Anthony Andrews
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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.
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Anthony Andrews gab sein West-End-Theaterdebüt im Apollo Theatre als einer von zwanzig jungen Schülern in Alan Bennetts „Forty Years On“ an der Seite von John Gielgud. Seine Karriere begann er am Chichester Festival Theatre in Großbritannien. Zu seinen Theaterengagements zählen Engagements bei der New Shakespeare Company in „Romeo und Julia“ und „Ein Sommernachtstraum“. Er spielte außerdem in Stephen Poliakoffs „Coming in to Land“ am Royal National Theatre mit Maggie Smith unter der Regie von Peter Hall, in Robin Chapmans vielbeachteter Produktion „One of Us“ am Greenwich Theatre sowie als Pastor Manders in Robin Phillips’ gefeierter Inszenierung von Henrik Ibsens „Gespenster“ am Comedy Theatre in London unter der Regie von Bill Kenwright. Anthonys erster Fernsehauftritt war in „The Wednesday Play: A Beast with Two Backs“ (1968) von Dennis Potter, einer Folge der gleichnamigen Fernsehserie von 1964. Seine erste Hauptrolle in einer Serie spielte er als Titelheld in Sir Walter Scotts BBC-Verfilmung „The Fortunes of Nigel“ (1974). Anschließend wirkte er in verschiedenen Fernsehklassikern mit, unter anderem als Mercutio in „Romeo und Julia“ (1978) und in drei Stücken der Reihe „Play of the Month“ (1976), darunter als Charles Harcourt in „London Assurance“. Außerdem spielte er in „Danger UXB“ (1979) den Bombenentschärfer Brian Ash. Weltweite Anerkennung erlangte er vor allem durch seine Darstellung des tragischen Sebastian Flyte in „Wiedersehen mit Brideshead“ (1981), für die er in Großbritannien einen BAFTA, in den USA einen Golden Globe und eine Emmy-Nominierung als Bester Hauptdarsteller erhielt. Anthony spielte später in „Jewels“ (1992) mit, wofür er erneut für einen Golden Globe nominiert wurde. Zuletzt erntete Anthony großen Beifall für seine herausragende Darstellung des Grafen Fosco in „Die Frau in Weiß“ am Palace Theatre im Londoner West End. Als Produzent war er Koproduzent von „Lost in Siberia“ (1991), einem vollständig in Russland gedrehten Film, der für einen Golden Globe als bester fremdsprachiger Film nominiert wurde, sowie von „Haunted“ (1995), produziert von seiner eigenen Produktionsfirma Double 'A' Films.
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- London, England, UK
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| Stanley Baldwin | The King's Speech | 77% · 9,301 |