ACTOR
Anton Lesser
Known for Game of Thrones · Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides · The Crown
Anton Lesser is a British actor. He is known for his roles as Qyburn in the HBO series Game of Thrones, Harold Macmillan in The Crown, Clement Attlee in A United Kingdom, Chief Superintendent Bright in Endeavour, and Major Lio Partagaz in Andor. An associate of the Royal Shakespeare Company, he has performed numerous Shakespearean roles on stage and television.
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- Born
- Feb 14, 1952
- Birthplace
- Birmingham, England, UK
- Known For
- Acting
Biography
Anton Lesser is a British actor. He is known for his roles as Qyburn in the HBO series Game of Thrones, Harold Macmillan in The Crown, Clement Attlee in A United Kingdom, Chief Superintendent Bright in Endeavour, and Major Lio Partagaz in Andor. An associate of the Royal Shakespeare Company, he has performed numerous Shakespearean roles on stage and television.
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Known For
Filmography
Movies
The Mill on the FlossPhilip Wakem
1978
The Cherry OrchardTrofimov
1981
Troilus & CressidaTroilus
1981
King LearEdgar
1982
The MissionaryYoung Man at Shoot
1982GA
Good and Bad at Games
1983
SakharovValery Chalidze
1984
Monsignor QuixoteRobber
1985
The Assam GardenMr. Sutton
1985
AirbaseVincenzo
1988
StanleyStanley Spencer
1988
Twelfth Night, or What You WillFeste
1988
Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal StoryKarl/Stein
1989
TraitorsRobert Cecil
1990
GuinevereEnvoy
1994
The Winter's TaleLeontes (voice)
1994
The MoonstoneEzra Jennings
1996
FairyTale: A True StoryWounded Corporal
1997
Into the BlueDr. John Ockleton
1997
Esther KahnSean
2000
The Miracle MakerHerod (voice)
2000
Charlotte GrayRenech
2001
Lorna DooneCounsellor Doone
2001
UprisingNathan Lensky
2001
Sir Gawain and the Green KnightBertilak / Green Knight (voice)
2002TP
The ProjectStanley Hall
2002
Danielle Cable: EyewitnessBatten
2003
EroicaSukowaty
2003
Imagining ArgentinaGeneral Guzmán
2003
OtherworldTeyrnon (voice)
2003
Ahead of the ClassGraham Ranger
2005
Class of '76Martin Gibson
2005
Dirty Filthy LoveCharles
2005
Einstein's Big IdeaVoltaire
2005
River QueenBaine
2005
The Girl in the CaféGeorge
2005
Miss PotterHarold Warne
2006
Einstein and EddingtonFritz Haber
2008
FlutterBruno
2011
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger TidesLord John Carteret
2011
The LadyProfessor Finnis
2011
The Man who Crossed HitlerRudolf Olden
2011
The ScapegoatFather McReady
2012
Closer to the MoonHolban
2014
Game of Thrones The IMAX ExperienceQyburn
2015
A United KingdomPrime Minister Attlee
2016
AlliedEmmanuel Lombard
2016
The ExceptionGeneral Falkenberg
2017
DisobedienceRav Krushka
2018
On Chesil BeachReverend Woollett
2018
GatecrashSid
2020
KindredDr. Richards
2020
The CourierBertrand
2020
BenedictionStephen Tennant (Older)
2021
DoughnutThanks
2021
From A Strange LandProfessor Dr Wolfgang Engel
2021
Making 1899Self
2022
BeshertMr Pinsky
2025
The World Will TrembleRobbi Schulman
2025
The Yellow TieMartin Steinke
2025
ViQueensLars (voice)
2026AB
A Blue Butterfly
SS
Santo Subito!Father Mattew
Tick Tick TickNarrator
Television
NOVAVoltaire · 1 eps
1974
The Mill on the FlossPhilip Wakem · 6 eps
1978
The Serpent SonOrestes · 3 eps
1979
FreudWilhelm Fliess · 5 eps
1984
Anna of the Five TownsWillie Price · 3 eps
1985
Screen TwoStanley Spencer · 1 eps
1985
The Play on OneVincenzo · 1 eps
1988
The Strauss DynastyLevi · 1 eps
1991
A Touch of FrostDennis Prior · 1 eps
1992DL
Downtown LagosMungo Dawson · 3 eps
1992
Shakespeare: The Animated TalesLeontes (voice) · 1 eps
1992
BugsPatrick Marcel · 1 eps
1995
SharmanGalilee · 1 eps
1995
The Politician's WifeMark Hollister · 3 eps
1995
Dalziel and PascoePaul Goodman · 2 eps
1996
MosesEliav · 2 eps
1996
Silent WitnessMarcus Gwilym · 2 eps
1996
Testament: The Bible in AnimationJoseph (voice) · 1 eps
1996
BodyguardsDusan Mesic · 1 eps
1997
Midsomer MurdersEddie Darwin · 1 eps
1997Midsomer MurdersRev. Wallace Stone · 1 eps
1997
Invasion: EarthLt. Charles Terrell · 6 eps
1998
The EchoBilly Blake · 2 eps
1998
Vanity FairMr Pitt Crawley · 5 eps
1998
The Scarlet PimpernelAntoine Picard · 3 eps
1999
Lorna DooneCounsellor Doone · 2 eps
2000
Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real StoryVidas Merlinis · 2 eps
2001
MessiahSamuel Waite · 1 eps
2001
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock HolmesMilburn · 1 eps
2001
Perfect StrangersStephen · 3 eps
2001
SwallowPaul Valley · 3 eps
2001
UprisingNathan Lensky · 2 eps
2001
Waking the DeadProfessor Ray Levin · 2 eps
2001
DickensCharles Dickens · 3 eps
2002
Foyle's WarAustin Carmichael · 1 eps
2002
SpooksNicholas Ashworth · 1 eps
2002L
LondonCharles Dickens · 3 eps
2004
New Tricks1 eps
2004
Class of '76Martin Gibson · 2 eps
2005
Vital SignsDr Lindsay · 4 eps
2006
The History of the World Backwards6 eps
2007
Little DorritMr. Merdle · 14 eps
2008
Garrow's LawJohn Farmer · 4 eps
2009
Five DaughtersDr Nat Cary · 2 eps
2010
Game of ThronesQyburn · 22 eps
2011
The HourClarence Fendley · 6 eps
2011
Ripper StreetDr. Karl Crabbe · 2 eps
2012
Secret StateSir Michael Rix · 4 eps
2012
The Hollow CrownExeter · 4 eps
2012
AtlantisKyros · 1 eps
2013
EndeavourCS Reginald Bright · 35 eps
2013
Father BrownFather Ignatius · 1 eps
2013
Spies of WarsawDoctor Lapp · 2 eps
2013
The Escape ArtistRichard Mayfield QC · 3 eps
2013
The GameC · 1 eps
2014
The Musketeers1 eps
2014
DickensianFagin · 20 eps
2015
Life in SquaresDr. Hyslop · 3 eps
2015
Wolf HallThomas More · 6 eps
2015
Hooten & The Lady1 eps
2016
The CrownHarold Macmillan · 10 eps
2016
A Discovery of WitchesRabbi Loew · 1 eps
2018
Killing EveRobert · 1 eps
2018
The Trial of Christine KeelerMichael Eddowes · 6 eps
2019
DalglieshFather John · 2 eps
2021
1899Mr. Franklin · 8 eps
2022
AndorMajor Partagaz · 24 eps
2022
Art That Made UsSelf - Actor (Endeavour) · 1 eps
2022
BetterVernon Marley · 4 eps
2023Photos
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