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Jonathan Hyde

1948-05-21 (76 years old) in Brisbane, Australia

Jonathan Hyde (born 21 May 1948) is an Australian-born English actor, well known for his roles as J. Bruce Ismay, the managing director of the White Star Line in Titanic, Egyptologist Allen Chamberlain in The Mummy and Sam Parrish/Van Pelt, the hunter in Jumanji. He is married to the Scottish soprano Isobel Buchanan. They have two daughters, one of which is the actress Georgia King. Hyde was born in Brisbane, Queensland. He is a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company. Among other roles, he played Ferdinand in a 1985 production of John Webster's The Duchess of Malfi. He graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and is an Associate Member there. He was also an original cast member of Not the Nine O'Clock News, the first series of which was pulled from broadcast because of the General Election of 1979. Hyde has been in numerous films including The Contract, The Curse of King Tut's Tomb, Land of the Blind, The Tailor of Panama, Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking, Eisenstein, Anaconda and Richie Rich. He appeared in the 1989 BBC miniseries Shadow of the Noose in which he played the famous barrister Edward Marshall Hall. He has also appeared in several television mysteries, including The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes starring Jeremy Brett, and Midsomer Murders. In 2007, Hyde played Dr. Dorn in Chekhov's The Seagull and the Earl of Kent in King Lear for the RSC in a repertory company that included Ian McKellen, Frances Barber, Romola Garai, William Gaunt and Sylvester McCoy. Both plays toured together internationally, before taking up residence in the New London Theatre. The final performance was on 12 January 2008. He reprised his role of Kent in the 2008 television film of King Lear. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jonathan Hyde, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movies

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The Brutalist
0 %|Dec 20, 2024
Drama
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Sebastian
65 %|Aug 2, 2024
Drama
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Hamlet
78 %|Feb 27, 2024
Drama, Thriller
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Doctor Jekyll
50 %|Oct 27, 2023
Horror
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Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans
75 %|Jul 21, 2021
Animation, Fantasy, Family, Action, Adventure
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Breathe
74.47 %|Oct 13, 2017
Drama, Romance
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First Born
53 %|Jun 19, 2016
Horror
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Crimson Peak
66.53999999999999 %|Oct 13, 2015
Horror, Romance
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Isaac Newton: The Last Magician
60 %|Apr 12, 2013
History, Documentary
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King Lear
67 %|Aug 6, 2008
Drama, TV Movie
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Land of the Blind
59 %|May 1, 2006
Drama, Thriller
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The Curse of King Tut's Tomb
52 %|Apr 11, 2006
Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Thriller, Horror
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The Contract
57 %|Apr 5, 2006
Drama, Action, Thriller, Crime
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Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking
64 %|Dec 26, 2004
Mystery, Crime, TV Movie
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Dinotopia 6: The Exit
61 %|Aug 7, 2003
Adventure, Family, Fantasy
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Dinotopia 5: The Virus
62 %|Jul 24, 2003
Adventure, Family, Fantasy
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Dinotopia 4: New Horizons
62 %|Jul 3, 2003
Adventure, Family, Fantasy
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Stealing Bess
53 %|Jan 1, 2003
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Dinotopia 3: The Election
63 %|Dec 19, 2002
Adventure, Family, Fantasy
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Dinotopia 2: The Temptation
63 %|Dec 5, 2002
Adventure, Family, Fantasy
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Dinotopia 1: The Outsiders
65 %|Nov 28, 2002
Adventure, Family, Fantasy
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The Tailor of Panama
60 %|Mar 30, 2001
Drama, Thriller
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Princess of Thieves
61 %|Mar 11, 2001
Adventure, Action
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The Prince and the Pauper
62 %|Dec 1, 2000
Adventure, Family
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Eisenstein
55 %|Sep 8, 2000
Drama
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The Mummy
69.36 %|Apr 16, 1999
Adventure, Action, Fantasy
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Beyond Titanic
80 %|Sep 6, 1998
Documentary
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Titanic
79.06 %|Nov 18, 1997
Drama, Romance
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Anaconda
52 %|Apr 11, 1997
Adventure, Horror, Thriller
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Jumanji
72.41 %|Dec 15, 1995
Adventure, Fantasy, Family
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Bliss
0 %|Oct 11, 1995
Science Fiction, Thriller, Crime, TV Movie
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Ri¢hie Ri¢h
59.2 %|Dec 19, 1994
Comedy, Family
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Being Human
50 %|May 6, 1994
Drama, Comedy, Fantasy
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Deadly Advice
46 %|Apr 29, 1994
Comedy, Drama
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I Spy Returns
38 %|Feb 3, 1994
TV Movie, Action, Adventure, Comedy
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Children of the North
70 %|Oct 30, 1991
Thriller
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The War That Never Ends
0 %|Mar 28, 1991
Drama
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The Plot to Kill Hitler
60 %|Jan 30, 1990
Drama, War, TV Movie
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Fellow Traveller
35 %|Sep 29, 1989
Drama, Thriller
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Sitting Targets
0 %|Mar 19, 1989
Drama, TV Movie
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The Death of the Heart
0 %|May 3, 1987
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Caravaggio
62 %|Aug 29, 1986
Drama, History, Romance
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An Indecent Obsession
45 %|May 23, 1985
War, Drama, Romance
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Poppyland
0 %|Jan 13, 1985
Romance, Drama, TV Movie
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Hamlet
61 %|May 25, 1980
Drama, TV Movie
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Phoelix
0 %|Aug 1, 1979

Series

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A Very English Scandal
71 %|May 20, 2018
Drama
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Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia
84 %|Dec 23, 2016
Family, Animation, Action & Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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Tokyo Trial
65 %|Dec 12, 2016
Drama, War & Politics
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The Crown
82.15 %|Nov 4, 2016
Drama
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The Strain
74.78 %|Jul 13, 2014
Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama, Mystery
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Endeavour
81 %|Apr 14, 2013
Crime, Drama, Mystery
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Honest Trailers
63 %|Feb 13, 2012
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The Curse of King Tut's Tomb
40 %|May 27, 2006
Action & Adventure
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Dinotopia
50 %|Nov 28, 2002
Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure
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Dinotopia
50 %|Nov 28, 2002
Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure
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Spooks
76 %|May 13, 2002
Drama, Action & Adventure, Crime
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Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story
68 %|Dec 2, 2001
Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama
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Attila
63 %|Jan 30, 2001
Drama
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Joan of Arc
65 %|May 16, 1999
Drama
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Midsomer Murders
75.54 %|Mar 23, 1997
Crime, Drama, Mystery
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Cadfael
73 %|May 29, 1994
Drama, Crime
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Peak Practice
55 %|May 10, 1993
Drama
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A Touch of Frost
74.84 %|Dec 6, 1992
Drama, Crime, Mystery
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HBO First Look
49 %|Jun 12, 1992
Documentary
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Lovejoy
74 %|Jan 10, 1986
Comedy, Drama, Mystery
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A.D.
49 %|Mar 31, 1985
Drama
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Sherlock Holmes
80.51 %|Apr 24, 1984
Crime, Drama, Mystery
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Lace
69 %|Feb 26, 1984
Drama, Soap
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BBC Television Shakespeare
52 %|Dec 3, 1978
Drama, Comedy
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The Professionals
74 %|Dec 30, 1977
Action & Adventure, Crime, Drama