Anthony Andrews
Anthony Andrews made his West End theater debut at the Apollo Theatre as one of twenty young schoolboys in Alan Bennett's "Forty Years On" with John Gielgud. He began his career at the Chichester Festival Theatre in the UK. His theater credits include spells with the New Shakespeare Company - "Romeo and Juliet" and "A Midsummer Night's Dream". The Royal National Theatre production of Stephen Poliakoff's "Coming in to Land" with Maggie Smith, directed by Peter Hall, the much-acclaimed Greenwich Theatre production of Robin Chapman's "One of Us" and, as "Pastor Manders", in Robin Phillips's highly acclaimed production of Henrik Ibsen's "Ghosts" at the Comedy Theatre in London, produced by Bill Kenwright. Anthony's first television appearance was in The Wednesday Play: A Beast with Two Backs (1968) by Dennis Potter, which was part of The Wednesday Play (1964) series. His first leading role in a series was as the title character in the BBC's The Fortunes of Nigel (1974) by Sir Walter Scott. Subsequently, he distinguished himself in various television classics playing "Mercutio" in Romeo & Juliet (1978) and starred in three different plays in the "Play of the Month" (1976) series, including playing "Charles Harcourt" in "London Assurance". He also starred in Danger UXB (1979), in which he played bomb disposal hero "Brian Ash". Most famously, he received worldwide recognition for his portrayal of the doomed "Sebastian Flyte" in Brideshead Revisited (1981) for which he won a BAFTA in the UK, the Golden Globe award in the USA and an Emmy nomination for Best Actor. Anthony's since gone on to star in Jewels (1992), for which he received another Golden Globe nomination. Most recently, Anthony has received tremendous acclaim for his outstanding portrayal of "Count Fosco" in "The Woman In White" at the Palace Theatre in London's West End. As a producer, he co-produced Lost in Siberia (1991), which translates as "Lost in Siberia", filmed entirely in Russia, which received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Foreign Film and Haunted (1995), produced by his own production company, Double 'A' Films.
Filmography
The Professor and the Madman
as Benjamin Jowett
The Professor and the Madman
as Benjamin Jowett
The King's Speech
as Stanley Baldwin
The King's Speech
as Stanley Baldwin
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
as Self
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
as Self
Revisiting Brideshead
as Self
Revisiting Brideshead
as Self
David Copperfield
as Edward Murdstone
David Copperfield
as Edward Murdstone
Mothertime
as Robin
Mothertime
as Robin
Haunted
as Robert Mariell
Haunted
as Robert Mariell
The Law Lord
as Christopher Edwardes
The Law Lord
as Christopher Edwardes
Lost in Siberia
as Andrei Miller
Lost in Siberia
as Andrei Miller
Hands of a Murderer
as Prof. James Moriarty
Hands of a Murderer
as Prof. James Moriarty
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde
Hanna's War
as McCormack
Hanna's War
as McCormack
The Woman He Loved
as Prince of Wales / Edward VIII
The Woman He Loved
as Prince of Wales / Edward VIII
The Lighthorsemen
as Maj. Richard Meinertzhagen
The Lighthorsemen
as Maj. Richard Meinertzhagen
The Grand Knockout Tournament
as Self
The Grand Knockout Tournament
as Self
The Second Victory
as Major Hanlon
The Second Victory
as Major Hanlon
Suspicion
as Johnnie Aysgarth
Suspicion
as Johnnie Aysgarth
The Holcroft Covenant
as Johann von Tiebolt
The Holcroft Covenant
as Johann von Tiebolt
Notes from Under the Volcano
as Self
Notes from Under the Volcano
as Self
Observations Under the Volcano
as Self
Observations Under the Volcano
as Self
Under the Volcano
as Hugh Firmin
Under the Volcano
as Hugh Firmin
Z for Zachariah
as John Loomis
Z for Zachariah
as John Loomis
Sparkling Cyanide
as Tony Browne
Sparkling Cyanide
as Tony Browne
The Scarlet Pimpernel
as Sir Percy Blakeney/The Scarlet Pimpernel
The Scarlet Pimpernel
as Sir Percy Blakeney/The Scarlet Pimpernel
Ivanhoe
as Wilfred of Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe
as Wilfred of Ivanhoe
Mistress of Paradise
as Buckley
Mistress of Paradise
as Buckley
An Audience with Dame Edna Everage
An Audience with Dame Edna Everage
Romeo and Juliet
as Mercutio
Romeo and Juliet
as Mercutio
The Country Wife
as Horner
The Country Wife
as Horner
Call girl: la vida privada de una señorita bien
as Marcos
Call girl: la vida privada de una señorita bien
as Marcos
French Without Tears
as Alan Howard
French Without Tears
as Alan Howard
Operation: Daybreak
as Jozef Gabcík
Operation: Daybreak
as Jozef Gabcík
The Adolescents
as Jimmy
The Adolescents
as Jimmy
Percy's Progress
as Catchpole
Percy's Progress
as Catchpole
Take Me High
as Hugo Flaxman
Take Me High
as Hugo Flaxman
A Day Out
as Florence's Brother
A Day Out
as Florence's Brother
A War of Children
A War of Children
A Beast with Two Backs
as Harry
A Beast with Two Backs
as Harry