Jonathan Pryce
Date of birth: 1947-06-01
Place of birth: Carmel, Flintshire, Wales, UK
Known for: Acting
Also known as: John Price
Biography
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".
Movie Credits
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
2003-07-09
When wily Captain Barbossa steals Jack Sparrow's ship and kidnaps the governor's beautiful daughter,
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
2006-07-06
Jack's got a blood debt to pay: he owes his soul to the legendary Davy Jones, ghastly Ruler of the O
Brazil
1985-02-20
Low-level bureaucrat Sam Lowry escapes the monotony of his day-to-day life through a recurring daydr
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
2007-05-19
Captain Jack Sparrow, that wily charmer of a pirate, is trapped in Davy Jones' Locker when his pirat
Tomorrow Never Dies
1997-12-11
A deranged media mogul is staging international incidents to pit the world's superpowers against eac
Bedtime Stories
2008-12-24
Skeeter Bronson is a down-on-his-luck guy who's always telling bedtime stories to his niece and neph
Stigmata
1999-09-02
A young woman with no strong religious beliefs, Frankie Paige begins having strange and violent expe
An Epic At Sea: The Making of Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
2003-12-02
Behind the scenes documentary of the making of Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl, f
David
1997-03-23
A distinguished military leader whose reign was touched by great scandal, shocking betrayals and rou
What a Girl Wants
2003-03-27
An American girl, Daphne, heads to Europe in search of the father she's never met. But instead of fi
The Age of Innocence
1993-09-10
In 19th century New York high society, a young lawyer falls in love with a woman separated from her
Jumpin' Jack Flash
1986-10-09
Terry works for a bank, and uses computers to communicate with clients all over the world. One day,
The Brothers Grimm
2005-08-26
Folklore collectors and con artists, Jake and Will Grimm, travel from village to village pretending
Leatherheads
2008-03-24
A light hearted comedy about the beginnings of Professional American Football. When a decorated war
Soul of the Ocean
2023-01-25
The undersea world has often been depicted as a dangerous place filled with lethal predators. A worl
Haunted Honeymoon
1986-07-25
Radio personalities Larry Abbot and Vickie Pearle are stars of a mystery show. Since they announced
Ronin
1998-09-25
A briefcase with undisclosed contents – sought by Irish terrorists and the Russian mob – makes its w
Something Wicked This Way Comes
1983-04-29
In a small American town, a diabolical circus arrives, granting wishes for the townsfolk, but twiste
Evita
1996-12-14
The hit musical based on the life of Evita Duarte, an Argentinian actress who eventually became the
Glengarry Glen Ross
1992-09-10
Times are tough at Premiere Properties. Shelley "the machine" Levene and Dave Moss are veteran sales
The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins
2010-01-01
In the mid-nineteenth century an artist named Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins had one ambition: to show
Breaking Glass
1980-10-01
Breaking Glass is the story of punk singer Kate and her meteoric rise to stardom. Starting out in th
Barbarians at the Gate
1993-03-20
F. Ross Johnson decides to buyout his own tobacco firm RJR Nabisco after the plans of the launch of
A Troll in Central Park
1994-10-07
A friendly troll with a magic green thumb grows one flower too many for the queen, whose laws requir
Taliesin Jones
2002-02-01
Not quite a religious film, not quite a coming-of-age story, not quite a kiddie flick, and not quite
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
1988-12-07
An account of Baron Munchausen's supposed travels and fantastical experiences with his band of misfi
The Rachel Papers
1989-05-12
Poised to attend Oxford University, 19-year-old Charles Highway decides it's high time to have a rom
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
2009-08-03
From the Egyptian desert to deep below the polar ice caps, the elite G.I. JOE team uses the latest i
De-Lovely
2004-07-02
From Paris to Venice to Broadway to Hollywood, the lives of Cole Porter and his wife, Linda Lee Thom
Very Annie Mary
2001-05-25
Set in the fictional village of "Ogw" in the valleys of south-east Wales. After her father Jack suff
Echelon Conspiracy
2009-02-27
Mysterious cell phone messages promise a young American engineer untold wealth - then make him the t
City State
2011-10-14
A police woman lost in violence, a mechanic revenging for his lost son, a crime kingpin with a heart
The Moon and the Stars
2007-02-02
1939: Rome stands on the brink of World War II. In the midst of this political and social tension fa
Carrington
1995-05-25
Painter Dora Carrington develops an intimate but extremely complex bond with writer Lytton Strachey.
Regeneration
1997-08-27
Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon, two of England's most important World War I poets are sent, alon
The Affair of the Necklace
2001-11-30
In pre-Revolutionary France, a young aristocratic woman left penniless by the political unrest in th
The Doctor and the Devils
1985-10-04
In Victorian England, graverobbers supply a wealthy doctor with bodies to research anatomy on, but g
A Business Affair
1994-03-16
This is the story of the lovely Kate Swallow and the loves of her life. At the start she is with Ale
Flavia de Luce
The adventures of 11-year-old Flavia de Luce, who is both an amateur detective and a master poisoner
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
2005-08-07
Broadway royalty and Tony-winners Tommy Tune, Carol Channing, Robert Goulet, and Harvey Fierstein ar
G.I. Joe: Retaliation
2013-03-27
Framed for crimes against the country, the G.I. Joe team is terminated by Presidential order. This f
Voyage of the Damned
1976-12-22
A luxury liner carries Jewish refugees from Hitler's Germany in a desperate fight for survival.
Hysteria
2011-06-06
Two doctors in Victorian England use manual stimulation of female genitalia to cure their patients'
Bride of the Wind
2001-06-08
A biopic of Alma Mahler, the wife of composer Gustav Mahler (as well as Walter Gropius and Franz Wer
My Zinc Bed
2008-08-27
A recovering alcoholic becomes involved with his boss's wife, a former cocaine addict.
Patience (After Sebald)
2012-01-27
A richly textured essay film on landscape, art, history, life and loss, Patience (After Sebald) offe
Loophole
1981-06-25
When architect Stephen Booker loses his partnership, he finds jobs hard to come by, and with money i
Great Moments in Aviation
1994-05-01
The film follows Gabriel Angel (Rakie Ayola), a young Caribbean aviator who falls in love with the f
Freddie As F.R.O.7.
1992-08-14
Frederick is a young medieval French prince with magical powers, turned into a frog by his evil sorc
Quest for the Giant Squid
2003-07-09
The quest led by well respected scientists to record the Giant Squid.
Ronin: Filming in the Fast Lane
2004-10-11
A behind-the-scenes featurette that focuses on John Frankenheimer's approach to the 1998 film "Ronin
The Ploughman's Lunch
1983-05-30
As the UK begins its military engagement in the Falklands, a BBC news journalist attempts to climb u
Titanic: Answers From The Abyss
1999-01-05
300 miles off the coast of North America, in the dark waters of the Atlantic Ocean, a group of ships
Consuming Passions
1988-04-06
Adapted from a play written by two Monty Python vets, this toothy satire launches with a tragic acci
The Man from the Pru
1990-06-30
The 20 January 1931 slaying of Julia Wallace remains unsolved, despite an ongoing stream of investig
Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh
1998-11-07
'Hey, Mr Producer!' features selected scenes from the productions of the world's most successful mus
The Heat Is On: The Making of Miss Saigon
1989-12-20
A behind-the-scenes look at the putting on of the successful West End stage musical, including foota
Deadly Advice
1994-04-29
Mother rules the house with an iron hand and has such power over her daughters that they see themsel
Listen Up Philip
2014-10-17
Anger rages in Philip as he awaits the publication of his second novel. He feels pushed out of his a
The Suicide Club
2000-01-13
A man joins a secret club for those who are seeking to end their lives, only to rediscover his will
The Witness is a Whale
2022-04-02
Archival footage, hidden documents, and personal records reveal one of the greatest environmental cr
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death
1999-03-26
Before the Doctor can settle down to married life, he must face one last confrontation with his dead
William Tell
2025-01-17
The narrative unfolds in the 14th Century, when the European nations vie for supremacy within the Ho
Man on Fire
1987-09-04
Creasy, a traumatized ex-CIA agent, gets a job as a bodyguard for Samantha, the twelve-year-old daug
Under Milk Wood
2014-06-01
An all star cast unite to perform a distinctive BBC Wales Television adaptation of Dylan Thomas's ra
Selling Hitler
1993-04-20
In 1981, Gerd Heidemann, a war correspondent and reporter with the German magazine Stern, makes what
Scrooge: A Christmas Carol
2022-11-18
On a cold Christmas Eve, selfish miser Ebenezer Scrooge has one night left to face his past — and ch
Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars
2007-03-25
A gang of sharp witted street kids save Sherlock Holmes from an accusation of murder and to help foi
The Salvation
2014-05-22
In 1870s America, a peaceful American settler kills his family's murderer which unleashes the fury o
The Jubilee Pudding: 70 Years in the Baking
2022-05-12
In the year Queen Elizabeth marks her 70th on the throne, Fortnum & Mason has challenged home bakers
One Life
2023-12-21
British stockbroker Nicholas Winton visits Czechoslovakia in the 1930s and forms plans to assist in
Dough
2015-04-14
An old Jewish baker struggles to keep his business afloat until his young Muslim apprentice accident
The Penguin Lessons
2025-03-27
In 1976, as Argentina descends into violence and chaos, a world-weary English teacher regains his co
Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister
2002-03-10
A look at the classic "Cinderella" story from the perspective of one of her 'ugly' stepsisters
Comedians
1979-10-25
Comedians is a TV movie/play by Trevor Griffiths, set in a Manchester evening class for aspiring wor
Mad Dogs
2002-12-05
London, one year from today... The dogs of England are dying, of "Mad Dog Disease," and Rabbie Burns
Narcopolis
2015-09-25
In the near future, Frank, a police officer, discovers that the legalization of all recreational dru
Brothers of the Head
2006-07-28
In the 1970s a music promoter plucks Siamese twins from obscurity and grooms them into a freakish ro
A New Madonna: The Making of 'Evita'
1996-06-13
Documentary about the making of Alan Parker's film adaptation of the stage musical EVITA.
The Healer
2017-02-17
The film follows a man with an unwanted gift for healing who meets a teenager with cancer who helps
The Wife
2018-08-02
A wife questions her life choices as she travels to Stockholm with her husband, where he is slated t
King Lear
2012-11-01
Captured live at the Almeida Theatre in November 2012. An aging King invites disaster, when he abdic
Best Ever Bond
2002-11-22
Roger Moore presents the ten best sequences ever to have appeared in the James Bond series, and cast
Thicker Than Water
1993-07-29
Debbie and Jo are identical twins. After Jo is killed in a car accident, Debbie starts to act increa
The White King
2016-06-18
Djata is a care-free 12-year-old growing up in a brutal dictatorship shut off from the outside world
What Is Brazil?
2008-04-16
Rob Hedden's witty on-set documentary captures the revolutionary air that had begun to swirl around
Shylock's Ghost
2015-10-27
As Man Booker Prize-winning writer Howard Jacobson retells The Merchant of Venice, 400 years after S
Woman in Gold
2015-03-20
Maria Altmann, an octogenarian Jewish refugee, takes on the Austrian government to recover a world f
Timon of Athens
1981-04-16
Timon loves to give parties and objects to friends, but when he cannot pay his creditors, his "frien
The Thursday Murder Club
2025-08-22
A group of senior sleuths passionate about solving cold cases get plunged into a real-life murder my
Shopping
1994-12-06
A dark, hip, urban story of a barren and anonymous city where the underclass' sport of choice is ram
Praying Mantis
1982-01-01
A middle-aged professor's young bride and his assistant plan to commit a double murder disguised as
Aberfan: The Green Hollow
2016-10-21
A film poem to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Aberfan disaster, written by Owen Sheers and
Sluizer Speaks
2014-12-09
Some doctors say he won't last another day but still he keeps making films. Sluizer Speaks tells the
To Walk Invisible
2016-12-26
To Walk Invisible takes a new look at the extraordinary Brontë family, telling the story of these re
Murder Is Easy
1982-01-02
American computer whiz Luke Williams meets elderly Lavinia Fullerton on a London-bound train. She re
The Man Who Invented Christmas
2017-10-12
In 1843, despite the fact that Dickens is a successful writer, the failure of his latest book puts h
Becoming Cary Grant
2017-05-23
For the first time one of Hollywood's greatest stars tells his own story, in his own words. From a c
Martin Luther, Heretic
1983-11-08
Martin Luther inspires a breakaway from the Roman Catholic church and is the founder of Protestantis
Miss Saigon: 25th Anniversary Performance
2016-09-22
The epic love story tells the tragic tale of young Vietnamese bar girl Kim, orphaned by war, who fal
An Audience with Mel Brooks
1984-02-04
Mel Brooks delivers an enjoyable hour of comic diversion with his lovely actress-wife Anne Bancroft,
The Day Christ Died
1980-03-26
A dramatization of the events from the Last Supper through the arrest and trial of Jesus to the Cruc
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote
2018-05-19
Toby, a cynical film director finds himself trapped in the outrageous delusions of an old Spanish sh
To Provide All People
2018-06-28
To mark the 70th anniversary of the birth of the NHS, acclaimed poet Owen Sheers takes us on a journ
The Two Popes
2019-11-27
Frustrated with the direction of the church, Cardinal Bergoglio requests permission to retire in 201
The Caretaker
1981-06-07
The story of two brothers and a tramp. Harold Pinter's first major success as a dramatist.
Ian Fleming: Where Bond Began
2008-10-19
Ian Fleming: Where Bond Began
Unconditional Love
2002-08-23
After her husband leaves her, a woman travels to London for the funeral of the pop star, Victor Fox,
David Bowie - Sound and Vision
2003-11-12
A documentary, which takes you on a journey of Bowie's revolutionary career, struggle with his perso
He Dreams of Giants
2019-11-16
15 years after "Lost in la Mancha", Keith Fulton and Louis Pepe come back to follow Terry Gilliam's
The Ghost and the Whale
2014-03-03
A man, Joseph, loses his wife at sea, then spirals deep into a world of confusion. The wife's brothe
The Brothers Grimm: Bringing the Fairytale to Life
2005-12-20
Behind the scenes of The Brothers Grimm
The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen
2008-04-08
This is an all new feature length documentary, with interviews from almost everyone involved with th
A Child's Garden of Verses
1992-04-03
A young boy, confined to his bed, uses his imagination to find the fun and excitement he can't exper
The Death of a Young Young Man
1975-01-30
Billy gets a job on a farm while suspended from school. The fields offer an escape from his tower bl
Deceit
2001-04-20
A reputed art critic convinces a young actress to play for him alone the role of a mysterious and se
All the Old Knives
2022-04-08
When the CIA discovers one of its agents leaked information that cost more than 100 people their liv
Piney: The Lonesome Pine
2019-09-26
A cheerful Welsh girl grows a talking pine named PINEY to be her Christmas tree, but when he's accid
Highly Classified: The World of 007
1998-01-01
His world is full of glamour, mystery and intrigue and now you get to be a part of it! Let gadget wi
The Secrets of 007
1997-12-04
Behind-the-scenes look at more than three decades of the James Bond feature film series.
Save the Cinema
2022-01-14
The true story of Liz Evans, a hairdresser and leader of a youth theatre in Carmarthen, Wales, who b
The New World
2005-12-25
A drama about explorer John Smith and the clash between Native Americans and English settlers in the
The Merchant of Venice - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
2016-08-04
Portia, a wealthy heiress of Belmont, is forced to set her suitors a challenge. The winner will win
Dark Blood
2012-09-27
Filmed in 1993 but never completed due to River Phoenix's death, Dark Blood tells the story of Boy,
Stories of You and I
2021-01-01
Narrated by Academy Award Nominee, Jonathan Pryce, 'Stories of You and I' is an open letter to the E
Play Things
1976-05-07
A young man volunteers to work with a children's play group in a deprived London area. Adapted by Pe
Wisdom of Changes - Richard Wilhelm and the I Ching
2011-11-19
As a young missionary, Richard Wilhelm in 1899 to China, which was then exploited by the colonial po
For Tea on Sunday
1978-03-29
An unexpected force shatters the urbane calm of a Sunday afternoon tea party.
Victoria & Albert
2001-08-26
The passionate love story that was Queen Victoria and Prince Albert's lengthy marriage. Beginning in
Game of Thrones: A Day in the Life
2015-02-08
Glimpse the epic scale of Game of Thrones in this featurette that spends one day touring various Sea
The World Within Us
1988-04-26
Voiced by Jonathan Pryce, Terry Flaxton’s The World Within Us is a lyrical meditation set inside the
Sleeping Lions
The dying Earl of Warbeck summons his nearest and dearest for a final Christmas at Warbeck Hall. A s
The Spirit of 1926
2022-11-16
In 1926 Janet ‘Nettie’ Harbison crafted what would become the most valuable bottle of wine or spirit
Gone Hollywood
2019-01-01
A look at how Hollywood talent agencies were run in the 1980s.
One Last Dance
2016-01-01
One Last Dance is a story about the texture of memory, lost love and the haunting intimacy of a danc
Keep Her Quiet
Gülmira, a Uyghur journalist in Washington DC, risks everything to bring the disappearance of her pe