Sir Stuart Strange (Character) | 2017 |
98% | 86% | Wolf Hall | Cardinal Wolsey (Character) | 2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Return to Cranford on Masterpiece | Mr Buxton (Character) | 2009 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Clone | Dr. Victor Blenkinsop (Character) | 2008 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | HBO Storybook Musicals | Narrator | 1992 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Whose Line Is It Anyway? | Unknown (Character) | 1988-1990 |