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".
Cannes Film Festival
Best Actor
Known For
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
(2003)
Weatherby Swann
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
(2007)
Weatherby Swann
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
(2006)
Weatherby Swann
One Life
(2023)
Martin Blake
G.I. Joe: Retaliation
(2013)
U.S. President
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
(2009)
U.S. President
Tomorrow Never Dies
(1997)
Elliot Carver
Bedtime Stories
(2008)
Marty Bronson
Ronin
(1998)
Seamus O'Rourke
Brazil
(1985)
Sam Lowry
The Brothers Grimm
(2005)
Delatombe
Scrooge: A Christmas Carol
(2022)
Jacob Marley (voice)
All the Old Knives
(2022)
Bill Compton
What a Girl Wants
(2003)
Alistair Payne
David
(1997)
Saul
Echelon Conspiracy
(2009)
Mueller
Full Filmography
Acting
The Death of a Young Young Man
(1975)
Tommy
Voyage of the Damned
(1976)
Joseph Manasse
Comedians
(1979)
Gethin Price
Breaking Glass
(1980)
Ken
The Day Christ Died
(1980)
Herod
Loophole
(1981)
Taylor
Timon of Athens
(1981)
Timon
The Caretaker
(1981)
Mick
Praying Mantis
(1982)
Christian Magny
Murder Is Easy
(1982)
Mr. Ellsworthy
Something Wicked This Way Comes
(1983)
Mr. Dark
The Ploughman's Lunch
(1983)
James Penfield
Martin Luther, Heretic
(1983)
Martin Luther
An Audience with Mel Brooks
(1984)
Self (uncredited)
Brazil
(1985)
Sam Lowry
The Doctor and the Devils
(1985)
Robert Fallon
Jumpin' Jack Flash
(1986)
Jack
Haunted Honeymoon
(1986)
Charles Abbot
Man on Fire
(1987)
Michael
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
(1988)
The Right Ordinary Horatio Jackson
Consuming Passions
(1988)
Mr. Farris
The Storyteller: The Three Ravens
(1988)
King
The Rachel Papers
(1989)
Norman
The Heat Is On: The Making of Miss Saigon
(1989)
Self - 'The Engineer'
The Man from the Pru
(1990)
William Wallace
Selling Hitler
(1991)
Gerd Heidemann
Glengarry Glen Ross
(1992)
James Lingk
Freddie as F.R.O.7.
(1992)
Trilby (voice)
A Child's Garden of Verses
(1992)
Narrator / Father (voice)
The Age of Innocence
(1993)
Rivière
Barbarians at the Gate
(1993)
Henry Kravis
Thicker Than Water
(1993)
Sam
A Troll in Central Park
(1994)
Alan (voice)
A Business Affair
(1994)
Alec Bolton
Great Moments in Aviation
(1994)
Duncan Stewart
Deadly Advice
(1994)
Dr. Ted Philips
Shopping
(1994)
Conway
Carrington
(1995)
Lytton Strachey
Evita
(1996)
Juan Perón
A New Madonna: The Making of 'Evita'
(1996)
Self
Tomorrow Never Dies
(1997)
Elliot Carver
David
(1997)
Saul
Regeneration
(1997)
Capt. William Rivers
The Secrets of 007
(1997)
Self
Ronin
(1998)
Seamus O'Rourke
Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh
(1998)
Professor Henry Higgins / The Engineer
Highly Classified: The World of 007
(1998)
Stigmata
(1999)
Cardinal Daniel Houseman
Titanic: Answers From The Abyss
(1999)
Narrator
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death
(1999)
The Master
The Suicide Club
(2000)
Bourne
Tales from the Madhouse
(2000)
The Thief
Very Annie Mary
(2001)
Jack Pugh
The Affair of the Necklace
(2001)
Cardinal Louis de Rohan
Bride of the Wind
(2001)
Gustav Mahler
Il gioco
(2001)
Mark
Taliesin Jones
(2002)
Da
Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister
(2002)
Master Schoemacker
Unconditional Love
(2002)
Victor Fox
Mad Dogs
(2002)
Supreme Being
Best Ever Bond
(2002)
Self / Elliot Carver
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
(2003)
Weatherby Swann
What a Girl Wants
(2003)
Alistair Payne
David Bowie - Sound and Vision
(2003)
Narrator
An Epic At Sea: The Making of Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
(2003)
Self
Quest for the Giant Squid
(2003)
Narrator
De-Lovely
(2004)
Gabriel
Ronin: Filming in the Fast Lane
(2004)
Self
The Brothers Grimm
(2005)
Delatombe
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
(2005)
The Engineer (segment "Miss Saigon")
The Brothers Grimm: Bringing the Fairytale to Life
(2005)
Self
The New World
(2005)
King James
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
(2006)
Weatherby Swann
Brothers of the Head
(2006)
Henry Couling
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
(2007)
Weatherby Swann
The Moon and the Stars
(2007)
James Clavel / Scarpia
Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars
(2007)
Sherlock Holmes
Bedtime Stories
(2008)
Marty Bronson
Leatherheads
(2008)
CC Frazier
My Zinc Bed
(2008)
Victor
What Is Brazil?
(2008)
Self
Ian Fleming: Where Bond Began
(2008)
Ian Fleming (voice)
The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen
(2008)
Self / Horatio Jackson
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
(2009)
U.S. President
Echelon Conspiracy
(2009)
Mueller
The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins
(2010)
City State
(2011)
Jimmy
Hysteria
(2011)
Dr. Robert Dalrymple
Patience (After Sebald)
(2012)
Voiceover
King Lear
(2012)
King Lear
Dark Blood
(2012)
Harry Fletcher
G.I. Joe: Retaliation
(2013)
U.S. President
Listen Up Philip
(2014)
Ike
The Salvation
(2014)
Mayor Nathan Keane
Under Milk Wood
(2014)
Mr. Pugh
The Ghost and the Whale
(2014)
Whale
Dough
(2015)
Nat
Narcopolis
(2015)
Sidorov
Shylock's Ghost
(2015)
Woman in Gold
(2015)
Chief Justice Rehnquist
To Walk Invisible
(2016)
Patrick Brontë
Aberfan: The Green Hollow
(2016)
Miss Saigon : 25th Anniversary Performance
(2016)
Special Finale Guest Star
The Merchant of Venice - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
(2016)
Shylock
The Healer
(2017)
Raymond Heacock
The White King
(2017)
Colonel Fitz
The Man Who Invented Christmas
(2017)
Mr. John Dickens
Becoming Cary Grant
(2017)
Cary Grant (voice)
The Wife
(2018)
Joe Castleman
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote
(2018)
Don Quixote
To Provide All People
(2018)
Retired Neurosurgeon
The Two Popes
(2019)
Jorge Bergoglio / Pope Francis
He Dreams of Giants
(2019)
Himself
Piney: The Lonesome Pine
(2019)
Grandpa Sid
All the Old Knives
(2022)
Bill Compton
Save the Cinema
(2022)
Mr. Morgan
The Witness is a Whale
(2022)
Self - Narrator (voice)
Scrooge: A Christmas Carol
(2022)
Jacob Marley (voice)
The Jubilee Pudding: 70 Years in the Baking
(2022)
Self - Narrator
One Life
(2023)
Martin Blake
Soul of the Ocean
(2023)
Narrator (voice)