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Jonathan Pryce
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Jonathan Pryce, CBE (born June 1, 1947) is a Welsh stage and film actor and singer. 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".
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Jonathan Pryce, CBE (born June 1, 1947) is a Welsh stage and film actor and singer. 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".
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Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Oscars
Tony Awards
The One Show
3 Body Problem
Tales from the Loop
The Story of Musicals
The Storyteller
Doomwatch
Cranford
Game of Thrones
An Epic At Sea: The Making of Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Game of Thrones: A Day in the Life
Under Milk Wood
Victoria & Albert
Woman in Gold
Miss Saigon: 25th Anniversary Performance
Scrooge: A Christmas Carol
The Brothers Grimm
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
William Tell
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Tales from the Madhouse
Bedtime Stories
Glengarry Glen Ross
Shylock's Ghost
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Wolf Hall
The Thursday Murder Club
What a Girl Wants
One Life
Ronin
Slow Horses
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death
The Man Who Invented Christmas
The Crown
G.I. Joe: Retaliation
Great Moments in Aviation
Stigmata
All the Old Knives
Taboo
Evita
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote
Very Annie Mary
Comedians
Tomorrow Never Dies
My Zinc Bed
Aberfan: The Green Hollow
The Wife
The Two Popes
Regeneration
A Child's Garden of Verses
Clone
Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars
The Man from the Pru
The Caretaker
Brazil
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