John Warnaby
John Warnaby (1960-2024) was a British actor who has appeared extensively in film and television.[1]
Career[edit]
In 1996, Warnaby appeared at the National Theatre in Helen Edmundson's adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace. In 2006, he appeared in The Line of Beauty. In Nicholas de Jongh's 2009 stage hit in London Plague Over England, Warnaby plays both 1950s Home Secretary David Maxwell Fyfe and an acerbic theatre critic.[2]
In later life, Warnaby retired from acting and retrained as a Catholic priest. He died in April 2024.
Filmography[edit]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1982 | Privileged | Treasurer | |
1990 | Paper Mask | Dr. Hammond | |
1998 | The Commissioner | Hugo | |
1999 | Topsy-Turvy | Mr. Sanders | |
2001 | Dark Blue World | RAF Instructor | |
2002 | Ali G Indahouse | David Griffiths | |
2003 | Midsomer Murders | Keith Scholey | (Season 6, Ep. 1) |
2004 | Wimbledon | Reporter #2 | |
2005 | Separate Lies | Simon | |
2010 | The King's Speech | Steward | |
2012 | The Raven | Griswold | |
2012 | The Sweeney | Mr. Bledisloe | |
2012 | Capital | Stanley Greenball | |
2012 | Les Misérables | Majordomo |
References[edit]
- ^ "John Warnaby". IMDb.
- ^ Karen Fricker,"Plague Over England" (review), Variety, 24 February 2009.