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Antony Sher

Antony Sher

Birthday: 1949-06-14 | Place of Birth: Cape Town, South Africa

Sir Antony Sher, KBE (born 14 June 1949) was an English actor of South African origin, a two-time Laurence Olivier Award winner and four-time nominee. He joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1982 and toured in many roles, as well as appearing on film and TV, and working as a writer and theatre director. He died of cancer on 3rd December 2021.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2017
Joe Orton Laid Bare

as    Ensemble Cast

2017
Queer as Art

as    Self

2016
RSC Live: King Lear

as    King Lear

2015
War Book

as    David

2015
RSC Live: Henry IV Part 1

as    Sir John Falstaff

2012
2011
The Shadow Line

as    Peter Glickman

2010
The Wolfman

as    Dr. Hoenneger

2008
Three and Out

as    Maurice

2007
The Company

as    "The Rabbi"

2005
Primo

as    Primo Levi

2004
2003
Home

as    Gerald Ballantyne

2003
In Search of Shakespeare

as    Self

2001
Macbeth

as    Macbeth

1999
Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters

as    Colonel Moncoutant

1999
The Winter's Tale

as    Leontes

1997
The Wind in the Willows

as    Chief Weasel

1997
Mrs Brown

as    Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli

1996
Alive and Kicking

as    Jack

1995
The Young Poisoner's Handbook

as    Dr. Ernest Zeigler

1994
Genghis Cohn

as    Genghis Cohn

1992
The Crying Game

as    Scum Editor