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Jonathan Pryce is a Actor British born on 1 june 1947

Jonathan Pryce

Jonathan Pryce
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Birth name John Price
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 1 june 1947 (76 years)
Awards Laurence Olivier Award, Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

Jonathan Pryce, CBE (born John Price; 1 June 1947) is a Welsh actor and singer. After studying at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and meeting his longtime girlfriend, 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 including Evita, Tomorrow Never Dies, Pirates of the Caribbean, The New World, GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra, GI Joe: Retaliation as well as independent films including 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.

Biography

While working at the Everyman Theatre in 1972, Pryce met actress Kate Fahy. They based their home in London, where they currently live. They have three children: Patrick (born 1983), Gabriel (born 1986) and Phoebe (born 1990).

In 2006, Pryce was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the University of Liverpool. He is a fellow of the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama and a Companion of the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts. He is a patron of the children's charity Friendship Works and of the surgical charity Saving Faces.

Pryce was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2009 Birthday Honours.

Best films

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
(Actor)
Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
(Actor)
Evita (1996)
(Actor)
The Brothers Grimm (2005)
(Actor)
Stigmata (1999)
(Actor)
Brazil (1985)
(Actor)

Usually with

Terry Gilliam
Terry Gilliam
(4 films)
Penny Rose
Penny Rose
(5 films)
Alan Parker
Alan Parker
(1 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Jonathan Pryce (64 films)

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Actor

The Two Popes, 2h5
Directed by Fernando Meirelles
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Biography, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Historical
Themes Films about religion
Actors Jonathan Pryce, Anthony Hopkins, Juan Minujín, Renato Scarpa, Libero De Rienzo, Luis Gnecco
Roles Jorge Bergoglio / Pope Francis
Rating75% 3.798913.798913.798913.798913.79891
2012. Frustré par la direction de l’Église, le cardinal Bergoglio demande au pape Benoît XVI la permission de démissionner. Au lieu de cela, Benoît XVI convoque son plus sévère critique et futur successeur à Rome afin de lui révéler son intention de quitter ses fonctions. Derrière les murs du Vatican, les deux hommes affrontent leurs valeurs afin de trouver un terrain d'entente pour plus d'un milliard d'adeptes dans le monde.
The Wife
The Wife (2018)

Directed by Björn Runge
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Glenn Close, Jonathan Pryce, Max Irons, Christian Slater, Harry Lloyd, Elizabeth McGovern
Roles Joe Castleman
Rating71% 3.5982153.5982153.5982153.5982153.598215
Lorsqu'un auteur américain, Joseph Castelman, remporte le prix Nobel de littérature, de nombreux secrets sur l'influence de sa femme, Joan, sur son œuvre vont être révélés.
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote
Directed by Terry Gilliam
Origin Espagne
Genres Drama, Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure
Actors Adam Driver, Jonathan Pryce, Olga Kurylenko, Jordi Mollá, Stellan Skarsgård, Joana Ribeiro
Roles Don Quixote
Rating63% 3.1596853.1596853.1596853.1596853.159685
Toby Grisoni, un réalisateur de pubs désabusé, se rend en Espagne pour le tournage d'une publicité. Il y rencontre un gitan qui lui offre une copie du film de jeunesse — une adaptation lyrique de l'histoire de Don Quichotte — que Toby avait réalisé dans la région il y a une dizaine d'années. Ému de cette redécouverte, Toby part à la recherche du petit village de Los Sueños où il avait tourné ce film. Il se trouve mêlé à toute une suite de catastrophes.
Dough
Dough (2015)
, 1h34
Directed by John Goldschmidt
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Actors Jonathan Pryce, Phil Davis, Malachi Kirby, Ian Hart, Daniel Caltagirone, Pauline Collins
Roles Nat
Rating61% 3.0940053.0940053.0940053.0940053.094005
Un vieux boulanger juif sur le point de fermer sa boutique engage un jeune réfugié éthiopien qui, en faisant tomber par accident du cannabis dans la pâte, fait redémarrer l'entreprise avec une clientèle plus large…
Woman in Gold, 1h47
Directed by Simon Curtis
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Historical
Themes Peinture, Films about religion, Political films, Films about Jews and Judaism
Actors Helen Mirren, Tatiana Maslany, Ryan Reynolds, Daniel Brühl, Charles Dance, Katie Holmes
Roles Chief Justice Rehnquist
Rating72% 3.6499053.6499053.6499053.6499053.649905
In a series of flashbacks throughout the film, Maria Altmann recalls the arrival of Nazi forces in Vienna, Austria, and the subsequent suppression of the Jewish community and the looting and pillaging conducted by the Nazis against Jewish families. Seeking to escape before the country is completely shut off, Maria Altmann and members of her family attempt to flee to the United States. While Altmann and her husband are successful in their escape, she is forced to abandon her parents in Vienna.
Listen Up Philip, 1h48
Directed by Alex Ross Perry
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about writers
Actors Jason Schwartzman, Elisabeth Moss, Jonathan Pryce, Krysten Ritter, Joséphine de La Baume, Jess Weixler
Roles Ike
Rating62% 3.145323.145323.145323.145323.14532
Philip (Jason Schwartzman), a writer waiting for the publication of his second novel, feels bored of his daily life and his shaky relationship with girlfriend Ashley (Elisabeth Moss). In all of this chaos, his idol, Ike Zimmerman (Jonathan Pryce), offers him his summer home, an isolated place where he finds peace.
The Salvation, 1h26
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Western
Actors Mads Mikkelsen, Eva Green, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Michael Raymond-James, Eric Cantona, Jonathan Pryce
Roles Mayor Nathan Keane
Rating66% 3.348043.348043.348043.348043.34804
In 1870s America, a peaceful Danish settler's wife and ten year old son are murdered. The father kills his family's murderers which unleashes the fury of a notorious gang leader. His cowardly fellow townspeople then betray him, forcing him to hunt down the outlaws alone.
G.I. Joe: Retaliation, 1h50
Directed by Jon Chu
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, War, Thriller, Action, Adventure
Themes Jeu, Politique, Sports films, Films about terrorism, Martial arts films, Films about toys, Political films, White House in fiction
Actors Dwayne Johnson, Bruce Willis, D. J. Cotrona, Lee Byung-hun, Adrianne Palicki, Ray Park
Roles U.S. President
Rating56% 2.848642.848642.848642.848642.84864
Duke (Channing Tatum) has become the leader of the G.I. Joe unit, which is framed for stealing nuclear warheads from Pakistan by Zartan (Arnold Vosloo), who is impersonating the President of the United States (Jonathan Pryce). The unit is subsequently decimated in a military air strike with Duke among the casualties. The only survivors are Roadblock (Dwayne Johnson), Flint (D.J. Cotrona), and Lady Jaye (Adrianne Palicki).
Dark Blood
Dark Blood (2012)
, 1h26
Directed by George Sluizer
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller
Actors River Phoenix, Judy Davis, Jonathan Pryce, Karen Black, John Trudell, George Aguilar
Roles Harry Fletcher
Rating62% 3.1473353.1473353.1473353.1473353.147335
The movie begins with Harry (Pryce), an up-and-coming actor, and his wife Buffy (Davis) on their "second honeymoon". After staying overnight at a motel, the owner (Black) informs Harry of previous nuclear testing taking place in the town. The following day, their Bentley car eventually breaks down, leading them to run out of water in the middle of the desert. Harry has the idea to stay put with their car rather than to look for help. While Harry sleeps in the back seat, Buffy notices a light in the distance and follows it, leading her to the front door of a barn belonging to a widower named Boy (Phoenix). After mentioning he is 1/8 Hopi native American, Boy reveals a cave filled with candles and voodoo dolls that he believes have magical powers, which he spends his time making Kachina dolls, waiting for the world to end.
Hysteria
Hysteria (2011)
, 1h35
Directed by Tanya Wexler
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Feminist films, Medical-themed films, Films about sexuality
Actors Maggie Gyllenhaal, Hugh Dancy, Rupert Everett, Felicity Jones, Jonathan Pryce, Ashley Jensen
Roles Dr. Robert Dalrymple
Rating66% 3.349433.349433.349433.349433.34943
Set at the end of 1880, the film depicts the invention of the vibrator. Dr. Mortimer Granville (Hugh Dancy) is a young physician who has difficulty with his occupation due to constant arguments over modern medicine. He gets a job assisting Dr. Dalrymple (Jonathan Pryce), whose practice specializes in the treatment of "hysteria", a popular diagnosis for women of that time. Medical practitioners like Dr. Dalrymple tried to manage hysteria by massaging the genital area, decently covered under a curtain, to elicit "paroxysmal convulsions", without recognizing that they were inducing orgasms. Granville meets Dr. Dalrymple's daughters, Emily (Felicity Jones), and her older sister Charlotte (Maggie Gyllenhaal), a premodern feminist who runs a settlement house in a poor section of London.
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, 2h
Directed by Stephen Sommers
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Action, Adventure
Themes Films set in Africa, Jeu, Seafaring films, Sports films, Films about terrorism, Transport films, Underwater action films, Submarine films, Films set in the future, Martial arts films, Films about toys, Political films
Actors Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Christopher Eccleston, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Lee Byung-hun, Sienna Miller, Rachel Nichols
Roles U.S. President
Rating57% 2.8507452.8507452.8507452.8507452.850745
In the near future, weapons master James McCullen (Christopher Eccleston) has created a nanotech-based weapon - nanomites designed to devour metal and other materials, capable of destroying anything from tanks to cities. The nanobots can only be stopped by activating the kill switch. His company M.A.R.S. (Military Armaments Research Syndicate) sells four warheads to NATO, and NATO troops led by American soldiers Duke (Channing Tatum) and Ripcord (Marlon Wayans) are tasked with delivering the warheads. Their convoy is ambushed by the Baroness (Sienna Miller), whom Duke recognizes to be his ex-fiancee Ana Lewis. Duke and Ripcord are rescued by Scarlett (Rachel Nichols), Snake Eyes (Ray Park), Breaker (Saïd Taghmaoui) and Heavy Duty (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje). They take the warheads to The Pit, G.I. Joe's command center in Egypt, and upon arriving rendezvous with the head of the G.I. Joe Team, General Hawk (Dennis Quaid). Hawk takes command of the warheads and excuses Duke and Ripcord, only to be convinced to let them join his group, after Duke reveals that he knows the Baroness.
Echelon Conspiracy, 1h38
Directed by Michael Apted, Greg Marcks
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action, Adventure, Spy, Crime
Themes Films about computing, Films about terrorism, Transport films, Road movies, Chase films
Actors Shane West, Noomi Rapace, Edward Burns, Ving Rhames, Orlando Bloom, John Malkovich
Roles Mueller
Rating57% 2.856242.856242.856242.856242.85624
A young American computer engineer (Shane West as Max) acquires a mobile phone that receives strange text messages. First they encourage him to miss his flight which crashes soon after takeoff. Then the messages direct him to buy a certain stock, which increases by 313%. Next, the messages direct him to a hotel/casino in Prague to gamble. He first wins one-hundred thousand Euro on a slot machine and bets the entire amount on a hand of blackjack, which he wins. Max then has an altercation with a beautiful woman (Tamara Feldman) and her jealous boyfriend in the hotel corridor, where he is knocked-out, and his mysterious phone is apparently scanned. Max wakes up with the smiling woman, Kamila, and asks her out for a drink.
My Zinc Bed, 1h9
Directed by Anthony Page
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about alcoholism, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs
Actors Paddy Considine, Jonathan Pryce, Uma Thurman, Olivia Poulet, Neg Dupree
Roles Victor
Rating54% 2.702622.702622.702622.702622.70262
The one-off drama follows Alcoholics Anonymous member Paul Peplow (Paddy Considine) who is sent to interview wealthy businessman Victor Quinn (Jonathan Pryce). Victor's obsession with addiction soon makes sense when Paul meets Victor's beautiful wife Elsa (Uma Thurman) – who reveals that she herself is a recovering alcoholic.
Bedtime Stories, 1h39
Directed by Adam Shankman
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantastic, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Seafaring films, Transport films, Mermaids in film, Children's films
Actors Adam Sandler, Keri Russell, Guy Pearce, Jonathan Morgan Heit, Laura Ann Kesling, Russell Brand
Roles Marty Bronson
Rating60% 3.001313.001313.001313.001313.00131
Skeeter Bronson (Adam Sandler) is a hotel handyman who was promised by his father, Marty Bronson (Jonathan Pryce), to be the manager of the family hotel. A mysophobe named Barry Nottingham (Richard Griffiths) agreed to keep that promise when the Bronson family sold their hotel to him—then built a new hotel instead. Thirty years later, when the story begins, Skeeter is the hotel's handyman while management is held by Kendall (Guy Pearce). Barry's new hotel, the Sunny Vista Nottingham Hotel, is a hit, but he's got plans to build an even more elaborate hotel, one designed around a theme that he's keeping secret.
Leatherheads, 1h54
Directed by George Clooney
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Sports films, American football films
Actors George Clooney, John Krasinski, Renée Zellweger, Jonathan Pryce, Stephen Root, Wayne Duvall
Roles CC Frazier
Rating59% 2.9989652.9989652.9989652.9989652.998965
"Dodge" Connelly (George Clooney) is captain of the Duluth Bulldogs, a struggling professional American football team circa 1925. Dodge is determined to save both his team and pro football in general when the players lose their sponsor and the league is on the brink of collapse. He convinces Princeton University's college football star, Carter "the Bullet" Rutherford, to join the Bulldogs, hoping to capitalize on Carter's fame as a decorated hero of the First World War (like Alvin York, he single-handedly captured a large group of German soldiers). In addition to his legendary tales of combat heroism, Carter has dashing good looks and unparalleled speed and skill on the field. As a result of his presence, both the Bulldogs and pro football in general begin to prosper.