Anthony Andrews made his West End theater debut at the Apollo Theatre, joining a cast of twenty young schoolboys in Alan Bennett's "Forty Years On" alongside John Gielgud.
He began his career at the Chichester Festival Theatre in the UK, with notable roles including spells with the New Shakespeare Company in productions of "Romeo and Juliet" and "A Midsummer Night's Dream".
The Royal National Theatre production of Stephen Poliakoff's "Coming in to Land" with Maggie Smith, directed by Peter Hall, marked a significant milestone in his career, as did the Greenwich Theatre production of Robin Chapman's "One of Us" and his role as Pastor Manders in Robin Phillips's acclaimed production of Henrik Ibsen's "Ghosts" at the Comedy Theatre in London, produced by Bill Kenwright.
Anthony's first television appearance was in A Beast with Two Backs (1968) by Dennis Potter, part of The Wednesday Play (1964) series. His first leading role in a series was as the title character in the BBC's The Fortunes of Nigel (1974) by Walter Scott.
He went on to distinguish himself in various television classics, playing Mercutio in Romeo & Juliet (1978) and starring in three different plays in the "Play of the Month" (1976) series, including playing Charles Harcourt in "London Assurance". He also starred in Danger UXB (1979),in which he played bomb disposal hero Brian Ash.
Most famously, he received worldwide recognition for his portrayal of the doomed Sebastian Flyte in Brideshead Revisited (1981),for which he won a BAFTA in the UK, the Golden Globe award in the USA, and an Emmy nomination for Best Actor.
Anthony has since gone on to star in Jewels (1992),for which he received another Golden Globe nomination. Most recently, he has received tremendous acclaim for his outstanding portrayal of Count Fosco in "The Woman In White" at the Palace Theatre in London's West End.
As a producer, he co-produced Lost in Siberia (1991),which translates as "Lost in Siberia", filmed entirely in Russia, which received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Foreign Film, and Haunted (1995),produced by his own production company, Double 'A' Films.
