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Anton Lesser

Anton Lesser

Known for: Acting

Born 14/02/1952
Place of birth Birmingham, England, UK

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

Game of Thrones Series ★ 8,5

Game of Thrones

Qyburn

2011

The Crown Series ★ 8,2

The Crown

Harold Macmillan

2016

Midsomer Murders Series ★ 7,5

Midsomer Murders

Eddie Darwin

1997

Midsomer Murders Series ★ 7,5

Midsomer Murders

Rev. Wallace Stone

1997

NOVA Series ★ 7,1

NOVA

Voltaire

1974

Silent Witness Series ★ 7,6

Silent Witness

Marcus Gwilym

1996

Father Brown Series ★ 7,7

Father Brown

Father Ignatius

2013

Spooks Series ★ 7,7

Spooks

Nicholas Ashworth

2002

Screen Two Series ★ 7,1

Screen Two

Stanley Spencer

1985

Andor Series ★ 8,3

Andor

Major Partagaz

2022

A Touch of Frost Series ★ 7,6

A Touch of Frost

Dennis Prior

1992

New Tricks Series ★ 7,3

New Tricks

2004

Waking the Dead Series ★ 7,2

Waking the Dead

Professor Ray Levin

2001

Killing Eve Series ★ 7,9

Killing Eve

Robert

2018

Endeavour Series ★ 8,1

Endeavour

CS Reginald Bright

2013

Foyle's War Series ★ 7,9

Foyle's War

Austin Carmichael

2002

Dalziel and Pascoe Series ★ 6,4

Dalziel and Pascoe

Paul Goodman

1996

A Discovery of Witches Series ★ 7,8

A Discovery of Witches

Rabbi Loew

2018

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Film ★ 6,6

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

Lord John Carteret

2011

Ripper Street Series ★ 7,4

Ripper Street

Dr. Karl Crabbe

2012

The Musketeers Series ★ 7,1

The Musketeers

2014

Bugs Series ★ 6,8

Bugs

Patrick Marcel

1995

Dalgliesh Series ★ 6,7

Dalgliesh

Father John

2021

Garrow's Law Series ★ 7,7

Garrow's Law

John Farmer

2009

Atlantis Series ★ 6,4

Atlantis

Kyros

2013

Wolf Hall Series ★ 7,5

Wolf Hall

Thomas More

2015

The Hollow Crown Series ★ 7,4

The Hollow Crown

Exeter

2012

Disobedience Film ★ 6,9

Disobedience

Rav Krushka

2018

1899 Series ★ 7,4

1899

Mr. Franklin

2022

The Play on One Series ★ 6,0

The Play on One

Vincenzo

1988

Little Dorrit Series ★ 7,9

Little Dorrit

Mr. Merdle

2008

Allied Film ★ 6,8

Allied

Emmanuel Lombard

2016

Dickensian Series ★ 7,4

Dickensian

Fagin

2015

Hooten & The Lady Series ★ 7,1

Hooten & The Lady

2016

The Hour Series ★ 7,5

The Hour

Clarence Fendley

2011

Shakespeare: The Animated Tales Series ★ 6,5

Shakespeare: The Animated Tales

Leontes (voice)

1992

The Courier Film ★ 7,0

The Courier

Bertrand

2020

Messiah Series ★ 7,4

Messiah

Samuel Waite

2001

Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes Series ★ 7,9

Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes

Milburn

2001

The Game Series ★ 7,3

The Game

C

2014

Testament: The Bible in Animation Series ★ 7,0

Testament: The Bible in Animation

Joseph (voice)

1996

Vanity Fair Series ★ 7,6

Vanity Fair

Mr Pitt Crawley

1998

The Trial of Christine Keeler Series ★ 6,7

The Trial of Christine Keeler

Michael Eddowes

2019

Better Series ★ 6,0

Better

Vernon Marley

2023

The Strauss Dynasty Series

The Strauss Dynasty

Levi

1991

The Escape Artist Series ★ 7,1

The Escape Artist

Richard Mayfield QC

2013

Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story Series ★ 6,8

Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story

Vidas Merlinis

2001

Secret State Series ★ 7,1

Secret State

Sir Michael Rix

2012

Miss Potter Film ★ 6,7

Miss Potter

Harold Warne

2006

The Scarlet Pimpernel Series ★ 7,7

The Scarlet Pimpernel

Antoine Picard

1999

Uprising Film ★ 6,6

Uprising

Nathan Lensky

2001

Spies of Warsaw Series ★ 6,6

Spies of Warsaw

Doctor Lapp

2013

Art That Made Us Series ★ 5,5

Art That Made Us

Self - Actor (Endeavour)

2022

The World Will Tremble Film ★ 7,5

The World Will Tremble

Robbi Schulman

2025

The Yellow Tie Film ★ 8,3

The Yellow Tie

Martin Steinke

2025

Invasion: Earth Series ★ 6,3

Invasion: Earth

Lt. Charles Terrell

1998

Perfect Strangers Series ★ 6,7

Perfect Strangers

Stephen

2001

Moses Series ★ 6,9

Moses

Eliav

1996

Film

Joseph

Joseph (Voice)

1996

The Exception Film ★ 6,9

The Exception

General Falkenberg

2017

Life in Squares Series ★ 6,5

Life in Squares

Dr. Hyslop

2015

Five Daughters Series ★ 6,4

Five Daughters

Dr Nat Cary

2010

Freud Series ★ 5,0

Freud

Wilhelm Fliess

1984

Lorna Doone Series ★ 7,7

Lorna Doone

Counsellor Doone

2000

A United Kingdom Film ★ 6,6

A United Kingdom

Prime Minister Attlee

2016

The Mill on the Floss Series ★ 6,7

The Mill on the Floss

Philip Wakem

1978

Anna of the Five Towns Series ★ 9,0

Anna of the Five Towns

Willie Price

1985

Vital Signs Series ★ 4,2

Vital Signs

Dr Lindsay

2006

On Chesil Beach Film ★ 6,1

On Chesil Beach

Reverend Woollett

2018

The Lady Film ★ 6,8

The Lady

Professor Finnis

2011

ViQueens Film

ViQueens

Lars (voice)

2026

Sharman Series

Sharman

Galilee

1995

Series ★ 10,0

London

Charles Dickens

2004

Swallow Series ★ 9,0

Swallow

Paul Valley

2001

The Politician's Wife Series ★ 6,5

The Politician's Wife

Mark Hollister

1995

FairyTale: A True Story Film ★ 6,4

FairyTale: A True Story

Wounded Corporal

1997

Benediction Film ★ 6,1

Benediction

Stephen Tennant (Older)

2021

The Miracle Maker Film ★ 6,2

The Miracle Maker

Herod (voice)

2000

Bodyguards Series ★ 8,0

Bodyguards

Dusan Mesic

1997

Einstein and Eddington Film ★ 6,8

Einstein and Eddington

Fritz Haber

2008

Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience Film ★ 8,6

Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience

Qyburn

2015

Dickens Series ★ 7,0

Dickens

Charles Dickens

2002

Imagining Argentina Film ★ 5,7

Imagining Argentina

General Guzmán

2003

Uprising Series ★ 5,5

Uprising

Nathan Lensky

2001

The Echo Series ★ 6,5

The Echo

Billy Blake

1998

The Cherry Orchard Film ★ 7,0

The Cherry Orchard

Trofimov

1981

Charlotte Gray Film ★ 6,1

Charlotte Gray

Renech

2001

Class of '76 Series ★ 10,0

Class of '76

Martin Gibson

2005

The History of the World Backwards Series

The History of the World Backwards

2007

The Girl in the Café Film ★ 7,0

The Girl in the Café

George

2005

The Serpent Son Series ★ 9,5

The Serpent Son

Orestes

1979

Einstein's Big Idea Film ★ 7,4

Einstein's Big Idea

Voltaire

2005

The Missionary Film ★ 5,6

The Missionary

Young Man at Shoot

1982

River Queen Film ★ 5,7

River Queen

Baine

2005

Monsignor Quixote Film ★ 8,8

Monsignor Quixote

Robber

1985

Closer to the Moon Film ★ 6,5

Closer to the Moon

Holban

2014

Series

Downtown Lagos

Mungo Dawson

1992

The Scapegoat Film ★ 6,4

The Scapegoat

Father McReady

2012

The Winter's Tale Film

The Winter's Tale

Leontes (voice)

1994

Dirty Filthy Love Film ★ 6,6

Dirty Filthy Love

Charles

2005

Esther Kahn Film ★ 6,0

Esther Kahn

Sean

2000

Beshert Film

Beshert

Mr Pinsky

2025

Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story Film ★ 5,9

Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story

Karl/Stein

1989

Kindred Film ★ 5,5

Kindred

Dr. Richards

2020

The Mill on the Floss Film

The Mill on the Floss

Philip Wakem

1978

Twelfth Night, or What You Will Film ★ 7,5

Twelfth Night, or What You Will

Feste

1988

Lorna Doone Film ★ 5,8

Lorna Doone

Counsellor Doone

2001

Guinevere Film ★ 3,3

Guinevere

Envoy

1994

The Assam Garden Film ★ 7,3

The Assam Garden

Mr. Sutton

1985

Danielle Cable: Eyewitness Film ★ 8,5

Danielle Cable: Eyewitness

Batten

2003

Eroica Film ★ 7,5

Eroica

Sukowaty

2003

Gatecrash Film ★ 5,9

Gatecrash

Sid

2020

Film

Santo Subito!

Father Mattew

Ahead of the Class Film ★ 7,4

Ahead of the Class

Graham Ranger

2005

Into the Blue Film ★ 6,5

Into the Blue

Dr. John Ockleton

1997

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Film ★ 6,0

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

Bertilak / Green Knight (voice)

2002

Sakharov Film ★ 7,5

Sakharov

Valery Chalidze

1984

Airbase Film

Airbase

Vincenzo

1988

King Lear Film ★ 6,5

King Lear

Edgar

1982

Tick Tick Tick Film

Tick Tick Tick

Narrator

The Man who Crossed Hitler Film ★ 6,5

The Man who Crossed Hitler

Rudolf Olden

2011

Making 1899 Film ★ 6,9

Making 1899

Self

2022

Film

The Project

Stanley Hall

2002

Otherworld Film ★ 5,7

Otherworld

Teyrnon (voice)

2003

From A Strange Land Film

From A Strange Land

Professor Dr Wolfgang Engel

2021

The Moonstone Film ★ 7,6

The Moonstone

Ezra Jennings

1996

Troilus & Cressida Film ★ 8,0

Troilus & Cressida

Troilus

1981

Film

A Blue Butterfly

Film

Good and Bad at Games

1983

Flutter Film ★ 6,0

Flutter

Bruno

2011

Stanley Film ★ 7,0

Stanley

Stanley Spencer

1988

Class of '76 Film ★ 5,7

Class of '76

Martin Gibson

2005

Traitors Film ★ 7,0

Traitors

Robert Cecil

1990