Jonathan Pryce
Known for: Acting
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".
Filmography
Series
Game of Thrones
High Sparrow
2011
Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
2015
Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015
Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014
Series
The Crown
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
2016
Series
Tony Awards
Self - Winner
1956
Series
Tony Awards
Self - Winner / Performer
1956
Series
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter
1956
Series
Great Performances
Self - Narrator (voice)
1971
Series
An Audience with...
Self
1978
Series
Slow Horses
David Cartwright
2022
Film
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Governor Weatherby Swann
2003
Film
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Governor Weatherby Swann
2006
Series
3 Body Problem
Mike Evans
2024
Series
Screen Two
William Wallace
1985
Series
Screen Two
Duncan Stewart
1985
Film
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Governor Weatherby Swann
2007
Series
Playhouse
Playleader
1974
Series
The Oscars
Self
1953
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
Self
2007
Series
Taboo
Stuart Strange
2017
Series
Under Salt Marsh
Solomon Bevan
2026
Series
BBC2 Play of the Week
Nicholas
1977
Series
ChalkZone
The Quicksand Man (voice)
2002
Series
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Himself
1988
Series
Wolf Hall
Cardinal Wolsey
2015
Series
Documentary Now!
Owen Teale-Griffith
2015
Series
Tales from the Loop
Russ
2020
Series
The Storyteller
King
1988
Film
G.I. Joe: Retaliation
U.S. President
2013
Series
Doomwatch
Police Constable
1970
Film
The Brothers Grimm
Delatombe
2005
Film
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
U.S. President
2009
Film
Tomorrow Never Dies
Elliot Carver
1997
Film
Flavia
Dr. Kissing
2026
Series
Cranford
Mr. Buxton
2007
Film
Bedtime Stories
Marty Bronson
2008
Film
The Thursday Murder Club
Stephen
2025
Film
Ronin
Seamus O'Rourke
1998
Film
The Age of Innocence
Rivière
1993
Film
Brazil
Sam Lowry
1985
Film
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
The Right Ordinary Horatio Jackson
1988
Film
William Tell
Attinghausen
2025
Series
Bill Brand
Jamie Finn
1976
Film
Stigmata
Cardinal Daniel Houseman
1999
Film
Scrooge: A Christmas Carol
Jacob Marley (voice)
2022
Film
What a Girl Wants
Alistair Payne
2003
Film
One Life
Martin Blake
2023
Film
The New World
King James
2005
Film
The Two Popes
Jorge Bergoglio / Pope Francis
2019
Film
Echelon Conspiracy
Mueller
2009
Film
The Salvation
Mayor Nathan Keane
2014
Film
Woman in Gold
Chief Justice Rehnquist
2015
Film
David
Saul
1997
Film
Glengarry Glen Ross
James Lingk
1992
Film
The Healer
Raymond Heacock
2017
Film
Evita
Juan Perón
1996
Film
Leatherheads
CC Frazier
2008
Film
All the Old Knives
Bill Compton
2022
Film
The Penguin Lessons
Headmaster Buckle
2025
Film
The Wife
Joe Castleman
2017
Film
Hysteria
Dr. Robert Dalrymple
2011
Film
Unconditional Love
Victor Fox
2002
Film
The Man Who Invented Christmas
Mr. John Dickens
2017
Series
Mr. Wroe's Virgins
John Wroe
1993
Film
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Mr. Dark
1983
Film
Voyage of the Damned
Joseph Manasse
1976
Film
Barbarians at the Gate
Henry Kravis
1993
Film
Jumpin' Jack Flash
Jack
1986
To Provide All People
Retired Neurosurgeon
2018
Series
The Story of Musicals
Self
2012
Film
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote
Don Quixote
2018
Film
Man on Fire
Michael
1987
Series
Selling Hitler
Gerd Heidemann
1991
Film
De-Lovely
Gabriel
2004
Film
Elden Ring
2028
Film
City State
Jimmy
2011
Film
Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars
Sherlock Holmes
2007
Film
The Affair of the Necklace
Cardinal Louis de Rohan
2001
Film
A Troll in Central Park
Alan (voice)
1994
Film
Murder Is Easy
Mr. Ellsworthy
1982
Film
Shopping
Conway
1994
Film
Save the Cinema
Mr. Morgan
2022
Series
Praying Mantis
Christian Magny
1982
Series
David
Saul
1997
Film
Breaking Glass
Ken
1980
Film
The Doctor and the Devils
Robert Fallon
1985
Series
Easter Tales
The Thief
2000
Film
Miss Saigon: 25th Anniversary Performance
Special Finale Guest Star
2016
Series
Clone
Dr Victor Blenkinsop
2008
Film
Haunted Honeymoon
Charles Abbot
1986
Film
Game of Thrones: A Day in the Life
Self
2015
Film
Narcopolis
Sidorov
2015
Film
World of Westeros Ambient Video
High Sparrow
2025
Davide
Saul
1997
Film
Regeneration
Capt. William Rivers
1997
Film
Sluizer Speaks
2014
Film
Carrington
Lytton Strachey
1995
Film
The Rachel Papers
Norman
1989
Film
Deceit
Mark
2001
Film
Listen Up Philip
Ike
2014
Film
Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh
Professor Henry Higgins / The Engineer
1998
Film
Under Milk Wood
Mr. Pugh
2014
Film
Victoria & Albert
King Leopold I of Belgium
2001
Film
A Business Affair
Alec Bolton
1994
Film
Dough
Nat
2015
Bristol
Best Ever Bond
Self / Elliot Carver
2002
Film
The Merchant of Venice - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
Shylock
2016
Film
The Moon and the Stars
James Clavel / Scarpia
2007
Film
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
The Engineer (segment "Miss Saigon") (archive footage)
2005
Film
Ronin: Filming in the Fast Lane
Self
2004
Film
To Walk Invisible
Patrick Brontë
2016
Film
Consuming Passions
Mr. Farris
1988
Film
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death
The Master
1999
Film
Loophole
Taylor
1981
Film
Freddie As F.R.O.7.
Trilby (voice)
1992
Film
He Dreams of Giants
Self
2019
Film
The Brothers Grimm: Bringing the Fairytale to Life
Self
2005
Film
What Is Brazil?
Self
2008
Film
Thicker Than Water
Sam
1993
Taliesin Jones
Da
2002
Film
Highly Classified: The World of 007
Self
1998
Film
Very Annie Mary
Jack Pugh
2001
Film
The White King
Colonel Fitz
2016
Film
The Ploughman's Lunch
James Penfield
1983
Film
Becoming Cary Grant
Cary Grant (voice)
2017
Film
Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister
Master Schoemacker
2002
Film
The Ghost and the Whale
Whale
2014
Film
Dark Blood
Harry Fletcher
2012
Film
Wisdom of Changes - Richard Wilhelm and the I Ching
Jonathan Pryce Jonathan Pryce Richard Wilhelm - English(voice)
2011
Film
Mad Dogs
Supreme Being
2002
Film
My Zinc Bed
Victor
2008
Film
Deadly Advice
Dr. Ted Philips
1994
Film
The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen
Self / Horatio Jackson
2008
Film
Great Moments in Aviation
Duncan Stewart
1994
Film
Piney: The Lonesome Pine
Grandpa Sid
2019
Film
Brothers of the Head
Henry Couling
2006
Film
Timon of Athens
Timon
1981
Film
The Caretaker
Mick
1981
Film
Gone Hollywood
Benny Landau
2019
The Man from the Pru
William Wallace
1990
Mavis Eccleston
Dennis Eccleston
Film
An Audience with Mel Brooks
Self (uncredited)
1984
Film
The Secrets of 007
Self
1997
Film
King Lear
King Lear
2012
Film
Selling Hitler
Gerd Heidemann
1993
Film
Martin Luther, Heretic
Martin Luther
1983
Keep Her Quiet
Bernie Porter
Film
The Suicide Club
Bourne
2000
Film
Praying Mantis
Christian Magny
1982
Film
Bride of the Wind
Gustav Mahler
2001
Aberfan: The Green Hollow
2016
Film
The Spirit of 1926
Narrator
2022
Film
The Day Christ Died
Herod
1980
Film
David Bowie - Sound and Vision
Narrator
2003
Film
The Jubilee Pudding: 70 Years in the Baking
Self - Narrator
2022
Film
The Heat Is On: The Making of Miss Saigon
Self - 'The Engineer'
1989
Film
A New Madonna: The Making of 'Evita'
Self
1996
Quest for the Giant Squid
Narrator
2003
Film
Soul of the Ocean
Narrator (voice)
2023
Film
Patience (After Sebald)
Voiceover
2012
Film
Titanic: Answers From The Abyss
Narrator
1999
Film
Comedians
Gethin Price
1979
Film
The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins
2010
Film
The Death of a Young Young Man
Tommy
1975
Film
Ian Fleming: Where Bond Began
Ian Fleming (voice)
2008
Film
The Witness is a Whale
Self - Narrator (voice)
2022
Sleeping Lions
Film
A Child's Garden of Verses
Narrator / Father (voice)
1992
Film
Play Things
Playleader
1976
Film
One Last Dance
John
2016
Film
For Tea on Sunday
Nicholas
1978
Shylock's Ghost
Self
2015
Film
The World Within Us
Voice
1988
Stories of You and I
Narrator
2021