Jonathan Pryce
Born
June 1, 1947 (78 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Carmel, Flintshire, Wales, UK
Jonathan Pryce, CBE (born June 1, 1947) is a Welsh stage and film actor and singer.
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

The Penguin Lessons
Headmaster Buckle
2025

William Tell
Attinghausen
2025

One Life
Martin Blake
2023

Soul of the Ocean
Narrator (voice)
2023

Scrooge: A Christmas Carol
Jacob Marley (voice)
2022

The Jubilee Pudding: 70 Years in the Baking
Self - Narrator
2022

The Witness is a Whale
Self - Narrator (voice)
2022

The Wife
Joe Castleman
2018

The Healer
Raymond Heacock
2017

Narcopolis
Sidorov
2015

Dough
Nat
2015

Under Milk Wood
Mr. Pugh
2014

The Salvation
Mayor Nathan Keane
2014

Listen Up Philip
Ike
2014

G.I. Joe: Retaliation
U.S. President
2013

King Lear
King Lear
2012

Patience (After Sebald)
Voiceover
2012

City State
Jimmy
2011

Hysteria
Dr. Robert Dalrymple
2011

The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins
2010

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
U.S. President
2009

Echelon Conspiracy
Mueller
2009

Bedtime Stories
Marty Bronson
2008

My Zinc Bed
Victor
2008

Leatherheads
CC Frazier
2008

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Governor Weatherby Swann
2007

Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars
Sherlock Holmes
2007

The Moon and the Stars
James Clavel / Scarpia
2007

Brothers of the Head
Henry Couling
2006

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Weatherby Swann
2006

The Brothers Grimm
Delatombe
2005

Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
The Engineer (segment "Miss Saigon") (archive footage)
2005

Ronin: Filming in the Fast Lane
Self
2004

De-Lovely
Gabriel
2004

An Epic At Sea: The Making of Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Self
2003

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Governor Weatherby Swann
2003
Quest for the Giant Squid
Narrator
2003

What a Girl Wants
Alistair Payne
2003

Mad Dogs
Supreme Being
2002
Best Ever Bond
Self / Elliot Carver
2002

Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister
Master Schoemacker
2002
Taliesin Jones
Da
2002

The Affair of the Necklace
Cardinal Louis de Rohan
2001

Bride of the Wind
Gustav Mahler
2001

Very Annie Mary
Jack Pugh
2001

The Suicide Club
Bourne
2000

Stigmata
Cardinal Daniel Houseman
1999

Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death
The Master
1999

Titanic: Answers From The Abyss
Narrator
1999

Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh
Professor Henry Higgins / The Engineer
1998

Ronin
Seamus O'Rourke
1998

Tomorrow Never Dies
Elliot Carver
1997

Regeneration
Capt. William Rivers
1997

David
Saul
1997

Evita
Juan Perón
1996

A New Madonna: The Making of 'Evita'
Self
1996

Carrington
Lytton Strachey
1995

A Troll in Central Park
Alan (voice)
1994

Great Moments in Aviation
Duncan Stewart
1994

Deadly Advice
Dr. Ted Philips
1994

A Business Affair
Alec Bolton
1994

The Age of Innocence
Rivière
1993

Thicker Than Water
Sam
1993

Selling Hitler
Gerd Heidemann
1993

Barbarians at the Gate
Henry Kravis
1993

Glengarry Glen Ross
James Lingk
1992

Freddie as F.R.O.7.
Trilby (voice)
1992
The Man from the Pru
William Wallace
1990

The Heat Is On: The Making of Miss Saigon
Self - 'The Engineer'
1989

The Rachel Papers
Norman
1989

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
The Right Ordinary Horatio Jackson
1988

Consuming Passions
Mr. Farris
1988

Man on Fire
Michael
1987

Jumpin' Jack Flash
Jack
1986

Haunted Honeymoon
Charles Abbot
1986

The Doctor and the Devils
Robert Fallon
1985

Brazil
Sam Lowry
1985

The Ploughman's Lunch
James Penfield
1983

Something Wicked This Way Comes
Mr. Dark
1983

Loophole
Taylor
1981

Breaking Glass
Ken
1980
Flavia de Luce

The Thursday Murder Club
Stephen Best
2025

3 Body Problem
Mike Evans · (5 episodes)
2024

The Spirit of 1926
Narrator
2022

All the Old Knives
Bill Compton
2022

Slow Horses
David Cartwright · (11 episodes)
2022

Save the Cinema
Mr. Morgan
2022
Stories of You and I
Narrator
2021

Tales from the Loop
Russ · (4 episodes)
2020

The Two Popes
Jorge Bergoglio / Pope Francis
2019

He Dreams of Giants
Himself
2019

Piney: The Lonesome Pine
Grandpa Sid
2019
To Provide All People
Retired Neurosurgeon
2018

The Man Who Killed Don Quixote
Don Quixote
2018

The Man Who Invented Christmas
Mr. John Dickens
2017

Becoming Cary Grant
Cary Grant (voice)
2017

Taboo
Stuart Strange · (8 episodes)
2017

To Walk Invisible
Patrick Brontë
2016

The Crown
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh · (20 episodes)
2016
Aberfan: The Green Hollow
2016

Miss Saigon: 25th Anniversary Performance
Special Finale Guest Star
2016

The Merchant of Venice - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
Shylock
2016

The White King
Colonel Fitz
2016
Shylock's Ghost
Self
2015

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self · (1 episode)
2015

Documentary Now!
Owen Teale-Griffith · (1 episode)
2015

Woman in Gold
Chief Justice Rehnquist
2015

Game of Thrones: A Day in the Life
Self
2015

Wolf Hall
Cardinal Wolsey · (8 episodes)
2015

Sluizer Speaks
2014

The Ghost and the Whale
Whale
2014

Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · (1 episode)
2014

Dark Blood
Harry Fletcher
2012

Wisdom of Changes - Richard Wilhelm and the I Ching
Jonathan Pryce Jonathan Pryce Richard Wilhelm - English(voice)
2011

Game of Thrones
High Sparrow · (15 episodes)
2011

Clone
Dr Victor Blenkinsop · (6 episodes)
2008

Ian Fleming: Where Bond Began
Ian Fleming (voice)
2008

What Is Brazil?
Self
2008

The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen
Self / Horatio Jackson
2008

Cranford
Mr. Buxton · (1 episode)
2007
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
Self · (1 episode)
2007

The One Show
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2006

The New World
King James
2005

The Brothers Grimm: Bringing the Fairytale to Life
Self
2005

David Bowie - Sound and Vision
Narrator
2003

Unconditional Love
Victor Fox
2002

ChalkZone
The Quicksand Man (voice) · (1 episode)
2002

Victoria & Albert
King Leopold I of Belgium
2001

Il gioco
Mark
2001

Tales from the Madhouse
The Thief
2000

Highly Classified: The World of 007
1998

The Secrets of 007
Self
1997

David
Saul · (2 episodes)
1997
Davide
Saul · (2 episodes)
1997

Shopping
Conway
1994

Mr. Wroe's Virgins
John Wroe · (4 episodes)
1993

A Child's Garden of Verses
Narrator / Father (voice)
1992

Selling Hitler
Gerd Heidemann · (5 episodes)
1991

Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Himself · (3 episodes)
1988

The Storyteller
King · (1 episode)
1988

The World Within Us
Voice
1988

An Audience with Mel Brooks
Self (uncredited)
1984

Martin Luther, Heretic
Martin Luther
1983

Praying Mantis
Christian Magny · (2 episodes)
1982

Murder Is Easy
Mr. Ellsworthy
1982

Praying Mantis
Christian Magny
1982

The Caretaker
Mick
1981

Timon of Athens
Timon
1981

The Day Christ Died
Herod
1980

Comedians
Gethin Price
1979

The BBC Television Shakespeare
Timon · (1 episode)
1978

For Tea on Sunday
Nicholas
1978

An Audience with...
Self · (1 episode)
1978

BBC2 Play of the Week
Nicholas · (1 episode)
1977

Voyage of the Damned
Joseph Manasse
1976

Bill Brand
Jamie Finn · (1 episode)
1976

Play Things
Playleader
1976

The Death of a Young Young Man
Tommy
1975
Sleeping Lions

Playhouse
Playleader · (1 episode)
1974

Doomwatch
Police Constable · (1 episode)
1970

Tony Awards
Self - Winner · (1 episode)
1956

Tony Awards
Self - Winner/Performer · (1 episode)
1956

Tony Awards
Self - Presenter · (2 episodes)
1956

The Oscars
Self · (1 episode)
1953
Under Salt Marsh
(6 episodes)