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