Jonathan Pryce
Birth Place: Holywell, WALES
MISS SAIGON to Play a West End Season at the Prince Edward Theatre in 2027 (Feb 2, 2026)
Henry Goodman to Star in THE PRICE at Marylebone Theatre This Spring (Jan 29, 2026)
Video: Sneak Peek from Slow Horses Season 5 Episode (Oct 17, 2025)
BIO
Sir Jonathan Pryce CBE (born John Price; 1 June 1947) is a Welsh actor who is known for his performances on stage and in film and television. He has received numerous awards, including two Tony Awards and two Laurence Olivier Awards, and a knighthood for services to drama.
After studying at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, he began his career as a stage actor in the early 1970s. His work in theatre includes an Olivier Award–winning performance in the title role of the Royal Court Theatre's Hamlet in 1980 and as The Engineer in the stage musical Miss Saigon in 1990. On the Broadway stage he earned Tony Awards—the first for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his Broadway debut role in Comedians (1977), the second for Best Actor in a Musical for the Broadway transfer of the musical Miss Saigon (1991).
Pryce's theatre work led to several supporting roles in film and television. His breakthrough screen performance was in Terry Gilliam's satirical dystopian black comedy film Brazil (1985). Critically lauded for his versatility, Pryce has appeared in big-budget films including Evita (1996), Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) and Pirates of the Caribbean series (2003–2007), as well as independent films such as the film adaptation of the David Mamet play Glengarry Glen Ross (1992), Martin Scorsese's period drama The Age of Innocence (1993), Christopher Hampton's Carrington (1995), Terrence Malick's historical film The New World (2005) and the drama The Wife (2017) opposite Glenn Close. In 2019, he earned his first Academy Award nomination for his portrayal of Pope Francis in The Two Popes alongside Anthony Hopkins playing Pope Benedict XVI.
For his work on television, he received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie for his performances in Barbarians at the Gate (1993) and Return to Cranford (2010). Pryce has gained acclaim for his roles as Thomas Wolsey in the BBC limited series Wolf Hall (2015), the High Sparrow in the HBO series Game of Thrones (2015–2016) and Sir Stuart Strange in the series Taboo (2017). In 2022, he succeeded Tobias Menzies as Prince Philip in the final two seasons of the award-winning Netflix historical drama series The Crown, gaining a nomination for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor.
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STAGE CREDITS
Movies
[ 1980 ] Ken
[ 1981 ] Taylor
[ 1983 ] James Penfield
[ 1983 ] Mr. Dark
[ 1985 ] Robert Fallon
[ 1985 ] Sam Lowry
[ 1986 ] Charles
[ 1986 ] Jack
[ 1987 ] Michael
[ 1988 ] Mr. Farris
[ 1988 ] The Right Ordinary Horatio Jackson
[ 1989 ] Norman
[ 1992 ] James Lingk
[ 1992 ] Trilby
[ 1993 ] Rivière
[ 1994 ] Alan, Jonathon Price
[ 1994 ] Alec Bolton
[ 1994 ] Conway
[ 1994 ] Dr. Ted Philips
[ 1994 ] Duncan Stewart
[ 1995 ] Lytton Strachey
[ 1996 ] Juan Perón
[ 1997 ] Captain William Rivers
[ 1997 ] Elliot Carver
[ 1998 ] Seamus O Rourke
[ 1999 ] Cardinal Daniel Houseman
[ 1999 ] Mark
[ 1999 ] Mr. Pryce
[ 2000 ] Bourne
[ 2000 ] Tal's Dad
[ 2001 ] Cardinal Louis de Rohan
[ 2001 ] Gustav Mahler
[ 2001 ] Jack Pugh
[ 2002 ] Supreme Being
[ 2002 ] Victor Fox
[ 2003 ] Alistair Payne
[ 2003 ] Governor Weatherby Swann
[ 2004 ] Gabe
[ 2005 ] Delatombe
[ 2005 ] Henry Couling
[ 2005 ] King James
[ 2006 ] Governor Weatherby Swann
[ 2006 ] Paul Dellenbach
[ 2007 ] Governor Weatherby Swann
[ 2007 ] James Clavel, Scarpia
[ 2008 ] CC Frazier
[ 2008 ] Marty Bronson
[ 2009 ] Mueller
[ 2009 ] U.S. President
[ 2011 ] Dr. Robert Dalrymple
[ 2011 ] Jimmy
[ 2012 ] Harry Fletcher
[ 2013 ] President
[ 2014 ] Ike Zimmerman
[ 2014 ] Mayor Nathan Keane
[ 2015 ] Chief Justice Rehnquist
[ 2015 ] Nat Dayan
[ 2015 ] Yuri Sidorov
[ 2016 ] Colonel Fitz
[ 2016 ] Shylock
[ 2016 ] The Engineer finale
[ 2017 ] Joe Ctleman
[ 2017 ] Mr. John Dickens
[ 2017 ] Whale
[ 2018 ] Don Quixote
[ 2019 ] Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Pope Francis
[ 2022 ] Bill Compton
[ 2022 ] Jacob Marley
[ 2022 ] Mr Morgan
[ 2024 ]
[ 2024 ]
[ 2025 ] Stephen
TV Shows
High Sparrow
[ 2015-2024 ] Cardinal Wolsey
David Cartwright
Mike Evans
Awards and Nominations
Jonathan Pryce, The Height of the Storm
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Jonathan Pryce, The Height of the Storm
Jonathan PryceThe Goat, Or Who Is Sylvia?
Jonathan Pryce, My Fair Lady
Jonathan Pryce, Oliver!
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Jonathan Pryce, Miss Saigon
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Jonathan Pryce , Miss Saigon
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Jonathan Pryce , Miss Saigon
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Jonathan Pryce, Miss Saigon
Jonathan Pryce, Accidental Death of an Anarchist
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Jonathan PryceHamlet
Jonathan PryceThe Taming Of The Shrew
Jonathan Pryce, Comedians
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Jonathan Pryce, Comedians
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Jonathan Pryce , Comedians
Videos
Video: Watch a Sneak Peek Clip From the Penultimate Episode of SLOW HORSES Season 5
by Josh Sharpe - 2025-10-17 12:52:38
Video: Apple TV Shares SLOW HORSES Season 5 Episode 4 Sneak Peek Clip
by Josh Sharpe - 2025-10-13 12:55:58
Video: Apple TV+ Shares SLOW HORSES Season 5 Episode 2 Sneak Peek Clip
by Josh Sharpe - 2025-09-26 12:44:00
Video: Apple TV+ Debuts SLOW HORSES Season 5 Premiere Sneak Peek Clip
by Josh Sharpe - 2025-09-19 13:43:44
Video: New Sneak Peek Clip from Episode 2 of Apple TV+ Drama SLOW HORSES
by Josh Sharpe - 2024-09-05 15:47:36
Video: Watch the Final Trailer For THE CROWN With Imelda Staunton as Queen Elizabeth II
by Michael Major - 2023-12-01 11:12:05
Video: Madonna Performs 'Don't Cry For Me Argentina' From EVITA on New Tour
by Michael Major - 2023-10-16 13:11:04
Video: Watch Imelda Staunton In THE CROWN Final Season Teaser; Two-Part Season Will Premiere This Year
by Michael Major - 2023-10-09 11:14:35
VIDEO: Netflix Shares SCROOGE: A CHRISTMAS CAROL Musical Movie Trailer
by Michael Major - 2022-11-10 09:45:52
VIDEO: Netflix Debuts THE CROWN Season Five Trailer Starring Imelda Staunton
by Michael Major - 2022-10-20 10:10:29
VIDEO: Regé-Jean Page Sings 'Unchained Melody' in SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE Monologue
by Stephi Wild - 2021-02-21 09:22:05
VIDEO: THE CROWN's Josh O'Connor and Emma Corrin Discuss How They Met, Other Roles They'd Like to Play, and More!
by Stephi Wild - 2020-11-22 19:14:23
VIDEO: Jonathan Pryce Talks the Loneliness of Playing the Pope on THE LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT
by Sarah Leiber - 2019-12-20 21:19:47
News
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 2, 2026
Miss Saigon will play a strictly limited West End season in 2027, more than a decade since Miss Saigon last performed in London, at that same theatre.
by Stephi Wild - Jan 29, 2026
Arthur Miller's searing family drama The Price comes to the Marylebone Theatre in a powerful new production starring double Olivier Award winning Henry Goodman. Learn more here!
by Josh Sharpe - Oct 17, 2025
Discover what's in store for Slow Horses Season 5 as Lamb debriefs River and Coe. Tune in October 22 for the thrilling espionage drama.
by Josh Sharpe - Oct 13, 2025
Watch the sneak peek of Slow Horses Season 5 Episode 4. Discover the twists as Flyte hunts for Roddy’s girlfriend in this gripping espionage drama.
by Josh Sharpe - Sep 26, 2025
Apple TV+ has shared a sneak peek clip from the second episode of the espionage drama “Slow Horses.” In the episode, Lamb intercepts an assassin, and Taverner receives a key piece of intel about the Abbotsfield shooting. Watch the clip now.
by Josh Sharpe - Sep 19, 2025
Apple TV+ has shared a sneak peek clip from the highly anticipated season five premiere of the Emmy and BAFTA Award-winning espionage drama “Slow Horses.” Watch it now!
by Josh Sharpe - Sep 4, 2025
Apple TV+ has unveiled the trailer for season five of “Slow Horses,” the espionage drama starring Academy Award-winner Sir Gary Oldman. The six-episode fifth season of “Slow Horses” premieres September 24, 2025. Check out the trailer now.
by Josh Sharpe - Aug 22, 2025
Reviews are in for The Thursday Murder Club, the new murder mystery comedy starring Tony Award winner Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Sir Ben Kingsley, and Celia Imrie. Find out what critics thought of the movie here!
by Josh Sharpe - Aug 15, 2025
On Thursday, August 14, Netflix rolled out the red carpet in New York City for a special screening of The Thursday Murder Club, with Tony Award winner Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Ben Kingsley, and Tom Ellis in attendance. Take a look at photos from the evening here!
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 8, 2025
Netflix has released the official trailer for The Thursday Murder Club, the new murder mystery comedy starring Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Ben Kingsley, and Celia Imrie. It will hit the streamer on August 28, 2025. Watch the video!
by Josh Sharpe - Aug 7, 2025
Netflix has released the official trailer, along with new photos, for The Thursday Murder Club, the new murder mystery comedy starring Tony Award winner Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Sir Ben Kingsley, and Celia Imrie. Check it out now!
by Josh Sharpe - Aug 4, 2025
This August, Broadway fans can enjoy another month of summer streaming titles with highly anticipated new seasons of shows like Tim Burton's Wednesday to the first Peanuts musical in 37 years on Apple TV+. Check out the movies, television, and music coming to streaming this August!
by Stephi Wild - Jul 10, 2025
The Crown's Ed McVey and Eastenders alum and Strictly Come Dancing finalist Maisie Smith will star as Ripley and Marge respectively in the first ever UK tour of THE TALENTED MR RIPLEY, opening at the Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham.
by Josh Sharpe - Jul 2, 2025
The director's cut of Terry Gilliam’s Orwellian black comedy Brazil will run at Film Forum in a new 4K restoration from Friday, August 1, through Thursday, August 7, with select screenings of Gilliam’s original 35mm director’s cut.
by Nicole Rosky - Jun 29, 2025
Musicals at Richter (MAR), celebrating its 41st season as the longest-running outdoor theater in Connecticut, kicks off the summer with 'Evita,' playing July 5 to July 19. Featuring a live band and a cast of talented local actors, performances take place outdoors under the stars at the Richter Arts Center
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 20, 2025
The full cast has been revealed for a major UK and Ireland tour of MISS SAIGON. See who is starring and learn more about where you can see the tour here!
by Team BWW - Jun 5, 2025
Tom Felton, who for over a decade played the role of Harry Potter’s arch-nemesis “Draco Malfoy” in all eight Harry Potter films, will join the Broadway production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.
by Josh Sharpe - Jun 3, 2025
Apple TV+ has revealed a first look at season five of “Slow Horses,” the Emmy and BAFTA Award-winning espionage drama starring Academy Award winner Gary Oldman. Take a look at the new photos here.
by Josh Sharpe - Jun 2, 2025
Netflix released new photos and a teaser trailer for The Thursday Murder Club, the new murder mystery comedy starring Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Ben Kingsley, and Celia Imrie. Check them out now!
by A.A. Cristi - May 30, 2025
Netflix has released a trailer for The Thursday Murder Club, the new murder mystery film starring Helen Mirren and Pierce Brosnan. The movie will arrive on Netflix on Thursday, August 28, 2025.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Jonathan Pryce has appeared on Broadway in 5 shows.
Jonathan Pryce has appeared on London's West End in 6 shows.
Jonathan Pryce's first West End show was Miss Saigon which opened in 1989
Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for The Height of the Storm, Outstanding Actor in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for The Height of the Storm, Best Actor (Olivier Awards) for The Goat, Or Who Is Sylvia?, Best Actor in a Musical or Entertainment (Olivier Awards) for My Fair Lady, Best Actor in a Musical (Olivier Awards) for Oliver!, Outstanding Actor - Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Miss Saigon, Best Actor - Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Miss Saigon , Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for Miss Saigon, Outstanding Performance of the Year by an Actor in a Musical (Olivier Awards) for Miss Saigon, Outstanding Actor in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Accidental Death of an Anarchist, Actor of the Year in a Revival (Olivier Awards) for Hamlet, Actor of the Year in a Revival (Olivier Awards) for The Taming Of The Shrew, Outstanding Actor - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Comedians, Performance (Theatre World Awards) for Comedians and Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Comedians.
Jonathan Pryce has won several prestigious awards throughout his career. He received the Outstanding Actor in a Play award from the Outer Critics Circle Awards for The Height of the Storm. He also earned the Outstanding Actor - Musical award from the Drama Desk Awards for Miss Saigon, along with the Best Actor - Musical award from the Outer Critics Circle Awards for the same show. Additionally, Pryce won the Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical at the Tony Awards for Miss Saigon. His performance in Miss Saigon also earned him the Outstanding Performance of the Year by an Actor in a Musical at the Olivier Awards. He was named Actor of the Year in a Revival at the Olivier Awards for Hamlet. Pryce received the Theatre World Award for Performance in Comedians, as well as the Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play at the Tony Awards for Comedians.
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