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Anton Lesser

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IMDbProStarmeterTop 5,000216
Anton Lesser
The incredible, untold true story of how a group of prisoners attempt a seemingly impossible escape from the first Nazi death camp in order to provide the first eyewitness account of the Holocaust.
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The World Will Tremble (2025)
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British actor Anton Lesser (b. 1952) has played many of the principal Shakespearian roles for the Royal Shakespeare Company (Associate Artist since 1990), including Petruchio, Romeo and Richard III. He is very active in radio (BBC) and spoken word audio. Over a dozen recordings range from Paradise Lost and Homer to the title role in Hamlet. He is particularly known for the major novels of Charles Dickens - Great Expectations won the Talkie Award.
BornFebruary 14, 1952
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BornFebruary 14, 1952
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    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 1 win & 4 nominations total

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    Known for

    Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Penélope Cruz, Ian McShane, Gemma Ward, and Fileena Bahris in Pirates des Caraïbes: La Fontaine de jouvence (2011)
    Pirates des Caraïbes: La Fontaine de jouvence
    6.6
    • Lord John Carteret
    • 2011
    Game of Thrones (2011)
    Game of Thrones
    9.2
    TV Series
    • Qyburn
    Rachel Weisz and Rachel McAdams in Désobéissance (2017)
    Désobéissance
    6.6
    • Rav Krushka
    • 2017
    Renée Zellweger in Miss Potter (2006)
    Miss Potter
    7.0
    • Harold Warne
    • 2006

    Credits

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    Actor



    • The Yellow Tie
      • Martin Steinke
      • Completed
    • Rubinstein's
      • Arnold
      • Post-production
      • Short



    • Stellan Skarsgård, Forest Whitaker, Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, Genevieve O'Reilly, Alan Tudyk, Denise Gough, Faye Marsay, Kyle Soller, and Adria Arjona in Andor (2022)
      Andor
      8.5
      TV Series
      • Major Partagaz
      • 2022–2025
    • The World Will Tremble (2025)
      The World Will Tremble
      6.3
      • Rabbi Schulman
      • 2025
    • Damian Lewis and Mark Rylance in Wolf Hall (2015)
      Wolf Hall
      8.2
      TV Mini Series
      • Thomas More
      • 2015–2024
    • Bertie Carvel in Dalgliesh (2021)
      Dalgliesh
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Father John
      • 2024
    • The Strange Case (2024)
      The Strange Case
      8.6
      Podcast Series
      • Dr. Utterson
      • 2024
    • Roger Allam, Anton Lesser, Shaun Evans, and Jack Laskey in Les enquêtes de Morse (2012)
      Les enquêtes de Morse
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Chief Superintendent Reginald Bright
      • ACC Reginald Bright
      • 2013–2023
    • Andrew Buchan and Leila Farzad in Better (2023)
      Better
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Vernon Marley
      • 2023
    • 1899 (2022)
      1899
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Henry Singleton
      • 2022
    • Sandra Oh and Jodie Comer in Killing Eve (2018)
      Killing Eve
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Robert
      • 2022
    • Jack Lowden in Les carnets de Siegfried (2021)
      Les carnets de Siegfried
      6.6
      • Stephen Tennant (Older)
      • 2021
    • Galahad Jones
      Short
      • Mitch Mullins
      • 2021
    • A Cold Supper Behind Harrods (2021)
      A Cold Supper Behind Harrods
      • Leo
      • 2021
    • Matthew Goode and Teresa Palmer in Le livre perdu des sortilèges: A Discovery of Witches (2018)
      Le livre perdu des sortilèges: A Discovery of Witches
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Rabbi Loew
      • 2021
    • Gatecrash (2020)
      Gatecrash
      4.1
      • Sid
      • 2020
    • South of the Circle (2020)
      South of the Circle
      7.8
      Video Game
      • Professor Hargreaves (voice)
      • 2020

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    • Height
      • 1.66 m
    • Born
      • February 14, 1952
      • Birmingham, England, UK
    • Spouse
      • Madeleine Lesser? - present
    • Other works
      Played Leo Black in "The Lucky Ones" play by Charlotte Schellenberg (Hampstead Theatre, London, England, UK).

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    • Trivia
      Portrayed Charles Dickens in a BBC series about the great British author.
    • Trademark
        Rich, aristocratic, mellow voice

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    • How old is Anton Lesser?
      73 years old
    • When was Anton Lesser born?
      February 14, 1952
    • Where was Anton Lesser born?
      Birmingham, England, UK
    • How tall is Anton Lesser?
      5 feet 6 inches, or 1.66 meters
    • What is Anton Lesser known for?
      Miss Potter, Game of Thrones, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, and Disobedience

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