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Jonathan Pryce was born on June 1, 1947, in Holywell, Wales. His father, named Isaac Price, was a coal miner, who died in 1976. His mother, named Margaret Ellen (nee Williams), was a retail cashier. He left the home of his parents at age 16 to attend an art school, where he became interested in drama... See full bio »

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Filmography

Hide HideActor (97 titles)
???? Dough (pre-production)
Nat
 
2013 Narcopolis (filming)
Sidorov
 
2013 G.I. Joe: Retaliation
President
 
2012 Dark Blood
Harry Fisher
 
2011 City State
Jimmy
 
2009 Cranford (TV mini-series)
Mr. Buxton
 
2009 Echelon Conspiracy
Mueller
 
2008 Clone (TV series)
Dr. Victor Blenkinsop
Dude (2008) … Dr. Victor Blenkinsop
Albert (2008) … Dr. Victor Blenkinsop
 
2008 My Zinc Bed (TV movie)
Victor Quinn
 
2007 HR (TV movie)
Peter
 
2007 The Moon and the Stars
James Clavel / Scarpia
 
2006 Renaissance
Paul Dellenbach (voice)
 
2005 Brothers of the Head
Henry Couling
 
2004 De-Lovely
Gabe
 
2002 Mad Dogs
Supreme Being
 
2002 Unconditional Love
Victor Fox
 
2002 Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister (TV movie)
Master Schoenmacker
 
2001 Very Annie Mary
Jack Pugh
 
2000 Taliesin Jones
Tal's Dad
 
2000 The Suicide Club
Bourne
 
1999 Deceit
Mark
 
1999 The Union Game: A Rugby History (TV series)
Narrator (voice)
 
1997 Into the Unknown (TV series)
Narrator (1997)
 
1997 David (TV movie)
Saul
 
1996 Evita
Juan Perón
 
1995 Carrington
Lytton Strachey
 
1994 A Troll in Central Park
Alan (voice) (as Jonathon Price)
 
1994 Shopping
Conway
 
1994 Deadly Advice
Dr. Ted Philips
 
1994 Thicker Than Water (TV movie)
Sam
 
1994 A Business Affair
Alec Bolton
 
1993 Barbarians at the Gate (TV movie)
Henry Kravis
 
1993 Mr. Wroe's Virgins (TV mini-series)
John Wroe
Hannah's Story (1993) … John Wroe
Joanna's Story (1993) … John Wroe
Leah's Story (1993) … John Wroe
 
1993 Great Moments in Aviation (TV movie)
Duncan Stewart
 
1992 Glengarry Glen Ross
James Lingk
 
1992 Freddie as F.R.O.7.
Trilby (voice)
 
1992 A Child's Garden of Verses (TV movie)
Narrator/Father (voice)
 
1991 Selling Hitler (TV mini-series)
Gerd Heidemann
Episode #1.5 (1991) … Gerd Heidemann
Episode #1.4 (1991) … Gerd Heidemann
Episode #1.3 (1991) … Gerd Heidemann
Episode #1.2 (1991) … Gerd Heidemann
Episode #1.1 (1991) … Gerd Heidemann
 
1990 Screen Two (TV series)
William Wallace
The Man from the Pru (1990) … William Wallace
 
1990 The Jim Henson Hour (TV series)
King
Food (1990) … King
 
1989 The Rachel Papers
Norman
 
1988 The Storyteller (TV series)
King
The Three Ravens (1988) … King
 
1988 Consuming Passions
Mr.Farris
 
1988 Tickets for the Titanic (TV series)
Rev Richard Hopkins
Everyone a Winner (1988) … Rev Richard Hopkins
 
1987 Man on Fire
Michael
 
1986 Jumpin' Jack Flash
Jack
 
1985 Brazil
Sam Lowry
 
1983 Praying Mantis (TV movie)
Christian Magny
 
1983 The Ploughman's Lunch
James Penfield
 
1982 Panorama (TV series documentary)
Fr. Pawlak
 
1982 Murder Is Easy (TV movie)
Mr. Ellsworthy
 
1981 Theatre Box (TV series)
Drippens
School for Clowns (1981) … Drippens
 
1981 Roger Doesn't Live Here Anymore (TV series)
Roger Flower
Episode #1.6 (1981) … Roger Flower
Episode #1.5 (1981) … Roger Flower
Episode #1.4 (1981) … Roger Flower
Episode #1.3 (1981) … Roger Flower
Episode #1.2 (1981) … Roger Flower
 
1981 Timon of Athens (TV movie)
Timon
 
1981 Loophole
Taylor
 
1980 Breaking Glass
Ken
 
1980 The Day Christ Died (TV movie)
Herod
 
1975-1979 Play for Today (TV series)
Gethin Price / Tommy
Comedians (1979) … Gethin Price
The Death of a Young, Young Man (1975) … Tommy
 
1978 BBC2 Play of the Week (TV series)
For Tea on Sunday (1978)
 
1977 Spasms (TV movie)
Dave Finn
 
1977 Chalk and Cheese (TV series)
Dave Finn
Pilot (1977) … Dave Finn
 
1977 After the Boom Was Over (TV movie)
Mr. Ambrose
 
1976 Voyage of the Damned
Joseph Manasse
 
1976 Bill Brand (TV series)
Jamie Finn
It Is the People Who Create (1976) … Jamie Finn
 
1976 BBC2 Playhouse (TV series)
Playleader
Play Things (1976) … Playleader
 
1975 Daft As a Brush (TV movie)
 
1972 Doomwatch (TV series)
Police Constable
Fire and Brimstone (1972) … Police Constable
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (4 titles)
2004 De-Lovely (performer: "Blow, Gabriel, Blow" 1934)
 
2002 Unconditional Love (performer: "Hitchcock Railway", "Beneath a Blanket of Stars", "All the Way", "Can't Help Falling in Love", "I Only Want to Be with You", "Always on My Mind", "For the Good Times", "Close to You", "Over the Rainbow", "Can't Smile Without You")
 
1996 Evita (performer: "Charity Concert" - uncredited, "I'd Be Surprisingly Good for You" - uncredited, "Hello and Goodbye" - uncredited, "A New Argentina" - uncredited, "On the Balcony of the Casa Rosada 1" - uncredited, "Rainbow Tour" - uncredited, "She Is a Diamond" - uncredited, "Your Little Body's Slowly Breaking Down" - uncredited)
 
1991 The 45th Annual Tony Awards (TV special) (performer: "The American Dream")
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2008 The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen (video documentary) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (50 titles)
2013 Sluizer Speaks (documentary)
Himself
 
2012 Patience (After Sebald) (documentary)
Voiceover
 
2012 The Story of Musicals (TV series documentary)
Himself
Episode #1.3 (2012) … Himself
 
2011 Wisdom of Changes - Richard Wilhelm and the I Ching (documentary)
Richard Wilhelm - English (voice)
 
2011 In Love with Shakespeare (TV movie)
Himself
 
2010 Face Booth (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Pinter's Progress (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Breakfast (TV series)
Himself - Actor
Episode dated 17 December 2009 (2009) … Himself - Actor
 
2009 Genius (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.3 (2009) … Himself
 
2009 The Orange British Academy Film Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter
 
2008 Ian Fleming: Where Bond Began (TV documentary)
Ian Fleming (voice)
 
2008 The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen (video documentary)
Himself - 'Horatio Jackson'
 
2008 The Alan Titchmarsh Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 7 February 2008 (2008) … Himself
 
2006 50 Films to See Before You Die (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2006 The 60th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
2006 Imagine (TV series)
Himself
Being Hamlet (2006) … Himself
 
2006 Working in the Theatre (TV series)
Himself - Actor
Actors on Performing (2006) … Himself - Actor
 
1988-2005 Film '72 (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 31 October 2005 (2005) … Himself
Episode dated 15 March 1988 (1988) … Himself
 
2004 The Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2004 (TV movie)
Himself
 
2004 GMTV (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 5 October 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2004 This Morning (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 13 April 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2003 The Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2003 (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2003 TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Best Ever Bond (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2002 A Week in the West End (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.5 (2002) … Himself
 
2002 A History of Britain (TV series documentary)
Forces of Nature (2002) (voice)
 
2001 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)
Himself
 
1999 The Book That Wrote Itself
Himself
 
1999 Supernatural Science (TV series documentary)
Narrator
 
1999 Great Performances (TV series)
Narrator
The Rodgers & Hart Story: Thou Swell, Thou Witty (1999) … Narrator (voice)
 
1999 Divine Rites: The Story of Stigmata (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
1999 Titanic: Answers from the Abyss (documentary)
Narrator
 
1997 The Secrets of 007: The James Bond Files (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1997 The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 18 December 1997 (1997) … Himself
 
1997 James Bond: Shaken and Stirred (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1997 Highly Classified: The World of 007 (video documentary)
Himself
 
1996 The Invisible Man (TV documentary)
Stanley Kubrick (voice)
 
1996 A New Madonna: The Making of 'Evita' (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1994 The Royal Variety Performance (TV movie)
Himself / Fagin
 
1993 The 47th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
1991 The 45th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Himself - Performer & Winner: Best Actor in a Musical
 
1990 The Evening Standard Drama Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1988-1990 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (TV series)
Himself
Episode #2.9 (1990) … Himself
Episode #1.7 (1988) … Himself
Episode #1.5 (1988) … Himself
 
1989 A Night of Comic Relief 2 (TV special)
Hamlet
 
1989 The Heat Is On (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1985 What Is Brazil? (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
1983 An Audience with Mel Brooks (TV special)
Himself
 
1983 The Making of 'Something Wicked This Way Comes' (TV documentary)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (11 titles)
2008 60/90 (TV series)
 
2008 La mandrágora (TV series)
 
2007 Planet Voice (TV series)
 
2007 What the Pythons Did Next... (TV documentary)
Sam Lowry (uncredited)
 
2006 George Sluizer - Filmen over grenzen (documentary)
Harry
 
2006 Ban the Sadist Videos! Part 2 (video documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Great Performances (TV series)
 
The Directors (TV series documentary)
 
1996 Biography (TV series documentary)
 
1992 Comic Relief: Behind the Nose (TV movie)
Hamlet
 
1988-1990 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (TV series)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Played in Chekhov's "Three Sisters" - PLayhouse Theatre, London (2003). See more »

Publicity Listings:

4 Articles  | 1 Magazine Cover Photo  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Jonathon Price | Johnathan Pryce

Height:

6' (1.83 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

'I'm not a star, I'm an actor - there's a difference!' See more »

Trivia:

Awarded an honorary doctorate by The University of Liverpool on 12th December 2006 in recognition of his contribution to the acting arts on stage and screen. See more »

Star Sign:

Gemini