Jonathan Pryce
Jonathan Pryce CBE (born John Price; 1 June 1947) is a Welsh actor and singer. After studying at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and meeting his longtime girlfriend, 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.
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| Full name at birth | Jonathan Price
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| Claim to fame | Sam Lowry in Brazil
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| Date of birth | 1 June 1947
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| Place of birth | Holywell, Flintshire, Wales, UK
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| Height | 6' 2" (188 cm)
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| Net worth | $5,000,000 USD
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| University | Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, London
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- He was nominated for a 2002 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Actor in a Musical of 2001 for his performance in My Fair Lady at the Royal National Theatre: Lyttelton and then later at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane.
- Children: Patrick (b. 1983), Gabriel (b. 1986) and Phoebe (b. 1990).
- Became an Associate Member of RADA.
- Pryce was at the center of a racially-charged controversy regarding his role in the mid-1980s musical Miss Saigon. He played "The Engineer," a half-French Caucasian/half-Vietnamese Asian pimp, in the original London cast, but when producer Cameron Mackintosh wanted to transfer the UK cast to the original Broadway opening, the US performers' union Actors' Equity objected on the grounds that Pryce, a Welsh Caucasian, should not have been allowed to play an Asian person. Their arguments against Pryce's casting were that a White person playing an Asian one amounted to minstrelsy, denied already-scarce roles to Asian actors, and was an "affront to the Asian community." In response, Mackintosh canceled the Broadway production (despite having sold advance tickets), so Actor's Equity reversed its decision on a technicality in their bylaws that exempts producers from having to audition domestic actors for a transplanted production if the original star is deemed famous enough. The policies regarding racial casting issues that Actor's Equity set in place in response to this incident still govern Broadway casting as of 2006.
- Originated the role of "The Engineer" in the musical, Miss Saigon.
Jonathan Pryce is known for his role in the film The Two Popes (2019) as Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio / Pope Francis.
He is also known for his role in the film The Wife (2017) as Joe Castleman.
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