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Anton Lesser

Anton Lesser

Acting·1952·57 films

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.

Filmography

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)Lord John Carteret
Allied
Allied (2016)Emmanuel Lombard
The Courier
The Courier (2020)Bertrand
Disobedience
Disobedience (2018)Rav Krushka
Miss Potter
Miss Potter (2006)Harold Warne
A United Kingdom
A United Kingdom (2016)Prime Minister Attlee
The Exception
The Exception (2017)General Falkenberg
On Chesil Beach
On Chesil Beach (2018)Reverend Woollett
The Lady
The Lady (2011)Professor Finnis
Charlotte Gray
Charlotte Gray (2001)Renech
Einstein and Eddington
Einstein and Eddington (2008)Fritz Haber
FairyTale: A True Story
FairyTale: A True Story (1997)Wounded Corporal
The Girl in the Café
The Girl in the Café (2005)George
The World Will Tremble
The World Will Tremble (2025)Robbi Schulman
Uprising
Uprising (2001)Nathan Lensky
Benediction
Benediction (2021)Stephen Tennant (Older)
The Scapegoat
The Scapegoat (2012)Father McReady
Closer to the Moon
Closer to the Moon (2014)Holban
The Missionary
The Missionary (1982)Young Man at Shoot
The Miracle Maker
The Miracle Maker (2000)Herod (voice)
River Queen
River Queen (2005)Baine
Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience
Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience (2015)Qyburn
Kindred
Kindred (2020)Dr. Richards
Esther Kahn
Esther Kahn (2000)Sean
Dirty Filthy Love
Dirty Filthy Love (2005)Charles
Lorna Doone
Lorna Doone (2001)Counsellor Doone
Making 1899
Making 1899 (2022)Self
Einstein's Big Idea
Einstein's Big Idea (2005)Voltaire
The Yellow Tie
The Yellow Tie (2025)Martin Steinke
Eroica
Eroica (2003)Sukowaty
The Man who Crossed Hitler
The Man who Crossed Hitler (2011)Rudolf Olden
Flutter
Flutter (2011)Bruno
Class of '76
Class of '76 (2005)Martin Gibson
Otherworld
Otherworld (2003)Teyrnon (voice)
Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story
Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story (1989)Karl/Stein
Into the Blue
Into the Blue (1997)Dr. John Ockleton
King Lear
King Lear (1982)Edgar
Twelfth Night, or What You Will
Twelfth Night, or What You Will (1988)Feste
The Moonstone
The Moonstone (1996)Ezra Jennings
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (2002)Bertilak / Green Knight (voice)
Ahead of the Class
Ahead of the Class (2005)Graham Ranger
Gatecrash
Gatecrash (2020)Sid
Guinevere
Guinevere (1994)Envoy
The Assam Garden
The Assam Garden (1985)Mr. Sutton
Monsignor Quixote
Monsignor Quixote (1985)Robber
Sakharov
Sakharov (1984)Valery Chalidze
Troilus & Cressida
Troilus & Cressida (1981)Troilus
The Cherry Orchard
The Cherry Orchard (1981)Trofimov
Stanley
Stanley (1988)Stanley Spencer
Danielle Cable: Eyewitness
Danielle Cable: Eyewitness (2003)Batten
Traitors
Traitors (1990)Robert Cecil
ViQueens
ViQueens (2026)Lars (voice)
Beshert
Beshert (2025)Mr Pinsky
Airbase
Airbase (1988)Vincenzo
The Mill on the Floss
The Mill on the Floss (1978)Philip Wakem
From A Strange Land
From A Strange Land (2021)Professor Dr Wolfgang Engel
Tick Tick Tick
Tick Tick TickNarrator