Jonathan Pryce

78 · Born: Jun 1, 1947

Personal Details

BornJun 1, 1947 Holywell, Flintshire, Wales, UK

Spouse

Kate Fahy
( Apr 1, 2015 to Dec 7, 2025 )
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( Dec 31, 1969 to Dec 31, 1969 )

Parents

Isaac Price
Margaret Ellen Williams

Biography

Jonathan Pryce, a renowned actor and producer, came into the world on June 1, 1947, in the charming town of Holywell, located in the county of Flintshire, within the beautiful country of Wales, UK. With a career spanning decades, he has left an indelible mark on the entertainment industry, with some of his most notable roles including his portrayal of Pope Francis in the critically acclaimed film "The Two Popes" (2019),the iconic character of Tuttle in the dystopian masterpiece "Brazil" (1985),and the cunning villain, Elliot Carver, in the action-packed thriller "Tomorrow Never Dies" (1997).

Career

acting

2025

William Tell as Attinghausen

The Penguin Lessons

The Penguin Lessons as Headmaster Buckle

The Thursday Murder Club

The Thursday Murder Club as Stephen

2023

Soul of the Ocean

Soul of the Ocean as Narrator (voice)

One Life as Martin Blake

2022

All the Old Knives

All the Old Knives as Bill Compton

Save the Cinema

Save the Cinema as Mr. Morgan

Scrooge: A Christmas Carol

Scrooge: A Christmas Carol as Jacob Marley (voice)

Slow Horses as David Cartwright

The Crown as Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

2019

The Two Popes as Jorge Bergoglio / Pope Francis

Piney: The Lonesome Pine

Piney: The Lonesome Pine as Grandpa Sid

2018

The Man Who Killed Don Quixote

The Man Who Killed Don Quixote as Don Quixote

The Wife as Joe Castleman

To Provide All People

To Provide All People as Retired Neurosurgeon

2017

Becoming Cary Grant

Becoming Cary Grant as Cary Grant (voice)

The Ghost and the Whale

The Ghost and the Whale as Whale

The Man Who Invented Christmas

The Man Who Invented Christmas as Mr. John Dickens

The Healer as Raymond Heacock

The White King as Colonel Fitz

Taboo as Stuart Strange

2016

Walk Invisible: The Brontë Sisters

Walk Invisible: The Brontë Sisters as Patrick Brontë

Miss Saigon: 25th Anniversary

Miss Saigon: 25th Anniversary as Special Finale Guest Star

Aberfan: The Green Hollow

Aberfan: The Green Hollow

Game of Thrones

Game of Thrones as High Sparrow

2015

Narcopolis as Sidorov

Dough as Nat

Woman in Gold as Chief Justice Rehnquist

Wolf Hall as Cardinal Wolsey

2014

Listen Up Philip

Listen Up Philip as Ike

The Salvation as Mayor Nathan Keane

Under Milk Wood

Under Milk Wood as Mr. Pugh

2013

G.I. Joe: Retaliation

G.I. Joe: Retaliation as U.S. President

2012

Dark Blood as Harry Fletcher

Patience as Voiceover

2011

Hysteria as Dr. Robert Dalrymple

Wisdom of Changes - Richard Wilhelm and the I Ching

Wisdom of Changes - Richard Wilhelm and the I Ching as Jonathan Pryce Jonathan Pryce Richard Wilhelm - English(voice)

City State as Jimmy

2009

Echelon Conspiracy

Echelon Conspiracy as Mueller

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra as U.S. President

Cranford as Mr. Buxton

2008

Leatherheads as CC Frazier

Bedtime Stories

Bedtime Stories as Marty Bronson

My Zinc Bed as Victor

Ian Fleming: Where Bond Began

Ian Fleming: Where Bond Began as Ian Fleming (voice)

Clone as Dr Victor Blenkinsop

2007

The Moon and the Stars

The Moon and the Stars as James Clavel / Scarpia

Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars

Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars as Sherlock Holmes

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End as Governor Weatherby Swann

2006

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest as Weatherby Swann

Brothers of the Head

Brothers of the Head as Henry Couling

Renaissance as Paul Dellenbach

2005

The Brothers Grimm

The Brothers Grimm as Delatombe

Great Performances

Great Performances as The Engineer (segment "Miss Saigon") (archive footage)

The New World as King James

2004

De-Lovely as Gabriel

2003

What a Girl Wants

What a Girl Wants as Alistair Payne

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl as Governor Weatherby Swann

2002

Unconditional Love

Unconditional Love as Victor Fox

Small Miracles as Da

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney as Master Schoemacker

Mad Dogs as Supreme Being

2001

Very Annie Mary

Very Annie Mary as Jack Pugh

The Affair of the Necklace

The Affair of the Necklace as Cardinal Louis de Rohan

Bride of the Wind

Bride of the Wind as Gustav Mahler

Il gioco as Mark

Victoria & Albert

Victoria & Albert as King Leopold I of Belgium

2000

Tales from the Madhouse

Tales from the Madhouse as The Thief

The Game of Death

The Game of Death as Bourne

1999

Stigmata as Cardinal Daniel Houseman

Comic Relief: Doctor Who - The Curse of Fatal Death

Comic Relief: Doctor Who - The Curse of Fatal Death as The Master

Titanic: Answers from the Abyss

Titanic: Answers from the Abyss as Narrator

1998

Ronin as Seamus O'Rourke

Highly Classified: The World of 007

Highly Classified: The World of 007

Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh

Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh as Professor Henry Higgins / The Engineer

1997

Behind the Lines

Behind the Lines as Capt. William Rivers

Tomorrow Never Dies

Tomorrow Never Dies as Elliot Carver

David as Saul

1996

Evita as Juan Perón

1995

Carrington as Lytton Strachey

1994

Shopping as Conway

A Troll in Central Park

A Troll in Central Park as Alan (voice)

Deadly Advice as Dr. Ted Philips

Great Moments in Aviation

Great Moments in Aviation as Duncan Stewart

A Business Affair

A Business Affair as Alec Bolton

1993

Barbarians at the Gate

Barbarians at the Gate as Henry Kravis

The Age of Innocence

The Age of Innocence as Rivière

Thicker Than Water

Thicker Than Water as Sam

Mr. Wroe's Virgins

Mr. Wroe's Virgins as John Wroe

1992

Glengarry Glen Ross

Glengarry Glen Ross as James Lingk

Freddie as F.R.O.7.

Freddie as F.R.O.7. as Trilby (voice)

A Child's Garden of Verses

A Child's Garden of Verses as Narrator / Father (voice)

1991

Selling Hitler as Gerd Heidemann

1990

Screen Two as William Wallace

1989

The Rachel Papers

The Rachel Papers as Norman

1988

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen as The Right Ordinary Horatio Jackson

Consuming Passions

Consuming Passions as Mr. Farris

1987

Man on Fire as Michael

1986

Haunted Honeymoon

Haunted Honeymoon as Charles Abbot

Jumpin' Jack Flash

Jumpin' Jack Flash as Jack

1985

The Doctor and the Devils

The Doctor and the Devils as Robert Fallon

Brazil as Sam Lowry

1983

The Ploughman's Lunch

The Ploughman's Lunch as James Penfield

Martin Luther, Heretic

Martin Luther, Heretic as Martin Luther

Something Wicked This Way Comes

Something Wicked This Way Comes as Mr. Dark

1982

Murder Is Easy as Mr. Ellsworthy

Praying Mantis as Christian Magny

1981

Loophole as Taylor

Timon of Athens

Timon of Athens as Timon

1980

Breaking Glass as Ken

The Day Christ Died

The Day Christ Died as Herod

1979

Play for Today as Gethin Price

1976

Voyage of the Damned

Voyage of the Damned as Joseph Manasse

1975

Play for Today as Tommy