Jonathan Pryce

Acting

Jonathan Pryce

Born June 1, 1947Carmel, Flintshire, Wales, UK169 credits

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".

Known For

Filmography

Flavia
2026Flavia
as Dr. KissingMovie
Under Salt Marsh
2026Under Salt Marsh
as Solomon BevanTV
The Penguin Lessons
2025The Penguin Lessons
as Headmaster BuckleMovie
William Tell
2025William Tell
as AttinghausenMovie
3 Body Problem
20243 Body Problem
as Mike EvansTV
One Life
2023One Life
as Martin BlakeMovie
Soul of the Ocean
2023Soul of the Ocean
as Narrator (voice)Movie
Scrooge: A Christmas Carol
2022Scrooge: A Christmas Carol
as Jacob Marley (voice)Movie
The Spirit of 1926
2022The Spirit of 1926
as NarratorMovie
All the Old Knives
2022All the Old Knives
as Bill ComptonMovie
The Witness is a Whale
2022The Witness is a Whale
as Self - Narrator (voice)Movie
Slow Horses
2022Slow Horses
as David CartwrightTV
Save the Cinema
2022Save the Cinema
as Mr. MorganMovie
The Two Popes
2019The Two Popes
as Jorge Bergoglio / Pope FrancisMovie
Piney: The Lonesome Pine
2019Piney: The Lonesome Pine
as Grandpa SidMovie
Gone Hollywood
2019Gone Hollywood
as Benny LandauMovie
T
2018To Provide All People
as Retired NeurosurgeonMovie
The Man Who Invented Christmas
2017The Man Who Invented Christmas
as Mr. John DickensMovie
The Wife
2017The Wife
as Joe CastlemanMovie
Becoming Cary Grant
2017Becoming Cary Grant
as Cary Grant (voice)Movie
The Healer
2017The Healer
as Raymond HeacockMovie
Taboo
2017Taboo
as Stuart StrangeTV
To Walk Invisible
2016To Walk Invisible
as Patrick BrontëMovie
The Crown
2016The Crown
as Prince Philip, Duke of EdinburghTV
Miss Saigon: 25th Anniversary Performance
2016Miss Saigon: 25th Anniversary Performance
as Special Finale Guest StarMovie
The White King
2016The White King
as Colonel FitzMovie
One Last Dance
2016One Last Dance
as JohnMovie
Narcopolis
2015Narcopolis
as SidorovMovie
Documentary Now!
2015Documentary Now!
as Owen Teale-GriffithTV
Dough
2015Dough
as NatMovie
Woman in Gold
2015Woman in Gold
as Chief Justice RehnquistMovie
Wolf Hall
2015Wolf Hall
as Cardinal WolseyTV
Under Milk Wood
2014Under Milk Wood
as Mr. PughMovie
The Salvation
2014The Salvation
as Mayor Nathan KeaneMovie
G.I. Joe: Retaliation
2013G.I. Joe: Retaliation
as U.S. PresidentMovie
King Lear
2012King Lear
as King LearMovie
Dark Blood
2012Dark Blood
as Harry FletcherMovie
Wisdom of Changes - Richard Wilhelm and the I Ching
2011Wisdom of Changes - Richard Wilhelm and the I Ching
as Jonathan Pryce Jonathan Pryce Richard Wilhelm - English(voice)Movie
City State
2011City State
as JimmyMovie
Hysteria
2011Hysteria
as Dr. Robert DalrympleMovie
Game of Thrones
2011Game of Thrones
as High SparrowTV
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
2009G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
as U.S. PresidentMovie
Echelon Conspiracy
2009Echelon Conspiracy
as MuellerMovie
Bedtime Stories
2008Bedtime Stories
as Marty BronsonMovie
Clone
2008Clone
as Dr Victor BlenkinsopTV
Ian Fleming: Where Bond Began
2008Ian Fleming: Where Bond Began
as Ian Fleming (voice)Movie
My Zinc Bed
2008My Zinc Bed
as VictorMovie
Leatherheads
2008Leatherheads
as CC FrazierMovie
Cranford
2007Cranford
as Mr. BuxtonTV
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
2007Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
as Governor Weatherby SwannMovie
The Moon and the Stars
2007The Moon and the Stars
as James Clavel / ScarpiaMovie
Brothers of the Head
2006Brothers of the Head
as Henry CoulingMovie
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
2006Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
as Governor Weatherby SwannMovie
The New World
2005The New World
as King JamesMovie
The Brothers Grimm
2005The Brothers Grimm
as DelatombeMovie
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
2005Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
as The Engineer (segment "Miss Saigon") (archive footage)Movie
De-Lovely
2004De-Lovely
as GabrielMovie
What a Girl Wants
2003What a Girl Wants
as Alistair PayneMovie
Mad Dogs
2002Mad Dogs
as Supreme BeingMovie
B
2002Best Ever Bond
as Self / Elliot CarverMovie
Unconditional Love
2002Unconditional Love
as Victor FoxMovie
ChalkZone
2002ChalkZone
as The Quicksand Man (voice)TV
Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister
2002Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister
as Master SchoemackerMovie
The Affair of the Necklace
2001The Affair of the Necklace
as Cardinal Louis de RohanMovie
Victoria & Albert
2001Victoria & Albert
as King Leopold I of BelgiumMovie
Bride of the Wind
2001Bride of the Wind
as Gustav MahlerMovie
Very Annie Mary
2001Very Annie Mary
as Jack PughMovie
Deceit
2001Deceit
as MarkMovie
Easter Tales
2000Easter Tales
as The ThiefTV
The Suicide Club
2000The Suicide Club
as BourneMovie
Stigmata
1999Stigmata
as Cardinal Daniel HousemanMovie
Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh
1998Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh
as Professor Henry Higgins / The EngineerMovie
Ronin
1998Ronin
as Seamus O'RourkeMovie
Tomorrow Never Dies
1997Tomorrow Never Dies
as Elliot CarverMovie
Regeneration
1997Regeneration
as Capt. William RiversMovie
David
1997David
as SaulTV
David
1997David
as SaulMovie
D
1997Davide
as SaulTV
Evita
1996Evita
as Juan PerónMovie
Carrington
1995Carrington
as Lytton StracheyMovie
Shopping
1994Shopping
as ConwayMovie
A Troll in Central Park
1994A Troll in Central Park
as Alan (voice)Movie
Great Moments in Aviation
1994Great Moments in Aviation
as Duncan StewartMovie
Deadly Advice
1994Deadly Advice
as Dr. Ted PhilipsMovie
A Business Affair
1994A Business Affair
as Alec BoltonMovie
The Age of Innocence
1993The Age of Innocence
as RivièreMovie
Selling Hitler
1993Selling Hitler
as Gerd HeidemannMovie
Barbarians at the Gate
1993Barbarians at the Gate
as Henry KravisMovie
Glengarry Glen Ross
1992Glengarry Glen Ross
as James LingkMovie
Freddie As F.R.O.7.
1992Freddie As F.R.O.7.
as Trilby (voice)Movie
A Child's Garden of Verses
1992A Child's Garden of Verses
as Narrator / Father (voice)Movie
Selling Hitler
1991Selling Hitler
as Gerd HeidemannTV
T
1990The Man from the Pru
as William WallaceMovie
The Rachel Papers
1989The Rachel Papers
as NormanMovie
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
1988The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
as The Right Ordinary Horatio JacksonMovie
Consuming Passions
1988Consuming Passions
as Mr. FarrisMovie
Man on Fire
1987Man on Fire
as MichaelMovie
Haunted Honeymoon
1986Haunted Honeymoon
as Charles AbbotMovie
The Doctor and the Devils
1985The Doctor and the Devils
as Robert FallonMovie
Brazil
1985Brazil
as Sam LowryMovie
An Audience with Mel Brooks
1984An Audience with Mel Brooks
as Self (uncredited)Movie
Martin Luther, Heretic
1983Martin Luther, Heretic
as Martin LutherMovie
The Ploughman's Lunch
1983The Ploughman's Lunch
as James PenfieldMovie
Praying Mantis
1982Praying Mantis
as Christian MagnyTV
Murder Is Easy
1982Murder Is Easy
as Mr. EllsworthyMovie
Praying Mantis
1982Praying Mantis
as Christian MagnyMovie
Loophole
1981Loophole
as TaylorMovie
The Caretaker
1981The Caretaker
as MickMovie
Timon of Athens
1981Timon of Athens
as TimonMovie
Comedians
1979Comedians
as Gethin PriceMovie
For Tea on Sunday
1978For Tea on Sunday
as NicholasMovie
Voyage of the Damned
1976Voyage of the Damned
as Joseph ManasseMovie
Bill Brand
1976Bill Brand
as Jamie FinnTV
Play Things
1976Play Things
as PlayleaderMovie
Playhouse
1974Playhouse
as PlayleaderTV
Great Performances
1971Great Performances
as Self - Narrator (voice)TV
Doomwatch
1970Doomwatch
as Police ConstableTV
Tony Awards
1956Tony Awards
as Self - WinnerTV
K
Keep Her Quiet
as Bernie PorterMovie