Actor
Anton Lesser
14 February 1952 (74) Birmingham, England, UK
- Movies
- 63
- Shows
- 68
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.
Known For
- Upcoming
- Tick Tick Tick · Film · Narrator
- Santo Subito! · Film · Father Mattew
- A Blue Butterfly · Film
- 2026
- ViQueens · Film · Lars (voice)
- 2025
- The Yellow Tie · Film · Martin Steinke
- Beshert · Film · Mr Pinsky
- The World Will Tremble · Film · Robbi Schulman
- 2023
- Better · Series · Vernon Marley
- 2022
- Making 1899 · Film
- 1899 · Series · Mr. Franklin
- Andor · Series · Major Partagaz
- Art That Made Us · Series · Actor (Endeavour)
- 2021
- Benediction · Film · Stephen Tennant (Older)
- From A Strange Land · Film · Professor Dr Wolfgang Engel
- Dalgliesh · Series · Father John
- Doughnut · Film · Thanks
- 2020
- Kindred · Film · Dr. Richards
- Gatecrash · Film · Sid
- The Courier · Film · Bertrand
- 2019
- The Trial of Christine Keeler · Series · Michael Eddowes
- 2018
- Disobedience · Film · Rav Krushka
- On Chesil Beach · Film · Reverend Woollett
- A Discovery of Witches · Series · Rabbi Loew
- Killing Eve · Series · Robert
- 2017
- The Exception · Film · General Falkenberg
- 2016
- A United Kingdom · Film · Prime Minister Attlee
- Allied · Film · Emmanuel Lombard
- The Crown · Series · Harold Macmillan
- Hooten & The Lady · Series
- 2015
- Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience · Film · Qyburn
- Dickensian · Series · Fagin
- Life in Squares · Series · Dr. Hyslop
- Wolf Hall · Series · Thomas More
- 2014
- Closer to the Moon · Film · Holban
- The Game · Series · C
- The Musketeers · Series
- 2013
- The Escape Artist · Series · Richard Mayfield QC
- Atlantis · Series · Kyros
- Endeavour · Series · CS Reginald Bright
- Father Brown · Series · Father Ignatius
- Spies of Warsaw · Series · Doctor Lapp
- 2012
- The Scapegoat · Film · Father McReady
- Ripper Street · Series · Dr. Karl Crabbe
- Secret State · Series · Sir Michael Rix
- The Hollow Crown · Series · Exeter
- 2011
- The Lady · Film · Professor Finnis
- Flutter · Film · Bruno
- The Man who Crossed Hitler · Film · Rudolf Olden
- Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides · Film · Lord John Carteret
- The Hour · Series · Clarence Fendley
- Game of Thrones · Series · Qyburn
- 2010
- Five Daughters · Series · Dr Nat Cary
- 2009
- Garrow's Law · Series · John Farmer
- 2008
- Einstein and Eddington · Film · Fritz Haber
- Little Dorrit · Series · Mr. Merdle
- 2007
- The History of the World Backwards · Series
- 2006
- Miss Potter · Film · Harold Warne
- Vital Signs · Series · Dr Lindsay
- 2005
- Einstein's Big Idea · Film · Voltaire
- Class of '76 · Film · Martin Gibson
- River Queen · Film · Baine
- Ahead of the Class · Film · Graham Ranger
- The Girl in the Café · Film · George
- Dirty Filthy Love · Film · Charles
- Class of '76 · Series · Martin Gibson
- 2004
- London · Series · Charles Dickens
- New Tricks · Series
- 2003
- Eroica · Film · Sukowaty
- Imagining Argentina · Film · General Guzmán
- Otherworld · Film · Teyrnon (voice)
- Danielle Cable: Eyewitness · Film · Batten
- 2002
- The Project · Film · Stanley Hall
- Sir Gawain and the Green Knight · Film · Bertilak · Green Knight (voice)
- Foyle's War · Series · Austin Carmichael
- Spooks · Series · Nicholas Ashworth
- Dickens · Series · Charles Dickens
- 2001
- Charlotte Gray · Film · Renech
- Uprising · Film · Nathan Lensky
- Lorna Doone · Film · Counsellor Doone
- Swallow · Series · Paul Valley
- Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story · Series · Vidas Merlinis
- Uprising · Series · Nathan Lensky
- Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes · Series · Milburn
- Waking the Dead · Series · Professor Ray Levin
- Messiah · Series · Samuel Waite
- Perfect Strangers · Series · Stephen
- 2000
- Esther Kahn · Film · Sean
- The Miracle Maker · Film · Herod (voice)
- Lorna Doone · Series · Counsellor Doone
- 1999
- The Scarlet Pimpernel · Series · Antoine Picard
- 1998
- The Echo · Series · Billy Blake
- Vanity Fair · Series · Mr Pitt Crawley
- Invasion: Earth · Series · Lt. Charles Terrell
- 1997
- FairyTale: A True Story · Film · Wounded Corporal
- Into the Blue · Film · Dr. John Ockleton
- Bodyguards · Series · Dusan Mesic
- Midsomer Murders · Series · Eddie Darwin
- 1996
- The Moonstone · Film · Ezra Jennings
- Testament: The Bible in Animation · Series · Joseph (voice)
- Moses · Series · Eliav
- Dalziel and Pascoe · Series · Paul Goodman
- Silent Witness · Series · Marcus Gwilym
- 1995
- The Politician's Wife · Series · Mark Hollister
- Sharman · Series · Galilee
- Bugs · Series · Patrick Marcel
- 1994
- The Winter's Tale · Film · Leontes (voice)
- Guinevere · Film · Envoy
- 1992
- A Touch of Frost · Series · Dennis Prior
- Shakespeare: The Animated Tales · Series · Leontes (voice)
- Downtown Lagos · Series · Mungo Dawson
- 1991
- The Strauss Dynasty · Series · Levi
- 1990
- Traitors · Film · Robert Cecil
- 1989
- Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story · Film · Karl · Stein
- 1988
- Twelfth Night, or What You Will · Film · Feste
- Airbase · Film · Vincenzo
- Stanley · Film · Stanley Spencer
- The Play on One · Series · Vincenzo
- 1985
- The Assam Garden · Film · Mr. Sutton
- Monsignor Quixote · Film · Robber
- Anna of the Five Towns · Series · Willie Price
- Screen Two · Series · Stanley Spencer
- 1984
- 1983
- Good and Bad at Games · Film
- 1982
- The Missionary · Film · Young Man at Shoot
- King Lear · Film · Edgar
- 1981
- Troilus & Cressida · Film · Troilus
- The Cherry Orchard · Film · Trofimov
- 1979
- The Serpent Son · Series · Orestes
- 1978
- The Mill on the Floss · Film · Philip Wakem
- The Mill on the Floss · Series · Philip Wakem
- 1974
- NOVA · Series · Voltaire