Birth Place: Holywell, WALES
Sir Jonathan Pryce CBE (born John Price; 1 June 1947) is a Welsh actor who is known for his performances on stage and in film and television. He has received numerous awards, including two Tony Awards and two Laurence Olivier Awards, and a knighthood for services to drama.
After studying at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, he began his career as a stage actor in the early 1970s. His work in theatre includes an Olivier Award–winning performance in the title role of the Royal Court Theatre's Hamlet in 1980 and as The Engineer in the stage musical Miss Saigon in 1990. On the Broadway stage he earned Tony Awards—the first for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his Broadway debut role in Comedians (1977), the second for Best Actor in a Musical for the Broadway transfer of the musical Miss Saigon (1991).
Pryce's theatre work led to several supporting roles in film and television. His breakthrough screen performance was in Terry Gilliam's satirical dystopian black comedy film Brazil (1985). Critically lauded for his versatility, Pryce has appeared in big-budget films including Evita (1996), Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) and Pirates of the Caribbean series (2003–2007), as well as independent films such as the film adaptation of the David Mamet play Glengarry Glen Ross (1992), Martin Scorsese's period drama The Age of Innocence (1993), Christopher Hampton's Carrington (1995), Terrence Malick's historical film The New World (2005) and the drama The Wife (2017) opposite Glenn Close. In 2019, he earned his first Academy Award nomination for his portrayal of Pope Francis in The Two Popes alongside Anthony Hopkins playing Pope Benedict XVI.
For his work on television, he received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie for his performances in Barbarians at the Gate (1993) and Return to Cranford (2010). Pryce has gained acclaim for his roles as Thomas Wolsey in the BBC limited series Wolf Hall (2015), the High Sparrow in the HBO series Game of Thrones (2015–2016) and Sir Stuart Strange in the series Taboo (2017). In 2022, he succeeded Tobias Menzies as Prince Philip in the final two seasons of the award-winning Netflix historical drama series The Crown, gaining a nomination for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor.
Jonathan Pryce, The Height of the Storm
Jonathan Pryce, The Height of the Storm
Jonathan PryceThe Goat, Or Who Is Sylvia?
Jonathan Pryce, My Fair Lady
Jonathan Pryce, Oliver!
Jonathan Pryce, Miss Saigon
Jonathan Pryce , Miss Saigon
Jonathan Pryce , Miss Saigon
Jonathan Pryce, Miss Saigon
Jonathan Pryce, Accidental Death of an Anarchist
Jonathan PryceHamlet
Jonathan PryceThe Taming Of The Shrew
Jonathan Pryce, Comedians
Jonathan Pryce, Comedians
Jonathan Pryce , Comedians
Jonathan Pryce has appeared on Broadway in 5 shows.
Jonathan Pryce has appeared on London's West End in 5 shows.
Jonathan Pryce's first West End show was Miss Saigon which opened in 1989
Jonathan Pryce has been nominated for several prestigious awards throughout his career, including the Distinguished Performance Award from the Drama League Awards for "The Height of the Storm," Outstanding Actor in a Play from the Outer Critics Circle Awards for the same production, Best Actor at the Olivier Awards for "The Goat, Or Who Is Sylvia?," Best Actor in a Musical or Entertainment at the Olivier Awards for "My Fair Lady," and Best Actor in a Musical for "Oliver!" at the Olivier Awards. He has also received accolades such as Outstanding Actor - Musical from the Drama Desk Awards for "Miss Saigon," Best Actor - Musical from the Outer Critics Circle Awards for the same show, and Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical at the Tony Awards for "Miss Saigon." Additionally, Pryce has been recognized with awards like Outstanding Performance of the Year by an Actor in a Musical at the Olivier Awards for "Miss Saigon," Outstanding Actor in a Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "Accidental Death of an Anarchist," Actor of the Year in a Revival at the Olivier Awards for both "Hamlet" and "The Taming Of The Shrew," and Outstanding Actor - Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "Comedians." He also won the Performance award at the Theatre World Awards for "Comedians" and Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play at the Tony Awards for the same production.
Jonathan Pryce has won several awards throughout his career, including Outstanding Actor in a Play at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "The Height of the Storm," Outstanding Actor - Musical at the Drama Desk Awards, Best Actor - Musical at the Outer Critics Circle Awards, Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical at the Tony Awards, and Outstanding Performance of the Year by an Actor in a Musical at the Olivier Awards, all for his role in "Miss Saigon." He also won Actor of the Year in a Revival at the Olivier Awards for "Hamlet," Performance at the Theatre World Awards for "Comedians," and Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play at the Tony Awards for "Comedians."
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